Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all US states and DC, Vermont had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (95.63%), followed by Maine (95.57%), and New Hampshire (94.79%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as White Alone (25.62%), followed by District of Columbia (41.90%), and Mississippi (60.27%).

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 White Alone in 2010
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
West Virginia
Idaho
Wyoming
Iowa
Utah
North Dakota
Nebraska
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2010
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Vermont 95.63
2 Maine 95.57
3 New Hampshire 94.79
4 West Virginia 94.24
5 Idaho 94.15
6 Wyoming 93.85
7 Iowa 93.16
8 Utah 92.14
9 North Dakota 90.49
10 Nebraska 90.25
11 Montana 90.07
12 Kentucky 89.00
13 Oregon 88.78
14 Wisconsin 88.53
15 Colorado 88.45
16 Kansas 87.62
17 Minnesota 87.09
18 Indiana 86.92
19 South Dakota 86.74
20 Rhode Island 86.37
21 Arizona 84.72
22 Massachusetts 84.28
23 Missouri 84.10
24 Pennsylvania 83.89
25 Ohio 83.73
26 New Mexico 83.54
27 Connecticut 82.50
28 Washington 82.22
29 Texas 81.05
30 Michigan 80.40
31 Arkansas 80.30
32 Tennessee 79.64
33 Florida 78.71
34 Illinois 78.15
35 Nevada 77.92
36 Oklahoma 75.93
37 New Jersey 74.40
38 California 74.13
39 North Carolina 72.31
40 Delaware 71.85
41 New York 71.68
42 Virginia 71.51
43 Alabama 70.33
44 South Carolina 68.40
45 Alaska 68.06
46 Louisiana 63.99
47 Georgia 63.34
48 Maryland 61.25
49 Mississippi 60.27
50 District of Columbia 41.90
51 Hawaii 25.62