RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest White (non-Hispanic) population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are White, not Hispanic or Latino, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 13,267,442. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,243,157, against an all-states median of 2,890,956.

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YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWHITE (NON-HISPANIC) POPULATIONVS 1990

USUnited States57.4% of US population334,922,499192,214,378–

01California, CACA39,287,37713,267,442−22%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42411,809,426+14%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,07711,302,092+19%

04New York, NYNY19,852,36610,473,790−16%

05Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6399,505,369−9%

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,2938,955,914−5%

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987,370,665−14%

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7617,291,631−5%

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4046,438,593+29%

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,373,950+18%

11Indiana, ININ6,851,0735,164,183+4%

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705,079,778+8%

13Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835,018,980+25%

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1164,935,558+17%

15New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094,759,979−17%

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,723,665+6%

17Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,691,391−11%

18Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,646,738+4%

19Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454,355,373+6%

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,879,594+47%

21Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,797,912+43%

22Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,698,087+9%

23South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253,277,983+37%

24Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683,224,860+9%

25Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,035,984+18%

26Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,890,956−13%

27Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,642,646−1%

28Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,570,539−7%

29Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,535,062+61%

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,502,660−2%

31Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,242,719−19%

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,143,334−2%

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912,055,048+6%

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,626,4380%

35West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,594,845−7%

36Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,519,424+64%

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,489,928+2%

38Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,426,245+51%

39Maine, MEME1,387,8171,247,805+4%

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,212,424+12%

41Montana, MTMT1,116,875933,610+27%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246762,4210%

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801749,439−17%

44South Dakota, SDSD907,428723,729+14%

45North Dakota, NDND784,841641,520+6%

46Delaware, DEDE1,021,191593,492+12%

47Vermont, VTVT647,106582,031+6%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,397473,791+15%

49Alaska, AKAK735,706424,584+4%

50Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235302,359−13%

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,294248,392+49%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

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

California ranks #1 with 13,267,442 (2024 American Community Survey).

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

California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).