Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US states and DC, Vermont had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (95.34%), followed by Maine (95.33%), and New Hampshire (94.33%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as White Alone (25.60%), followed by District of Columbia (43.05%), and Mississippi (59.99%).

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 2012
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 2012
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Vermont 95.34
2 Maine 95.33
3 New Hampshire 94.33
4 West Virginia 94.01
5 Idaho 93.89
6 Wyoming 93.21
7 Iowa 92.62
8 Utah 91.81
9 North Dakota 89.94
10 Nebraska 89.84
11 Montana 89.70
12 Kentucky 88.66
13 Oregon 88.29
14 Wisconsin 88.13
15 Colorado 88.12
16 Kansas 87.24
17 Indiana 86.47
18 Minnesota 86.39
19 South Dakota 86.05
20 Rhode Island 85.69
21 Arizona 84.17
22 Missouri 83.81
23 Massachusetts 83.41
24 Ohio 83.36
25 Pennsylvania 83.35
26 New Mexico 83.14
27 Connecticut 81.88
28 Washington 81.44
29 Texas 80.58
30 Michigan 80.10
31 Arkansas 79.99
32 Tennessee 79.24
33 Florida 78.19
34 Illinois 77.79
35 Nevada 77.12
36 Oklahoma 75.44
37 New Jersey 73.77
38 California 73.67
39 North Carolina 71.84
40 Delaware 71.28
41 New York 71.13
42 Virginia 71.11
43 Alabama 70.00
44 South Carolina 68.34
45 Alaska 67.39
46 Louisiana 63.66
47 Georgia 62.64
48 Maryland 60.67
49 Mississippi 59.99
50 District of Columbia 43.05
51 Hawaii 25.60