Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic White (14.78M), followed by Texas (11.87M), and Florida (11.31M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as Non-Hispanic White (250.44K), followed by Hawaii (315.76K), and Alaska (453.60K).

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 2016
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Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016
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Rank State Non-Hispanic White Population
1 California 14777771
2 Texas 11868490
3 Florida 11306302
4 New York 11016848
5 Pennsylvania 9844761
6 Ohio 9233458
7 Illinois 7917531
8 Michigan 7495433
9 North Carolina 6459944
10 Georgia 5505549
11 Indiana 5283711
12 Virginia 5255250
13 Washington 5053786
14 New Jersey 4986221
15 Massachusetts 4976204
16 Tennessee 4937731
17 Missouri 4858831
18 Wisconsin 4707458
19 Minnesota 4440178
20 Arizona 3835157
21 Colorado 3798474
22 Kentucky 3769286
23 Alabama 3204083
24 South Carolina 3169312
25 Oregon 3120924
26 Maryland 3098475
27 Louisiana 2762480
28 Iowa 2697865
29 Oklahoma 2590132
30 Connecticut 2427645
31 Utah 2403898
32 Kansas 2217860
33 Arkansas 2178092
34 Mississippi 1700746
35 West Virginia 1691766
36 Nebraska 1514964
37 Nevada 1463844
38 Idaho 1386164
39 Maine 1245448
40 New Hampshire 1216494
41 Montana 900289
42 New Mexico 790371
43 Rhode Island 773938
44 South Dakota 710604
45 North Dakota 642721
46 Delaware 597161
47 Vermont 581473
48 Wyoming 492947
49 Alaska 453602
50 Hawaii 315764
51 District of Columbia 250436