States with the Highest Percent Hispanic Population

All States Sorted from Highest to Lowest

Rank	State	Percent Hispanic Population
1	New Mexico	42.1%
2	California	32.4%
3	Texas	32.0%
4	Arizona	25.3%
5	Nevada	19.7%
6	Colorado	17.1%
7	Florida	16.8%
8	New York	15.1%
9	New Jersey	13.3%
10	Illinois	12.3%
11	Connecticut	9.4%
12	Utah	9.0%
13	Rhode Island	8.7%
14	Oregon	8.0%
15	Idaho	7.9%
16	Washington	7.5%
17	Hawaii	7.2%
18	Kansas	7.0%
19	Massachusetts	6.8%
20	Wyoming	6.4%
21	Nebraska	5.5%
22	Georgia	5.3%
23	Oklahoma	5.2%
24	Delaware	4.8%
25	North Carolina	4.7%
26	Virginia	4.7%
27	Maryland	4.3%
28	Alaska	4.1%
29	Wisconsin	3.6%
30	Indiana	3.5%
31	Michigan	3.3%
32	Arkansas	3.2%
33	Pennsylvania	3.2%
34	Minnesota	2.9%
35	Iowa	2.8%
36	South Carolina	2.4%
37	Louisiana	2.4%
38	Tennessee	2.2%
39	Missouri	2.1%
40	Montana	2.0%
41	Ohio	1.9%
42	New Hampshire	1.7%
43	Alabama	1.7%
44	Kentucky	1.5%
45	South Dakota	1.4%
46	Mississippi	1.4%
47	North Dakota	1.2%
48	Vermont	0.9%
49	West Virginia	0.7%
50	Maine	0.7%

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder