- White Non-Hispanic: 60.6 percent
- Black Non-Hispanic: 12.3 percent
- Asian Non-Hispanic: 5.5 percent
- American Indian/Alaska Native Non-Hispanic: 0.7 percent
Also see the most recent data from 2019.
The following table shows state population totals by race and ethnicity, current as of 2017.
| State | Total population | Hispanic (of any race) | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Non-Hispanic Asian | Non-Hispanic American Indian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,874,747 | 201,970 | 3,191,450 | 1,302,295 | 65,494 | 22,209 |
| Alaska | 739,795 | 51,712 | 448,081 | 21,192 | 48,569 | 105,146 |
| Arizona | 7,016,270 | 2,202,173 | 3,836,639 | 290,379 | 225,810 | 274,496 |
| Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 223,764 | 2,173,307 | 455,500 | 46,583 | 16,901 |
| California | 39,536,653 | 15,477,306 | 14,616,636 | 2,164,239 | 5,679,986 | 147,880 |
| Colorado | 5,607,154 | 1,206,724 | 3,822,055 | 219,500 | 176,176 | 32,102 |
| Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 578,833 | 2,393,694 | 354,320 | 162,564 | 7,486 |
| Delaware | 961,939 | 89,540 | 597,917 | 206,690 | 38,404 | 2,344 |
| District of Columbia | 693,972 | 76,526 | 253,416 | 314,705 | 28,056 | 1,574 |
| Florida | 20,984,400 | 5,370,860 | 11,288,419 | 3,224,452 | 578,136 | 42,654 |
| Georgia | 10,429,379 | 1,001,472 | 5,487,048 | 3,245,371 | 408,067 | 18,335 |
| Hawaii | 1,427,538 | 150,125 | 310,584 | 22,629 | 532,881 | 1,659 |
| Idaho | 1,716,943 | 213,619 | 1,407,302 | 10,947 | 22,698 | 19,136 |
| Illinois | 12,802,023 | 2,206,927 | 7,834,272 | 1,790,512 | 689,701 | 12,784 |
| Indiana | 6,666,818 | 461,618 | 5,278,785 | 613,080 | 146,611 | 9,694 |
| Iowa | 3,145,711 | 185,746 | 2,701,250 | 103,989 | 80,937 | 7,825 |
| Kansas | 2,913,123 | 345,510 | 2,210,739 | 161,148 | 85,386 | 17,617 |
| Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 155,163 | 3,769,995 | 355,829 | 64,381 | 6,882 |
| Louisiana | 4,684,333 | 243,620 | 2,739,086 | 1,505,991 | 83,959 | 21,942 |
| Maine | 1,335,907 | 21,899 | 1,247,090 | 15,761 | 15,141 | 8,225 |
| Maryland | 6,052,177 | 612,709 | 3,066,146 | 1,776,692 | 389,297 | 11,879 |
| Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 811,292 | 4,906,564 | 477,846 | 450,311 | 9,439 |
| Michigan | 9,962,311 | 504,398 | 7,476,534 | 1,359,264 | 306,376 | 45,421 |
| Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 296,666 | 4,455,056 | 356,949 | 272,228 | 53,674 |
| Mississippi | 2,984,100 | 86,035 | 1,688,447 | 1,130,323 | 27,467 | 13,240 |
| Missouri | 6,113,532 | 255,803 | 4,854,821 | 694,270 | 123,227 | 21,332 |
| Montana | 1,050,493 | 38,933 | 906,221 | 4,380 | 7,182 | 62,126 |
| Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 209,917 | 1,517,634 | 87,147 | 46,837 | 12,823 |
| Nevada | 2,998,039 | 864,663 | 1,462,301 | 265,472 | 249,834 | 27,991 |
| New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 50,393 | 1,212,790 | 18,023 | 35,602 | 1,500 |
| New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 1,840,433 | 4,939,479 | 1,148,321 | 882,064 | 9,074 |
| New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 1,018,344 | 780,688 | 38,022 | 27,514 | 182,991 |
| New York | 19,849,399 | 3,811,654 | 10,936,578 | 2,846,481 | 1,718,948 | 41,752 |
| North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 962,466 | 6,472,902 | 2,175,617 | 293,050 | 111,317 |
| North Dakota | 755,393 | 26,479 | 637,291 | 22,830 | 12,699 | 40,745 |
| Ohio | 11,658,609 | 436,762 | 9,204,374 | 1,421,030 | 256,437 | 17,866 |
| Oklahoma | 3,930,864 | 417,708 | 2,576,937 | 283,068 | 84,404 | 288,580 |
| Oregon | 4,142,776 | 540,924 | 3,132,752 | 74,345 | 180,042 | 38,855 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 938,428 | 9,780,941 | 1,367,815 | 442,425 | 14,498 |
| Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 163,346 | 763,670 | 57,196 | 37,798 | 3,134 |
| South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 285,990 | 3,197,812 | 1,344,741 | 74,889 | 12,370 |
| South Dakota | 869,666 | 31,278 | 715,927 | 16,345 | 10,612 | 74,563 |
| Tennessee | 6,715,984 | 361,203 | 4,962,226 | 1,115,187 | 118,312 | 13,699 |
| Texas | 28,304,596 | 11,158,751 | 11,855,092 | 3,330,204 | 1,344,963 | 71,859 |
| Utah | 3,101,833 | 434,290 | 2,428,495 | 35,689 | 74,530 | 30,073 |
| Vermont | 623,657 | 11,932 | 578,706 | 7,731 | 11,073 | 1,971 |
| Virginia | 8,470,020 | 790,662 | 5,226,540 | 1,595,039 | 539,382 | 20,568 |
| Washington | 7,405,743 | 940,792 | 5,077,103 | 262,211 | 625,939 | 75,535 |
| West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 22,807 | 1,670,509 | 71,358 | 13,695 | 2,391 |
| Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 397,847 | 4,706,315 | 362,314 | 158,583 | 44,664 |
| Wyoming | 579,315 | 58,122 | 486,586 | 5,154 | 4,586 | 12,341 |
The rate at which states are becoming racially and ethnically more diverse varies. States with the largest percentages of non-Whites currently are New Mexico, California, Texas and Hawaii.
State Percentage of Population By Race
| State | Hispanic (of any race) | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Non-Hispanic Asian | Non-Hispanic American Indian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.1% | 65.5% | 26.7% | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Alaska | 7.0% | 60.6% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 14.2% |
| Arizona | 31.4% | 54.7% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Arkansas | 7.4% | 72.3% | 15.2% | 1.6% | 0.6% |
| California | 39.1% | 37.0% | 5.5% | 14.4% | 0.4% |
| Colorado | 21.5% | 68.2% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 0.6% |
| Connecticut | 16.1% | 66.7% | 9.9% | 4.5% | 0.2% |
| Delaware | 9.3% | 62.2% | 21.5% | 4.0% | 0.2% |
| District of Columbia | 11.0% | 36.5% | 45.3% | 4.0% | 0.2% |
| Florida | 25.6% | 53.8% | 15.4% | 2.8% | 0.2% |
| Georgia | 9.6% | 52.6% | 31.1% | 3.9% | 0.2% |
| Hawaii | 10.5% | 21.8% | 1.6% | 37.3% | 0.1% |
| Idaho | 12.4% | 82.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Illinois | 17.2% | 61.2% | 14.0% | 5.4% | 0.1% |
| Indiana | 6.9% | 79.2% | 9.2% | 2.2% | 0.1% |
| Iowa | 5.9% | 85.9% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.2% |
| Kansas | 11.9% | 75.9% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% |
| Kentucky | 3.5% | 84.6% | 8.0% | 1.4% | 0.2% |
| Louisiana | 5.2% | 58.5% | 32.1% | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Maine | 1.6% | 93.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| Maryland | 10.1% | 50.7% | 29.4% | 6.4% | 0.2% |
| Massachusetts | 11.8% | 71.5% | 7.0% | 6.6% | 0.1% |
| Michigan | 5.1% | 75.0% | 13.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% |
| Minnesota | 5.3% | 79.9% | 6.4% | 4.9% | 1.0% |
| Mississippi | 2.9% | 56.6% | 37.9% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| Missouri | 4.2% | 79.4% | 11.4% | 2.0% | 0.3% |
| Montana | 3.7% | 86.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5.9% |
| Nebraska | 10.9% | 79.0% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 0.7% |
| Nevada | 28.8% | 48.8% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 0.9% |
| New Hampshire | 3.8% | 90.3% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 0.1% |
| New Jersey | 20.4% | 54.8% | 12.8% | 9.8% | 0.1% |
| New Mexico | 48.8% | 37.4% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 8.8% |
| New York | 19.2% | 55.1% | 14.3% | 8.7% | 0.2% |
| North Carolina | 9.4% | 63.0% | 21.2% | 2.9% | 1.1% |
| North Dakota | 3.5% | 84.4% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 5.4% |
| Ohio | 3.7% | 78.9% | 12.2% | 2.2% | 0.2% |
| Oklahoma | 10.6% | 65.6% | 7.2% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Oregon | 13.1% | 75.6% | 1.8% | 4.3% | 0.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 7.3% | 76.4% | 10.7% | 3.5% | 0.1% |
| Rhode Island | 15.4% | 72.1% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 0.3% |
| South Carolina | 5.7% | 63.6% | 26.8% | 1.5% | 0.2% |
| South Dakota | 3.6% | 82.3% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 8.6% |
| Tennessee | 5.4% | 73.9% | 16.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% |
| Texas | 39.4% | 41.9% | 11.8% | 4.8% | 0.3% |
| Utah | 14.0% | 78.3% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| Vermont | 1.9% | 92.8% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.3% |
| Virginia | 9.3% | 61.7% | 18.8% | 6.4% | 0.2% |
| Washington | 12.7% | 68.6% | 3.5% | 8.5% | 1.0% |
| West Virginia | 1.3% | 92.0% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Wisconsin | 6.9% | 81.2% | 6.3% | 2.7% | 0.8% |
| Wyoming | 10.0% | 84.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
NOTE: Figures for populations of other races or more than one race not shown, but included in totals and percentages.
