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.

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State White Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 3373069 69.48
Alaska 490194 66.38
Arizona 5697673 83.39
Arkansas 2369760 79.53
California 28316294 72.78
Colorado 4773481 87.52
Connecticut 2902891 80.89
Delaware 661926 70.26
Florida 15709518 77.70
Georgia 6266117 61.53
Hawaii 367803 25.85
Idaho 1545120 93.50
Illinois 9931446 77.23
Indiana 5673165 85.81
Iowa 2860390 91.61
Kansas 2522960 86.68
Kentucky 3903242 88.13
Louisiana 2952502 63.26
Maine 1262234 94.97
Maryland 3569943 59.61
Massachusetts 5581445 82.11
Michigan 7916362 79.69
Minnesota 4673427 85.22
Mississippi 1778127 59.47
Missouri 5064160 83.36
Montana 921243 89.31
Nebraska 1684197 89.01
Nevada 2172373 75.73
New Hampshire 1253796 93.74
New Jersey 6461321 72.84
New Mexico 1721995 82.39
New York 13819836 70.30
North Carolina 7141832 71.15
North Dakota 668157 88.44
Ohio 9599124 82.59
Oklahoma 2916437 74.58
Oregon 3520026 87.60
Pennsylvania 10559088 82.56
Rhode Island 895224 84.70
South Carolina 3346961 68.36
South Dakota 729760 85.39
Tennessee 5197280 78.80
Texas 21873052 79.63
Utah 2725870 91.36
Vermont 593494 94.84
Virginia 5879567 70.27
Washington 5747731 80.19
West Virginia 1727713 93.73
Wisconsin 5043214 87.51
Wyoming 545080 92.96
District of Columbia 298776 44.13