Jalisco is a state in Mexico. The capital of Jalisco is the city of Guadalajara. In the 2005 census, Jalisco had a population of 6,752,113 people. Jalisco is known for being the birthplace of mariachi music and the home of tequila.

The state of Jalisco borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the states of Nayarit to the northwest, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes to the north, Guanajuato to the east, and Colima and Michoacán to the south. It has an area of 79,085 km2 (30,535 sq mi).

Mexico's largest freshwater lake, Lake Chapala, lies within the boundaries of Jalisco.