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]
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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 |
Georgia | 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 | 78.9% | 7,523,647 | 79.3% | -3.6% | -3.0 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
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
- Demographics of the United States
- Lists of U.S. cities with non-white majority populations
- List of U.S. cities with non-Hispanic white plurality populations in 2010
- List of U.S. states by African-American population
- List of U.S. states by Hispanic and Latino population
References
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau definition of race Archived January 4, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ http://www.census.gov/2010census/
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- ↑ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-05.pdf