Friday, September 20, 2013

Oklahoma's largest ancestry groups


German is the biggest ancestry group in Oklahoma, with over 14% of residents claiming German heritage. Here is a look at the 50 largest ancestries in the state:
Rank
Ancestry
Oklahoma Estimated Population
Percentage of Total Population

Total:
3,761,702
100.0%
1
German
549,331
14.6%
2
Irish
473,623
12.6%
3
American
360,353
9.6%
4
English
307,961
8.2%
5
French (except Basque)
77,179
2.1%
6
Dutch
77,101
2.0%
7
European
72,074
1.9%
8
Scottish
67,244
1.8%
9
Italian
65,642
1.7%
10
Scotch-Irish
43,316
1.2%
11
Polish
32,024
0.9%
12
Swedish
28,126
0.7%
13
Norwegian
25,010
0.7%
14
Welsh
18,941
0.5%
15
Dutch West Indian
18,660
0.5%
16
Czech
18,456
0.5%
17
British
12,616
0.3%
18
Russian
12,367
0.3%
19
French Canadian
10,659
0.3%
20
African
9,719
0.3%
21
Swiss
9,463
0.3%
22
Danish
7,900
0.2%
23
Lebanese
5,792
0.2%
24
Greek
5,699
0.2%
25
Iranian
5,218
0.1%
26
Hungarian
5,030
0.1%
27
Czechoslovakian
4,257
0.1%
28
Portuguese
3,993
0.1%
29
Scandinavian
3,591
0.1%
30
Ukrainian
3,489
0.1%
31
Canadian
3,252
0.1%
32
Finnish
2,381
0.1%
33
Austrian
2,335
0.1%
34
Pennsylvania German
2,068
0.1%
35
Northern European
2,024
0.1%
36
Nigerian
1,824
0.0%
37
Sudanese
1,731
0.0%
38
Turkish
1,655
0.0%
39
Romanian
1,652
0.0%
40
Lithuanian
1,578
0.0%
41
Slovak
1,393
0.0%
42
Jamaican
1,363
0.0%
43
Serbian
1,275
0.0%
44
Syrian
1,256
0.0%
45
Brazilian
1,159
0.0%
46
Ethiopian
1,096
0.0%
47
Australian
1,073
0.0%
48
German Russian
1,003
0.0%
49
Belgian
833
0.0%
50
Icelander
778
0.0%

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

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