Ranking of US States By White Alone Population in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (27.67M), followed by Texas (20.46M), and Florida (14.83M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as White Alone (253.64K), followed by Hawaii (349.41K), and Alaska (485.93K).

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 White Alone Population in 2010
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Rank State White Alone Population
1 California 27665770
2 Texas 20457312
3 Florida 14833341
4 New York 13905289
5 Pennsylvania 10664123
6 Illinois 10034422
7 Ohio 9662499
8 Michigan 7941821
9 North Carolina 6923750
10 New Jersey 6546359
11 Georgia 6151949
12 Virginia 5737749
13 Indiana 5641377
14 Washington 5544133
15 Massachusetts 5534312
16 Arizona 5428205
17 Tennessee 5061528
18 Missouri 5042507
19 Wisconsin 5037561
20 Minnesota 4625280
21 Colorado 4464394
22 Kentucky 3870210
23 Maryland 3545672
24 Oregon 3406965
25 Alabama 3365601
26 South Carolina 3170819
27 Connecticut 2952630
28 Louisiana 2907937
29 Oklahoma 2855050
30 Iowa 2842040
31 Utah 2557149
32 Kansas 2504296
33 Arkansas 2346352
34 Nevada 2105660
35 Mississippi 1790255
36 West Virginia 1747396
37 New Mexico 1724757
38 Nebraska 1651165
39 Idaho 1478953
40 Maine 1268773
41 New Hampshire 1248153
42 Rhode Island 910370
43 Montana 892298
44 South Dakota 707989
45 Delaware 646381
46 North Dakota 610570
47 Vermont 598552
48 Wyoming 529786
49 Alaska 485929
50 Hawaii 349411
51 District of Columbia 253637