Ranking of US States By Hispanic or Latino Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (14.45M), followed by Texas (9.97M), and Florida (4.49M).

On the other hand, Vermont had the lowest number of people that identified as Hispanic or Latino (10.18K), followed by North Dakota (17.56K), and Maine (18.24K).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all US states and DC. The information can also be found in the table below.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of US States By Hispanic or Latino Population in 2012
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Rank State Hispanic or Latino Population
1 California 14449375
2 Texas 9967548
3 Florida 4493289
4 New York 3546602
5 Illinois 2084653
6 Arizona 1974324
7 New Jersey 1633310
8 Colorado 1088444
9 New Mexico 984907
10 Georgia 883947
11 North Carolina 838441
12 Washington 805930
13 Pennsylvania 786802
14 Nevada 744591
15 Massachusetts 683412
16 Virginia 682830
17 Connecticut 510995
18 Maryland 509264
19 Oregon 471222
20 Michigan 459013
21 Indiana 408531
22 Ohio 379160
23 Utah 375691
24 Oklahoma 358776
25 Wisconsin 355050
26 Kansas 315834
27 Tennessee 309405
28 Minnesota 263033
29 South Carolina 244051
30 Missouri 224529
31 Louisiana 207660
32 Arkansas 198760
33 Alabama 189889
34 Idaho 185693
35 Nebraska 179996
36 Iowa 162814
37 Kentucky 142807
38 Rhode Island 141060
39 Hawaii 133264
40 Mississippi 83958
41 Delaware 77899
42 District of Columbia 62949
43 Wyoming 54182
44 Alaska 45121
45 New Hampshire 40404
46 Montana 32019
47 South Dakota 27035
48 West Virginia 24780
49 Maine 18244
50 North Dakota 17558
51 Vermont 10177