United States White Alone Population By State in 2012

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the White Alone population in the United States was 244,285,201 and represented 77.83% of the total US population (313,877,662).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (27,952,190), followed by Texas (21,017,924), and Florida (15,092,476). District of Columbia had the lowest (273,652).

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 3371405 70.00
Alaska 492463 67.39
Arizona 5518374 84.17
Arkansas 2362125 79.99
California 27952190 73.67
Colorado 4576592 88.12
Connecticut 2943568 81.88
Delaware 652586 71.28
Florida 15092476 78.19
Georgia 6203169 62.64
Hawaii 357153 25.60
Idaho 1498398 93.89
Illinois 10021549 77.79
Indiana 5654473 86.47
Iowa 2849733 92.62
Kansas 2517731 87.24
Kentucky 3890072 88.66
Louisiana 2929728 63.66
Maine 1266076 95.33
Maryland 3572455 60.67
Massachusetts 5558944 83.41
Michigan 7928025 80.10
Minnesota 4645496 86.39
Mississippi 1790404 59.99
Missouri 5050493 83.81
Montana 900685 89.70
Nebraska 1665393 89.84
Nevada 2116710 77.12
New Hampshire 1249580 94.33
New Jersey 6525583 73.77
New Mexico 1735767 83.14
New York 13923628 71.13
North Carolina 7006010 71.84
North Dakota 631574 89.94
Ohio 9629133 83.36
Oklahoma 2881110 75.44
Oregon 3443489 88.29
Pennsylvania 10643596 83.35
Rhode Island 903974 85.69
South Carolina 3224890 68.34
South Dakota 717510 86.05
Tennessee 5115790 79.24
Texas 21017924 80.58
Utah 2620442 91.81
Vermont 597188 95.34
Virginia 5821923 71.11
Washington 5618430 81.44
West Virginia 1746239 94.01
Wisconsin 5041821 88.13
Wyoming 537482 93.21
District of Columbia 273652 43.05