List of United States cities by percentage of white population

Definitions of White Americans typically excludes White Hispanic and Multiracial Americans people.[1]

15 largest US cities edit

2015 rank City State[2] White percentage Non-Hispanic White 2015 estimate 2010 Census Change 2014 land area 2010 population density
1 New York[3] New York 44.0% 33.3% 8,550,405 8,175,133 +4.59% 302.6 sq mi
783.8 km2
27,012 per sq mi
10,430 km−2
2 Los Angeles California 41.3% 28.7% 3,971,883 3,792,621 +4.73% 468.7 sq mi
1,213.9 km2
8,092 per sq mi
3,124 km−2
3 Chicago Illinois 45.0% 31.7% 2,720,546 2,695,598 +0.93% 227.6 sq mi
589.6 km2
11,842 per sq mi
4,572 km−2
4 Houston[4] Texas 49.3% 25.6% 2,296,224 2,100,263 +9.33% 599.6 sq mi
1,552.9 km2
3,501 per sq mi
1,352 km−2
5 Philadelphia[5] Pennsylvania 41.8% 36.9% 1,567,442 1,526,006 +2.72% 134.1 sq mi
347.3 km2
11,379 per sq mi
4,394 km−2
6 Phoenix Arizona 65.9% 46.5% 1,563,025 1,445,632 +8.12% 516.7 sq mi
1,338.3 km2
2,798 per sq mi
1,080 km−2
7 San Antonio Texas 69.6% 26.6% 1,469,845 1,327,407 +10.73% 460.9 sq mi
1,193.8 km2
2,880 per sq mi
1,112 km−2
8 San Diego California 58.9% 45.1% 1,394,928 1,307,402 +6.69% 325.2 sq mi
842.2 km2
4,020 per sq mi
1,552 km−2
9 Dallas Texas 50.7% 28.8% 1,300,092 1,197,816 +8.54% 340.5 sq mi
881.9 km2
3,518 per sq mi
1,358 km−2
10 San Jose California 42.8% 28.7% 1,026,908 945,942 +8.56% 176.6 sq mi
457.3 km2
5,359 per sq mi
2,069 km−2)
11 Austin Texas 68.3% 48.7% 931,830 790,390 +17.89% 322.48 sq mi
835.2 km2
2,653 per sq mi
1,024 km−2
12 Jacksonville[6] Florida 59.4% 55.1% 868,031 821,784 +5.63% 747.0 sq mi
1,934.7 km2
1,120 per sq mi
433 km−2
13 San Francisco[7] California 48.5% 41.9% 864,816 805,235 +7.40% 46.9 sq mi
121.4 km2
17,179 per sq mi
6,633 km−2
14 Indianapolis[8] Indiana 62.0% 58.6% 853,173 820,445 +3.99% 361.4 sq mi
936.1 km2
2,270 per sq mi
876 km−2
15 Columbus Ohio 61.5% 59.3% 850,106 787,033 +8.01% 217.2 sq mi
562.5 km2
3,624 per sq mi
1,399 km−2

Cities with the highest percentage of White Americans (includes White Hispanic) edit

Top Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population of white alone[9]
City Total Population Rank Percent of total resident population
Laredo, Texas 261,639 1 95.4
Hialeah, Florida 238,942 2 92.6
Corpus Christi, Texas 325,733 3 89.3
Boise, Idaho 228,790 4 89.1
Scottsdale, Arizona 255,310 5 87.9
Lincoln, Nebraska 287,401 6 85.2
Spokane, Washington 219,190 7 85.1
Gilbert, Arizona 248,279 8 82.8
Mesa, Arizona 508,958 9 82.8
El Paso, Texas 682,669 10 80.8
San Antonio, Texas 1,493,000 11 80.5
Lubbock, Texas 255,885 12 80.2
Madison, Wisconsin 258,054 13 78.4

References edit

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: UNITED STATES". www.census.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-12-28.
  2. ^ Or Federal District in the case of Washington, D.C.
  3. ^ Since 1898, the City of New York, New York, has comprised five boroughs with consolidated borough–county governments:
       •The Borough of Brooklyn and Kings County
         (pop. 2,636,735)
       •The Borough of Queens and Queens County
         (pop. 2,339,150)
       •The Borough of Manhattan and New York County
         (pop. 1,644,518)
       •The Borough of the Bronx and Bronx County
         (pop. 1,455,444)
       •The Borough of Staten Island and Richmond County
         (pop. 474,558)
  4. ^ City wins census appeal; count adjusted – Houston Chronicle. Chron.com (December 3, 2012). Retrieved on July 12, 2013.
  5. ^ The City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia County, are separate but coterminous entities with a single consolidated city–county government.
  6. ^ The City of Jacksonville, Florida, and Duval County, Florida, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Jacksonville comprises all of Duval County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county.
  7. ^ The City and County of San Francisco, California has a consolidated city and county government.
  8. ^ The City of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Marion County, Indiana, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Indianapolis comprises all of Marion County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. See Indianapolis (balance).
  9. ^ "List of the 100 largest cities ranked by White Population Percentage". United States > City Rankings. Index Mundi. Resident population: White alone, percent, 2010. Retrieved 2017-01-04.