Ranking of US States By White Alone Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (28.35M), followed by Texas (22.54M), and Florida (16.43M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as White Alone (319.36K), followed by Hawaii (362.33K), and Alaska (480.18K).

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 2018
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Rank State White Alone Population
1 California 28344812
2 Texas 22535906
3 Florida 16429818
4 New York 13614664
5 Pennsylvania 10468819
6 Illinois 9767272
7 Ohio 9557587
8 Michigan 7916061
9 North Carolina 7333373
10 New Jersey 6399471
11 Georgia 6355665
12 Washington 5929223
13 Arizona 5923424
14 Virginia 5913267
15 Indiana 5692714
16 Massachusetts 5565295
17 Tennessee 5317403
18 Missouri 5082043
19 Wisconsin 5053351
20 Colorado 4955043
21 Minnesota 4708611
22 Kentucky 3911710
23 Oregon 3630853
24 Maryland 3543575
25 South Carolina 3487431
26 Alabama 3382325
27 Louisiana 2930652
28 Oklahoma 2914041
29 Utah 2863742
30 Iowa 2857883
31 Connecticut 2855565
32 Kansas 2514182
33 Arkansas 2381131
34 Nevada 2246756
35 Mississippi 1762656
36 New Mexico 1713439
37 Nebraska 1697961
38 West Virginia 1688805
39 Idaho 1631664
40 Maine 1267464
41 New Hampshire 1263057
42 Montana 945167
43 Rhode Island 887380
44 South Dakota 743603
45 Delaware 670278
46 North Dakota 661909
47 Vermont 589442
48 Wyoming 536202
49 Alaska 480179
50 Hawaii 362334
51 District of Columbia 319355