Geographic Distribution
See also: Languages of the United StatesIn total, there were 36,995,602 people aged five or older in the United States who spoke Spanish at home (12.8% of the total U.S. population). Over half of the country's Spanish speakers reside in California, Texas, and Florida alone.
See also: List of U.S. cities by Spanish-speaking populationNote: The following table uses data from the 2004 American Community Survey from the United States Census Bureau
| State/Territory | Spanish-speaking population | Percentage of population |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 3,900,128 | 95.2% |
| New Mexico | 823,352 | 43.3% |
| California | 12,442,626 | 34.7% |
| Texas | 7,781,211 | 34.6% |
| Arizona | 1,608,698 | 28% |
| Nevada | 445,622 | 19.3% |
| Florida | 3,304,832 | 19% |
| New York | 3,076,697 | 16% |
| New Jersey | 1,134,033 | 13.9% |
| Illinois | 1,516,560 | 12.7% |
| Colorado | 545,112 | 12.4% |
| Rhode Island | 100,227 | 9.96% |
| Utah | 216,327 | 9.4% |
| Connecticut | 308,863 | 9.35% |
| Oregon | 293,840 | 8.47% |
| District of Columbia | 45,023 | 8.24% |
| Idaho | 103,686 | 7.66% |
| Washington | 431,021 | 7.20% |
| Georgia | 610,402 | 7.04% |
| Massachusetts | 411,192 | 6.8% |
| Kansas | 169,376 | 6.59% |
| Delaware | 51,762 | 6.5% |
| North Carolina | 532,553 | 6.45% |
| Nebraska | 98,211 | 5.99% |
| Virginia | 412,416 | 5.78% |
| Maryland | 298,072 | 5.68% |
| Oklahoma | 173,552 | 5.22% |
| Arkansas | 116,396 | 4.45% |
| Indiana | 254,219 | 4.32% |
| Wisconsin | 217,550 | 4.18% |
| Wyoming | 19,830 | 4.12% |
| Pennsylvania | 436,254 | 3.72% |
| South Carolina | 148,345 | 3.68% |
| Alaska | 22,649 | 3.64% |
| Minnesota | 171,042 | 3.55% |
| Iowa | 97,876 | 3.51% |
| Michigan | 292,996 | 3.1% |
| Tennessee | 171,646 | 3.04% |
| Louisiana | 106,872 | 2.68% |
| Alabama | 107,806 | 2.50% |
| Missouri | 129,329 | 2.37% |
| Ohio | 230,467 | 2.15% |
| New Hampshire | 26,607 | 2.14% |
| Kentucky | 80,450 | 2.05% |
| South Dakota | 14,403 | 1.98% |
| Mississippi | 46,561 | 1.72% |
| Montana | 13,458 | 1.51% |
| Hawaii | 17,442 | 1.5% |
| North Dakota | 8,853 | 1.48% |
| West Virginia | 18,207 | 1.06% |
| Vermont | 5,950 | 1.01% |
| Maine | 12,576 | 1% |
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