Ranking of US States By White Alone 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 White Alone (28.32M), followed by Texas (21.87M), and Florida (15.71M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as White Alone (298.78K), followed by Hawaii (367.80K), and Alaska (490.19K).

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 2015
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Rank State White Alone Population
1 California 28316294
2 Texas 21873052
3 Florida 15709518
4 New York 13819836
5 Pennsylvania 10559088
6 Illinois 9931446
7 Ohio 9599124
8 Michigan 7916362
9 North Carolina 7141832
10 New Jersey 6461321
11 Georgia 6266117
12 Virginia 5879567
13 Washington 5747731
14 Arizona 5697673
15 Indiana 5673165
16 Massachusetts 5581445
17 Tennessee 5197280
18 Missouri 5064160
19 Wisconsin 5043214
20 Colorado 4773481
21 Minnesota 4673427
22 Kentucky 3903242
23 Maryland 3569943
24 Oregon 3520026
25 Alabama 3373069
26 South Carolina 3346961
27 Louisiana 2952502
28 Oklahoma 2916437
29 Connecticut 2902891
30 Iowa 2860390
31 Utah 2725870
32 Kansas 2522960
33 Arkansas 2369760
34 Nevada 2172373
35 Mississippi 1778127
36 West Virginia 1727713
37 New Mexico 1721995
38 Nebraska 1684197
39 Idaho 1545120
40 Maine 1262234
41 New Hampshire 1253796
42 Montana 921243
43 Rhode Island 895224
44 South Dakota 729760
45 North Dakota 668157
46 Delaware 661926
47 Vermont 593494
48 Wyoming 545080
49 Alaska 490194
50 Hawaii 367803
51 District of Columbia 298776