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Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are White, not Hispanic or Latino (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: White (non-Hispanic) residents as a percentage of total population. Maine leads at 90.2%. 51 states qualify in total.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPWHITE, NON-HISPANICVS 2000
USUnited States331,449,28157.8%–
01Maine, MEME1,387,81790.2%−6.3 pts
02West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37389.1%−5.4 pts
03Vermont, VTVT647,10689.1%−7.0 pts
04New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86887.2%−7.9 pts
05Montana, MTMT1,116,87583.1%−6.4 pts
06Iowa, IAIA3,210,50782.7%−9.9 pts
07North Dakota, NDND784,84181.7%−10.1 pts
08Wyoming, WYWY582,39781.4%−7.4 pts
09Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82481.3%−7.9 pts
10South Dakota, SDSD907,42879.6%−8.5 pts
11Idaho, IDID1,934,26278.9%−9.2 pts
12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87278.6%−8.7 pts
13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44576.3%−11.9 pts
14Ohio, OHOH11,810,29375.9%−8.1 pts
15Missouri, MOMO6,191,81475.8%−8.0 pts
16Nebraska, NENE1,978,70775.7%−11.6 pts
17Indiana, ININ6,851,07375.5%−10.4 pts
18Utah, UTUT3,392,33175.4%−9.9 pts
19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63973.5%−10.6 pts
20Michigan, MIMI10,077,76172.4%−6.2 pts
21Kansas, KSKS2,947,19772.2%−10.8 pts
22Oregon, OROR4,254,29371.7%−11.9 pts
23Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38370.9%−8.3 pts
24Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80168.7%−13.2 pts
25Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39168.5%−10.0 pts
26Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05667.6%−14.3 pts
27Colorado, COCO5,862,18965.1%−9.3 pts
28Washington, WAWA7,816,11663.8%−15.1 pts
29Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50863.2%−14.3 pts
30Alabama, ALAL5,086,76863.1%−7.2 pts
31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22562.1%−4.0 pts
32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63460.8%−13.3 pts
33North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40460.5%−9.7 pts
34Virginia, VAVA8,705,17058.6%−11.5 pts
35Delaware, DEDE1,021,19158.6%−13.9 pts
36Illinois, ILIL12,694,79858.3%−9.5 pts
37Alaska, AKAK735,70657.5%−10.1 pts
38Louisiana, LALA4,611,96155.8%−6.8 pts
39Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77955.4%−5.4 pts
40Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83853.4%−10.5 pts
41New York, NYNY19,852,36652.5%−9.5 pts
42New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80951.9%−14.2 pts
43Florida, FLFL22,416,07751.5%−13.9 pts
44Georgia, GAGA10,940,40750.1%−12.6 pts
45Maryland, MDMD6,206,01147.2%−14.9 pts
46Nevada, NVNV3,184,61245.9%−19.3 pts
47Texas, TXTX30,188,42439.7%−12.7 pts
48District of Columbia, DCDC681,29438.0%+10.1 pts
49New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24636.5%−8.2 pts
50California, CACA39,287,37734.7%−12.0 pts
51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23521.6%−1.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest white, non-hispanic?

Maine ranks #1 with 90.2% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by white, non-hispanic?

Maine, West Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, Montana.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is white, non-hispanic measured?

Share identifying as White alone, not Hispanic or Latino. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.