page_title: List of U.S. states by non-Hispanic white population
section_title: Historical population by state or territory
hierarchical_section_title: List of U.S. states by non-Hispanic white population / Historical population by state or territory
caption_attribution_description: Map of USA highlighting US states and districts in which non-Hispanic whites currently are a minority or plurality (red) or were formerly a minority or plurality (green). States where non-Hispanic whites are currently less than 60% of the population are colored in pink. For more info see en:Majority-minority state. &#160;&#160; Current majority-minority states &#160;&#160; Former majority-minority states &#160;&#160; States where non-Hispanic whites are currently less than 60%
context_page_description: This is a list of U.S. states by non-Hispanic white population. The United States Census Bureau defines non-Hispanic white as white Americans who are not of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. At 197.2 million in 2012, non-Hispanic whites comprise 62.8% of the total U.S. population.
caption:   Currently are majority minority states   Non-Hispanic whites are less than 60% of the population    Were formerly majority minority states Green states were formerly majority minority, however by the 1930s, largely due to the Great Migration of African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, had gained a white majority.
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