Friday, August 16, 2013

New Mexico's largest ancestries


Almost 1 in 10 New Mexico residents claimed German heritage in 2010, making it the state's largest ancestry group. Here is a list of the 50 largest ancestries in New Mexico:
Rank
Ancestry
New Mexico Estimated Population
Percentage of Total Population

Total:
2,065,932
100.0%
1
German
198,444
9.6%
2
Irish
156,493
7.6%
3
English
151,036
7.3%
4
American
73,520
3.6%
5
Italian
51,488
2.5%
6
French (except Basque)
42,738
2.1%
7
Scottish
32,956
1.6%
8
Dutch
22,953
1.1%
9
Polish
21,582
1.0%
10
Swedish
18,400
0.9%
11
European
18,132
0.9%
12
Scotch-Irish
17,586
0.9%
13
Norwegian
17,444
0.8%
14
Welsh
8,693
0.4%
15
Russian
8,564
0.4%
16
British
6,975
0.3%
17
Danish
6,180
0.3%
18
French Canadian
6,165
0.3%
19
Czech
4,758
0.2%
20
Greek
4,227
0.2%
21
Scandinavian
3,912
0.2%
22
Swiss
3,724
0.2%
23
Hungarian
3,557
0.2%
24
Portuguese
3,144
0.2%
25
Lebanese
3,117
0.2%
26
Czechoslovakian
2,632
0.1%
27
Ukrainian
2,377
0.1%
28
Eastern European
2,337
0.1%
29
Austrian
2,182
0.1%
30
Finnish
2,112
0.1%
31
Slovak
2,022
0.1%
32
Croatian
1,930
0.1%
33
African
1,834
0.1%
34
Canadian
1,830
0.1%
35
Dutch West Indian
1,663
0.1%
36
Other Arab
1,602
0.1%
37
Lithuanian
1,581
0.1%
38
Belgian
1,254
0.1%
39
Arab
1,209
0.1%
40
Northern European
1,169
0.1%
41
Iranian
1,130
0.1%
42
Celtic
825
0.0%
43
Slavic
825
0.0%
44
Yugoslavian
802
0.0%
45
Israeli
785
0.0%
46
Jordanian
776
0.0%
47
Armenian
739
0.0%
48
Jamaican
698
0.0%
49
Brazilian
652
0.0%
50
Serbian
615
0.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates

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