Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Non-Hispanic White (94.49%), followed by Vermont (94.40%), and West Virginia (93.21%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Non-Hispanic White (22.78%), followed by District of Columbia (35.02%), and California (40.24%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2010
Maine
Vermont
West Virginia
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Iowa
Montana
Kentucky
Wyoming
South Dakota
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2010
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Maine 94.49
2 Vermont 94.40
3 West Virginia 93.21
4 New Hampshire 92.41
5 North Dakota 88.87
6 Iowa 88.65
7 Montana 87.82
8 Kentucky 86.35
9 Wyoming 85.90
10 South Dakota 84.68
11 Idaho 84.05
12 Wisconsin 83.33
13 Minnesota 83.07
14 Nebraska 82.11
15 Indiana 81.58
16 Ohio 81.19
17 Missouri 81.04
18 Utah 80.51
19 Pennsylvania 79.50
20 Oregon 78.54
21 Kansas 78.19
22 Rhode Island 76.83
23 Massachusetts 76.79
24 Michigan 76.64
25 Tennessee 75.70
26 Arkansas 74.55
27 Washington 72.57
28 Connecticut 71.42
29 Colorado 70.10
30 Oklahoma 68.66
31 Alabama 67.08
32 Delaware 65.37
33 North Carolina 65.34
34 Virginia 64.88
35 Alaska 64.14
35 South Carolina 64.14
36 Illinois 63.70
37 Louisiana 60.40
38 New Jersey 59.45
39 New York 58.45
40 Mississippi 58.04
41 Florida 57.97
42 Arizona 57.87
43 Georgia 55.93
44 Maryland 54.70
45 Nevada 54.18
46 Texas 45.34
47 New Mexico 40.59
48 California 40.24
49 District of Columbia 35.02
50 Hawaii 22.78