Friday, February 28, 2014

Delaware's Largest Ethnic Groups



African-American is the largest ethnic group in Delaware, the heritage of 19% of state residents in 2010.

Rank
Ethnicity
2010
Delaware Population
As a Percent of
Total
Delaware Population

Total Population
899,769
100.00%
1
African-American*
172,966
19.22%
2
Irish
162,722
18.08%
3
German
141,309
15.71%
4
English
105,321
11.71%
5
Italian
86,706
9.64%
6
Polish
51,065
5.68%
7
American
38,201
4.25%
8
Mexican
29,219
3.25%
9
Puerto Rican
21,672
2.41%
10
French, except Basque
18,107
2.01%
11
Dutch
16,094
1.79%
12
Scottish
15,242
1.69%
13
Asian Indian
11,336
1.26%
14
Scotch-Irish
9,952
1.11%
15
Welsh
8,902
0.99%
16
Chinese,
including Taiwanese
7,010
0.78%
17
African
6,627
0.74%
18
Russian
6,224
0.69%
19
Swedish
6,096
0.68%
20
European
5,909
0.66%
21
Ukrainian
5,731
0.64%
22
Guatemalan
5,499
0.61%
23
Greek
5,497
0.61%
24
Hungarian
4,522
0.50%
25
British
4,306
0.48%
26
Norwegian
3,965
0.44%
27
Filipino
3,703
0.41%
28
Pennsylvania German
3,040
0.34%
29
Czech
2,905
0.32%
30
Peruvian
2,854
0.32%
31
Cuban
2,569
0.29%
32
French Canadian
2,565
0.29%
33
Haitian
2,555
0.28%
34
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,470
0.27%
35
Ecuadorian
2,355
0.26%
36
Lithuanian
2,156
0.24%
37
Jamaican
2,056
0.23%
38
Slovak
2,038
0.23%
39
Danish
1,983
0.22%
40
Swiss
1,905
0.21%
41
Canadian
1,516
0.17%
42
Austrian
1,499
0.17%
43
Dominican
(Dominican Republic)
1,452
0.16%
44
Romanian
1,394
0.15%
45
Eastern European
1,293
0.14%
46
Salvadoran
1,232
0.14%
47
Nigerian
1,217
0.14%
48
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
1,191
0.13%
49
Spaniard
1,057
0.12%
50
Honduran
1,039
0.12%


Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02006, B03001, B03002, B04006

* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.