Whitest States in the U.S. 2025

West Virginia

95.84%

Vermont

95.59%

Maine

93.67%

New Hampshire

92.33%

Wyoming

91.21%

Iowa

89.05%

Montana

88.39%

Kentucky

86.36%

North Dakota

86.2%

Wisconsin

86.1%

Oregon

85.91%

Idaho

85.28%

Kansas

84.92%

Nebraska

84.63%

South Dakota

83.86%

Missouri

82.8%

Utah

82.79%

Colorado

82.74%

Indiana

82.52%

Minnesota

82.47%

Ohio

81.97%

Pennsylvania

80.35%

Michigan

79.55%

Rhode Island

79.02%

Arkansas

77.31%

Massachusetts

76.54%

Oklahoma

76.28%

Tennessee

75.64%

Washington

75.41%

Arizona

74.39%

Connecticut

73.92%

New Mexico

72.98%

Illinois

71.51%

Alaska

70.86%

Florida

68.92%

Alabama

67.57%

Virginia

67.4%

Texas

67.37%

North Carolina

65.81%

South Carolina

64.96%

Delaware

64.45%

New York

63.86%

New Jersey

63.85%

Louisiana

63.81%

Nevada

63.09%

Mississippi

59.73%

California

58.52%

Georgia

56.33%

Maryland

54.72%

District of Columbia

43.22%

Hawaii

42.37%

State	White (%)↓	White
West Virginia	95.84%	1,695,860
Vermont	95.59%	619,715
Maine	93.67%	1,321,060
New Hampshire	92.33%	1,307,240
Wyoming	91.21%	538,281
Iowa	89.05%	2,907,090
Montana	88.39%	1,010,460
Kentucky	86.36%	3,995,080
North Dakota	86.2%	693,155
Wisconsin	86.1%	5,158,630
Oregon	85.91%	3,686,290
Idaho	85.28%	1,732,960
Kansas	84.92%	2,538,830
Nebraska	84.63%	1,712,060
South Dakota	83.86%	780,758
Missouri	82.8%	5,201,940
Utah	82.79%	2,950,560
Colorado	82.74%	4,975,550
Indiana	82.52%	5,750,000
Minnesota	82.47%	4,810,560
Ohio	81.97%	9,789,550
Pennsylvania	80.35%	10,557,400
Michigan	79.55%	8,112,360
Rhode Island	79.02%	885,973
Arkansas	77.31%	2,402,310
Massachusetts	76.54%	5,515,190
Oklahoma	76.28%	3,147,940
Tennessee	75.64%	5,527,440
Washington	75.41%	6,077,460
Arizona	74.39%	5,721,670
Connecticut	73.92%	2,740,160
New Mexico	72.98%	1,561,210
Illinois	71.51%	9,137,670
Alaska	70.86%	527,024
Florida	68.92%	16,430,300
Alabama	67.57%	3,512,160
Virginia	67.4%	5,990,250
Texas	67.37%	21,461,300
North Carolina	65.81%	7,377,520
South Carolina	64.96%	3,618,060
Delaware	64.45%	687,902
New York	63.86%	12,770,200
New Jersey	63.85%	6,143,370
Louisiana	63.81%	2,940,080
Nevada	63.09%	2,094,890
Mississippi	59.73%	1,757,840
California	58.52%	23,210,400
Georgia	56.33%	6,363,310
Maryland	54.72%	3,452,270
District of Columbia	43.22%	309,951
Hawaii	42.37%	614,813
United States	71%	243,824,052

White alone or in combination with one or more other races

The states with the highest overall white populations are California (28,409,288), Texas (22,819,758), Florida (16,602,290), and New York (13,539,678). This is likely because these are the four most populous states in the U.S., and over three-quarters of the country’s overall population is white. Despite their large white populations, these four states are considered to be among the most diverse in the U.S.. The states with the lowest percentage of white people are Hawaii (25.5%), the District of Columbia (46.0%), and Maryland (58.5%).