Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Hispanic or Latino in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all US states and DC, New Mexico had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (48.10%), followed by California (39.89%), and Texas (39.45%).

On the other hand, West Virginia had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Hispanic or Latino (2.03%), followed by Maine (2.06%), and Vermont (2.51%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Hispanic or Latino in 2021
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Rank State % of State Population
1 New Mexico 48.10
2 California 39.89
3 Texas 39.45
4 Arizona 30.95
5 Nevada 29.12
6 Florida 26.66
7 Colorado 22.18
8 New Jersey 21.90
9 New York 19.65
10 Illinois 18.51
11 Connecticut 17.75
12 Rhode Island 17.08
13 Utah 15.34
14 Oregon 14.25
15 Washington 14.06
16 Idaho 13.29
17 Kansas 13.26
18 Massachusetts 12.90
19 Nebraska 12.30
20 Oklahoma 12.25
21 Maryland 12.04
22 District of Columbia 11.40
23 North Carolina 10.92
24 Virginia 10.72
25 Delaware 10.71
26 Georgia 10.70
27 Wyoming 10.46
28 Hawaii 9.78
29 Arkansas 8.76
30 Indiana 8.36
31 Pennsylvania 8.35
32 Wisconsin 7.77
33 Alaska 7.10
33 Tennessee 7.10
34 South Carolina 7.05
35 Iowa 6.98
35 Louisiana 6.98
36 Minnesota 6.17
37 Michigan 5.73
38 Alabama 5.39
39 Missouri 5.06
40 Kentucky 4.74
41 South Dakota 4.58
42 Ohio 4.56
43 New Hampshire 4.52
44 North Dakota 4.44
45 Montana 4.41
46 Mississippi 3.64
47 Vermont 2.51
48 Maine 2.06
49 West Virginia 2.03