United States White Alone Population By State in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the White Alone population in the United States was 251,667,233 and represented 75.91% of the total US population (331,526,933).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (28,161,679), followed by Texas (22,802,332), and Florida (16,617,523). District of Columbia had the lowest (306,506).

Hover over or click on the states in the map below to see the number and percentage of each state's White Alone population. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information by county for each state.

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State White Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 3472359 69.01
Alaska 473564 64.61
Arizona 5904827 82.16
Arkansas 2372445 78.71
California 28161679 71.29
Colorado 5014478 86.68
Connecticut 2831402 79.14
Delaware 681366 68.70
Florida 16617523 76.96
Georgia 6409681 59.72
Hawaii 362429 24.98
Idaho 1718263 92.91
Illinois 9779593 76.46
Indiana 5738451 84.52
Iowa 2882548 90.34
Kansas 2528841 86.07
Kentucky 3933781 87.26
Louisiana 2922856 62.83
Maine 1286795 94.30
Maryland 3584810 58.07
Massachusetts 5610882 80.18
Michigan 7954029 78.98
Minnesota 4755964 83.28
Mississippi 1741207 58.86
Missouri 5083913 82.61
Montana 966022 88.85
Nebraska 1724316 87.83
Nevada 2280230 73.18
New Hampshire 1281185 92.93
New Jersey 6618426 71.38
New Mexico 1720274 81.20
New York 13872582 69.00
North Carolina 7355450 70.36
North Dakota 679304 87.14
Ohio 9596148 81.33
Oklahoma 2918513 73.60
Oregon 3667984 86.41
Pennsylvania 10560928 81.27
Rhode Island 913336 83.30
South Carolina 3522048 68.63
South Dakota 751371 84.63
Tennessee 5425107 78.33
Texas 22802332 78.00
Utah 2969187 90.41
Vermont 605171 94.13
Virginia 5961510 69.02
Washington 6020612 77.94
West Virginia 1670367 93.24
Wisconsin 5120338 86.83
Wyoming 534300 92.49
District of Columbia 306506 45.69