Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (94.81%), followed by Vermont (94.68%), and West Virginia (93.64%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as White Alone (25.79%), followed by District of Columbia (44.52%), and Maryland (59.29%).

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 2016
Maine
Vermont
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Idaho
Wyoming
Iowa
Utah
Montana
Nebraska
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2016
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Maine 94.81
2 Vermont 94.68
3 West Virginia 93.64
4 New Hampshire 93.52
5 Idaho 93.33
6 Wyoming 92.87
7 Iowa 91.31
8 Utah 91.16
9 Montana 89.19
10 Nebraska 88.68
11 Kentucky 87.94
12 North Dakota 87.86
13 Colorado 87.34
14 Wisconsin 87.32
15 Oregon 87.25
16 Kansas 86.54
17 Indiana 85.54
18 South Dakota 84.98
19 Minnesota 84.77
20 Rhode Island 84.38
21 Missouri 83.23
22 Arizona 83.10
23 Ohio 82.33
24 Pennsylvania 82.28
25 New Mexico 82.21
26 Massachusetts 81.66
27 Connecticut 80.58
28 Washington 79.76
29 Michigan 79.53
30 Arkansas 79.33
31 Texas 79.31
32 Tennessee 78.69
33 Florida 77.57
34 Illinois 77.09
35 Nevada 75.17
36 Oklahoma 74.35
37 New Jersey 72.55
38 California 72.48
39 North Carolina 70.95
40 New York 70.04
41 Virginia 69.99
42 Delaware 69.96
43 Alabama 69.35
44 South Carolina 68.40
45 Alaska 65.99
46 Louisiana 63.13
47 Georgia 61.13
48 Mississippi 59.33
49 Maryland 59.29
50 District of Columbia 44.52
51 Hawaii 25.79