United States White Alone Population By State in 2016

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the White Alone population in the United States was 248,203,472 and represented 76.83% of the total US population (323,071,755).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (28,376,604), followed by Texas (22,138,569), and Florida (15,999,452). District of Columbia had the lowest (306,130).

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 2016
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US White Alone Population By State in 2016
State
White Alone Population
% of State Population
California 28,376,604 72.48
Texas 22,138,569 79.31
Florida 15,999,452 77.57
New York 13,752,803 70.04
Pennsylvania 10,522,731 82.28
Illinois 9,884,277 77.09
Ohio 9,583,162 82.33
Michigan 7,916,521 79.53
North Carolina 7,210,104 70.95
New Jersey 6,437,847 72.55
Georgia 6,301,676 61.13
Virginia 5,891,356 69.99
Washington 5,822,597 79.76
Arizona 5,771,056 83.10
Indiana 5,677,965 85.54
Massachusetts 5,574,810 81.66
Tennessee 5,233,990 78.69
Missouri 5,070,005 83.23
Wisconsin 5,042,789 87.32
Colorado 4,841,849 87.34
Minnesota 4,683,767 84.77
Kentucky 3,904,709 87.94
Oregon 3,571,312 87.25
Maryland 3,561,311 59.29
South Carolina 3,394,789 68.40
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