Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Non-Hispanic White (93.32%), followed by Vermont (92.83%), and West Virginia (92.23%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Non-Hispanic White (21.87%), followed by District of Columbia (36.77%), and California (37.30%).

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 2017
Maine
Vermont
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Montana
Iowa
Kentucky
North Dakota
Wyoming
Idaho
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2017
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Maine 93.32
2 Vermont 92.83
3 West Virginia 92.23
4 New Hampshire 90.24
5 Montana 86.14
6 Iowa 85.65
7 Kentucky 84.58
8 North Dakota 84.46
9 Wyoming 84.06
10 Idaho 82.07
11 South Dakota 81.77
12 Wisconsin 81.21
13 Minnesota 79.85
14 Missouri 79.54
15 Indiana 79.23
16 Nebraska 78.99
17 Ohio 78.97
18 Utah 78.55
19 Pennsylvania 76.52
20 Kansas 75.90
21 Oregon 75.80
22 Michigan 75.07
23 Tennessee 73.97
24 Rhode Island 72.64
25 Arkansas 72.49
26 Massachusetts 72.19
27 Washington 68.58
28 Colorado 68.24
29 Connecticut 67.17
30 Alabama 65.64
31 Oklahoma 65.53
32 South Carolina 63.80
33 North Carolina 63.22
34 Delaware 62.40
35 Virginia 61.97
36 Illinois 61.43
37 Alaska 60.47
38 Louisiana 58.79
39 Mississippi 56.68
40 New York 55.82
41 New Jersey 55.60
42 Arizona 54.82
43 Florida 54.27
44 Georgia 52.92
45 Maryland 51.01
46 Nevada 49.37
47 Texas 42.04
48 New Mexico 37.40
49 California 37.30
50 District of Columbia 36.77
51 Hawaii 21.87