Which county has the highest white (non-hispanic) population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 3,634,722 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by white (non-hispanic) population?

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Maricopa County, Arizona, San Diego County, California, Orange County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is white (non-hispanic) population measured?

Number of residents who are White, not Hispanic or Latino (derived from the ACS race table B03002). Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 122 SHOWN OF 3,122

Largest White (non-Hispanic) population, US counties · 1990

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are White, not Hispanic or Latino, from the 1990 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWHITE (NON-HISPANIC) POPULATIONVS –

3001Greene County, ALAL7,0671,967–

3002Dickens County, TXTX1,6921,967–

3003Campbell County, SDSD1,3771,952–

3004Armstrong County, TXTX1,8431,923–

3005Gosper County, NENE1,8031,922–

3006Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8301,908–

3007Schleicher County, TXTX2,2451,898–

3008Sherman County, OROR2,0511,870–

3009Custer County, COCO5,5901,853–

3010Concho County, TXTX3,6071,845–

3011Catron County, NMNM3,8271,830–

3012Dewey County, SDSD5,4191,830–

3013Hancock County, GAGA8,6821,802–

3014Real County, TXTX2,7451,793–

3015Haines, AKAK2,0681,791–

3016Charles City County, VAVA6,6231,790–

3017Meagher County, MTMT2,1371,770–

3018Zapata County, TXTX13,7531,759–

3019Baker County, GAGA2,7251,746–

3020Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5541,735–

3021Wallace County, KSKS1,4411,715–

3022Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1861,685–

3023Bennett County, SDSD3,3071,685–

3024Stonewall County, TXTX1,1861,684–

3025Rich County, UTUT2,6871,678–

3026Cottle County, TXTX1,2241,676–

3027Gilliam County, OROR1,9711,656–

3028Greeley County, KSKS1,1821,651–

3029Harding County, SDSD1,3311,646–

3030Hyde County, SDSD1,1911,637–

3031Duval County, TXTX9,4021,622–

3032Kiowa County, COCO1,4121,617–

3033Jackson County, SDSD2,6661,616–

3034Maverick County, TXTX58,8231,586–

3035Dimmit County, TXTX8,0241,586–

3036Garfield County, MTMT1,1481,579–

3037Sully County, SDSD1,4791,569–

3038Briscoe County, TXTX1,4741,520–

3039Menard County, TXTX1,9561,514–

3040Jackson County, COCO1,2111,502–

3041Carter County, MTMT1,3831,483–

3042Sioux County, NENE1,1881,481–

3043De Baca County, NMNM1,6471,479–

3044Foard County, TXTX1,0441,475–

3045Kinney County, TXTX3,1281,454–

3046Dolores County, COCO2,4661,445–

3047Todd County, SDSD8,8631,423–

3048Eureka County, NVNV1,8671,376–

3049Wheeler County, OROR1,4721,372–

3050Prairie County, MTMT1,1121,363–

3051Motley County, TXTX1,0431,317–

3052Jones County, SDSD9131,315–

3053Clay County, GAGA2,8151,299–

3054Piute County, UTUT1,5091,261–

3055Irion County, TXTX1,4631,244–

3056North Slope, AKAK10,5821,241–

3057La Salle County, TXTX6,5171,228–

3058Hayes County, NENE8211,220–

3059Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251,191–

3060Wibaux County, MTMT8851,181–

3061Presidio County, TXTX5,4331,180–

3062Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7111,157–

3063Esmeralda County, NVNV7291,139–

3064Webster County, GAGA2,3691,127–

3065Mellette County, SDSD2,1371,125–

3066Billings County, NDND1,0711,103–

3067Quitman County, GAGA2,2541,093–

3068Edwards County, TXTX1,3701,078–

3069Sterling County, TXTX1,3491,069–

3070Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4831,037–

3071Keya Paha County, NENE7921,024–

3072Glasscock County, TXTX1,128991–

3073Roberts County, TXTX867991–

3074Starr County, TXTX66,319978–

3075Zavala County, TXTX9,037962–

3076Culberson County, TXTX2,267954–

3077Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433954–

3078Wheeler County, NENE789944–

3079Slope County, NDND628907–

3080Sioux County, NDND3,667905–

3081Golden Valley County, MTMT844899–

3082Kent County, TXTX674875–

3083Bristol Bay, AKAK847872–

3084Logan County, NENE669872–

3085Brooks County, TXTX6,579860–

3086Treasure County, MTMT728851–

3087Issaquena County, MSMS1,263833–

3088Thomas County, NENE639833–

3089Banner County, NENE686832–

3090Aleutians East, AKAK3,479810–

3091Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095792–

3092Alpine County, CACA1,043791–

3093Ziebach County, SDSD2,389790–

3094Hooker County, NENE686787–

3095Grant County, NENE561760–

3096Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662732–

3097Camas County, IDID1,316719–

3098Borden County, TXTX567691–

3099Clark County, IDID783681–

3100Loup County, NENE570679–

3101Blaine County, NENE458674–

3102Daggett County, UTUT934660–

3103Terrell County, TXTX702651–

3104Costilla County, COCO3,679651–

3105San Juan County, COCO813651–

3106Mora County, NMNM4,051599–

3107Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343554–

3108Mineral County, COCO910551–

3109McPherson County, NENE369543–

3110Harding County, NMNM617519–

3111Petroleum County, MTMT548513–

3112McMullen County, TXTX544493–

3113Hinsdale County, COCO753462–

3114Arthur County, NENE396456–

3115Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555424–

3116Buffalo County, SDSD1,802393–

3117Menominee County, WIWI4,199388–

3118Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357368–

3119King County, TXTX192309–

3120Kenedy County, TXTX31998–

3121Loving County, TXTX5289–

3122Kalawao County, HIHI8254–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS