State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report by State
Population: White
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 210,875,446.
• Rank within US : N/A

Hawaii

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 325,356.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52

Puerto Rico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,146,311.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52

District of Columbia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 262,549.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 17,248,779.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52

Maryland

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,060,731.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52

Georgia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,677,531.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52

Nevada

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,670,302.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,133,871.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52

Texas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,984,990.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52

Mississippi

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,661,873.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,276,142.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 11,340,944.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 58.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,678,942.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52

Florida

• Value (Percent) : The value is 59.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 13,136,701.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 60.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 445,545.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52

Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,344,175.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52

Delaware

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 621,799.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52

Arizona

• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,593,653.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52

Illinois

• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 8,038,512.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,695,587.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,339,447.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52

Alabama

• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,303,370.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,668,453.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52

Connecticut

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,431,342.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52

Washington

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,251,386.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 52

Massachusetts

• Value (Percent) : The value is 70.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,945,674.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 70.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,148,886.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52

Rhode Island

• Value (Percent) : The value is 72.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 792,361.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 73.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,268,784.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

Tennessee

• Value (Percent) : The value is 73.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,133,249.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

Michigan

• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,516,312.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52

Pennsylvania

• Value (Percent) : The value is 75.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,844,085.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52

Oregon

• Value (Percent) : The value is 76.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,247,656.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52

Ohio

• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,167,192.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52

Kansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,289,052.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52

Missouri

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,831,646.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52

Minnesota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,476,710.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52

Indiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,347,678.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

Nebraska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,570,391.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 52

Utah

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,688,129.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52

Wisconsin

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,791,680.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 733,035.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 52

Idaho

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,578,020.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52

Kentucky

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,774,581.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52

North Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 653,820.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52

Iowa

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,735,263.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52

Montana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 946,776.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52

Wyoming

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 498,371.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52

New Hampshire

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,234,149.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,622,009.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52

Maine

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,258,122.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52

Vermont

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 589,835.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 5:20 pm.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: White, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.