According to U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), “White” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. The White racial category includes people who marked the “White” checkbox. It also includes respondents who reported entries such as Caucasian or White; European entries, such as Irish, German, and Polish; Middle Eastern entries, such as Arab, Lebanese, and Palestinian; and North African entries, such as Algerian, Moroccan, and Egyptian.

White population (number)

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Nevada2,105,7572,105,3052,117,6442,131,7012,151,2872,174,7332,197,6502,220,9372,251,0902,277,552
West Virginia1,747,3651,746,8551,745,6651,740,8851,735,0811,726,4301,714,5571,700,4081,687,3691,675,122
Missouri5,042,4545,045,6085,049,5425,054,6365,058,6735,062,2905,067,7915,075,4155,080,6905,086,188
Arkansas2,346,3422,357,4172,361,8802,363,6262,365,8422,369,2972,372,8092,377,7922,381,5542,385,258
Montana892,251896,080900,098907,054913,098919,833927,814936,852943,749950,211
New Jersey6,546,8456,542,4546,529,8046,514,2056,495,1686,470,3326,447,7036,431,5276,412,6436,388,804
Kentucky3,869,9813,881,8123,888,8893,895,8603,898,2303,900,9003,903,4013,907,6523,910,3803,909,923
Illinois10,034,98310,037,01110,026,42410,012,8119,983,8379,942,9509,897,6259,848,2859,786,9419,726,915
Iowa2,842,0162,847,9172,849,4442,853,9572,857,9622,859,7722,860,4582,859,7742,859,0672,859,080
Oklahoma2,855,3172,867,8732,883,6802,900,3372,909,8052,922,4932,927,2482,923,2812,922,7152,927,354
Georgia6,152,0596,173,9376,204,8196,214,6176,238,1246,270,0076,305,9596,335,2796,361,7896,391,505
Oregon3,406,9503,427,6633,443,3743,457,3783,482,8603,519,6943,571,1323,608,3873,632,6263,655,136
Maine1,268,7371,267,4411,265,5731,264,2521,264,3261,261,1151,261,8441,263,5071,266,0951,269,326
North Carolina6,923,8156,963,2737,006,4907,048,2407,090,0827,142,8587,210,6757,270,8287,336,9977,399,487
Connecticut2,952,7022,950,2372,944,1772,934,8582,922,6952,904,4832,886,9992,872,1252,859,5462,841,541
Kansas2,504,3292,509,2392,517,8242,520,1022,521,6012,523,2842,520,9842,517,5282,516,1742,513,846
Wisconsin5,037,7125,039,9455,042,9785,047,0195,048,9095,045,9835,045,9045,051,2225,060,1285,067,781
New York13,906,15013,927,40613,930,74613,917,38113,885,87913,837,23913,773,33713,706,03913,634,35713,546,776
Mississippi1,790,2481,790,6731,790,1971,787,4711,783,5861,777,6501,773,3541,770,3401,762,4451,758,081
Utah2,557,0812,589,5372,619,8132,656,0972,687,8152,724,6982,773,4202,820,7622,863,1012,904,132
Tennessee5,061,4245,084,6115,114,8835,136,5495,164,3315,195,3875,231,8425,273,1295,315,6885,354,405
Wyoming529,735531,545537,181541,207541,752544,435542,675537,032534,974535,371
California27,669,06727,831,69127,987,65428,130,73728,280,23428,404,77328,484,04328,518,93528,497,43228,424,739
Maryland3,545,8243,560,8733,574,0083,578,4573,579,1663,573,8683,565,6683,558,1033,549,8493,539,444
North Dakota610,518618,088630,565646,074656,875666,639662,681660,053660,720662,555
Massachusetts5,534,2975,547,2795,559,1655,572,2985,584,0705,582,2565,576,2235,574,6215,569,8815,554,165
Virginia5,737,8715,780,0535,823,0835,853,2585,871,5455,882,1715,893,5365,908,5575,916,3935,922,648
Louisiana2,907,9282,920,0462,929,5702,937,6642,944,4292,952,3832,955,0592,942,9132,930,5282,918,843
Washington5,544,2635,588,2475,619,9375,649,4285,693,9145,751,6195,827,3565,895,4625,940,5505,977,696
Michigan7,941,9387,930,9937,928,6767,929,7497,929,6847,917,9427,917,9347,922,4727,920,6977,911,567
South Carolina3,170,7583,194,8553,224,4083,255,3413,296,9553,345,7633,393,1883,439,6563,485,1053,532,048
Indiana5,641,4005,650,1975,654,4915,666,8565,674,4215,673,3275,678,3205,683,6815,696,2365,709,592
Idaho1,478,8481,488,6681,497,5931,510,6651,527,4481,543,3391,569,7321,600,8651,630,0521,662,365
Florida14,833,29014,945,92015,093,63215,252,90315,455,71615,712,77016,002,58816,245,72916,440,41816,597,392
New Mexico1,724,7861,734,1021,736,1201,735,2321,728,1481,722,8791,721,2261,718,1661,716,4391,716,656
Alaska485,960489,454492,838494,783492,186490,845490,758486,188481,239477,488
New Hampshire1,248,1041,248,3621,249,1391,248,9381,252,8121,252,7461,255,3961,259,5931,262,0371,266,097
Hawaii349,583353,317358,642365,054367,598370,640371,655368,793365,570361,317
Rhode Island910,357906,055903,906901,075898,459895,011892,309888,967887,718885,518
Colorado4,464,3654,522,4184,577,0804,634,8984,696,5824,773,6874,842,3194,897,8644,956,9315,006,612
Alabama3,365,5593,369,2523,371,0643,372,2033,373,3583,372,3433,374,1063,376,5273,381,6423,389,396
Delaware646,405649,249652,811655,866659,498662,385665,087668,104671,131674,075
Minnesota4,625,3534,636,8884,646,1054,659,6014,670,6234,674,9594,685,5354,700,2644,713,9954,723,931
Texas20,458,50020,737,57821,028,81621,277,40221,583,78021,901,37422,172,57922,392,58222,586,13822,806,130
Nebraska1,651,1491,657,8161,665,4001,672,4091,678,7701,684,4101,690,9961,695,8751,700,1531,704,129
Vermont598,525598,432596,853596,163594,450592,805590,279589,668589,147588,102
Arizona5,428,2295,466,5185,518,8605,566,8205,631,6245,699,4355,773,6225,845,5585,928,4106,013,442
South Dakota707,965712,314717,285722,883727,396729,329733,518738,898743,263748,070
Pennsylvania10,664,04910,658,98810,643,66610,616,53310,593,49510,559,62310,523,29510,495,03010,475,32910,447,062
Ohio9,662,5739,647,2399,629,0129,623,5679,617,0589,599,2419,583,1659,576,5389,564,9389,552,736
District of Columbia253,474263,698273,572281,385288,410296,603305,232313,234320,374