Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Two Or More Races in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all US states and DC, Hawaii had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Two Or More Races (23.28%), followed by Alaska (7.04%), and Oklahoma (5.64%).

On the other hand, Mississippi had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Two Or More Races (1.05%), followed by Louisiana (1.38%), and Alabama (1.41%).

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 Two Or More Races in 2011
Hawaii
Alaska
Oklahoma
Washington
Nevada
California
Oregon
Colorado
Kansas
Virginia
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are Two Or More Races in 2011
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Hawaii 23.28
2 Alaska 7.04
3 Oklahoma 5.64
4 Washington 4.26
5 Nevada 3.71
6 California 3.55
7 Oregon 3.39
8 Colorado 2.71
9 Kansas 2.64
10 Virginia 2.56
11 Arizona 2.47
11 Maryland 2.47
12 District of Columbia 2.46
13 Rhode Island 2.41
14 Montana 2.38
15 Delaware 2.32
16 New Mexico 2.29
17 New York 2.19
18 Minnesota 2.18
19 Utah 2.17
20 Michigan 2.12
21 Idaho 2.10
22 Connecticut 2.04
23 South Dakota 2.01
24 Massachusetts 1.98
25 Missouri 1.94
26 Ohio 1.92
27 North Carolina 1.91
28 New Jersey 1.89
29 Nebraska 1.84
30 Florida 1.83
31 Georgia 1.79
31 Wyoming 1.79
32 Arkansas 1.74
33 Indiana 1.73
34 Illinois 1.70
35 North Dakota 1.68
36 Vermont 1.67
37 Pennsylvania 1.66
37 Texas 1.66
38 Wisconsin 1.63
39 Kentucky 1.61
40 Tennessee 1.58
41 Iowa 1.54
41 South Carolina 1.54
42 Maine 1.50
43 New Hampshire 1.47
44 West Virginia 1.44
45 Alabama 1.41
46 Louisiana 1.38
47 Mississippi 1.05