Ranking of US Counties 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 counties, Garfield, NE had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (99.25%), followed by Loup, NE (99.19%), and Starr, TX (98.87%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
White Alone in 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garfield County, NE | 99.25 |
| 2 | Loup County, NE | 99.19 |
| 3 | Starr County, TX | 98.87 |
| 4 | Calhoun County, IL | 98.69 |
| 4 | Holmes County, OH | 98.69 |
| 5 | Grant County, NE | 98.65 |
| 6 | Jackson County, KY | 98.64 |
| 7 | Sherman County, NE | 98.6 |
| 8 | Chase County, NE | 98.59 |
| 9 | Magoffin County, KY | 98.58 |
| 10 | Jasper County, IL | 98.57 |
| 11 | Pickett County, TN | 98.55 |
| 11 | Zapata County, TX | 98.55 |
| 12 | Blaine County, NE | 98.5 |
| 13 | Scotland County, MO | 98.49 |
| 14 | Garfield County, MT | 98.46 |
| 14 | Lincoln County, WV | 98.46 |
| 15 | Estill County, KY | 98.44 |
| 15 | Osage County, MO | 98.44 |
| 15 | Dickenson County, VA | 98.44 |
| 16 | Leslie County, KY | 98.41 |
| 17 | Griggs County, ND | 98.4 |
| 17 | Ritchie County, WV | 98.4 |
| 18 | Calhoun County, WV | 98.39 |
| 19 | Schuyler County, MO | 98.38 |
| 20 | Tyler County, WV | 98.37 |
| 21 | Letcher County, KY | 98.36 |
| 22 | Lewis County, KY | 98.35 |
| 22 | Boone County, NE | 98.35 |
| 23 | Cedar County, NE | 98.33 |
| 24 | Wolfe County, KY | 98.32 |
| 25 | Valley County, NE | 98.31 |
| 26 | Davis County, IA | 98.3 |
| 26 | McPherson County, SD | 98.3 |
| 27 | Shelby County, IL | 98.29 |
| 27 | Rock County, NE | 98.29 |
| 27 | Craig County, VA | 98.29 |
| 28 | Scott County, TN | 98.28 |
| 28 | Boone County, WV | 98.28 |
| 28 | Clay County, WV | 98.28 |
| 29 | Owsley County, KY | 98.21 |
| 29 | Perkins County, NE | 98.21 |
| 30 | Lucas County, IA | 98.19 |
| 31 | Elk County, PA | 98.18 |
| 32 | Keokuk County, IA | 98.17 |
| 32 | Petroleum County, MT | 98.17 |
| 32 | Antelope County, NE | 98.17 |
| 32 | Harlan County, NE | 98.17 |
| 33 | Howard County, IA | 98.16 |
| 34 | Grundy County, IA | 98.15 |
| 35 | Moultrie County, IL | 98.14 |
| 35 | Chickasaw County, IA | 98.14 |
| 35 | Lincoln County, MN | 98.14 |
| 36 | Putnam County, OH | 98.13 |
| 37 | Nance County, NE | 98.12 |
| 37 | Wetzel County, WV | 98.12 |
| 38 | Pepin County, WI | 98.11 |
| 39 | Hayes County, NE | 98.1 |
| 39 | Keya Paha County, NE | 98.1 |
| 40 | Lyon County, IA | 98.09 |
| 40 | Webster County, WV | 98.09 |
| 41 | Rockcastle County, KY | 98.08 |
| 41 | Hamilton County, NE | 98.08 |
| 42 | Tucker County, WV | 98.07 |
| 42 | Wayne County, WV | 98.07 |
| 43 | Edgar County, IL | 98.05 |
| 43 | Jefferson County, PA | 98.05 |
| 44 | Scott County, IL | 98.04 |
| 44 | Audubon County, IA | 98.04 |
| 44 | Johnson County, KY | 98.04 |
| 44 | Keweenaw County, MI | 98.04 |
| 44 | Frontier County, NE | 98.04 |
| 45 | Adams County, IN | 98.02 |
| 45 | Greene County, IN | 98.02 |
| 45 | LaGrange County, IN | 98.02 |
| 45 | Mitchell County, IA | 98.02 |
| 46 | Clark County, MO | 98.01 |
| 46 | McPherson County, NE | 98.01 |
| 47 | Sac County, IA | 98 |
| 47 | Marshall County, KY | 98 |
| 48 | Clark County, IL | 97.98 |
| 48 | Martin County, IN | 97.98 |
| 48 | Van Buren County, IA | 97.98 |
| 48 | Carter County, KY | 97.98 |
| 48 | Nicholas County, KY | 97.98 |
| 48 | LaMoure County, ND | 97.98 |
| 49 | Delaware County, IA | 97.97 |
| 49 | Highland County, VA | 97.97 |
| 50 | Atchison County, MO | 97.96 |
| 50 | Roane County, WV | 97.96 |
| 51 | Floyd County, KY | 97.95 |
| 51 | Fentress County, TN | 97.95 |
| 52 | Robertson County, KY | 97.94 |
| 53 | Faulk County, SD | 97.93 |
| 54 | Warren County, IN | 97.92 |
| 54 | Hand County, SD | 97.92 |
| 55 | Monroe County, IL | 97.91 |
| 55 | Washington County, IN | 97.91 |
| 55 | Adams County, IA | 97.91 |
| 55 | Jackson County, WV | 97.91 |
| 56 | Vermillion County, IN | 97.9 |
| 56 | Knott County, KY | 97.9 |
| 56 | Bedford County, PA | 97.9 |
| 57 | Greeley County, NE | 97.88 |
| 57 | Wheeler County, NE | 97.88 |
| 58 | Jay County, IN | 97.86 |
| 58 | Adair County, IA | 97.86 |
| 58 | Franklin County, NE | 97.86 |
| 58 | Scott County, VA | 97.86 |
| 58 | Wyoming County, WV | 97.86 |
| 59 | Franklin County, IN | 97.85 |
| 59 | Ohio County, IN | 97.85 |
| 59 | Pike County, KY | 97.85 |
| 60 | Harrison County, IA | 97.84 |
| 60 | Polk County, NE | 97.84 |
| 60 | Susquehanna County, PA | 97.84 |
| 61 | Ida County, IA | 97.83 |
| 61 | Lawrence County, KY | 97.83 |
| 61 | Pierce County, NE | 97.83 |
| 62 | Henderson County, IL | 97.82 |
| 62 | Putnam County, MO | 97.82 |
| 62 | Warren County, PA | 97.82 |
| 62 | Nicholas County, WV | 97.82 |
| 63 | Butler County, IA | 97.81 |
| 63 | Clayton County, IA | 97.81 |
| 63 | Breathitt County, KY | 97.81 |
| 63 | Fillmore County, MN | 97.81 |
| 63 | Hooker County, NE | 97.81 |
| 64 | Big Stone County, MN | 97.8 |
| 64 | Vernon County, WI | 97.8 |
| 65 | Carter County, MT | 97.79 |
| 65 | Judith Basin County, MT | 97.79 |
| 65 | Monroe County, OH | 97.79 |
| 65 | Potter County, PA | 97.79 |
| 65 | Webb County, TX | 97.79 |
| 65 | Russell County, VA | 97.79 |
| 66 | Taylor County, IA | 97.78 |
| 66 | Buffalo County, WI | 97.78 |
| 67 | Pike County, IN | 97.77 |
| 67 | Iowa County, IA | 97.77 |
| 68 | Armstrong County, PA | 97.76 |
| 68 | Jerauld County, SD | 97.76 |
| 69 | Mercer County, IL | 97.75 |
| 69 | Butler County, KY | 97.75 |
| 69 | Butler County, NE | 97.75 |
| 69 | Taylor County, WI | 97.75 |
| 70 | Guthrie County, IA | 97.74 |
| 70 | Morgan County, UT | 97.74 |
| 70 | Carroll County, VA | 97.74 |
| 70 | Grant County, WV | 97.74 |
| 71 | Campbell County, TN | 97.73 |
| 72 | Edwards County, IL | 97.72 |
| 72 | Buchanan County, IA | 97.72 |
| 72 | Ringgold County, IA | 97.72 |
| 73 | Piatt County, IL | 97.71 |
| 73 | Benton County, IA | 97.71 |
| 73 | Worth County, MO | 97.71 |
| 74 | Cumberland County, IL | 97.69 |
| 74 | Union County, TN | 97.69 |
| 75 | Mason County, IL | 97.68 |
| 75 | Starke County, IN | 97.68 |
| 75 | Dickinson County, IA | 97.68 |
| 75 | Jewell County, KS | 97.68 |
| 75 | Brown County, MN | 97.68 |
| 75 | Meeker County, MN | 97.68 |
| 75 | Sanborn County, SD | 97.68 |
| 76 | White County, IL | 97.67 |
| 76 | Holt County, NE | 97.67 |
| 76 | Hamlin County, SD | 97.67 |
| 77 | Powell County, KY | 97.66 |
| 77 | Hitchcock County, NE | 97.66 |
| 77 | Wirt County, WV | 97.66 |
| 78 | Wayne County, IL | 97.65 |
| 78 | Bracken County, KY | 97.65 |
| 78 | Banner County, NE | 97.65 |
| 78 | Unicoi County, TN | 97.65 |
| 78 | Braxton County, WV | 97.65 |
| 79 | Effingham County, IL | 97.64 |
| 79 | Hancock County, IL | 97.64 |
| 79 | Jo Daviess County, IL | 97.64 |
| 80 | Sheridan County, KS | 97.63 |
| 80 | Custer County, NE | 97.63 |
| 80 | Wyandot County, OH | 97.63 |
| 80 | Marshall County, WV | 97.63 |
| 81 | Gallatin County, IL | 97.62 |
| 81 | Clinton County, IN | 97.62 |
| 81 | Brown County, NE | 97.62 |
| 81 | Lafayette County, WI | 97.62 |
| 82 | Greene County, IL | 97.61 |
| 82 | DeKalb County, IN | 97.61 |
| 82 | Wayne County, IA | 97.61 |
| 82 | Nuckolls County, NE | 97.61 |
| 82 | Darke County, OH | 97.61 |
| 82 | Hanson County, SD | 97.61 |
| 83 | Garrett County, MD | 97.6 |
| 84 | Clay County, IN | 97.59 |
| 84 | Fountain County, IN | 97.59 |
| 84 | Howard County, NE | 97.59 |
| 84 | Kearney County, NE | 97.59 |
| 85 | Huron County, MI | 97.58 |
Ranking of Counties By White Alone Population Percentage in 2016 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by the percentage of population that were White Alone for each of the following US states.