What We're Showing
The racial diversity of the America's 10 most populous states using data and classifications from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Digging Deeper
• In the top 10, Ohio (80%) has the highest proportion of White Americans, followed closely by Pennsylvania (79%). Maine (94%) and Vermont (94%) are the states with the highest proportion of White Americans.
• Among the largest 10 states, Georgia (32%) has the highest proportion of Black Americans. Washington DC (45%) was the region with the highest percentage of Black Americans.
• In the top 10, California (15%) has the highest proportion of Asian Americans. Hawaii (38%) was the region with the highest percentage of Asian Americans.
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White | Black | Asian | Other | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 67.50% | 26.59% | 1.39% | 4.52% |
Alaska | 63.36% | 3.24% | 6.42% | 26.98% |
Arizona | 73.77% | 4.53% | 3.33% | 18.36% |
Arkansas | 75.37% | 15.20% | 1.53% | 7.91% |
California | 56.05% | 5.72% | 14.83% | 23.40% |
Colorado | 81.52% | 4.15% | 3.20% | 11.14% |
Connecticut | 74.22% | 10.70% | 4.57% | 10.50% |
Delaware | 67.44% | 21.99% | 3.98% | 6.59% |
District of Columbia | 41.07% | 45.39% | 4.10% | 9.45% |
Florida | 71.64% | 15.94% | 2.78% | 9.64% |
Georgia | 57.25% | 31.57% | 4.13% | 7.05% |
Hawaii | 24.15% | 1.88% | 37.64% | 36.33% |
Idaho | 88.41% | 0.66% | 1.40% | 9.54% |
Illinois | 69.79% | 14.13% | 5.58% | 10.51% |
Indiana | 82.28% | 9.44% | 2.37% | 5.91% |
Iowa | 89.09% | 3.72% | 2.52% | 4.68% |
Kansas | 82.96% | 5.69% | 2.99% | 8.36% |
Kentucky | 86.25% | 8.10% | 1.53% | 4.13% |
Louisiana | 61.25% | 32.17% | 1.73% | 4.85% |
Maine | 93.68% | 1.39% | 1.14% | 3.79% |
Maryland | 54.24% | 29.86% | 6.37% | 9.52% |
Massachusetts | 76.56% | 7.47% | 6.78% | 9.19% |
Michigan | 77.56% | 13.64% | 3.18% | 5.62% |
Minnesota | 81.64% | 6.43% | 4.91% | 7.01% |
Mississippi | 58% | 37.68% | 1% | 3.33% |
Missouri | 81.29% | 11.40% | 2.02% | 5.30% |
Montana | 87.80% | 0.56% | 0.82% | 10.83% |
Nebraska | 85.31% | 4.78% | 2.49% | 7.42% |
Nevada | 62.08% | 9.33% | 8.33% | 20.27% |
New Hampshire | 91.98% | 1.55% | 2.70% | 3.76% |
New Jersey | 65.50% | 13.39% | 9.65% | 11.46% |
New Mexico | 70% | 2.07% | 1.61% | 26.33% |
New York | 62.31% | 15.39% | 8.58% | 13.72% |
North Carolina | 67.58% | 21.35% | 2.97% | 8.09% |
North Dakota | 85.68% | 3.15% | 1.58% | 9.60% |
Ohio | 80.47% | 12.36% | 2.30% | 4.88% |
Oklahoma | 71.15% | 7.29% | 2.20% | 19.36% |
Oregon | 82.59% | 1.89% | 4.50% | 11.02% |
Pennsylvania | 79.37% | 11.09% | 3.51% | 6.02% |
Rhode Island | 79% | 6.54% | 3.45% | 11.00% |
South Carolina | 66.51% | 26.45% | 1.64% | 5.40% |
South Dakota | 83.61% | 2.14% | 1.41% | 12.84% |
Tennessee | 76.73% | 16.67% | 1.81% | 4.78% |
Texas | 69.16% | 12.10% | 4.94% | 13.79% |
Utah | 85.14% | 1.21% | 2.32% | 11.32% |
Vermont | 93.60% | 1.28% | 1.62% | 3.50% |
Virginia | 66.32% | 19.05% | 6.70% | 7.94% |
Washington | 73.53% | 3.86% | 8.82% | 13.78% |
West Virginia | 92.52% | 3.56% | 0.79% | 3.13% |
Wisconsin | 84.30% | 6.34% | 2.81% | 6.56% |
Wyoming | 90.35% | 0.87% | 0.84% | 7.94% |
Puerto Rico | 59.97% | 11.30% | 0.18% | 28.54% |