Ranking of US States By White Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (27.81M), followed by Texas (20.73M), and Florida (14.95M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as White Alone (263.67K), followed by Hawaii (352.42K), and Alaska (489.25K).

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 2011
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Rank State White Alone Population
1 California 27812396
2 Texas 20731710
3 Florida 14945414
4 New York 13923335
5 Pennsylvania 10659095
6 Illinois 10034326
7 Ohio 9647253
8 Michigan 7930629
9 North Carolina 6963037
10 New Jersey 6540103
11 Georgia 6173045
12 Virginia 5779376
13 Indiana 5650177
14 Washington 5587484
15 Massachusetts 5547178
16 Arizona 5466291
17 Tennessee 5085114
18 Missouri 5046154
19 Wisconsin 5039421
20 Minnesota 4636560
21 Colorado 4522379
22 Kentucky 3882586
23 Maryland 3560031
24 Oregon 3427753
25 Alabama 3369470
26 South Carolina 3194904
27 Connecticut 2949902
28 Louisiana 2920146
29 Oklahoma 2866587
30 Iowa 2848178
31 Utah 2589879
32 Kansas 2509223
33 Arkansas 2357574
34 Nevada 2104809
35 Mississippi 1790768
36 West Virginia 1747171
37 New Mexico 1733947
38 Nebraska 1657875
39 Idaho 1489168
40 Maine 1267714
41 New Hampshire 1248612
42 Rhode Island 906128
43 Montana 896396
44 South Dakota 712446
45 Delaware 649122
46 North Dakota 618440
47 Vermont 598624
48 Wyoming 531726
49 Alaska 489253
50 Hawaii 352416
51 District of Columbia 263669