Friday, March 28, 2014

Idaho's Largest Ethnic Group


German-Americans were the largest ethnic group in Idaho in 2010. Also notable is the Basque presence in the state. While only 6,294 persons, it's the second largest Basque community in America.

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

Total Population
1,571,450
100.00%
1
German
282,317
17.97%
2
English
256,886
16.35%
3
American
163,078
10.38%
4
Mexican
156,187
9.94%
5
Irish
149,055
9.49%
6
Norwegian
58,851
3.75%
7
Scottish
52,477
3.34%
8
Swedish
48,080
3.06%
9
Italian
47,712
3.04%
10
French, except Basque
43,067
2.74%
11
European
36,388
2.32%
12
Danish
35,549
2.26%
13
Dutch
32,643
2.08%
14
Scotch-Irish
19,670
1.25%
15
Welsh
18,269
1.16%
16
Polish
16,720
1.06%
17
Swiss
11,446
0.73%
18
Russian
10,828
0.69%
19
Scandinavian
9,724
0.62%
20
Portuguese
7,644
0.49%
21
French Canadian
7,425
0.47%
22
Czech
7,277
0.46%
23
British
6,925
0.44%
24
Basque
6,294
0.40%
25
Finnish
5,202
0.33%
26
Canadian
4,988
0.32%
27
Greek
4,476
0.28%
28
Yugoslavian
4,273
0.27%
29
Puerto Rican
4,267
0.27%
30
Northern European
4,239
0.27%
31
African-American*
4,157
0.26%
32
Austrian
4,014
0.26%
33
Chinese, except Taiwanese
4,012
0.26%
34
Hungarian
3,710
0.24%
35
Spaniard
3,511
0.22%
36
Ukrainian
3,319
0.21%
37
Japanese
2,546
0.16%
38
Asian Indian
2,330
0.15%
39
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
2,095
0.13%
40
African
2,038
0.13%
41
Korean
1,867
0.12%
42
Peruvian
1,770
0.11%
43
Salvadoran
1,722
0.11%
44
Vietnamese
1,658
0.11%
45
Belgian
1,497
0.10%
46
Filipino
1,462
0.09%
47
Spanish
1,348
0.09%
48
Czechoslovakian
1,329
0.08%
49
Croatian
1,291
0.08%
50
Cherokee
1,273
0.08%

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.