List of United States cities by percentage of white population explained
Definitions of White Americans typically excludes White Hispanic and Multiracial Americans people.[1]
15 largest US cities
| 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% | | sq mi
783.8 km2 | per sq mi
10,430 km−2 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | California | 41.3% | 28.7% | | sq mi
1,213.9 km2 | per sq mi
3,124 km−2 |
| 3 | Chicago | Illinois | 45.0% | 31.7% | | sq mi
589.6 km2 | per sq mi
4,572 km−2 |
| 4 | Houston[4] | Texas | 49.3% | 25.6% | | sq mi
1,552.9 km2 | per sq mi
1,352 km−2 |
| 5 | Philadelphia[5] | Pennsylvania | 41.8% | 36.9% | | sq mi
347.3 km2 | per sq mi
4,394 km−2 |
| 6 | Phoenix | Arizona | 65.9% | 46.5% | | sq mi
1,338.3 km2 | per sq mi
1,080 km−2 |
| 7 | San Antonio | Texas | 69.6% | 26.6% | | sq mi
1,193.8 km2 | per sq mi
1,112 km−2 |
| 8 | San Diego | California | 58.9% | 45.1% | | sq mi
842.2 km2 | per sq mi
1,552 km−2 |
| 9 | Dallas | Texas | 50.7% | 28.8% | | sq mi
881.9 km2 | per sq mi
1,358 km−2 |
| 10 | San Jose | California | 42.8% | 28.7% | | sq mi
457.3 km2 | per sq mi
2,069 km−2) |
| 11 | Austin | Texas | 68.3% | 48.7% | | sq mi
835.2 km2 | per sq mi
1,024 km−2 |
| 12 | Jacksonville[6] | Florida | 59.4% | 55.1% | | sq mi
1,934.7 km2 | per sq mi
433 km−2 |
| 13 | San Francisco[7] | California | 48.5% | 41.9% | | sq mi
121.4 km2 | per sq mi
6,633 km−2 |
| 14 | Indianapolis[8] | Indiana | 62.0% | 58.6% | | sq mi
936.1 km2 | per sq mi
876 km−2 |
| 15 | Columbus | Ohio | 61.5% | 59.3% | | sq mi
562.5 km2 | per sq mi
1,399 km−2 | |
Cities with the highest percentage of White Americans (includes White Hispanic)
Top Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population of white alone[9] | City | Total Population | Rank | Percent of total resident population |
|---|
| 261,639 | 1 | 95.4 |
| 238,942 | 2 | 92.6 |
| 325,733 | 3 | 89.3 |
| 228,790 | 4 | 89.1 |
| 255,310 | 5 | 87.9 |
| 287,401 | 6 | 85.2 |
| 219,190 | 7 | 85.1 |
| 248,279 | 8 | 82.8 |
| 508,958 | 9 | 82.8 |
| 682,669 | 10 | 80.8 |
| 1,493,000 | 11 | 80.5 |
| 255,885 | 12 | 80.2 |
| 258,054 | 13 | 78.4 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: UNITED STATES . www.census.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171228073451/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045217 . 2017-12-28.
- Or Federal District in the case of Washington, D.C.
- 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)
- http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/City-wins-census-appeal-count-adjusted-4087372.php City wins census appeal; count adjusted – Houston Chronicle
- The City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia County, are separate but coterminous entities with a single consolidated city–county government.
- 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.
- The City and County of San Francisco, California has a consolidated city and county government.
- 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).
- Web site: List of the 100 largest cities ranked by White Population Percentage. United States > City Rankings. Index Mundi. Resident population: White alone, percent, 2010. 2017-01-04.
