Ranking of US States By White Alone Population in 2020
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (28.16M), followed by Texas (22.80M), and Florida (16.62M).
On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as White Alone (306.51K), followed by Hawaii (362.43K), and Alaska (473.56K).
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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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US States By White Alone Population in 2020
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| Rank | State | White Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 28161679 |
| 2 | Texas | 22802332 |
| 3 | Florida | 16617523 |
| 4 | New York | 13872582 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 10560928 |
| 6 | Illinois | 9779593 |
| 7 | Ohio | 9596148 |
| 8 | Michigan | 7954029 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 7355450 |
| 10 | New Jersey | 6618426 |
| 11 | Georgia | 6409681 |
| 12 | Washington | 6020612 |
| 13 | Virginia | 5961510 |
| 14 | Arizona | 5904827 |
| 15 | Indiana | 5738451 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 5610882 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 5425107 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5120338 |
| 19 | Missouri | 5083913 |
| 20 | Colorado | 5014478 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 4755964 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 3933781 |
| 23 | Oregon | 3667984 |
| 24 | Maryland | 3584810 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 3522048 |
| 26 | Alabama | 3472359 |
| 27 | Utah | 2969187 |
| 28 | Louisiana | 2922856 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 2918513 |
| 30 | Iowa | 2882548 |
| 31 | Connecticut | 2831402 |
| 32 | Kansas | 2528841 |
| 33 | Arkansas | 2372445 |
| 34 | Nevada | 2280230 |
| 35 | Mississippi | 1741207 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 1724316 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 1720274 |
| 38 | Idaho | 1718263 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 1670367 |
| 40 | Maine | 1286795 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 1281185 |
| 42 | Montana | 966022 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 913336 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 751371 |
| 45 | Delaware | 681366 |
| 46 | North Dakota | 679304 |
| 47 | Vermont | 605171 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 534300 |
| 49 | Alaska | 473564 |
| 50 | Hawaii | 362429 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 306506 |