Ranking of US States By White Alone 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 White Alone (27.95M), followed by Texas (21.02M), and Florida (15.09M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as White Alone (273.65K), followed by Hawaii (357.15K), and Alaska (492.46K).

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 2012
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Rank State White Alone Population
1 California 27952190
2 Texas 21017924
3 Florida 15092476
4 New York 13923628
5 Pennsylvania 10643596
6 Illinois 10021549
7 Ohio 9629133
8 Michigan 7928025
9 North Carolina 7006010
10 New Jersey 6525583
11 Georgia 6203169
12 Virginia 5821923
13 Indiana 5654473
14 Washington 5618430
15 Massachusetts 5558944
16 Arizona 5518374
17 Tennessee 5115790
18 Missouri 5050493
19 Wisconsin 5041821
20 Minnesota 4645496
21 Colorado 4576592
22 Kentucky 3890072
23 Maryland 3572455
24 Oregon 3443489
25 Alabama 3371405
26 South Carolina 3224890
27 Connecticut 2943568
28 Louisiana 2929728
29 Oklahoma 2881110
30 Iowa 2849733
31 Utah 2620442
32 Kansas 2517731
33 Arkansas 2362125
34 Nevada 2116710
35 Mississippi 1790404
36 West Virginia 1746239
37 New Mexico 1735767
38 Nebraska 1665393
39 Idaho 1498398
40 Maine 1266076
41 New Hampshire 1249580
42 Rhode Island 903974
43 Montana 900685
44 South Dakota 717510
45 Delaware 652586
46 North Dakota 631574
47 Vermont 597188
48 Wyoming 537482
49 Alaska 492463
50 Hawaii 357153
51 District of Columbia 273652