Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all US states and DC, Maine had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (93.70%), followed by Vermont (93.62%), and West Virginia (92.82%).

On the other hand, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as White Alone (25.19%), followed by District of Columbia (46.60%), and Maryland (57.18%).

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 2023
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Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2023
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Maine 93.70
2 Vermont 93.62
3 West Virginia 92.82
4 New Hampshire 92.52
5 Idaho 92.46
6 Wyoming 92.28
7 Utah 89.79
8 Iowa 89.64
9 Montana 88.71
10 Nebraska 87.25
11 Kentucky 86.67
12 North Dakota 86.45
12 Wisconsin 86.45
13 Colorado 85.95
14 Kansas 85.85
15 Oregon 85.61
16 South Dakota 84.18
17 Indiana 83.70
18 Rhode Island 82.41
19 Missouri 82.39
20 Minnesota 82.25
21 Arizona 81.50
22 New Mexico 80.73
23 Ohio 80.63
24 Pennsylvania 80.56
25 Massachusetts 78.99
26 Michigan 78.69
27 Arkansas 78.42
28 Tennessee 78.37
29 Connecticut 78.01
30 Texas 76.83
31 Florida 76.66
32 Washington 76.33
33 Illinois 76.02
34 Oklahoma 72.88
35 Nevada 71.49
36 New Jersey 70.40
37 California 70.39
38 North Carolina 69.81
39 South Carolina 69.02
40 Alabama 68.90
41 New York 68.51
42 Virginia 68.32
43 Delaware 67.56
44 Alaska 64.15
45 Louisiana 62.55
46 Mississippi 58.73
47 Georgia 58.69
48 Maryland 57.18
49 District of Columbia 46.60
50 Hawaii 25.19