10 Whitest Cities in the South

The United States is indeed culturally diverse, but these are the 10 whitest cities in the South.

Before we introduce our list, it is important to emphasize that this research is in no way based on racist views and white supremacy. We do not encourage racism, and this list is entirely made for the sake of curiosity and gaining insight into statistical data. So, we decided to find out just how white Southern cities are and we tried to find some numbers. Speaking of numbers, if you haven’t checked out our 15 Cities with the Largest White Population in America, I suggest you take a look. Although you won’t find towns that are 100% white on that list, you can learn more about cities in America which have the largest percentage of the white population. Moreover, check out Index Mundi’s rankings of states according to the white population percentage in case you are interested in, for example, Idaho white population percentage or what percentage of Tennessee is white. For a county-level data, check out this map. Also, since we already mentioned the racism issue, you might as well check out the list of most racist cities in the United States in 2017.

The South of the United States includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The South was largely characterized by the white domination of blacks ever since the 17th century, and it wasn’t until after the WWII that the situation began to change slightly. The South was also characterized by the plantation slavery system, and almost the entire workforce was comprised of black people.

Fortunately, the situation changed and the South is now more diverse than it used to be. Nevertheless, there are many places in the South that are still mostly white, meaning the majority of the population are people of Caucasian descent. Among the whitest cities in North Carolina, for example, are Oak Island, Unionville, and Carolina Beach, while the whitest cities in Florida include Sanibel, Gulf Breeze, and South Pasadena among others. But of course, we must consider the size of these towns which are significantly smaller than the ones on our list today.

To come up with our list, we researched just how white the population is in Southern countries including the whitest towns in South Carolina and whitest cities in Virginia. Of course, there are a lot of small places with a thousand residents or even less that are 100% white, but since our list is limited to 10 cities, we only considered larger cities with at least 30,000 residents and ranked them according to the percentage of the white population. We relied on data from Suburban Stats to rank the cities.

Take a look at 10 whitest cities in the South.

10. Conway, Arkansas

Total population: 58,908

Percentage of white population: 77%

Conway is located in central Arkansas, in the state’s most populous Metropolitan Statistical Area, and it is home to more than 50,000 people. The majority of the population is white or 77% to be more precise. Sometimes, Conway is considered to be the suburb of Little Rock, but considering it has almost 60,000 residents, we had to include it on our list.

9. Charleston, West Virginia

Total population:51,400

Percentage of white population: 78%

Charleston is the most populous city in West Virginia and the city’s capital too. The majority of residents in this beautiful city featuring 20th-century architecture is white (78% of the population) which ranks Charleston 9th on our list.

8. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Total population: 98,850

Percentage of white population:79%

Broken Arrow is a city located in the northwestern part of Oklahoma, and is home to about more than 98,000 people. 79% of its total population is white and that is why Broken Arrow is ranked 8th among our 10 whitest cities in the South.

7. Stillwater, Oklahoma

Total population: 45,668

Percentage of white population: 79%

About 79% of total population in Stillwater is white, while 5% of the population is Asian. African American population also makes for about 5% of the total number. According to the percentage of the white population, Stillwater is ranked 7th on our list.

6. Enid, Oklahoma

Total population: 48,379

Percentage of white population: 81%

Enid is the 9th largest city in Oklahoma with more than 48,000 residents. Just like the previous two cities, the majority of the population in Enid is white or 81% to be more accurate.

5. Edmond, Oklahoma

Total population: 81,405

Percentage of white population: 82%

The sixth largest city in Oklahoma, Edmond, is home to about 81,000 people. 82% of its total population is white while the remaining 18% are African American, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian or mixed races.

4. Flower Mound, Texas

Total population: 64,669

Percentage of white population: 83%

Home to more than 64,000 Flower Mound certainly deserves its place on our list among the whitest cities in the South. 83% of its total population is white, Asian 8%, Hispanic 8%, and African American 3%.

3. Huntington, West Virginia

Total population: 49,130

Percentage of white population: 86%

Huntington has located Cabell County, and Wayne County and it is the county seat of Cabell County. 86% of its total population is white which ranks Huntington third on our list.

2. Keller, Texas

Total population: 39,621

Percentage of white population: 89%

Keller is a city in Tarrant County, Texas and home to more than 39,000 people. While the majority of the population is white, there are other races in Keller as well, and so 7% of the population is Latino while and 4% are Asian.

1. Parkersburg, West Virginia

Total population: 31,492

Percentage of white population: 94%

Parkersburg is the county seat of Wood County in West Virginia. With 94% of its population being white, Parkersburg is definitely the first among the 10 whitest cities in the South.