List of U.S. states by non-Hispanic white population
This is a list of U.S. states by non-Hispanic white population. The United States Census Bureau defines non-Hispanic white as white Americans who are not of Hispanic or Latino ancestry (i.e., having ancestry from Spain or Latin America).[1] At 197.2 million in 2012, non-Hispanic whites comprise 62.8% of the total U.S. population.[2][3]
% Non-Hispanic White by state in 2019
Population by state or territory
| State/Territory | Pop 1990 | % pop 1990 | Pop 2000 | % pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | % pop 2010 | Pop 2012 | % pop 2012 | % growth 2000-2012 | % pop 1990-2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama |
2,960,167 | 73.3% | 3,125,819 | 70.3% | 3,204,402 | 67.0% | 3,212,468 | 66.6% | +2.8% | -6.7 pp |
 Alaska |
406,722 | 73.9% | 423,788 | 67.6% | 455,320 | 64.1% | 460,453 | 63.0% | +8.7% | -10.9 pp |
 Arizona |
2,626,185 | 71.7% | 3,274,258 | 63.8% | 3,695,647 | 57.8% | 3,730,370 | 56.9% | +13.9% | -14.8 pp |
 Arkansas |
1,933,082 | 82.2% | 2,100,135 | 78.6% | 2,173,469 | 74.5% | 2,179,168 | 73.9% | +3.8% | -8.3 pp |
 California |
17,029,126 | 57.2% | 15,816,790 | 46.7% | 14,956,253 | 40.1% | 14,904,055 | 39.2% | -5.8% | -18.0 pp |
 Colorado |
2,658,945 | 80.7% | 3,202,880 | 74.5% | 3,520,793 | 70.0% | 3,599,838 | 69.4% | +12.4% | -11.3 pp |
 Connecticut |
2,754,184 | 83.8% | 2,638,845 | 77.5% | 2,546,262 | 71.2% | 2,512,773 | 70.0% | -4.8% | -13.8 pp |
 Delaware |
528,092 | 79.3% | 567,973 | 72.5% | 586,752 | 65.3% | 589,642 | 64.3% | +3.8% | -15.0 pp |
 District of Columbia |
166,131 | 27.4% | 159,178 | 27.8% | 209,464 | 34.8% | 222,975 | 35.3% | +40.1% | +7.9 pp |
 Florida |
9,475,326 | 73.2% | 10,458,509 | 65.4% | 10,884,722 | 57.9% | 10,966,711 | 56.8% | +4.9% | -16.4 pp |
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4,543,425 | 70.1% | 5,128,661 | 62.6% | 5,413,920 | 55.9% | 5,460,416 | 55.0% | +6.5% | -15.1 pp |
 Hawaii |
347,644 | 31.4% | 277,091 | 22.9% | 309,343 | 22.7% | 317,032 | 22.8% | +14.4% | -8.6 pp |
 Idaho |
928,661 | 92.2% | 1,139,291 | 88.0% | 1,316,243 | 84.0% | 1,330,942 | 83.4% | +16.8% | -8.8 pp |
 Illinois |
8,550,208 | 74.8% | 8,424,140 | 67.8% | 8,167,753 | 63.7% | 8,093,687 | 62.9% | -3.9% | -11.9 pp |
 Indiana |
4,965,242 | 89.6% | 5,219,373 | 85.8% | 5,286,453 | 81.5% | 5,289,249 | 80.9% | +1.3% | -8.7 pp |
 Iowa |
2,663,840 | 95.9% | 2,710,344 | 92.6% | 2,701,123 | 88.7% | 2,705,704 | 88.0% | -0.2% | -7.9 pp |
 Kansas |
2,190,524 | 88.4% | 2,233,997 | 83.1% | 2,230,539 | 78.2% | 2,234,826 | 77.4% | 0.0% | -11.0 pp |
 Kentucky |
3,378,022 | 91.7% | 3,608,013 | 89.3% | 3,745,655 | 86.3% | 3,760,302 | 85.8% | +4.2% | -5.9 pp |
 Louisiana |
2,776,022 | 65.8% | 2,794,391 | 62.5% | 2,734,884 | 60.3% | 2,748,748 | 59.7% | -1.6% | -6.1 pp |
 Maine |
1,203,357 | 98.0% | 1,230,297 | 96.5% | 1,254,297 | 94.4% | 1,250,688 | 94.1% | +1.7% | -3.9 pp |
 Maryland |
3,326,109 | 69.6% | 3,286,547 | 62.1% | 3,157,958 | 54.7% | 3,166,263 | 53.8% | -3.7% | -15.8 pp |
 Massachusetts |
5,280,292 | 87.8% | 5,198,359 | 81.9% | 4,984,800 | 76.1% | 5,003,798 | 75.3% | -3.7% | -12.6 pp |
 Michigan |
7,649,951 | 82.3% | 7,806,691 | 78.6% | 7,569,939 | 76.6% | 7,523,647 | 76.1% | -3.6% | -6.2 pp |
 Minnesota |
4,101,266 | 93.7% | 4,337,143 | 88.2% | 4,405,142 | 83.1% | 4,424,944 | 82.3% | +2.0% | -11.4 pp |
 Mississippi |
1,624,198 | 63.1% | 1,727,908 | 60.7% | 1,722,287 | 58.0% | 1,717,214 | 57.5% | -0.6% | -5.6 pp |
 Missouri |
4,448,465 | 86.9% | 4,686,474 | 83.8% | 4,850,748 | 81.0% | 4,848,758 | 80.5% | +3.5% | -6.4 pp |
 Montana |
733,878 | 91.8% | 807,823 | 89.5% | 868,628 | 87.8% | 876,782 | 87.2% | +8.5% | -4.6 pp |
 Nebraska |
1,460,095 | 92.5% | 1,494,494 | 87.3% | 1,499,753 | 82.1% | 1,509,066 | 81.3% | +1.0% | -11.2 pp |
 Nevada |
946,357 | 78.7% | 1,303,001 | 65.2% | 1,462,081 | 54.1% | 1,455,200 | 52.7% | +11.7% | -26.0 pp |
 New Hampshire |
1,079,484 | 97.3% | 1,175,252 | 95.1% | 1,215,050 | 92.3% | 1,212,389 | 91.8% | +3.2% | -5.5 pp |
 New Jersey |
5,718,966 | 74.0% | 5,557,209 | 66.0% | 5,214,878 | 59.3% | 5,134,994 | 57.9% | -7.6% | -16.1 pp |
 New Mexico |
764,164 | 50.4% | 813,495 | 44.7% | 833,810 | 40.5% | 827,066 | 39.7% | +1.7% | -10.7 pp |
 New York |
12,460,189 | 69.3% | 11,760,981 | 62.0% | 11,304,247 | 58.3% | 11,227,534 | 57.4% | -4.5% | -11.9 pp |
 North Carolina |
4,971,127 | 75.0% | 5,647,155 | 70.2% | 6,223,995 | 65.3% | 6,292,533 | 64.5% | +11.4% | -10.5 pp |
 North Dakota |
601,592 | 94.2% | 589,149 | 91.7% | 598,007 | 88.9% | 616,194 | 88.1% | +4.6% | -6.1 pp |
 Ohio |
9,444,622 | 87.1% | 9,538,111 | 84.0% | 9,359,263 | 81.1% | 9,309,291 | 80.6% | -2.4% | -6.5 pp |
 Oklahoma |
2,547,588 | 81.0% | 2,556,368 | 74.1% | 2,575,381 | 68.7% | 2,585,779 | 67.8% | +1.2% | -13.2 pp |
 Oregon |
2,579,732 | 90.8% | 2,857,616 | 83.5% | 3,005,848 | 78.5% | 3,026,649 | 77.6% | +5.9% | -13.2 pp |
 Pennsylvania |
10,422,058 | 87.7% | 10,322,455 | 84.1% | 10,094,652 | 79.5% | 10,035,953 | 78.6% | -2.8% | -9.1 pp |
 Rhode Island |
896,109 | 89.3% | 858,433 | 81.9% | 803,685 | 76.4% | 791,560 | 75.4% | -7.8% | -13.9 pp |
 South Carolina |
2,390,056 | 68.5% | 2,652,291 | 66.1% | 2,962,740 | 64.1% | 3,016,843 | 63.9% | +13.7% | -4.6 pp |
 South Dakota |
634,788 | 91.2% | 664,585 | 88.0% | 689,502 | 84.7% | 698,504 | 83.8% | +5.1% | -7.4 pp |
 Tennessee |
4,027,631 | 82.6% | 4,505,930 | 79.2% | 4,800,782 | 75.6% | 4,840,886 | 75.0% | +7.4% | -7.6 pp |
 Texas |
10,291,680 | 60.6% | 10,933,313 | 52.4% | 11,397,345 | 45.3% | 11,554,528 | 44.3% | +5.7% | -16.3 pp |
 Utah |
1,571,254 | 91.2% | 1,904,265 | 85.3% | 2,221,719 | 80.4% | 2,278,904 | 79.8% | +19.7% | -11.4 pp |
 Vermont |
552,184 | 98.1% | 585,431 | 96.2% | 590,223 | 94.3% | 588,138 | 94.0% | +0.5% | -4.3 pp |
 Virginia |
4,701,650 | 76.0% | 4,965,637 | 70.2% | 5,186,450 | 64.8% | 5,234,502 | 63.9% | +5.4% | -12.1 pp |
 Washington |
4,221,622 | 86.7% | 4,652,490 | 78.9% | 4,876,804 | 72.5% | 4,927,042 | 71.4% | +5.9% | -15.3 pp |
 West Virginia |
1,718,896 | 95.8% | 1,709,966 | 94.6% | 1,726,256 | 93.2% | 1,721,901 | 92.8% | +0.7% | -3.0 pp |
 Wisconsin |
4,464,677 | 91.3% | 4,681,630 | 87.3% | 4,738,411 | 83.3% | 4,738,842 | 82.8% | +1.2% | -8.5 pp |
 Wyoming |
412,711 | 91.0% | 438,799 | 88.9% | 483,874 | 85.9% | 487,672 | 84.6% | +11.1% | -6.4 pp |
 American Samoa |
682 | 1.2% | 611 | 1.1% | -10.4% | |||||
 Guam |
10,666 | 6.9% | 11,001 | 6.9% | +3.1% | |||||
 Northern Mariana Islands |
1,274 | 1.8% | 916 | 1.7% | -28.1% | |||||
 Puerto Rico |
33,966 | 0.9% | 26,946 | 0.7% | 23,542 | 0.6% | -30.7% | |||
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
8,580 | 7.9% | 3,830 | 3.6% | -55.3% | |||||
 United States of America |
188,128,296 | 75.6% | 194,552,774 | 69.1% | 196,817,552 | 63.7% | 197,243,423 | 62.8% | +1.4% | –11.9 pp |
In 2012, in 37 out of the 50 U.S. states non-Hispanic whites made up a greater percentage of the state's population than the U.S. overall share of 62.8%; however, the 13 states with greater shares of non-whites include the four most populous states (California, Texas, New York, and Florida). Also, note that while the total non-Hispanic white population has grown since 2000 in 36 out of the 50 states, the relative share of non-Hispanic whites in the overall state population has declined in all 50 states during that same time period.
As of 2012, four states are majority-minority: Hawaii, California, New Mexico, and Texas, in addition to the District of Columbia and all 5 inhabited territories.
Historical population by state or territory
Non-Hispanic whites are less than 60% of the population
Green states were formerly majority minority, however by the 1930s, largely due to the Great Migration of African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, had gained a white majority.| State/Territory | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama |
65.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 70.3% | 67.0% | |||||
| Alaska |
48.3% | 77.2% | 75.8% | 73.9% | 67.6% | 64.1% | |||||
| Arizona |
65.1% | 74.3% | 74.5% | 71.7% | 63.8% | 57.8% | |||||
| Arkansas |
75.2% | 81.0% | 82.2% | 82.2% | 78.6% | 74.5% | |||||
| California |
89.5% | 76.3% | 66.6% | 57.2% | 46.7% | 40.1% | |||||
| Colorado |
90.3% | 84.6% | 82.7% | 80.7% | 74.5% | 70.0% | |||||
| Connecticut |
97.9% | 91.4% | 88.0% | 83.8% | 77.5% | 71.2% | |||||
| Delaware |
86.4% | 84.1% | 81.3% | 79.3% | 72.5% | 65.3% | |||||
| District of Columbia |
71.4% | 26.5% | 25.7% | 27.4% | 27.8% | 34.8% | |||||
| Florida |
71.5% | 77.9% | 76.7% | 73.2% | 65.4% | 57.9% | |||||
| Georgia |
65.2% | 73.4% | 71.6% | 70.1% | 62.6% | 55.9% | |||||
| Hawaii |
31.5% | 38.0% | 31.1% | 31.4% | 22.9% | 22.7% | |||||
| Idaho |
98.4% | 95.9% | 93.9% | 92.2% | 88.0% | 84.0% | |||||
| Illinois |
94.7% | 83.5% | 78.0% | 74.8% | 67.8% | 63.7% | |||||
| Indiana |
96.3% | 91.7% | 90.2% | 89.6% | 85.8% | 81.5% | |||||
| Iowa |
99.2% | 98.0% | 96.9% | 95.9% | 92.6% | 88.7% | |||||
| Kansas |
95.6% | 92.7% | 90.5% | 88.4% | 83.1% | 78.2% | |||||
| Kentucky |
92.5% | 92.4% | 91.7% | 91.7% | 89.3% | 86.3% | |||||
| Louisiana |
63.7% | 68.2% | 67.6% | 65.8% | 62.5% | 60.3% | |||||
| Maine |
99.7% | 99.1% | 98.3% | 98.0% | 96.5% | 94.4% | |||||
| Maryland |
83.3% | 80.4% | 73.9% | 69.6% | 62.1% | 54.7% | |||||
| Massachusetts |
98.6% | 95.4% | 92.3% | 87.8% | 81.9% | 76.1% | |||||
| Michigan |
95.7% | 87.1% | 84.1% | 82.3% | 78.6% | 76.6% | |||||
| Minnesota |
99.0% | 97.7% | 96.1% | 93.7% | 88.2% | 83.1% | |||||
| Mississippi |
50.6% | 62.6% | 63.6% | 63.1% | 60.7% | 58.0% | |||||
| Missouri |
93.4% | 88.6% | 87.7% | 86.9% | 83.8% | 81.0% | |||||
| Montana |
96.2% | 94.7% | 93.4% | 91.8% | 89.5% | 87.8% | |||||
| Nebraska |
98.2% | 95.2% | 94.0% | 92.5% | 87.3% | 82.1% | |||||
| Nevada |
91.6% | 86.7% | 83.2% | 78.7% | 65.2% | 54.1% | |||||
| New Hampshire |
99.9% | 99.1% | 98.4% | 97.3% | 95.1% | 92.3% | |||||
| New Jersey |
94.3% | 84.7% | 79.1% | 74.0% | 66.0% | 59.3% | |||||
| New Mexico |
50.9% | 53.8% | 52.6% | 50.4% | 44.7% | 40.5% | |||||
| New York |
94.6% | 80.1% | 75.0% | 69.3% | 62.0% | 58.3% | |||||
| North Carolina |
71.9% | 76.5% | 75.3% | 75.0% | 70.2% | 65.3% | |||||
| North Dakota |
98.3% | 96.9% | 95.5% | 94.2% | 91.7% | 88.9% | |||||
| Ohio |
95.0% | 89.8% | 88.2% | 87.1% | 84.0% | 81.1% | |||||
| Oklahoma |
89.9% | 88.1% | 85.0% | 81.0% | 74.1% | 68.7% | |||||
| Oregon |
98.6% | 95.8% | 93.3% | 90.8% | 83.5% | 78.5% | |||||
| Pennsylvania |
95.1% | 90.3% | 89.1% | 87.7% | 84.1% | 79.5% | |||||
| Rhode Island |
98.3% | 96.1% | 93.4% | 89.3% | 81.9% | 76.4% | |||||
| South Carolina |
57.1% | 69.0% | 68.3% | 68.5% | 66.1% | 64.1% | |||||
| South Dakota |
96.2% | 94.6% | 92.3% | 91.2% | 88.0% | 84.7% | |||||
| Tennessee |
82.5% | 83.7% | 83.1% | 82.6% | 79.2% | 75.6% | |||||
| Texas |
74.1% | 69.6% | 65.7% | 60.6% | 52.4% | 45.3% | |||||
| Utah |
98.2% | 93.6% | 92.4% | 91.2% | 85.3% | 80.4% | |||||
| Vermont |
99.7% | 99.2% | 98.5% | 98.1% | 96.2% | 94.3% | |||||
| Virginia |
75.3% | 80.1% | 78.2% | 76.0% | 70.2% | 64.8% | |||||
| Washington |
97.7% | 93.6% | 90.2% | 86.7% | 78.9% | 72.5% | |||||
| West Virginia |
93.7% | 95.7% | 95.6% | 95.8% | 94.6% | 93.2% | |||||
| Wisconsin |
99.2% | 95.6% | 93.6% | 91.3% | 87.3% | 83.3% | |||||
| Wyoming |
95.9% | 92.1% | 92.0% | 91.0% | 88.9% | 85.9% | |||||
| Puerto Rico |
0.9% | 0.7% |
See also
References
- U.S. Census Bureau definition of race Archived January 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S."
- "2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- "2010 U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- "Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States". Census.gov. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- https://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/mso01-wp.pdf
- https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-05.pdf
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