Distribution of Rural Population by Race/Ethnicity
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2024
| Location | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Multiple Races | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Multiple Races | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.7472 | 0.0638 | 0.1129 | 0.0142 | 0.0152 | 0.0467 | 1 | 40879600 | 3490100 | 6179600 | 775600 | 832500 | 2553200 | 54710600 |
| Alabama | 0.6968 | 0.1900 | 0.0579 | 0.0079 | 0.0038 | 0.0436 | 1 | 884300 | 241200 | 73500 | 10000 | 4800 | 55300 | 1269100 |
| Alaska | 0.5101 | N/A | 0.0602 | 0.0434 | 0.2608 | 0.1142 | 1 | 122000 | N/A | 14400 | 10400 | 62400 | 27300 | 239100 |
| Arizona | 0.5241 | 0.0126 | 0.2482 | 0.0104 | 0.1539 | 0.0508 | 1 | 377700 | 9100 | 178800 | 7500 | 110900 | 36600 | 720700 |
| Arkansas | 0.7271 | 0.1443 | 0.0667 | 0.0104 | 0.0051 | 0.0464 | 1 | 843100 | 167300 | 77300 | 12000 | 5900 | 53900 | 1159500 |
| California | 0.4649 | 0.0151 | 0.4199 | 0.0405 | 0.0098 | 0.0498 | 1 | 1137600 | 36900 | 1027500 | 99100 | 24000 | 121700 | 2446800 |
| Colorado | 0.7239 | 0.0050 | 0.2066 | 0.0093 | 0.0084 | 0.0468 | 1 | 601400 | 4100 | 171600 | 7700 | 7000 | 38800 | 830700 |
| Connecticut | 0.7967 | 0.0193 | 0.0925 | 0.0273 | N/A | 0.0628 | 1 | 207500 | 5000 | 24100 | 7100 | N/A | 16400 | 260500 |
| Delaware | 0.7134 | 0.1002 | 0.1188 | 0.0161 | N/A | 0.0504 | 1 | 193300 | 27100 | 32200 | 4400 | N/A | 13600 | 270900 |
| District of Columbia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Florida | 0.6492 | 0.1104 | 0.1839 | 0.0111 | 0.0026 | 0.0429 | 1 | 527100 | 89600 | 149300 | 9000 | 2100 | 34800 | 812000 |
| Georgia | 0.6466 | 0.2151 | 0.0805 | 0.0123 | 0.0025 | 0.0430 | 1 | 1248000 | 415300 | 155300 | 23800 | 4800 | 82900 | 1930100 |
| Hawaii | 0.2920 | 0.0089 | 0.1188 | 0.3409 | N/A | 0.2365 | 1 | 103000 | 3100 | 41900 | 120300 | N/A | 83500 | 352900 |
| Idaho | 0.7727 | N/A | 0.1505 | 0.0088 | 0.0108 | 0.0543 | 1 | 428800 | N/A | 83500 | 4900 | 6000 | 30200 | 554900 |
| Illinois | 0.8694 | 0.0309 | 0.0512 | 0.0088 | 0.0015 | 0.0382 | 1 | 1417300 | 50400 | 83400 | 14300 | 2400 | 62400 | 1630100 |
| Indiana | 0.8902 | 0.0131 | 0.0535 | 0.0070 | 0.0009 | 0.0354 | 1 | 1374800 | 20300 | 82600 | 10800 | 1300 | 54700 | 1544500 |
| Iowa | 0.8595 | 0.0117 | 0.0748 | 0.0125 | 0.0023 | 0.0390 | 1 | 1154200 | 15800 | 100500 | 16800 | 3100 | 52400 | 1342900 |
| Kansas | 0.7726 | 0.0170 | 0.1428 | 0.0126 | 0.0049 | 0.0502 | 1 | 802200 | 17600 | 148300 | 13100 | 5100 | 52100 | 1038300 |
| Kentucky | 0.8934 | 0.0281 | 0.0317 | 0.0068 | N/A | 0.0391 | 1 | 1740900 | 54700 | 61700 | 13200 | N/A | 76100 | 1948700 |
| Louisiana | 0.6184 | 0.2686 | 0.0476 | 0.0074 | 0.0064 | 0.0516 | 1 | 533400 | 231700 | 41100 | 6300 | 5600 | 44500 | 862600 |
| Maine | 0.9197 | 0.0070 | 0.0203 | 0.0089 | 0.0054 | 0.0388 | 1 | 609300 | 4600 | 13400 | 5900 | 3600 | 25700 | 662400 |
| Maryland | 0.7372 | 0.1236 | 0.0629 | 0.0206 | N/A | 0.0549 | 1 | 339200 | 56900 | 28900 | 9500 | N/A | 25300 | 460100 |
| Massachusetts | 0.8482 | 0.0158 | 0.0673 | 0.0192 | N/A | 0.0478 | 1 | 200400 | 3700 | 15900 | 4500 | N/A | 11300 | 236300 |
| Michigan | 0.8745 | 0.0125 | 0.0451 | 0.0064 | 0.0104 | 0.0511 | 1 | 1551000 | 22100 | 80000 | 11400 | 18400 | 90600 | 1773500 |
| Minnesota | 0.8546 | 0.0156 | 0.0599 | 0.0105 | 0.0176 | 0.0418 | 1 | 1238200 | 22600 | 86800 | 15200 | 25500 | 60600 | 1449000 |
| Mississippi | 0.5478 | 0.3740 | 0.0309 | 0.0076 | 0.0052 | 0.0346 | 1 | 811800 | 554100 | 45700 | 11200 | 7700 | 51200 | 1481800 |
| Missouri | 0.8783 | 0.0188 | 0.0415 | 0.0079 | 0.0033 | 0.0503 | 1 | 1446000 | 31000 | 68300 | 13000 | 5400 | 82800 | 1646500 |
| Montana | 0.8360 | N/A | 0.0410 | 0.0070 | 0.0616 | 0.0535 | 1 | 446800 | N/A | 21900 | 3800 | 32900 | 28600 | 534500 |
| Nebraska | 0.8012 | 0.0064 | 0.1395 | 0.0078 | 0.0122 | 0.0330 | 1 | 557400 | 4400 | 97000 | 5400 | 8500 | 22900 | 695700 |
| Nevada | 0.6283 | 0.0273 | 0.2349 | 0.0279 | 0.0196 | 0.0620 | 1 | 167200 | 7300 | 62500 | 7400 | 5200 | 16500 | 266200 |
| New Hampshire | 0.9062 | 0.0073 | 0.0260 | 0.0174 | N/A | 0.0426 | 1 | 518500 | 4200 | 14800 | 9900 | N/A | 24400 | 572100 |
| New Jersey | 0.6231 | 0.0909 | 0.1770 | 0.0472 | N/A | 0.0591 | 1 | 94100 | 13700 | 26700 | 7100 | N/A | 8900 | 151100 |
| New Mexico | 0.3363 | 0.0160 | 0.4800 | 0.0141 | 0.1262 | 0.0273 | 1 | 234400 | 11200 | 334500 | 9800 | 88000 | 19100 | 696900 |
| New York | 0.8515 | 0.0222 | 0.0651 | 0.0133 | 0.0038 | 0.0442 | 1 | 1594500 | 41500 | 121800 | 25000 | 7100 | 82700 | 1872600 |
| North Carolina | 0.6596 | 0.1632 | 0.0993 | 0.0106 | 0.0233 | 0.0440 | 1 | 1662200 | 411300 | 250100 | 26600 | 58700 | 110900 | 2519900 |
| North Dakota | 0.7865 | 0.0161 | 0.0574 | 0.0143 | 0.0675 | 0.0582 | 1 | 250500 | 5100 | 18300 | 4600 | 21500 | 18500 | 318500 |
| Ohio | 0.9054 | 0.0171 | 0.0303 | 0.0083 | 0.0007 | 0.0382 | 1 | 2386600 | 45200 | 79900 | 22000 | 1800 | 100600 | 2636100 |
| Oklahoma | 0.6609 | 0.0237 | 0.0983 | 0.0124 | 0.1068 | 0.0979 | 1 | 944900 | 33900 | 140500 | 17700 | 152600 | 140000 | 1429700 |
| Oregon | 0.7580 | 0.0036 | 0.1510 | 0.0140 | 0.0116 | 0.0618 | 1 | 764000 | 3600 | 152200 | 14100 | 11700 | 62300 | 1008000 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.8853 | 0.0225 | 0.0444 | 0.0087 | 0.0010 | 0.0381 | 1 | 1852600 | 47100 | 92800 | 18200 | 2200 | 79800 | 2092700 |
| Rhode Island | 0.8769 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0512 | 1 | 21300 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1200 | 24300 |
| South Carolina | 0.5845 | 0.2978 | 0.0560 | 0.0117 | 0.0020 | 0.0480 | 1 | 499500 | 254400 | 47900 | 10000 | 1700 | 41000 | 854500 |
| South Dakota | 0.7781 | N/A | 0.0364 | N/A | 0.1130 | 0.0455 | 1 | 370800 | N/A | 17400 | N/A | 53900 | 21700 | 476500 |
| Tennessee | 0.8486 | 0.0471 | 0.0520 | 0.0074 | 0.0015 | 0.0434 | 1 | 1587900 | 88100 | 97200 | 13800 | 2800 | 81300 | 1871100 |
| Texas | 0.5574 | 0.0598 | 0.3299 | 0.0113 | 0.0036 | 0.0380 | 1 | 2121100 | 227500 | 1255500 | 43000 | 13700 | 144600 | 3805400 |
| Utah | 0.8111 | N/A | 0.1146 | 0.0122 | 0.0225 | 0.0361 | 1 | 392800 | N/A | 55500 | 5900 | 10900 | 17500 | 484300 |
| Vermont | 0.9157 | N/A | 0.0248 | 0.0101 | N/A | 0.0450 | 1 | 400100 | N/A | 10800 | 4400 | N/A | 19700 | 436900 |
| Virginia | 0.7468 | 0.1491 | 0.0514 | 0.0092 | 0.0013 | 0.0422 | 1 | 781400 | 156000 | 53800 | 9600 | 1300 | 44200 | 1046300 |
| Washington | 0.6926 | 0.0111 | 0.1979 | 0.0186 | 0.0192 | 0.0606 | 1 | 668100 | 10700 | 190900 | 18000 | 18600 | 58400 | 964600 |
| West Virginia | 0.9149 | 0.0176 | 0.0167 | 0.0049 | N/A | 0.0442 | 1 | 643500 | 12400 | 11700 | 3500 | N/A | 31100 | 703400 |
| Wisconsin | 0.8812 | 0.0067 | 0.0519 | 0.0122 | 0.0094 | 0.0385 | 1 | 1704700 | 13000 | 100500 | 23600 | 18200 | 74600 | 1934500 |
| Wyoming | 0.8238 | N/A | 0.0971 | N/A | 0.0215 | 0.0463 | 1 | 321900 | N/A | 38000 | N/A | 8400 | 18100 | 390800 |