In the nation as a whole, the non-Hispanic white population grew by only 1.2 percent between 2000 and 2010. Behind the tiny increase is the fact that non-Hispanic whites declined in 15 states during those years. Here are the states with shrinking numbers of non-Hispanic whites, along with the size of the decline...
California: -5.4%
Connecticut: -3.5%
Illinois: -3.0%
Iowa: -0.3%
Kansas: -0.2%
Louisiana: -2.1%
Maryland: -3.9%
Massachusetts: -4.1%
Michigan: -3.0%
Mississippi: -0.3%
New Jersey: -6.2%
New York: -3.9%
Ohio: -1.9%
Pennsylvania: -2.2%
Rhode Island: -6.3%
Source: Bureau of the Census, American Factfinder
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