Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic White (14.86M), followed by Texas (11.82M), and Florida (11.19M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as Non-Hispanic White (244.63K), followed by Hawaii (317.08K), and Alaska (454.74K).

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 2015
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Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2015
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Rank State Non-Hispanic White Population
1 California 14857661
2 Texas 11817644
3 Florida 11186864
4 New York 11098733
5 Pennsylvania 9902636
6 Ohio 9259983
7 Illinois 7980011
8 Michigan 7505321
9 North Carolina 6412462
10 Georgia 5492182
11 Indiana 5288993
12 Virginia 5261232
13 New Jersey 5032166
14 Washington 5005923
15 Massachusetts 4999346
16 Tennessee 4910638
17 Missouri 4858062
18 Wisconsin 4715437
19 Minnesota 4435615
20 Arizona 3803296
21 Kentucky 3771794
22 Colorado 3750755
23 Alabama 3206668
24 South Carolina 3128236
25 Maryland 3121376
26 Oregon 3083285
27 Louisiana 2763914
28 Iowa 2702034
29 Oklahoma 2596083
30 Connecticut 2454866
31 Utah 2366883
32 Kansas 2225061
33 Arkansas 2178942
34 Mississippi 1705931
35 West Virginia 1704250
36 Nebraska 1513811
37 Nevada 1460304
38 Idaho 1365804
39 Maine 1245061
40 New Hampshire 1215462
41 Montana 893185
42 New Mexico 797124
43 Rhode Island 779917
44 South Dakota 707577
45 North Dakota 647382
46 Delaware 596056
47 Vermont 584157
48 Wyoming 495081
49 Alaska 454735
50 Hawaii 317078
51 District of Columbia 244627