Ranking of US States By White Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (27.43M), followed by Texas (23.44M), and Florida (17.33M).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as White Alone (316.43K), followed by Hawaii (361.52K), and Alaska (470.50K).

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 2023
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Rank State White Alone Population
1 California 27427713
2 Texas 23436057
3 Florida 17333331
4 New York 13408792
5 Pennsylvania 10441408
6 Illinois 9540695
7 Ohio 9502944
8 Michigan 7898677
9 North Carolina 7564526
10 New Jersey 6540982
11 Georgia 6473549
12 Arizona 6056359
13 Washington 5963225
14 Virginia 5954674
15 Indiana 5743468
16 Tennessee 5584730
17 Massachusetts 5530361
18 Wisconsin 5109837
19 Missouri 5104983
20 Colorado 5051985
21 Minnesota 4719651
22 Kentucky 3922637
23 South Carolina 3708583
24 Oregon 3624265
25 Maryland 3534025
26 Alabama 3519476
27 Utah 3068788
28 Oklahoma 2954232
29 Iowa 2874673
30 Louisiana 2860981
31 Connecticut 2821846
32 Kansas 2524491
33 Arkansas 2405736
34 Nevada 2283527
35 Idaho 1816589
36 Mississippi 1726482
37 Nebraska 1726189
38 New Mexico 1706885
39 West Virginia 1642905
40 Maine 1307850
41 New Hampshire 1297231
42 Montana 1004899
43 Rhode Island 903228
44 South Dakota 773858
45 Delaware 697094
46 North Dakota 677695
47 Vermont 606164
48 Wyoming 538988
49 Alaska 470497
50 Hawaii 361515
51 District of Columbia 316428