Wyoming's largest ancestries

German is the largest ancestry in Wyoming, with over 28% of residents claiming a German background. Here is look at the state's 25 largest ancestries:

Rank	Ancestry	Wyoming Estimated Population	Percentage of Total Population
	Total:	564,460	100.0%
1	German	160,779	28.5%
2	English	77,642	13.8%
3	Irish	75,865	13.4%
4	American	48,198	8.5%
5	Scottish	20,721	3.7%
6	Swedish	18,647	3.3%
7	Norwegian	18,479	3.3%
8	Italian	18,418	3.3%
9	French (except Basque)	16,500	2.9%
10	Dutch	11,383	2.0%
11	Danish	10,548	1.9%
12	Polish	10,515	1.9%
13	European	10,287	1.8%
14	Scotch-Irish	8,695	1.5%
15	Welsh	6,048	1.1%
16	Russian	5,587	1.0%
17	Czech	3,641	0.6%
18	Hungarian	3,078	0.5%
19	Swiss	3,065	0.5%
20	French Canadian	2,996	0.5%
21	British	2,203	0.4%
22	Greek	2,185	0.4%
23	Portuguese	1,308	0.2%
24	Arab	903	0.2%
25	Slovak	729	0.1%

Please note that the Census Bureau's "People Reporting Ancestry" survey for Wyoming is based on a limited number of ancestry groups compared to other states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

C04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates