United States White Alone Population By State in 2021

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the White Alone population in the United States was 251,443,662 and represented 75.73% of the total US population (332,031,554).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (27,825,836), followed by Texas (23,008,010), and Florida (16,785,257). District of Columbia had the lowest (306,727).

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 3480184 68.92
Alaska 471898 64.28
Arizona 5966144 82.12
Arkansas 2380424 78.61
California 27825836 71.09
Colorado 5023107 86.44
Connecticut 2855173 78.80
Delaware 687577 68.43
Florida 16785257 76.90
Georgia 6409210 59.41
Hawaii 364323 25.18
Idaho 1766292 92.75
Illinois 9671768 76.24
Indiana 5738569 84.22
Iowa 2880386 90.08
Kansas 2524366 85.92
Kentucky 3925149 87.10
Louisiana 2893307 62.53
Maine 1296568 94.14
Maryland 3554946 57.57
Massachusetts 5580944 79.85
Michigan 7917415 78.88
Minnesota 4739123 82.98
Mississippi 1735396 58.84
Missouri 5091932 82.53
Montana 982261 88.79
Nebraska 1721281 87.66
Nevada 2290169 72.79
New Hampshire 1287277 92.78
New Jersey 6586495 71.07
New Mexico 1721682 81.34
New York 13653285 68.76
North Carolina 7409391 70.13
North Dakota 675757 86.87
Ohio 9545030 81.14
Oklahoma 2925266 73.29
Oregon 3667850 86.18
Pennsylvania 10543406 81.03
Rhode Island 910856 83.03
South Carolina 3567939 68.70
South Dakota 756337 84.40
Tennessee 5454792 78.28
Texas 23008010 77.84
Utah 3013150 90.24
Vermont 608259 94.02
Virginia 5950994 68.74
Washington 5995961 77.46
West Virginia 1660362 92.99
Wisconsin 5100514 86.74
Wyoming 535317 92.38
District of Columbia 306727 45.86