United States White Alone Population By State in 2020

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the White Alone population in the United States was 251,640,402 and represented 75.91% of the total US population (331,511,512).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (28,173,009), followed by Texas (22,840,365), and Florida (16,620,693). District of Columbia had the lowest (306,441).

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 3469727 68.96
Alaska 472681 64.49
Arizona 5908550 82.29
Arkansas 2372280 78.70
California 28173009 71.32
Colorado 5013077 86.66
Connecticut 2846343 79.12
Delaware 681151 68.66
Florida 16620693 76.99
Georgia 6402648 59.67
Hawaii 364831 25.14
Idaho 1717431 92.87
Illinois 9765253 76.37
Indiana 5735575 84.49
Iowa 2882032 90.33
Kansas 2527204 86.02
Kentucky 3933610 87.27
Louisiana 2913072 62.62
Maine 1285893 94.30
Maryland 3571034 57.85
Massachusetts 5610208 80.19
Michigan 7950606 78.96
Minnesota 4755470 83.29
Mississippi 1741633 58.88
Missouri 5083911 82.61
Montana 965696 88.83
Nebraska 1724071 87.84
Nevada 2284213 73.31
New Hampshire 1280996 92.92
New Jersey 6614878 71.35
New Mexico 1726494 81.50
New York 13858059 68.92
North Carolina 7345917 70.30
North Dakota 678450 87.04
Ohio 9598677 81.36
Oklahoma 2916333 73.55
Oregon 3667337 86.40
Pennsylvania 10559724 81.26
Rhode Island 913007 83.28
South Carolina 3520475 68.60
South Dakota 750784 84.57
Tennessee 5421135 78.28
Texas 22840365 78.13
Utah 2968908 90.41
Vermont 605190 94.14
Virginia 5955559 68.96
Washington 6017049 77.90
West Virginia 1668649 93.15
Wisconsin 5120134 86.84
Wyoming 533939 92.44
District of Columbia 306441 45.68