white americans are the majority in 49 of the 50 states, with hawaii as the exception. "non-hispanic whites" are the majority in 46 states; hawaii, new mexico, california, and texas (and the district of columbia) are the exceptions. these five jurisdictions have "minority majorities", i.e. minority groups compose the majority of the population. in addition, all five inhabited u.s. territories have "minority majorities" (in all five major u.s. territories, non-hispanic whites are a minority).