Hispanics or Latinos made up over one-fourth of the labor force in six states in 2020
October 06, 2021
New Mexico, California, Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Nevada had the largest shares of their labor force that were Hispanic or Latino in 2020. Hispanics or Latinos composed more than a quarter of the labor force in each. By comparison, Hispanics or Latinos accounted for 18.0 percent of the U.S. labor force.
Hispanic or Latino labor force as a percent of total, 2020 annual averages
State
Hispanic or Latino labor force as a percent of total
Hispanic or Latino labor force
Total labor force
New Mexico
43.6%
405,000
929,000
California
37.7
7,099,000
18,807,000
Texas
37.4
5,231,000
14,001,000
Arizona
34.2
1,227,000
3,584,000
Florida
29.4
2,962,000
10,071,000
Nevada
27.4
421,000
1,536,000
Colorado
22.3
696,000
3,127,000
New Jersey
20.2
912,000
4,511,000
Illinois
18.3
1,145,000
6,246,000
New York
18.0
1,664,000
9,267,000
Connecticut
14.9
279,000
1,868,000
Utah
14.4
235,000
1,628,000
Rhode Island
13.7
75,000
547,000
Washington
13.5
529,000
3,921,000
Idaho
13.4
120,000
896,000
Kansas
13.4
201,000
1,503,000
Oklahoma
12.6
233,000
1,850,000
Massachusetts
11.5
422,000
3,664,000
Oregon
11.4
242,000
2,117,000
North Carolina
11.3
563,000
4,977,000
Virginia
10.7
470,000
4,384,000
Georgia
10.4
524,000
5,046,000
District of Columbia
10.1
41,000
406,000
Nebraska
9.7
101,000
1,042,000
Delaware
9.5
46,000
484,000
Maryland
9.3
296,000
3,178,000
Wyoming
9.1
27,000
296,000
Hawaii
7.4
48,000
647,000
Pennsylvania
7.0
445,000
6,386,000
Arkansas
6.9
94,000
1,358,000
Tennessee
6.6
216,000
3,293,000
Indiana
6.5
217,000
3,337,000
Louisiana
6.2
129,000
2,080,000
Iowa
6.1
102,000
1,660,000
Alaska
6.1
21,000
343,000
South Carolina
6.0
143,000
2,385,000
Wisconsin
5.8
177,000
3,074,000
Missouri
5.7
173,000
3,038,000
Minnesota
5.5
169,000
3,078,000
Michigan
5.0
245,000
4,852,000
Ohio
4.5
259,000
5,723,000
Alabama
4.3
95,000
2,232,000
Kentucky
4.2
84,000
2,014,000
New Hampshire
4.0
30,000
754,000
North Dakota
3.5
14,000
403,000
South Dakota
3.2
15,000
468,000
Montana
3.2
17,000
539,000
Mississippi
2.9
36,000
1,255,000
West Virginia
2.3
18,000
793,000
Maine
2.2
15,000
681,000
Vermont
1.2
4,000
331,000
Other states with large Hispanic or Latino shares of the labor force include Colorado, New Jersey, Illinois, and New York.
These Current Population Survey data are compiled by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program. For more information, see our state demographic data . People whose ethnicity is Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
OF INTEREST
Recent editions of Spotlight on Statistics
Fatal Injuries to Foreign-Born Hispanic or Latino Workers For-Profit, Nonprofit, and Government Sector Jobs in 2022 Union Membership, Activity, and Compensation in 2022 A Look at a Neat Industry: Distilleries Healthcare Occupations: Characteristics of the Employed
United States Department of Labor
