Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Hispanic or Latino in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US states and DC, New Mexico had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (48.91%), followed by Texas (39.23%), and California (38.87%).
On the other hand, West Virginia had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Hispanic or Latino (1.60%), followed by Maine (1.66%), and Vermont (1.95%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are
Hispanic or Latino in 2017
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| Rank | State | % of State Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 48.91 |
| 2 | Texas | 39.23 |
| 3 | California | 38.87 |
| 4 | Arizona | 31.32 |
| 5 | Nevada | 28.61 |
| 6 | Florida | 25.42 |
| 7 | Colorado | 21.49 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 20.09 |
| 9 | New York | 18.93 |
| 10 | Illinois | 17.04 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 16.03 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 15.43 |
| 13 | Utah | 13.98 |
| 14 | Oregon | 13.00 |
| 15 | Washington | 12.72 |
| 16 | Idaho | 12.56 |
| 17 | Kansas | 11.90 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 11.77 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 10.95 |
| 19 | District of Columbia | 10.95 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 10.70 |
| 21 | Hawaii | 10.64 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 10.04 |
| 23 | Maryland | 9.98 |
| 24 | Georgia | 9.49 |
| 25 | Virginia | 9.34 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 9.33 |
| 27 | Delaware | 9.24 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 7.49 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | 7.34 |
| 30 | Alaska | 7.15 |
| 31 | Indiana | 6.92 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 6.87 |
| 33 | Iowa | 6.02 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 5.67 |
| 35 | Tennessee | 5.42 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 5.40 |
| 37 | Michigan | 5.11 |
| 38 | Louisiana | 5.09 |
| 39 | Alabama | 4.28 |
| 40 | Missouri | 4.19 |
| 41 | South Dakota | 4.04 |
| 42 | Montana | 3.87 |
| 43 | Ohio | 3.82 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 3.79 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 3.74 |
| 46 | Kentucky | 3.70 |
| 47 | Mississippi | 3.20 |
| 48 | Vermont | 1.95 |
| 49 | Maine | 1.66 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 1.60 |
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