United States White Alone Population By State in 2015

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the White Alone population in the United States was 247,206,396 and represented 77.07% of the total US population (320,738,994).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (28,316,294), followed by Texas (21,873,052), and Florida (15,709,518). District of Columbia had the lowest (298,776).

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.

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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US White Alone Population By State in 2015
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US White Alone Population By State in 2015
State
White Alone Population
% of State Population
California 28,316,294 72.78
Texas 21,873,052 79.63
Florida 15,709,518 77.70
New York 13,819,836 70.30
Pennsylvania 10,559,088 82.56
Illinois 9,931,446 77.23
Ohio 9,599,124 82.59
Michigan 7,916,362 79.69
North Carolina 7,141,832 71.15
New Jersey 6,461,321 72.84
Georgia 6,266,117 61.53
Virginia 5,879,567 70.27
Washington 5,747,731 80.19
Arizona 5,697,673 83.39
Indiana 5,673,165 85.81
Massachusetts 5,581,445 82.11
Tennessee 5,197,280 78.80
Missouri 5,064,160 83.36
Wisconsin 5,043,214 87.51
Colorado 4,773,481 87.52
Minnesota 4,673,427 85.22
Kentucky 3,903,242 88.13
Maryland 3,569,943 59.61
Oregon 3,520,026 87.60
Alabama 3,373,069 69.48
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