U.S. Ancestry · The 15 Largest Heritage Groups

TOP 15 ANCESTRIES

U.S. Ancestry · The 15 Largest Heritage Groups

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ancestry data

46.6M

English Heritage · #1 (22%)

8/15

European-Origin Groups in Top 15

~10%

Asian Heritage in Top 15 (Chinese + Indian + Filipino + Korean)

#1🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿EnglishLargest US ancestry · 22% of single/combo Whites · nationally distributed

46.6M22%

#2🇩🇪German2nd European · Midwest core ~21% · strong industrial & ag influence

45.0M21%

#3🇮🇪Irish3rd European · Northeast (Boston, NYC) ~18% · political & cultural impact

38.6M18%

#4🇲🇽MexicanLargest non-European · 58% of all Latino · CA / TX / AZ concentration

35.9M—

#5🇮🇹Italian4th European · Northeast & CA · ~8% · strong food & entertainment

16.8M8%

#6🇵🇱PolishGreat Lakes & Northeast industrial core · ~4% · manufacturing & construction

8.6M4%

#7🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿ScottishHeavily overlapping with English · South & Midwest · ~4% · finance & legal

8.4M4%

#8🇫🇷FrenchLouisiana (Creole) & New England core · ~4% · cuisine & fashion influence

8.0M4%

#9🇵🇷Puerto RicanUS territory descent · NY / FL / NJ concentration · high cultural integration

5.6M—

#10🇨🇳Chinese (excl. Taiwan)#1 Asian single/combo group · CA / NY / NJ · strong in tech & education

5.2M—

#11🇮🇳Indian#1 Asian single-race group · CA / TX / NJ · tech & medical elite cluster

4.4M—

#12🇵🇭Filipino#2 Asian group · CA / Hawaii / IL · high share in healthcare

4.4M—

#13🇸🇻Salvadoran#2 Central American group · CA / MD / VA · service-sector employment

2.3M—

#14🇻🇳Vietnamese#3 Asian group · CA / TX / WA · manufacturing & retail

2.3M—

#15🇰🇷Korean#4 Asian group · CA / NY / NJ · tech & beauty industry impact

2.0M—

European heritage dominates the top three (English, German, Irish — together ~130M, 60%+ of Whites). Mexican is the largest non-European at 35.9M. Asian heritage led by Chinese / Indian / Filipino, all clustered in CA / NY / NJ / TX.