One in five Nevadans has a Mexican background, making it the state's largest ethnic group.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Nevada Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Nevada Population |
Total
Population
|
2,704,642
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
Mexican
|
561,298
|
20.75%
|
2
|
German
|
343,249
|
12.69%
|
3
|
Irish
|
264,554
|
9.78%
|
4
|
English
|
222,241
|
8.22%
|
5
|
African-American*
|
180,507
|
6.67%
|
6
|
Italian
|
168,799
|
6.24%
|
7
|
Filipino
|
97,200
|
3.59%
|
8
|
American
|
97,097
|
3.59%
|
9
|
French,
except Basque
|
68,775
|
2.54%
|
10
|
Polish
|
59,371
|
2.20%
|
11
|
Scottish
|
43,849
|
1.62%
|
12
|
Norwegian
|
40,479
|
1.50%
|
13
|
Dutch
|
35,445
|
1.31%
|
14
|
European
|
34,505
|
1.28%
|
15
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
34,252
|
1.27%
|
16
|
Swedish
|
34,094
|
1.26%
|
17
|
Russian
|
27,590
|
1.02%
|
18
|
Cuban
|
25,209
|
0.93%
|
19
|
Puerto
Rican
|
23,876
|
0.88%
|
20
|
Salvadoran
|
23,764
|
0.88%
|
21
|
Scotch-Irish
|
23,382
|
0.86%
|
22
|
Portuguese
|
21,183
|
0.78%
|
23
|
Guatemalan
|
18,720
|
0.69%
|
24
|
Danish
|
17,836
|
0.66%
|
25
|
Welsh
|
17,450
|
0.65%
|
26
|
African
|
16,155
|
0.60%
|
27
|
Korean
|
14,548
|
0.54%
|
28
|
Hungarian
|
14,254
|
0.53%
|
29
|
Spaniard
|
13,674
|
0.51%
|
30
|
Spanish
|
10,454
|
0.39%
|
31
|
French
Canadian
|
10,451
|
0.39%
|
32
|
Japanese
|
10,382
|
0.38%
|
33
|
Greek
|
10,210
|
0.38%
|
34
|
Czech
|
9,713
|
0.36%
|
35
|
Asian
Indian
|
9,256
|
0.34%
|
36
|
British
|
9,210
|
0.34%
|
37
|
Vietnamese
|
8,982
|
0.33%
|
38
|
Canadian
|
8,880
|
0.33%
|
39
|
Swiss
|
8,874
|
0.33%
|
40
|
Austrian
|
7,208
|
0.27%
|
41
|
Native
Hawaiian
|
6,372
|
0.24%
|
42
|
Colombian
|
6,227
|
0.23%
|
43
|
Armenian
|
5,845
|
0.22%
|
44
|
Finnish
|
5,790
|
0.21%
|
45
|
Thai
|
5,698
|
0.21%
|
46
|
Scandinavian
|
5,408
|
0.20%
|
47
|
Peruvian
|
5,208
|
0.19%
|
48
|
Basque
|
5,010
|
0.19%
|
49
|
Lithuanian
|
4,678
|
0.17%
|
50
|
Romanian
|
4,572
|
0.17%
|
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.
