United States White Alone Population By State in 2017

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the White Alone population in the United States was 248,992,525 and represented 76.58% of the total US population (325,122,128).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (28,386,645), followed by Texas (22,348,987), and Florida (16,242,139). District of Columbia had the lowest (313,408).

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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You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information by county for each state.

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State White Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 3377213 69.23
Alaska 485311 65.50
Arizona 5841128 82.88
Arkansas 2378313 79.18
California 28386645 72.16
Colorado 4896891 87.17
Connecticut 2868631 80.23
Delaware 667360 69.67
Florida 16242139 77.43
Georgia 6329388 60.76
Hawaii 365026 25.60
Idaho 1602998 93.21
Illinois 9831567 76.93
Indiana 5682625 85.30
Iowa 2860115 90.98
Kansas 2516749 86.46
Kentucky 3909699 87.75
Louisiana 2942740 62.96
Maine 1264917 94.70
Maryland 3552500 58.93
Massachusetts 5572724 81.19
Michigan 7919930 79.38
Minnesota 4697752 84.35
Mississippi 1771011 59.22
Missouri 5077635 83.09
Montana 938553 89.06
Nebraska 1695611 88.45
Nevada 2216986 74.59
New Hampshire 1260749 93.36
New Jersey 6419283 72.22
New Mexico 1716901 82.04
New York 13681949 69.83
North Carolina 7268779 70.74
North Dakota 661502 87.41
Ohio 9574171 82.07
Oklahoma 2915738 74.12
Oregon 3608397 87.01
Pennsylvania 10492587 82.01
Rhode Island 888998 84.14
South Carolina 3441595 68.46
South Dakota 739668 84.66
Tennessee 5275250 78.56
Texas 22348987 79.00
Utah 2822205 90.94
Vermont 590360 94.44
Virginia 5905021 69.71
Washington 5887650 79.26
West Virginia 1701926 93.58
Wisconsin 5047334 87.13
Wyoming 537910 92.74
District of Columbia 313408 44.96