Ranking of US States By White Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (28.39M), followed by Texas (22.35M), and Florida (16.24M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as White Alone (313.41K), followed by Hawaii (365.03K), and Alaska (485.31K).

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 2017
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Rank State White Alone Population
1 California 28386645
2 Texas 22348987
3 Florida 16242139
4 New York 13681949
5 Pennsylvania 10492587
6 Illinois 9831567
7 Ohio 9574171
8 Michigan 7919930
9 North Carolina 7268779
10 New Jersey 6419283
11 Georgia 6329388
12 Virginia 5905021
13 Washington 5887650
14 Arizona 5841128
15 Indiana 5682625
16 Massachusetts 5572724
17 Tennessee 5275250
18 Missouri 5077635
19 Wisconsin 5047334
20 Colorado 4896891
21 Minnesota 4697752
22 Kentucky 3909699
23 Oregon 3608397
24 Maryland 3552500
25 South Carolina 3441595
26 Alabama 3377213
27 Louisiana 2942740
28 Oklahoma 2915738
29 Connecticut 2868631
30 Iowa 2860115
31 Utah 2822205
32 Kansas 2516749
33 Arkansas 2378313
34 Nevada 2216986
35 Mississippi 1771011
36 New Mexico 1716901
37 West Virginia 1701926
38 Nebraska 1695611
39 Idaho 1602998
40 Maine 1264917
41 New Hampshire 1260749
42 Montana 938553
43 Rhode Island 888998
44 South Dakota 739668
45 Delaware 667360
46 North Dakota 661502
47 Vermont 590360
48 Wyoming 537910
49 Alaska 485311
50 Hawaii 365026
51 District of Columbia 313408