County rankings
Whitest Counties
Oliver County, ND has the highest % White (99.0%), followed by Petroleum County, MT (98.9%) and Rock County, NE (98.6%). Blount County, TN has the lowest (89.3%).
% WhiteBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
1,000 of 3,094 counties% White
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 1,000 counties.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
How many counties fall in each range; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
92.7%
Middle half 91.2% – 94.2%
Average
92.8%
1,000 counties
Highest
99.0%
Oliver County, ND
Lowest
89.3%
Blount County, TN
Data
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1,000 counties · # = rank by % White
Showing the first 300 of 1,000 counties, ranked by % White.
What correlates with % White?
Pearson r against 6 other county metrics sharing at least 600 counties. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher % White tend to score higher on these
Nothing notable in this direction.
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher % White tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which county has the highest % White?
- Oliver County, ND has the highest % White, at 99.0%, followed by Petroleum County, MT (98.9%) and Rock County, NE (98.6%).
- Which county has the lowest % White?
- Blount County, TN has the lowest % White, at 89.3%.
- What is the median % White across US counties?
- The median is 92.7% across the 1,000 US counties with data.
- Where does this whitest counties data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review. Last updated 2026-10-28.