Texas is the second largest state by population, and also has the country's 2nd largest economy by state. It's a magnet for immigrants, as seen in the diversity of the state's ethnic groups. Mexican-Americans are the largest ethnic group, with one-third of Texans having a Mexican ancestry.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Texas Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Texas Population |
Total
Population
|
25,257,114
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
Mexican
|
8,394,487
|
33.24%
|
2
|
German
|
2,629,301
|
10.41%
|
3
|
African-American*
|
2,625,814
|
10.40%
|
4
|
Irish
|
1,886,844
|
7.47%
|
5
|
English
|
1,686,422
|
6.68%
|
6
|
American
|
1,329,129
|
5.26%
|
7
|
French,
except Basque
|
544,476
|
2.16%
|
8
|
Italian
|
468,757
|
1.86%
|
9
|
Scottish
|
369,161
|
1.46%
|
10
|
Scotch-Irish
|
287,393
|
1.14%
|
11
|
Polish
|
271,559
|
1.08%
|
12
|
Asian
Indian
|
247,274
|
0.98%
|
13
|
Salvadoran
|
246,028
|
0.97%
|
14
|
Dutch
|
224,491
|
0.89%
|
15
|
Vietnamese
|
222,139
|
0.88%
|
16
|
European
|
214,441
|
0.85%
|
17
|
Czech
|
202,673
|
0.80%
|
18
|
Swedish
|
151,418
|
0.60%
|
19
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
148,607
|
0.59%
|
20
|
Puerto
Rican
|
138,136
|
0.55%
|
21
|
African
|
127,222
|
0.50%
|
22
|
Norwegian
|
126,355
|
0.50%
|
23
|
Honduran
|
103,567
|
0.41%
|
24
|
Welsh
|
96,675
|
0.38%
|
25
|
Filipino
|
94,711
|
0.37%
|
26
|
British
|
86,053
|
0.34%
|
27
|
Russian
|
80,082
|
0.32%
|
28
|
Guatemalan
|
76,944
|
0.30%
|
29
|
Korean
|
75,619
|
0.30%
|
30
|
French
Canadian
|
73,483
|
0.29%
|
31
|
Spaniard
|
69,167
|
0.27%
|
32
|
Colombian
|
50,954
|
0.20%
|
33
|
Spanish
|
49,029
|
0.19%
|
34
|
Danish
|
48,220
|
0.19%
|
35
|
Cuban
|
47,510
|
0.19%
|
36
|
Pakistani
|
46,833
|
0.19%
|
37
|
Nigerian
|
43,458
|
0.17%
|
38
|
Greek
|
42,756
|
0.17%
|
39
|
Hungarian
|
39,708
|
0.16%
|
40
|
Iranian
|
35,887
|
0.14%
|
41
|
Lebanese
|
32,277
|
0.13%
|
42
|
Canadian
|
32,042
|
0.13%
|
43
|
Swiss
|
30,723
|
0.12%
|
44
|
Portuguese
|
28,788
|
0.11%
|
45
|
Peruvian
|
27,746
|
0.11%
|
46
|
Scandinavian
|
26,382
|
0.10%
|
47
|
Austrian
|
23,989
|
0.09%
|
48
|
Venezuelan
|
23,812
|
0.09%
|
49
|
Jamaican
|
23,284
|
0.09%
|
50
|
Nicaraguan
|
21,899
|
0.09%
|
Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02005, B02006, C02007,
B03001, B03002, B04006
* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.
