Racial diversity, or lack thereof, significantly shape the cultural, socio-economic, and political characteristics of cities. Understanding the racial demographics of America’s cities gives us insight into these factors. An interesting facet of those demographics is the cities with the highest percentages of White Americans. Here, we've compiled a list of American cities with the highest concentration of this demographic, represented as a percentage of the total city population.
The concept of 'White' as a racial classification historically referred to individuals of European descent, but has expanded over time to include people of Middle Eastern and North African descent. Currently, 'White Americans' comprise about 76.5% of the total US population (which includes both Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Whites). Non-Hispanic Whites, without Hispanophone ancestry, make up approximately 60.4% of the national populace.
Key findings from our dataset include: