Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (94.41%), followed by Vermont (94.20%), and West Virginia (93.42%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as White Alone (25.34%), followed by District of Columbia (45.82%), and Maryland (58.34%).

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 2019
Maine
Vermont
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Iowa
Montana
Nebraska
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2019
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Maine 94.41
2 Vermont 94.20
3 West Virginia 93.42
4 New Hampshire 93.04
5 Idaho 93.03
6 Wyoming 92.54
7 Utah 90.59
8 Iowa 90.46
9 Montana 88.92
10 Nebraska 88.01
11 Kentucky 87.44
12 North Dakota 86.88
13 Colorado 86.85
14 Wisconsin 86.84
15 Oregon 86.59
16 Kansas 86.21
17 Indiana 84.73
18 South Dakota 84.43
19 Minnesota 83.59
20 Rhode Island 83.52
21 Missouri 82.83
22 Arizona 82.47
23 New Mexico 81.66
24 Ohio 81.59
25 Pennsylvania 81.49
26 Massachusetts 80.43
27 Connecticut 79.51
28 Michigan 79.16
29 Arkansas 78.93
30 Texas 78.47
31 Tennessee 78.37
32 Washington 78.33
33 Florida 77.17
34 Illinois 76.60
35 Oklahoma 73.69
36 Nevada 73.64
37 New Jersey 71.69
38 California 71.59
39 North Carolina 70.41
40 New York 69.48
41 Virginia 69.23
42 Alabama 69.08
43 Delaware 68.95
44 South Carolina 68.53
45 Alaska 64.96
46 Louisiana 62.69
47 Georgia 60.08
48 Mississippi 59.02
49 Maryland 58.34
50 District of Columbia 45.82
51 Hawaii 25.34