American is the largest ancestral background in Mississippi. Here is a list of the state's 25 largest ancestries in 2010:
Rank
|
Ancestry
|
Mississippi Estimated Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
Total:
|
2,970,036
|
100.0%
|
|
1
|
American
|
335,092
|
11.3%
|
2
|
Irish
|
263,081
|
8.9%
|
3
|
English
|
238,559
|
8.0%
|
4
|
German
|
172,070
|
5.8%
|
5
|
French
(except Basque)
|
79,899
|
2.7%
|
6
|
Italian
|
54,471
|
1.8%
|
7
|
Scotch-Irish
|
47,316
|
1.6%
|
8
|
Scottish
|
44,314
|
1.5%
|
9
|
Dutch
|
22,846
|
0.8%
|
10
|
European
|
19,648
|
0.7%
|
11
|
Polish
|
15,130
|
0.5%
|
12
|
Subsaharan
African
|
12,143
|
0.4%
|
13
|
Welsh
|
9,056
|
0.3%
|
14
|
Swedish
|
7,322
|
0.2%
|
15
|
French
Canadian
|
7,065
|
0.2%
|
16
|
British
|
6,124
|
0.2%
|
17
|
Russian
|
5,094
|
0.2%
|
18
|
Arab
|
4,994
|
0.2%
|
19
|
Norwegian
|
4,338
|
0.1%
|
20
|
Hungarian
|
4,036
|
0.1%
|
21
|
Danish
|
2,851
|
0.1%
|
22
|
Greek
|
2,665
|
0.1%
|
23
|
West
Indian (except Hispanic groups)
|
2,640
|
0.1%
|
24
|
Czech
|
2,420
|
0.1%
|
25
|
Swiss
|
1,835
|
0.1%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
C04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
Please note that the Census Bureau's "People Reporting Ancestry" survey for Mississippi is based on a limited number of ancestry groups compared to other states.
