State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report by State
Population: White
All Ages, Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 72.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 235,377,662.
• Rank within US : N/A

Hawaii

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 354,847.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52

District of Columbia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 285,857.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52

Maryland

• Value (Percent) : The value is 55.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,343,003.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

Mississippi

• Value (Percent) : The value is 58.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,743,217.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52

Georgia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 58.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,098,889.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 59.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 23,453,222.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 62.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,892,275.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 12,459,687.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 476,015.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52

Nevada

• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,949,707.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52

Puerto Rico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,188,014.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,372,011.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52

Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,717,617.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,018,074.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52

Alabama

• Value (Percent) : The value is 68.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,320,247.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 68.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,049,919.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52

Delaware

• Value (Percent) : The value is 68.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 658,237.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52

Illinois

• Value (Percent) : The value is 71.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,134,903.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 72.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,844,070.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 52

Texas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 20,903,375.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,565,366.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52

Florida

• Value (Percent) : The value is 75.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,702,256.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52

Washington

• Value (Percent) : The value is 75.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,581,128.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52

Connecticut

• Value (Percent) : The value is 75.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,714,031.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 76.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,301,044.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 52

Arizona

• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,444,453.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Tennessee

• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,205,132.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52

Massachusetts

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,348,538.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52

Michigan

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,813,755.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 52

Rhode Island

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 850,597.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

Pennsylvania

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,300,602.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52

Ohio

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,476,047.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52

Missouri

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,015,904.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52

Minnesota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,609,049.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52

Indiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,553,391.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,712,574.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 733,719.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52

Oregon

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,480,920.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

Kansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,455,935.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 52

Wisconsin

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,946,961.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52

Utah

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,676,482.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52

North Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 655,136.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 52

Kentucky

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,868,479.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52

Nebraska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,666,871.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52

Montana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 930,204.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52

Idaho

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,545,409.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52

Iowa

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,826,070.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52

Wyoming

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 531,304.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52

New Hampshire

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,252,128.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,691,600.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52

Vermont

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 587,883.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52

Maine

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,259,522.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/19/2021 3:42 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.