English is the largest ancestry in Utah, the background of over 1 in 4 residents. Here is a look at the state's 50 largest ancestries in 2010:
Rank
|
Ancestry
|
Utah Estimated Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
Total:
|
2,776,469
|
100.0%
|
|
1
|
English
|
712,373
|
25.7%
|
2
|
German
|
326,278
|
11.8%
|
3
|
Irish
|
166,102
|
6.0%
|
4
|
American
|
155,681
|
5.6%
|
5
|
Danish
|
154,318
|
5.6%
|
6
|
Scottish
|
128,678
|
4.6%
|
7
|
European
|
126,815
|
4.6%
|
8
|
Swedish
|
108,335
|
3.9%
|
9
|
Italian
|
74,159
|
2.7%
|
10
|
Dutch
|
70,028
|
2.5%
|
11
|
Norwegian
|
67,955
|
2.4%
|
12
|
Welsh
|
57,205
|
2.1%
|
13
|
French
(except Basque)
|
51,807
|
1.9%
|
14
|
British
|
34,620
|
1.2%
|
15
|
Scandinavian
|
34,339
|
1.2%
|
16
|
Swiss
|
33,422
|
1.2%
|
17
|
Polish
|
25,146
|
0.9%
|
18
|
Scotch-Irish
|
17,186
|
0.6%
|
19
|
Greek
|
12,997
|
0.5%
|
20
|
Canadian
|
10,978
|
0.4%
|
21
|
Russian
|
9,472
|
0.3%
|
22
|
Czech
|
7,557
|
0.3%
|
23
|
Northern
European
|
6,233
|
0.2%
|
24
|
Austrian
|
5,999
|
0.2%
|
25
|
Yugoslavian
|
5,745
|
0.2%
|
26
|
French
Canadian
|
5,395
|
0.2%
|
27
|
Brazilian
|
5,179
|
0.2%
|
28
|
Finnish
|
5,055
|
0.2%
|
29
|
Icelander
|
3,784
|
0.1%
|
30
|
Portuguese
|
3,616
|
0.1%
|
31
|
Somalian
|
3,584
|
0.1%
|
32
|
Ukrainian
|
3,551
|
0.1%
|
33
|
Hungarian
|
3,349
|
0.1%
|
34
|
African
|
2,964
|
0.1%
|
35
|
Australian
|
2,828
|
0.1%
|
36
|
Croatian
|
2,684
|
0.1%
|
37
|
Belgian
|
2,558
|
0.1%
|
38
|
Romanian
|
2,388
|
0.1%
|
39
|
Lithuanian
|
2,108
|
0.1%
|
40
|
Lebanese
|
1,852
|
0.1%
|
41
|
Serbian
|
1,764
|
0.1%
|
42
|
Armenian
|
1,688
|
0.1%
|
43
|
Turkish
|
1,492
|
0.1%
|
44
|
Basque
|
1,471
|
0.1%
|
45
|
Czechoslovakian
|
1,370
|
0.0%
|
46
|
Eastern
European
|
1,174
|
0.0%
|
47
|
Slovak
|
1,105
|
0.0%
|
48
|
Iranian
|
1,093
|
0.0%
|
49
|
Arab
|
993
|
0.0%
|
50
|
Slovene
|
876
|
0.0%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
