German is the largest ancestry in Texas, the background of over 10% of residents. Here is a look at the state's 50 largest ancestries in 2010:
Rank
|
Ancestry
|
Texas Estimated Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
Total:
|
25,257,114
|
100.0%
|
|
1
|
German
|
2,629,301
|
10.4%
|
2
|
Irish
|
1,886,844
|
7.5%
|
3
|
English
|
1,686,422
|
6.7%
|
4
|
American
|
1,329,129
|
5.3%
|
5
|
French
(except Basque)
|
544,476
|
2.2%
|
6
|
Italian
|
468,757
|
1.9%
|
7
|
Scottish
|
369,161
|
1.5%
|
8
|
Scotch-Irish
|
287,393
|
1.1%
|
9
|
Polish
|
271,559
|
1.1%
|
10
|
Dutch
|
224,491
|
0.9%
|
11
|
European
|
214,441
|
0.8%
|
12
|
Czech
|
202,673
|
0.8%
|
13
|
Swedish
|
151,418
|
0.6%
|
14
|
African
|
127,222
|
0.5%
|
15
|
Norwegian
|
126,355
|
0.5%
|
16
|
Welsh
|
96,675
|
0.4%
|
17
|
British
|
86,053
|
0.3%
|
18
|
Russian
|
80,082
|
0.3%
|
19
|
French
Canadian
|
73,483
|
0.3%
|
20
|
Danish
|
48,220
|
0.2%
|
21
|
Nigerian
|
43,458
|
0.2%
|
22
|
Greek
|
42,756
|
0.2%
|
23
|
Hungarian
|
39,708
|
0.2%
|
24
|
Iranian
|
35,887
|
0.1%
|
25
|
Lebanese
|
32,277
|
0.1%
|
26
|
Canadian
|
32,042
|
0.1%
|
27
|
Swiss
|
30,723
|
0.1%
|
28
|
Portuguese
|
28,788
|
0.1%
|
29
|
Scandinavian
|
26,382
|
0.1%
|
30
|
Austrian
|
23,989
|
0.1%
|
31
|
Jamaican
|
23,284
|
0.1%
|
32
|
Czechoslovakian
|
20,467
|
0.1%
|
33
|
Arab
|
19,680
|
0.1%
|
34
|
Cajun
|
19,582
|
0.1%
|
35
|
Ukrainian
|
18,250
|
0.1%
|
36
|
Brazilian
|
15,090
|
0.1%
|
37
|
Romanian
|
14,733
|
0.1%
|
38
|
Finnish
|
14,652
|
0.1%
|
39
|
Ethiopian
|
14,513
|
0.1%
|
40
|
Other
Arab
|
14,235
|
0.1%
|
41
|
Lithuanian
|
13,548
|
0.1%
|
42
|
Dutch
West Indian
|
13,084
|
0.1%
|
43
|
Northern
European
|
12,293
|
0.0%
|
44
|
Turkish
|
11,970
|
0.0%
|
45
|
Yugoslavian
|
11,735
|
0.0%
|
46
|
Belgian
|
11,006
|
0.0%
|
47
|
Eastern
European
|
10,869
|
0.0%
|
48
|
Croatian
|
9,716
|
0.0%
|
49
|
Other
Subsaharan African
|
9,275
|
0.0%
|
50
|
Slovak
|
8,927
|
0.0%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
