United States White Alone Population By State in 2018

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the White Alone population in the United States was 249,604,563 and represented 76.37% of the total US population (326,838,199).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (28,344,812), followed by Texas (22,535,906), and Florida (16,429,818). District of Columbia had the lowest (319,355).

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 3382325 69.15
Alaska 480179 65.19
Arizona 5923424 82.68
Arkansas 2381131 79.05
California 28344812 71.87
Colorado 4955043 86.97
Connecticut 2855565 79.89
Delaware 670278 69.32
Florida 16429818 77.30
Georgia 6355665 60.42
Hawaii 362334 25.46
Idaho 1631664 93.13
Illinois 9767272 76.76
Indiana 5692714 84.99
Iowa 2857883 90.73
Kansas 2514182 86.32
Kentucky 3911710 87.62
Louisiana 2930652 62.83
Maine 1267464 94.58
Maryland 3543575 58.65
Massachusetts 5565295 80.82
Michigan 7916061 79.26
Minnesota 4708611 83.95
Mississippi 1762656 59.09
Missouri 5082043 82.96
Montana 945167 89.01
Nebraska 1697961 88.18
Nevada 2246756 74.13
New Hampshire 1263057 93.21
New Jersey 6399471 71.97
New Mexico 1713439 81.84
New York 13614664 69.66
North Carolina 7333373 70.57
North Dakota 661909 87.09
Ohio 9557587 81.82
Oklahoma 2914041 73.90
Oregon 3630853 86.79
Pennsylvania 10468819 81.73
Rhode Island 887380 83.77
South Carolina 3487431 68.49
South Dakota 743603 84.56
Tennessee 5317403 78.45
Texas 22535906 78.73
Utah 2863742 90.76
Vermont 589442 94.34
Virginia 5913267 69.48
Washington 5929223 78.78
West Virginia 1688805 93.51
Wisconsin 5053351 86.99
Wyoming 536202 92.60
District of Columbia 319355 45.35