United States Two Or More Races Population By State in 2017

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Two Or More Races population in the United States was 8,781,195 and represented 2.70% of the total US population (325,122,128).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Two Or More Races (1,556,536), followed by Texas (557,543), and New York (497,209). Vermont had the lowest (11,858).

Hover over or click on the states in the map below to see the number and percentage of each state's Two Or More Races population. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can see similar information for the different racial and ethnicity groups in the US.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information by county for each state.

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State Two or More Races Pop. % of State Population
Alabama 82116 1.68
Alaska 55696 7.52
Arizona 200841 2.85
Arkansas 62667 2.09
California 1556536 3.96
Colorado 172456 3.07
Connecticut 85471 2.39
Delaware 26036 2.72
Florida 447783 2.13
Georgia 221438 2.13
Hawaii 342510 24.02
Idaho 41442 2.41
Illinois 254241 1.99
Indiana 137617 2.07
Iowa 59137 1.88
Kansas 86873 2.98
Kentucky 86361 1.94
Louisiana 77260 1.65
Maine 23050 1.73
Maryland 172918 2.87
Massachusetts 166550 2.43
Michigan 244983 2.46
Minnesota 140418 2.52
Mississippi 38083 1.27
Missouri 140893 2.31
Montana 28689 2.72
Nebraska 42121 2.20
Nevada 131772 4.43
New Hampshire 22926 1.70
New Jersey 194756 2.19
New Mexico 53333 2.55
New York 497209 2.54
North Carolina 230952 2.25
North Dakota 16118 2.13
Ohio 267521 2.29
Oklahoma 240617 6.12
Oregon 159813 3.85
Pennsylvania 260302 2.03
Rhode Island 29320 2.78
South Carolina 94499 1.88
South Dakota 20594 2.36
Tennessee 128734 1.92
Texas 557543 1.97
Utah 78279 2.52
Vermont 11858 1.90
Virginia 256691 3.03
Washington 356901 4.81
West Virginia 31571 1.74
Wisconsin 114314 1.97
Wyoming 12025 2.07
District of Columbia 19361 2.78