Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Non-Hispanic White (94.18%), followed by Vermont (94.00%), and West Virginia (92.88%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Non-Hispanic White (22.44%), followed by District of Columbia (35.65%), and California (39.43%).

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 2012
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 2012
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Maine 94.18
2 Vermont 94.00
3 West Virginia 92.88
4 New Hampshire 91.75
5 North Dakota 87.96
6 Iowa 87.90
7 Montana 87.26
8 Kentucky 85.86
9 Wyoming 84.92
10 South Dakota 83.63
11 Idaho 83.49
12 Wisconsin 82.73
13 Minnesota 82.27
14 Nebraska 81.35
15 Indiana 80.96
16 Ohio 80.67
17 Missouri 80.63
18 Utah 80.08
19 Pennsylvania 78.65
20 Oregon 77.82
21 Kansas 77.51
22 Michigan 76.17
23 Rhode Island 75.59
24 Massachusetts 75.50
25 Tennessee 75.15
26 Arkansas 73.96
27 Washington 71.52
28 Connecticut 70.19
29 Colorado 69.55
30 Oklahoma 67.78
31 Alabama 66.69
32 North Carolina 64.79
33 Delaware 64.55
34 Virginia 64.14
35 South Carolina 64.05
36 Illinois 63.04
37 Alaska 63.03
38 Louisiana 59.90
39 New Jersey 58.32
40 Mississippi 57.71
41 New York 57.61
42 Arizona 57.02
43 Florida 56.85
44 Georgia 55.19
45 Maryland 53.78
46 Nevada 52.97
47 Texas 44.43
48 New Mexico 39.65
49 California 39.43
50 District of Columbia 35.65
51 Hawaii 22.44