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Give it to me, baby. [Music] All the girls say I'm pretty fly for a white guy. Being white in America. It used to be something that was a given. Most people in America were white, and no one really seemed to challenge white people's authority. Now minorities are becoming much less of a minority, and white people are made fun of and picked on every day. Being white is so much less cool than it once was.
Did you know that in 1950, 90% of America was white? Now white people make up about two-thirds of all races in the U.S. By 2050, that number will be less than half. So that begs the question: which states are hanging on to their whiteness the most? You could probably make a pretty good guess. It's the places where white people are still doing what white people do: you know, hunting, fishing, golfing, and being white. So grab your Starbucks and stop playing Fortnite for a few minutes as we look at America's whitest states.
Our first stop on the white tour of America starts in, unsurprisingly, South Dakota. Here in South Dakota, the white population is 82%, and 10% of the population in South Dakota is Native American. Since there's some pretty big Native American reservations in the Mount Rushmore state, speaking of which, this is home to Mount Rushmore, which has a giant monument featuring four big white guys. If you're a white ice fisherman named Ned who drives his snowmobile to work every day, you likely live here in South Dakota. Oh, I've got friends in low places, where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases. Everyone knows that cowboys are mostly white, so it's no surprise that the Cowboy State is our ninth whitest state. Is it? Cowboys are a total white thing. They love roping, riding, and mutton busting. For all those who are not aware of what mutton busting is, it's when a kid tries to ride a sheep around for about eight seconds.
Here in Wyoming, 84% of the population is white, only 1% is Black, and about 2% is Native American. Here, most people in Wyoming listen to country music too, which is another white stereotype. Additionally, you can bet that there's a lot of people who go camping and hiking in Wyoming, since that's something mostly white people do too. Sweet Caroline—that's a song that only white people love, right? Neil Diamond. Here in the state of Kentucky, 85% of the population's white. Kentucky's home to horse breeders and bourbon makers too, which are totally white things to do in your spare time. This guy seems to love it here. If you live in Kentucky, odds are you drive a big pickup truck, drink Budweiser, and chew tobacco. While some people might think those are redneck things, we won't stereotype here—not this channel. Do white people like basketball and chicken? Because that's also what Kentucky is well known for. Let us know in the comments below.
We move on to another cold state, North Dakota, where things are definitely mostly white. Here, 86% of the population is white—and not just Caucasian, I mean pale and pasty white. It's pretty cold and dark here for a majority of the year, meaning the white population here has to find all sorts of creative ways to remain occupied for long stretches of the year. That means long hours spent indoors watching Seinfeld reruns and playing gin rummy. Hockey is a totally white thing to play, and for many North Dakotans, hockey is a way of life. Did you know one in five kids plays hockey in North Dakota? It's true. The rest of North Dakota is made up of Native Americans at 5%, Latinos at 4%, and African Americans at 1%. She thinks my tracts are sexy.
Of course, Iowa has to be on this list because when you think about Iowa, you think about farming first, and then wrestling. Both are very white things to do. After Texas and Missouri, Iowa is third in America for a number of farms. Farmer John, Old Macdonald, and Ray from Field of Dreams—they're all famous white farmers from Iowa. What else is there to do in Iowa for fun? Cow tipping, building corn mazes, and going to the state fair—popular modes of entertainment, and all three are very white things to do.
Montana only has 900,000 people, and it would be hard to find less minorities in one state if you tried. Considering that 88% of the population here is white, that means there's only around 18,000 African Americans and 16,000 Latinos in the entire state. Why is it that only white people like cold weather anyway? White people in Montana love to hunt. They love it so much that a ton of people have deer stands in their front yards in Montana. Montana people will actually call in sick to work on the opening day of hunting season. You can judge a white Montana man by the number of does he plugged last winter and by the size of his gun.
We're going back up to the Northeast again, where we stop in the very white state of New Hampshire. 91% of people in New Hampshire are white. Like many other states in the New England area, farmers' markets, Subarus, and granola bars are really popular in New Hampshire, and all are very much dominated by white people. Did you know that 97% of Subaru owners are white? Why is that so interesting? There's so many white people in New Hampshire that non-white people who move here complain about the lack of diversity. If you speak Spanish when you move to New Hampshire, you'll probably forget how to speak Spanish after a while. If you love barbecue, sushi, or tacos, good luck, pal—it's all steak dinners in these parts.
West Virginia. Mountain Mama, take me home, country roads. That song is by John Denver, a very white guy who is adored by white fans. His song about West Virginia talks about how beautiful the Mountain State is, but it doesn't talk about how overwhelmingly non-diverse the state is. A whopping 94% of people in West Virginia are white. Most of them are huge NASCAR fans, which is probably the most white sport in the entire world. Kids are practically raised with headsets on in West Virginia. Other popular pleasure activities in West Virginia are eating squirrel and eating possums—all very white things.
We're going back up to the Northeast, and we're staying in this part of the country for the rest of our journey. Our next stop is in Vermont, which is 95% white. It may not be a stretch to say that, depending on where in Vermont you live, it's possible that you haven't seen a person of color in a couple of months. Some Vermont kids are in grade school before they ever see someone of color. Vermonters are very outdoorsy types. Camping, hiking, and skiing are all very popular white things to do. People here are also very liberal and progressive. They support charities, care about the environment, and they're involved in their communities. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are still a big deal in these parts, so is yoga, and just like their friends in New Hampshire, just about everyone here drives a Subaru or some other four-wheel SUV type vehicle. If you're a person of color in New Hampshire, you're very lonely. You've got the white stuff, baby. You're the reason why I sing this song. The white stuff. New Kids on the Block—a very white band from the 80s, folks. Some say the best boy band of all time.
Welcome to Maine, the whitest state in America. Here, 97% of the population is some shade of white, and for a majority of the year, the ground is also covered in white too. Why is Maine so white? For the most part, an ethnic person who wants to come to Maine with a family of four or five is not going to be able to find a home they can afford, and there's almost no rental housing anywhere in Maine. And according to research, the white folks in the Great North don't really see racial diversity as a problem like people in the Southern states do. So Maine just might like being white.
Here in America, there's a pattern of migration that determines where people move. In many of the places we just talked about, traditionally there were no jobs; there wasn't a lot of heritage or culture to attract people of color to come to those states to settle. It'll be interesting over time to see if those migration patterns change, well, all people of color continue to migrate to and settle in urban areas. Who knows? One day, if "Whitest States" is a category on Jeopardy!, one day these stats will change. But for now, all the white people in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and all the other states we talked about will continue to do their white things in their little white bubble worlds, and I'll probably get hurt doing it too. The end. Hey guys, if you learned something new or you just liked this video, make sure to like it, and if you really like this video, make sure you hit that subscribe button so you get all of our videos about what it's like to live in different places in America. Peace.