Ranking of US States By White Alone 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 White Alone (28.38M), followed by Texas (22.14M), and Florida (16.00M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as White Alone (306.13K), followed by Hawaii (368.54K), and Alaska (490.04K).

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 2016
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Rank State White Alone Population
1 California 28376604
2 Texas 22138569
3 Florida 15999452
4 New York 13752803
5 Pennsylvania 10522731
6 Illinois 9884277
7 Ohio 9583162
8 Michigan 7916521
9 North Carolina 7210104
10 New Jersey 6437847
11 Georgia 6301676
12 Virginia 5891356
13 Washington 5822597
14 Arizona 5771056
15 Indiana 5677965
16 Massachusetts 5574810
17 Tennessee 5233990
18 Missouri 5070005
19 Wisconsin 5042789
20 Colorado 4841849
21 Minnesota 4683767
22 Kentucky 3904709
23 Oregon 3571312
24 Maryland 3561311
25 South Carolina 3394789
26 Alabama 3375201
27 Louisiana 2955459
28 Oklahoma 2920591
29 Connecticut 2884727
30 Iowa 2860922
31 Utah 2775024
32 Kansas 2520758
33 Arkansas 2373398
34 Nevada 2194599
35 Mississippi 1774193
36 New Mexico 1720289
37 West Virginia 1715934
38 Nebraska 1690585
39 Idaho 1571658
40 Maine 1263175
41 New Hampshire 1256652
42 Montana 929495
43 Rhode Island 892585
44 South Dakota 733926
45 Delaware 664593
46 North Dakota 664294
47 Vermont 591124
48 Wyoming 543522
49 Alaska 490043
50 Hawaii 368544
51 District of Columbia 306130