German is the largest background of Washington residents. Here is a look at the state's 50 largest ancestries in 2010:
Rank
|
Ancestry
|
Washington Estimated Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
Total:
|
6,744,496
|
100.0%
|
|
1
|
German
|
1,311,161
|
19.4%
|
2
|
Irish
|
785,664
|
11.6%
|
3
|
English
|
751,471
|
11.1%
|
4
|
Norwegian
|
371,901
|
5.5%
|
5
|
American
|
309,150
|
4.6%
|
6
|
Italian
|
245,897
|
3.6%
|
7
|
French
(except Basque)
|
239,148
|
3.5%
|
8
|
Swedish
|
229,241
|
3.4%
|
9
|
Scottish
|
200,085
|
3.0%
|
10
|
European
|
157,061
|
2.3%
|
11
|
Dutch
|
156,109
|
2.3%
|
12
|
Polish
|
129,037
|
1.9%
|
13
|
Scotch-Irish
|
93,747
|
1.4%
|
14
|
Russian
|
85,196
|
1.3%
|
15
|
Danish
|
70,753
|
1.0%
|
16
|
Welsh
|
66,315
|
1.0%
|
17
|
Ukrainian
|
55,698
|
0.8%
|
18
|
French
Canadian
|
53,435
|
0.8%
|
19
|
Scandinavian
|
49,018
|
0.7%
|
20
|
Finnish
|
43,673
|
0.6%
|
21
|
British
|
42,472
|
0.6%
|
22
|
Swiss
|
36,422
|
0.5%
|
23
|
Canadian
|
35,920
|
0.5%
|
24
|
Czech
|
29,168
|
0.4%
|
25
|
Northern
European
|
25,475
|
0.4%
|
26
|
Hungarian
|
23,416
|
0.3%
|
27
|
Greek
|
22,455
|
0.3%
|
28
|
Portuguese
|
22,440
|
0.3%
|
29
|
Austrian
|
20,580
|
0.3%
|
30
|
African
|
16,759
|
0.2%
|
31
|
Romanian
|
15,293
|
0.2%
|
32
|
Ethiopian
|
14,632
|
0.2%
|
33
|
Croatian
|
13,576
|
0.2%
|
34
|
Yugoslavian
|
13,368
|
0.2%
|
35
|
Somalian
|
11,234
|
0.2%
|
36
|
Iranian
|
10,456
|
0.2%
|
37
|
Czechoslovakian
|
9,604
|
0.1%
|
38
|
Lebanese
|
9,595
|
0.1%
|
39
|
Lithuanian
|
9,411
|
0.1%
|
40
|
Eastern
European
|
9,168
|
0.1%
|
41
|
Turkish
|
6,990
|
0.1%
|
42
|
Belgian
|
6,484
|
0.1%
|
43
|
Armenian
|
6,080
|
0.1%
|
44
|
Slovak
|
5,785
|
0.1%
|
45
|
Australian
|
5,334
|
0.1%
|
46
|
Arab
|
4,493
|
0.1%
|
47
|
Bulgarian
|
4,285
|
0.1%
|
48
|
Slavic
|
3,954
|
0.1%
|
49
|
Icelander
|
3,953
|
0.1%
|
50
|
Nigerian
|
3,755
|
0.1%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
