State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report by State
Population: White
All Ages, Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 68.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 224,789,109.
• Rank within US : N/A

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 20,553,732.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52

Texas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 18,566,027.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52

Florida

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 14,449,017.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 60.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 12,215,118.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52

Pennsylvania

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,153,752.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52

Ohio

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,374,538.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52

Illinois

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 8,699,413.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52

Michigan

• Value (Percent) : The value is 76.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,715,291.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 52

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,865,508.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52

Georgia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 55.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,934,931.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 62.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,787,873.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52

Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,574,307.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52

Indiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,483,296.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52

Washington

• Value (Percent) : The value is 71.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,465,011.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52

Massachusetts

• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,211,704.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52

Tennessee

• Value (Percent) : The value is 75.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,198,206.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52

Arizona

• Value (Percent) : The value is 70.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,985,729.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52

Missouri

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,930,466.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52

Wisconsin

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,894,019.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52

Minnesota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,576,758.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,507,448.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52

Kentucky

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,842,383.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52

Oregon

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,394,838.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52

Alabama

• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,338,590.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 52

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,334,961.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52

Maryland

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,238,671.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 60.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,805,875.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52

Iowa

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,795,319.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 69.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,752,553.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52

Utah

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,704,561.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 52

Connecticut

• Value (Percent) : The value is 72.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,595,884.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 52

Kansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,386,766.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,227,020.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Nevada

• Value (Percent) : The value is 58.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,799,601.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52

Mississippi

• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,701,989.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52

Puerto Rico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,693,651.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,658,405.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52

Nebraska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,630,376.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52

Idaho

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,567,799.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,364,638.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52

Maine

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,261,097.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52

New Hampshire

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,249,067.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52

Montana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 938,223.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52

Rhode Island

• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 841,181.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 728,526.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 52

North Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 656,584.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52

Delaware

• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 645,409.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52

Vermont

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 596,282.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52

Wyoming

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 511,179.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 62.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 458,520.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52

Hawaii

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 344,295.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52

District of Columbia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 276,373.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/29/2023 10:27 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: White, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.