Hispanic Population by State 2023 (2024)

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What state has the most Hispanic population 2023? ›

More than half (55%) of the U.S. Hispanic population resides in three states: California, Texas, and Florida. California has the nation's largest Hispanic population, with about 14.4 million Hispanics. California's Hispanic population alone accounts for more than one-fourth (28%) of U.S. Hispanics.

Meanwhile, the highest proportions of Hispanic Americans were in Puerto Rico (99.1%), New Mexico (47.8%), California (39.4%), Texas (39.4%), and Arizona (30.8%).

In 2022, California had the highest Hispanic population in the United States, with over 15.73 million people claiming Hispanic heritage. Texas, Florida, New York, and Arizona rounded out the top five states for Hispanic residents in that year.

Vermont had the nation's smallest Latino population (15,000) in 2022, followed by Maine (29,000), West Virginia and North Dakota (34,000 each), and South Dakota (42,000). In New Mexico, Hispanics have been a majority of the population since 2021 and the state's largest racial or ethnic group since the early 2000s.

The state with the largest Hispanic and Latino population overall is California with 15.6 million Hispanics and Latinos. Hispanics are the largest racial or ethnic group in both states and will become the largest in Texas in the early 2020s.

More than half (55%) of the U.S. Hispanic population resides in three states: California, Texas, and Florida. California has the nation's largest Hispanic population, with about 14.4 million Hispanics. California's Hispanic population alone accounts for more than one-fourth (28%) of U.S. Hispanics.

The short answers to these questions are “yes,” and “it's complicated.” Hispanic refers to a person with ancestry from a country whose primary language is Spanish. Latino and its variations refer to a person with origins from anywhere in Latin America (Mexico, South and Central America) and the Caribbean.

Where do most Mexican live in USA? ›

Most Mexican Americans reside in the Southwest, with over 60% of Mexican Americans living in the states of California and Texas. Most Mexican Americans have varying degrees of Indigenous and European ancestry, with the latter being mostly Spanish origins.

While Hispanic and Latino are sometimes used interchangeably, they have different meanings. Hispanic refers to individuals who are Spanish-speaking or have a background in a Spanish-speaking country. Latino refers to those who are from or have a background in a Latin American country.

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West Virginia has the lowest Hispanic population as a percentage of the total population at 1.5%, followed by Maine with 1.72% and Vermont with 1.99%. West Virginia, Maine, and Vermont are the whitest U.S. states, while New Mexico, Texas, California, and Nevada are among the ten most diverse.

The state with the largest Hispanic and Latino population overall is California with 15.6 million Hispanics and Latinos. Hispanics are the largest racial or ethnic group in both states and will become the largest in Texas in the early 2020s.

In the third quarter of 2023, the Nation's 47.7 million Hispanics accounted for 17.8 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older. Mexicans accounted for 10.7 percent of the U.S. population and nearly 60 percent of the Hispanic population.

Furthermore, Latino growth outpaced overall population growth in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. North Dakota and South Dakota experienced the fastest growth in the Latino population—333% and 265%, respectively, while total population growth in both states was about 20%.