Friday, September 27, 2013

Oregon's largest ancestries


German-Americans are the largest ancestry group in Oregon, with over 1 in 5 residents claiming a German background. Here is a list of the state's 50 largest ancestry groups:
Rank
Ancestry
Oregon Estimated Population
Percentage of Total Population

Total:
3,838,957
100.0%
1
German
779,347
20.3%
2
Irish
484,663
12.6%
3
English
458,765
12.0%
4
American
192,306
5.0%
5
Italian
148,681
3.9%
6
Norwegian
146,197
3.8%
7
French (except Basque)
127,996
3.3%
8
Scottish
117,861
3.1%
9
Swedish
110,330
2.9%
10
European
94,238
2.5%
11
Dutch
90,850
2.4%
12
Polish
59,350
1.5%
13
Scotch-Irish
59,047
1.5%
14
Russian
52,284
1.4%
15
Danish
40,289
1.0%
16
Welsh
38,876
1.0%
17
Swiss
29,506
0.8%
18
French Canadian
28,498
0.7%
19
Scandinavian
24,580
0.6%
20
British
23,102
0.6%
21
Ukrainian
22,270
0.6%
22
Portuguese
22,202
0.6%
23
Finnish
21,612
0.6%
24
Czech
18,934
0.5%
25
Canadian
16,316
0.4%
26
Hungarian
15,387
0.4%
27
Greek
14,323
0.4%
28
African
12,000
0.3%
29
Romanian
11,228
0.3%
30
Northern European
10,817
0.3%
31
Austrian
10,346
0.3%
32
Eastern European
6,188
0.2%
33
Belgian
5,866
0.2%
34
Czechoslovakian
5,565
0.1%
35
Croatian
5,419
0.1%
36
Iranian
5,092
0.1%
37
Lithuanian
4,489
0.1%
38
Yugoslavian
4,278
0.1%
39
Armenian
3,610
0.1%
40
Lebanese
3,472
0.1%
41
Arab
2,872
0.1%
42
Slovak
2,641
0.1%
43
Bulgarian
2,398
0.1%
44
Other Arab
2,352
0.1%
45
Turkish
1,991
0.1%
46
Syrian
1,983
0.1%
47
Basque
1,930
0.1%
48
Slavic
1,925
0.1%
49
South African
1,915
0.0%
50
Pennsylvania German
1,906
0.0%

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

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