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.
