Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Non-Hispanic White (92.43%), followed by Vermont (91.93%), and West Virginia (91.37%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Non-Hispanic White (21.58%), followed by California (35.39%), and District of Columbia (37.38%).

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 2021
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Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2021
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Maine 92.43
2 Vermont 91.93
3 West Virginia 91.37
4 New Hampshire 89.03
5 Montana 85.48
6 Iowa 83.93
7 North Dakota 83.48
8 Wyoming 83.47
9 Kentucky 83.02
10 South Dakota 81.15
11 Idaho 81.04
12 Wisconsin 80.07
13 Missouri 78.26
14 Minnesota 77.83
15 Ohio 77.43
16 Nebraska 77.08
17 Indiana 76.94
18 Utah 76.71
19 Pennsylvania 74.87
20 Kansas 74.23
21 Michigan 74.06
22 Oregon 73.96
23 Tennessee 72.31
24 Arkansas 70.83
25 Rhode Island 70.46
26 Massachusetts 70.04
27 Colorado 67.01
28 Washington 65.76
29 Connecticut 64.57
30 Alabama 64.42
31 Oklahoma 63.58
32 South Carolina 62.92
33 North Carolina 61.43
34 Delaware 60.08
35 Virginia 59.94
36 Alaska 59.51
36 Illinois 59.51
37 Louisiana 57.00
38 Mississippi 55.92
39 Arizona 54.39
40 New York 54.38
41 New Jersey 53.17
42 Florida 52.73
43 Georgia 50.66
44 Maryland 48.29
45 Nevada 47.22
46 Texas 40.70
47 New Mexico 37.46
48 District of Columbia 37.38
49 California 35.39
50 Hawaii 21.58