Germans are the largest ethnic group in Wyoming. Over 28% of residents claimed a German ancestry in the 2010 American Community Survey.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Wyoming Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Wyoming Population |
Total
Population
|
564,460
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
German
|
160,779
|
28.48%
|
2
|
English
|
77,642
|
13.76%
|
3
|
Irish
|
75,865
|
13.44%
|
4
|
American
|
48,198
|
8.54%
|
5
|
Mexican
|
38,046
|
6.74%
|
6
|
Scottish
|
20,721
|
3.67%
|
7
|
Swedish
|
18,647
|
3.30%
|
8
|
Norwegian
|
18,479
|
3.27%
|
9
|
Italian
|
18,418
|
3.26%
|
10
|
French,
except Basque
|
16,500
|
2.92%
|
11
|
American
Indian or Alaska Native
|
14,581
|
2.58%
|
12
|
Dutch
|
11,383
|
2.02%
|
13
|
Danish
|
10,548
|
1.87%
|
14
|
Polish
|
10,515
|
1.86%
|
15
|
European
|
10,287
|
1.82%
|
16
|
Other
Hispanic or Latino
|
9,342
|
1.66%
|
17
|
Scotch-Irish
|
8,695
|
1.54%
|
18
|
Welsh
|
6,048
|
1.07%
|
19
|
Russian
|
5,587
|
0.99%
|
20
|
African-American*
|
4,282
|
0.76%
|
21
|
Czech
|
3,641
|
0.65%
|
22
|
Hungarian
|
3,078
|
0.55%
|
23
|
Swiss
|
3,065
|
0.54%
|
24
|
French
Canadian
|
2,996
|
0.53%
|
25
|
British
|
2,203
|
0.39%
|
26
|
Greek
|
2,185
|
0.39%
|
27
|
South
American
|
1,733
|
0.31%
|
28
|
Filipino
|
1,337
|
0.24%
|
29
|
Portuguese
|
1,308
|
0.23%
|
30
|
Central
American
|
929
|
0.16%
|
31
|
Arab
|
903
|
0.16%
|
32
|
Slovak
|
729
|
0.13%
|
33
|
Ukrainian
|
639
|
0.11%
|
34
|
Asian
Indian
|
609
|
0.11%
|
35
|
Japanese
|
557
|
0.10%
|
36
|
Korean
|
467
|
0.08%
|
37
|
Puerto
Rican
|
407
|
0.07%
|
38
|
Chinese,
including Taiwanese
|
359
|
0.06%
|
39
|
Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
347
|
0.06%
|
40
|
Cuban
|
236
|
0.04%
|
41
|
Lithuanian
|
186
|
0.03%
|
42
|
Subsaharan
African
|
166
|
0.03%
|
43
|
Vietnamese
|
145
|
0.03%
|
44
|
West
Indian (except Hispanic groups)
|
64
|
0.01%
|
45
|
Dominican
(Dominican Republic)
|
0
|
0.00%
|
Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02005, B02006,
C02007, C03001, B03002, C04006
* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.
