Here is Pew Research Center's latest statistics from 2011 on the percentages of latinos in each state, both of the entire population, the under 18 population as well as the growth rate in each state. Source:
http://www.pewhispanic.org/states/All in all, Pew reported there were 52 million latinos living in the US in 2011, up from 50.5 million a year earlier. Based on this growth rate, we should expect about 56 million latinos living in the US at this day in time. Now, let's get back to the 2011 statistics.
State ranking on the entire latino population:
1. New Mexico – 47%
2. California – 38%
3. Texas – 38%
4. Arizona – 30%
5. Nevada – 27%
6. Florida – 23%
7. Colorado – 21%
8. New York – 18%
9. New Jersey – 18%
US average – 17%10. Illinois – 16%
11. Connecticut – 14%
12. Rhode Island – 13%
13. Utah – 13%
14. Oregon – 12%
15. Washington – 12%
16. Kansas – 11%
17. Idaho – 11%
18. Massachusetts – 10%
19. Nebraska – 9%
20. Oklahoma – 9%
21. Hawaii – 9%
22. Wyoming – 9%
23. North Carolina – 9%
24. Georgia – 9%
25. Delaware – 8%
26. Maryland – 8%
27. Virginia – 8%
28. Arkansas – 6%
29. Pennsylvania – 6%
30. Indiana – 6%
31. Wisconsin – 6%
32. Alaska – 6%
33. Iowa – 5%
34. Michigan – 5%
35. Minnesota – 5%
36. South Carolina – 5%
37. Tennessee – 5%
38. Missouri – 4%
39. Alabama – 4%
40. Louisiana – 4%
41. Ohio – 3%
42. Kentucky – 3%
43. New Hampshire – 3%
44. Mississippi – 3%
45. Montana – 3%
46. South Dakota – 3%
47. North Dakota – 2%
48. West Virginia – 1%
49. Maine – 1%
50. Vermont – 1%
Under 18 population rank:
1. New Mexico – 59%
2. California – 52%
3. Texas – 49%
4. Arizona – 44%
5. Nevada – 40%
6. Colorado – 31%
7. Florida – 28%
8. Illinois – 24%
US average – 24%9. New York – 23%
10. New Jersey – 23%
11. Rhode Island – 21%
12. Oregon – 21%
13. Washington – 20%
14. Utah – 17%
15. Kansas – 17%
16. Idaho – 17%
17. Nebraska – 16%
18. Massachusetts – 15%
19. Oklahoma – 15%
20. Hawaii – 15%
21. Wyoming – 15%
22. North Carolina – 14%
23. Connecticut – 14%
24. Delaware – 14%
25. Georgia – 13%
26. Maryland – 12%
27. Virginia – 11%
28. Arkansas – 11%
29. Pennsylvania – 10%
30. Indiana – 10%
31. Wisconsin – 10%
32. Iowa – 9%
33. Alaska – 8%
34. Michigan – 8%
35. Minnesota – 8%
36. South Carolina – 8%
37. Tennessee – 7%
38. Missouri – 6%
39. Alabama – 6%
40. Louisiana – 5%
41. Ohio – 5%
42. Kentucky – 5%
43. New Hampshire – 5%
44. Mississippi – 4%
45. South Dakota – 4%
46. Montana – 4% ? (n/a)
47. North Dakota – 3% ? (n/a)
48. West Virginia – 2%
49. Maine – 2% ? (n/a)
50. Vermont – 2% ? (n/a)
Biggest latino increase Under 18 versus Total population:
1. California +14%
2. Arizona +14%
3. Nevada +13%
4. New Mexico +12%
5. Texas +11%
6. Colorado +10%
7. Oregon +9%
8. Illinois +8%
9. Rhode Island +8%
10. Washington +8%
11. Nebraska +7%
US average +7%12. Kansas +6%
13. Idaho +6%
14. Oklahoma +6%
15. Hawaii +6%
16. Wyoming +6%
17. Delaware +6%
18. Florida +5%
19. New York +5%
20. New Jersey +5%
21. Massachusetts +5%
22. North Carolina +5%
23. Arkansas +5%
24. Utah +4%
25. Georgia +4%
26. Maryland +4%
27. Pennsylvania +4%
28. Indiana +4%
29. Wisconsin +4%
30. Iowa +4%
31. Virginia +3%
32. Michigan +3%
33. Minnesota +3%
34. South Carolina +3%
35. Alaska +2%
36. Tennessee +2%
37. Missouri +2%
38. Alabama +2%
39. Ohio +2%
40. Kentucky +2%
41. New Hampshire +2%
42. Louisiana +1%
43. Mississippi +1%
44. South Dakota +1%
45. West Virginia +1%
46. Montana – n/a
47. North Dakota – n/a
48. Maine – n/a
49. Vermont – n/a
50. Connecticut – No change
I've also costume-made this particular chart involving all three rankings above. I've awarded a state one point for topping each ranking, two points for placing second and so on.
Total latino points (current + under 18 + growth):
1. California – 4 points
2. New Mexico – 6 points
3. Arizona – 10 points
4. Texas – 11 points
5. Nevada – 13 points
6. Colorado – 19 points
7. Illinois – 26 points
8. Florida – 31 points
US average – 31 points9. Rhode Island – 32 points
10. Oregon – 33 points
11. New York – 36 points
12. Washington – 38 points
13. New Jersey – 39 points
14. Kansas – 43 points
15. Idaho – 46 points
16. Nebraska – 47 points
17. Utah – 51 points
18. Oklahoma – 53 points
19. Hawaii – 56 points
20. Massachusetts – 57 points
21. Wyoming – 59 points
22. Delaware – 66 points
23. North Carolina – 67 points
24. Georgia – 74 points
25. Maryland – 78 points
26. Arkansas – 79 points
27. Connecticut – 84 points
28. Virginia – 85 points
29. Pennsylvania – 85 points
30. Indiana – 88 points
31. Wisconsin – 91 points
32. Iowa – 95 points
33. Michigan – 100 points
34. Alaska – 100 points
35. Minnesota – 103 points
36. South Carolina – 106 points
37. Tennessee – 110 points
38. Missouri – 113 points
39. Alabama – 116 points
40. Ohio – 121 points
41. Louisiana – 122 points
42. Kentucky – 124 points
43. New Hampshire – 127 points
44. Mississippi – 131 points
45. South Dakota – 135 points
46. Montana – 137 points
47. North Dakota – 141 points
48. West Virginia – 141 points
49. Maine – 146 points
50. Vermont – 149 points
As the latino population is by far the ethnic population expected to increase the most over the next decades, reaching 30% of the entire US population by 2050, which would mean more than 130 million latinos living in the states at that time, what do these statistics tell us about where each state is heading in the electoral winds that keep blowing? And which of the rankings would you consider the most important in that aspect? The growth rate? The under 18 population? Notice how little the latino percentage in states like Connecticut and Utah are growing compared to most similar states like them. They both have 13-14% latinos as of today (which is quite a lot compared to most other states), yet they don't have a lot of latino youth/children at all. One reason, for Utah, might be that the white population in that state still have a ton of children as well. Connecticut is harder to explain however.
