RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

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

US states 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. California leads at 17,093,961. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,195,645, against an all-states median of 2,665,174.

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YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWHITE (NON-HISPANIC) POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States75.8% of US population248,709,873188,424,773–

01California, CACA39,287,37717,093,961–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36612,489,630–

03Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910,431,156–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,42410,320,879–

05Florida, FLFL22,416,0779,488,696–

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,2939,451,964–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,7988,570,743–

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7617,660,590–

09New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8095,734,566–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,291,918–

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044,977,281–

12Indiana, ININ6,851,0734,969,302–

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704,702,857–

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074,549,759–

15Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,469,091–

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,449,853–

17Washington, WAWA7,816,1164,229,131–

18Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454,106,187–

19Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834,028,266–

20Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,379,712–

21Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,329,976–

22Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682,959,793–

23Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,776,345–

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,762,106–

25Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,667,366–

26Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,665,174–

27Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,631,906–

28Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,580,591–

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,551,410–

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252,391,911–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,193,881–

32Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,932,640–

33West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,719,792–

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,623,356–

35Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,573,092–

36Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,461,733–

37Maine, MEME1,387,8171,202,407–

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,079,323–

39Nevada, NVNV3,184,612947,480–

40Idaho, IDID1,934,262929,109–

41Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801898,073–

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246765,847–

43Montana, MTMT1,116,875734,056–

44South Dakota, SDSD907,428634,653–

45North Dakota, NDND784,841602,436–

46Vermont, VTVT647,106551,441–

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,191529,024–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,397413,389–

49Alaska, AKAK735,706406,892–

50Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235347,804–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,294166,225–

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

Frequently asked

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

California ranks #1 with 17,093,961 (1990 Decennial Census).

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

California, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.