Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Non-Hispanic White (94.31%), followed by Vermont (94.13%), and West Virginia (93.01%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Non-Hispanic White (22.55%), followed by District of Columbia (35.35%), and California (39.80%).

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 2011
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 2011
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Maine 94.31
2 Vermont 94.13
3 West Virginia 93.01
4 New Hampshire 92.08
5 North Dakota 88.46
6 Iowa 88.25
7 Montana 87.53
8 Kentucky 86.12
9 Wyoming 85.65
10 South Dakota 84.25
11 Idaho 83.75
12 Wisconsin 83.02
13 Minnesota 82.66
14 Nebraska 81.74
15 Indiana 81.28
16 Ohio 80.94
17 Missouri 80.83
18 Utah 80.31
19 Pennsylvania 79.07
20 Oregon 78.14
21 Kansas 77.87
22 Michigan 76.41
23 Rhode Island 76.17
24 Massachusetts 76.16
25 Tennessee 75.44
26 Arkansas 74.26
27 Washington 72.04
28 Connecticut 70.83
29 Colorado 69.78
30 Oklahoma 68.20
31 Alabama 66.89
32 North Carolina 65.08
33 Delaware 64.90
34 Virginia 64.53
35 South Carolina 64.11
36 Alaska 63.64
37 Illinois 63.37
38 Louisiana 60.12
39 New Jersey 58.85
40 New York 58.01
41 Mississippi 57.84
42 Arizona 57.44
43 Florida 57.38
44 Georgia 55.53
45 Maryland 54.24
46 Nevada 53.61
47 Texas 44.87
48 New Mexico 40.11
49 California 39.80
50 District of Columbia 35.35
51 Hawaii 22.55