RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Mexican population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Mexican origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 12,635,258. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,389,184, against an all-states median of 176,154.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEXICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States11.0% of US population331,449,28136,537,028–

01California, CACA39,287,37712,635,258+12%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4249,530,419+24%

03Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,982,168+21%

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,709,245+11%

05Colorado, COCO5,862,189891,760+21%

06Washington, WAWA7,816,116760,663+35%

07Florida, FLFL22,416,077709,870+20%

08New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246668,593+27%

09Nevada, NVNV3,184,612656,491+25%

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,407558,421+14%

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404542,666+18%

12New York, NYNY19,852,366464,480+10%

13Oregon, OROR4,254,293445,523+26%

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,761371,361+18%

15Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634346,321+39%

16Indiana, ININ6,851,073340,483+22%

17Utah, UTUT3,392,331314,819+28%

18Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872289,231+26%

19Kansas, KSKS2,947,197285,350+24%

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383227,090+32%

21New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809215,699+6%

22Ohio, OHOH11,810,293206,126+22%

23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445204,270+22%

24Idaho, IDID1,934,262188,699+34%

25Virginia, VAVA8,705,170184,600+26%

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,814176,154+25%

27Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391167,313+30%

28Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639158,266+37%

29Nebraska, NENE1,978,707155,339+29%

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225152,356+18%

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,507148,372+37%

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,768124,956+12%

33Maryland, MDMD6,206,01197,574+19%

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82490,537+20%

35Louisiana, LALA4,611,96188,174+21%

36Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50863,563+40%

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77954,717+20%

38Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05647,720+21%

39Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23547,164+40%

40Wyoming, WYWY582,39745,354+38%

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,19134,018+19%

42Montana, MTMT1,116,87528,858+48%

43Alaska, AKAK735,70628,634+30%

44South Dakota, SDSD907,42822,056+62%

45North Dakota, NDND784,84119,558+109%

46District of Columbia, DCDC681,29414,082+68%

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37311,650+28%

48Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80110,956+24%

49New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8689,190+24%

50Maine, MEME1,387,8177,122+46%

51Vermont, VTVT647,1063,739+36%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest mexican population?

California ranks #1 with 12,635,258 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by mexican population?

California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Colorado.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is mexican population measured?

Number of residents who are Mexican origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.