United States White Alone Population By State in Census 2020

Updated on February 2, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, there were 204,277,273 people who identified as White Alone, which was 61.63% of the total US population. This number is the population from the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

California had the highest number of White Alone population (16,296,122), followed by Texas (14,609,365), and then Florida (12,422,961). On the other hand, the 3 states that had the least number of White Alone population include: Hawaii (333,261), Alaska (435,392), and Wyoming (488,374).

Hover over or click on the states to see the number and the percentage of the population of each state that identify as White Alone. 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 other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in the US. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar information by county for each state.

Related Topics: US Census 2020 Topic List.
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State White Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 3220452 64.10
Alaska 435392 59.37
Arizona 4322337 60.44
Arkansas 2114512 70.21
California 16296122 41.22
Colorado 4082927 70.72
Connecticut 2395128 66.42
Delaware 597763 60.38
Florida 12422961 57.68
Georgia 5555483 51.86
Hawaii 333261 22.90
Idaho 1510360 82.13
Illinois 7868227 61.41
Indiana 5241795 77.25
Iowa 2694521 84.46
Kansas 2222462 75.65
Kentucky 3711254 82.37
Louisiana 2657652 57.06
Maine 1237041 90.80
Maryland 3007874 48.69
Massachusetts 4896037 69.65
Michigan 7444974 73.88
Minnesota 4423146 77.51
Mississippi 1658893 56.02
Missouri 4740335 77.02
Montana 916524 84.53
Nebraska 1538052 78.41
Nevada 1588463 51.17
New Hampshire 1216203 88.29
New Jersey 5112280 55.04
New Mexico 1078937 50.95
New York 11143349 55.16
North Carolina 6488459 62.15
North Dakota 645938 82.91
Ohio 9080688 76.96
Oklahoma 2514885 63.52
Oregon 3169096 74.79
Pennsylvania 9750687 74.99
Rhode Island 782920 71.35
South Carolina 3243442 63.37
South Dakota 715336 80.68
Tennessee 4990938 72.22
Texas 14609365 50.13
Utah 2573413 78.66
Vermont 577751 89.84
Virginia 5208856 60.35
Washington 5130920 66.59
West Virginia 1610749 89.80
Wisconsin 4737545 80.38
Wyoming 488374 84.66
District of Columbia 273194 39.62