Geographic distribution
White Americans as percent of population, Census 2000. According to the Census definition, white Americans are the majority racial group in almost all of the United States. They are not the majority in Hawaii, many American Indian reservations, parts of the South known as the Black Belt, and in many urban areas throughout the country. Overall the highest concentration of those referred to as "White alone" by the Census Bureau was found in the Midwest, New England, the Rocky Mountain states, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The lowest concentration of whites was found in southern and mid-Atlantic states.[5][45][46] Although all large geographical areas are dominated by white Americans, much larger differences can be seen between specific parts of large cities. States with the highest percentages of White Americans, as of 2007:[47]
States with the highest percentages of non-Hispanic whites, as of 2007:[48]
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