List of majority-Hispanic or Latino counties in the United States

Majority-Hispanic Counties in the U.S. as of the 2020 United States Census

This list of majority-Hispanic or Latino counties in the United States covers the counties and county-equivalents in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each county that is either Hispanic or Latino.

The data sources for the list are the 2020 United States Census[1] and the 2010 United States Census.[2]

At the time of the 2020 Census, there were 65.3 million Americans who were Hispanic or Latino, making up 19.5% of the U.S. population. State by state, the highest number of Hispanic Americans could be found in California (15.58 million), Texas (11.44 million), Florida (5.70 million), New York (3.95 million), and Puerto Rico (3.25 million). Meanwhile, the highest proportions of Hispanic Americans were in Puerto Rico (98.88%), New Mexico (47.74%), California (39.40%), Texas (39.26%), and Arizona (30.65%).

Throughout the country, there are 179 county-equivalents where over 50% of the population are either Hispanic or Latino. 78 of these were Puerto Rican municipalities, and 61 more were counties in Texas. Moreover, there were 13 counties in New Mexico and 11 counties in California with Hispanic majorities. Kansas has four Hispanic-majority counties, Florida and Washington both have three, Arizona and Colorado both have two, and Oklahoma and New York state each have one Hispanic-majority county.

In 2020, the most populated counties which had a Hispanic majority were Miami-Dade County, Florida (population 2.70 million), San Bernardino County, California (population 2.18 million), Bexar County, Texas (population 2.01 million), Bronx County, New York (population 1.47 million), and Fresno County, California (population 1.01 million).

  1. ^ "2020 Census". 2020 Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ "2010 Census". 2010 Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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