Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic White (14.96M), followed by Texas (11.59M), and New York (11.28M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as Non-Hispanic White (226.63K), followed by Hawaii (313.09K), and Alaska (460.66K).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all US states and DC. The information can also be found in the table below.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012
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Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012
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Rank State Non-Hispanic White Population
1 California 14959968
2 Texas 11590061
3 New York 11277237
4 Florida 10972677
5 Pennsylvania 10042939
6 Ohio 9318446
7 Illinois 8121380
8 Michigan 7539532
9 North Carolina 6318158
10 Georgia 5466122
11 Indiana 5294043
12 Virginia 5251385
13 New Jersey 5158455
14 Massachusetts 5031370
15 Washington 4934003
16 Missouri 4858533
17 Tennessee 4851343
18 Wisconsin 4732655
19 Minnesota 4423796
20 Kentucky 3767613
21 Arizona 3738092
22 Colorado 3612270
23 Alabama 3212094
24 Maryland 3166688
25 Oregon 3035000
26 South Carolina 3022701
27 Louisiana 2756687
28 Iowa 2704487
29 Oklahoma 2588608
30 Connecticut 2523660
31 Utah 2285554
32 Kansas 2236898
33 Arkansas 2183815
34 West Virginia 1725150
35 Mississippi 1722517
36 Nebraska 1507947
37 Nevada 1453953
38 Idaho 1332487
39 Maine 1250814
40 New Hampshire 1215364
41 Montana 876219
42 New Mexico 827762
43 Rhode Island 797427
44 South Dakota 697371
45 North Dakota 617698
46 Delaware 590918
47 Vermont 588745
48 Wyoming 489715
49 Alaska 460657
50 Hawaii 313094
51 District of Columbia 226625