United States White Alone Population By State in 2011

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the White Alone population in the United States was 243,254,994 and represented 78.07% of the total US population (311,583,481).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (27,812,396), followed by Texas (20,731,710), and Florida (14,945,414). District of Columbia had the lowest (263,669).

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

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State White Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 3369470 70.20
Alaska 489253 67.73
Arizona 5466291 84.44
Arkansas 2357574 80.16
California 27812396 73.90
Colorado 4522379 88.30
Connecticut 2949902 82.20
Delaware 649122 71.52
Florida 14945414 78.43
Georgia 6173045 62.97
Hawaii 352416 25.55
Idaho 1489168 94.00
Illinois 10034326 77.98
Indiana 5650177 86.70
Iowa 2848178 92.87
Kansas 2509223 87.44
Kentucky 3882586 88.83
Louisiana 2920146 63.81
Maine 1267714 95.43
Maryland 3560031 60.96
Massachusetts 5547178 83.87
Michigan 7930629 80.25
Minnesota 4636560 86.72
Mississippi 1790768 60.11
Missouri 5046154 83.95
Montana 896396 89.86
Nebraska 1657875 90.06
Nevada 2104809 77.58
New Hampshire 1248612 94.56
New Jersey 6540103 74.08
New Mexico 1733947 83.34
New York 13923335 71.40
North Carolina 6963037 72.09
North Dakota 618440 90.21
Ohio 9647253 83.56
Oklahoma 2866587 75.66
Oregon 3427753 88.51
Pennsylvania 10659095 83.62
Rhode Island 906128 85.98
South Carolina 3194904 68.37
South Dakota 712446 86.49
Tennessee 5085114 79.45
Texas 20731710 80.84
Utah 2589879 92.01
Vermont 598624 95.44
Virginia 5779376 71.33
Washington 5587484 81.84
West Virginia 1747171 94.11
Wisconsin 5039421 88.32
Wyoming 531726 93.70
District of Columbia 263669 42.51