Whitest States in the U.S. 2026
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State | White (%) 2024↓ | White 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Vermont | 96.58% | 620,792 |
 | West Virginia | 95.74% | 1,689,650 |
 | Maine | 93.43% | 1,327,940 |
 | New Hampshire | 92.29% | 1,312,470 |
 | Wyoming | 91.28% | 539,266 |
 | Iowa | 89.44% | 2,903,610 |
 | Montana | 88.79% | 1,022,750 |
 | Kentucky | 86.63% | 4,010,850 |
 | North Dakota | 86.36% | 695,443 |
 | Wisconsin | 86.28% | 5,166,740 |
 | Oregon | 85.81% | 3,674,330 |
 | Idaho | 85.66% | 1,763,440 |
 | Kansas | 84.9% | 2,537,860 |
 | Nebraska | 84.24% | 1,710,340 |
 | South Dakota | 83.56% | 788,082 |
 | Utah | 83.51% | 2,985,380 |
 | Missouri | 82.85% | 5,217,360 |
 | Colorado | 82.36% | 4,971,840 |
 | Indiana | 82.07% | 5,754,960 |
 | Ohio | 81.94% | 9,784,480 |
 | Minnesota | 81.92% | 4,803,520 |
 | Pennsylvania | 80.53% | 10,527,300 |
 | Michigan | 79.87% | 8,110,960 |
 | Rhode Island | 78.88% | 882,322 |
 | Arkansas | 76.97% | 2,411,950 |
 | Massachusetts | 76.71% | 5,499,920 |
 | Oklahoma | 76.34% | 3,167,170 |
 | Tennessee | 75.7% | 5,585,950 |
 | Washington | 75.29% | 6,079,340 |
 | Arizona | 74.63% | 5,739,690 |
 | Connecticut | 73.77% | 2,731,190 |
 | New Mexico | 72.54% | 1,540,900 |
 | Alaska | 71.66% | 528,836 |
 | Illinois | 71% | 9,041,910 |
 | Florida | 70.27% | 16,624,300 |
 | Alabama | 67.62% | 3,531,720 |
 | Virginia | 67.02% | 5,991,740 |
 | Texas | 66.96% | 21,493,900 |
 | North Carolina | 65.53% | 7,434,040 |
 | South Carolina | 65.28% | 3,688,600 |
 | Delaware | 64.51% | 690,081 |
 | Louisiana | 63.46% | 2,932,840 |
 | New Jersey | 63.31% | 6,071,610 |
 | Nevada | 63.13% | 2,090,040 |
 | New York | 63.05% | 12,612,700 |
 | Mississippi | 59.52% | 1,760,580 |
 | California | 57.58% | 22,654,400 |
 | Georgia | 55.95% | 6,379,230 |
 | Maryland | 54.73% | 3,439,760 |
 | District of Columbia | 45.04% | 313,476 |
 | Hawaii | 43.4% | 620,912 |
 | United States | 70.86% | 243,458,470 |
- 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%).
