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.
US White Alone Population By State in Census 2020
< 500K
500K - 1M
1M - 2M
2M - 5M
5M - 10M
Over 10M
US White Alone Population By State in Census 2020
State
White Alone Population
% of State Population
California 16,296,122 41.22
Texas 14,609,365 50.13
Florida 12,422,961 57.68
New York 11,143,349 55.16
Pennsylvania 9,750,687 74.99
Ohio 9,080,688 76.96
Illinois 7,868,227 61.41
Michigan 7,444,974 73.88
North Carolina 6,488,459 62.15
Georgia 5,555,483 51.86
Indiana 5,241,795 77.25
Virginia 5,208,856 60.35
Washington 5,130,920 66.59
New Jersey 5,112,280 55.04
Tennessee 4,990,938 72.22
Massachusetts 4,896,037 69.65
Missouri 4,740,335 77.02
Wisconsin 4,737,545 80.38
Minnesota 4,423,146 77.51
Arizona 4,322,337 60.44
Colorado 4,082,927 70.72
Kentucky 3,711,254 82.37
South Carolina 3,243,442 63.37
Alabama 3,220,452 64.10
Oregon 3,169,096 74.79
Items per page:
1 – 25 of 51