Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (94.70%), followed by Vermont (94.44%), and West Virginia (93.58%).
On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as White Alone (25.60%), followed by District of Columbia (44.96%), and Maryland (58.93%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are
White Alone in 2017
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| Rank | State | % of State Population |
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| 1 | Maine | 94.70 |
| 2 | Vermont | 94.44 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 93.58 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 93.36 |
| 5 | Idaho | 93.21 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 92.74 |
| 7 | Iowa | 90.98 |
| 8 | Utah | 90.94 |
| 9 | Montana | 89.06 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 88.45 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 87.75 |
| 12 | North Dakota | 87.41 |
| 13 | Colorado | 87.17 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 87.13 |
| 15 | Oregon | 87.01 |
| 16 | Kansas | 86.46 |
| 17 | Indiana | 85.30 |
| 18 | South Dakota | 84.66 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 84.35 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | 84.14 |
| 21 | Missouri | 83.09 |
| 22 | Arizona | 82.88 |
| 23 | Ohio | 82.07 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 82.04 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 82.01 |
| 26 | Massachusetts | 81.19 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 80.23 |
| 28 | Michigan | 79.38 |
| 29 | Washington | 79.26 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 79.18 |
| 31 | Texas | 79.00 |
| 32 | Tennessee | 78.56 |
| 33 | Florida | 77.43 |
| 34 | Illinois | 76.93 |
| 35 | Nevada | 74.59 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 74.12 |
| 37 | New Jersey | 72.22 |
| 38 | California | 72.16 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 70.74 |
| 40 | New York | 69.83 |
| 41 | Virginia | 69.71 |
| 42 | Delaware | 69.67 |
| 43 | Alabama | 69.23 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 68.46 |
| 45 | Alaska | 65.50 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 62.96 |
| 47 | Georgia | 60.76 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 59.22 |
| 49 | Maryland | 58.93 |
| 50 | District of Columbia | 44.96 |
| 51 | Hawaii | 25.60 |
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