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US states by white (non-Hispanic) population share

Maine had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 51 states in 2021, at 92%. Hawaii had the lowest, at 21.3%. The median was 69.7% and the figure for the United States was 59.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest92Maine
Lowest21.3Hawaii
Median69.751 states
United States59.5History

All states, 2021

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MaineMaine: 92 %92VermontVermont: 91.9 %91.9West VirginiaWest Virginia: 91.2 %91.2New HampshireNew Hampshire: 89 %89MontanaMontana: 85.1 %85.1IowaIowa: 84.4 %84.4KentuckyKentucky: 83.6 %83.6North DakotaNorth Dakota: 83.1 %83.1WyomingWyoming: 83 %83South DakotaSouth Dakota: 80.8 %80.8IdahoIdaho: 80.6 %80.6WisconsinWisconsin: 80.2 %80.2MinnesotaMinnesota: 78.3 %78.3MissouriMissouri: 78.2 %78.2IndianaIndiana: 77.9 %77.9OhioOhio: 77.8 %77.8NebraskaNebraska: 77.7 %77.7UtahUtah: 77.3 %77.3PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 75.1 %75.1KansasKansas: 74.8 %74.8OregonOregon: 74.1 %74.1MichiganMichigan: 74 %74TennesseeTennessee: 72.9 %72.9ArkansasArkansas: 70.6 %70.6Rhode IslandRhode Island: 70.6 %70.6MassachusettsMassachusetts: 69.7 %69.7ColoradoColorado: 66.8 %66.8WashingtonWashington: 66.5 %66.5ConnecticutConnecticut: 64.9 %64.9AlabamaAlabama: 64.9 %64.9OklahomaOklahoma: 64.2 %64.2South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 63.1 %63.1North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 62.1 %62.1DelawareDelaware: 60.8 %60.8VirginiaVirginia: 60.6 %60.6IllinoisIllinois: 60.2 %60.2AlaskaAlaska: 59 %59LouisianaLouisiana: 57.8 %57.8MississippiMississippi: 56 %56New YorkNew York: 54.7 %54.7New JerseyNew Jersey: 53.8 %53.8ArizonaArizona: 53.4 %53.4FloridaFlorida: 52.6 %52.6GeorgiaGeorgia: 51.4 %51.4MarylandMaryland: 49.4 %49.4NevadaNevada: 47.2 %47.2TexasTexas: 40.7 %40.7District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 36.7 %36.7New MexicoNew Mexico: 36 %36CaliforniaCalifornia: 35.8 %35.8HawaiiHawaii: 21.3 %21.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2021 (%)
1Maine92
2Vermont91.9
3West Virginia91.2
4New Hampshire89
5Montana85.1
6Iowa84.4
7Kentucky83.6
8North Dakota83.1
9Wyoming83
10South Dakota80.8
11Idaho80.6
12Wisconsin80.2
13Minnesota78.3
14Missouri78.2
15Indiana77.9
16Ohio77.8
17Nebraska77.7
18Utah77.3
19Pennsylvania75.1
20Kansas74.8
21Oregon74.1
22Michigan74
23Tennessee72.9
24Arkansas70.6
25Rhode Island70.6
26Massachusetts69.7
27Colorado66.8
28Washington66.5
29Connecticut64.9
30Alabama64.9
31Oklahoma64.2
32South Carolina63.1
33North Carolina62.1
34Delaware60.8
35Virginia60.6
36Illinois60.2
37Alaska59
38Louisiana57.8
39Mississippi56
40New York54.7
41New Jersey53.8
42Arizona53.4
43Florida52.6
44Georgia51.4
45Maryland49.4
46Nevada47.2
47Texas40.7
48District of Columbia36.7
49New Mexico36
50California35.8
51Hawaii21.3

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which state has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Maine, with 92% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Hawaii, with 21.3% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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