African-American is the largest ethnicity in North Carolina, the background of 1 in 5 residents in 2010.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
North Carolina Population |
As a
Percent of
Total North Carolina Population |
Total
Population
|
9,561,558
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
African-American*
|
1,905,962
|
19.93%
|
2
|
American
|
1,109,520
|
11.60%
|
3
|
German
|
1,043,990
|
10.92%
|
4
|
English
|
957,086
|
10.01%
|
5
|
Irish
|
869,820
|
9.10%
|
6
|
Mexican
|
498,519
|
5.21%
|
7
|
Italian
|
281,277
|
2.94%
|
8
|
Scotch-Irish
|
274,149
|
2.87%
|
9
|
Scottish
|
245,021
|
2.56%
|
10
|
French,
except Basque
|
164,954
|
1.73%
|
11
|
Polish
|
123,281
|
1.29%
|
12
|
European
|
111,540
|
1.17%
|
13
|
Dutch
|
111,095
|
1.16%
|
14
|
Puerto
Rican
|
74,702
|
0.78%
|
15
|
African
|
59,165
|
0.62%
|
16
|
Asian
Indian
|
53,088
|
0.56%
|
17
|
Welsh
|
52,532
|
0.55%
|
18
|
Swedish
|
51,856
|
0.54%
|
19
|
Norwegian
|
45,607
|
0.48%
|
20
|
British
|
43,299
|
0.45%
|
21
|
Russian
|
42,385
|
0.44%
|
22
|
Salvadoran
|
40,884
|
0.43%
|
23
|
Honduran
|
35,649
|
0.37%
|
24
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
32,205
|
0.34%
|
25
|
French
Canadian
|
32,051
|
0.34%
|
26
|
Vietnamese
|
27,162
|
0.28%
|
27
|
Hungarian
|
27,028
|
0.28%
|
28
|
Greek
|
25,756
|
0.27%
|
29
|
Korean
|
23,195
|
0.24%
|
30
|
Guatemalan
|
21,263
|
0.22%
|
31
|
Colombian
|
20,597
|
0.22%
|
32
|
Cuban
|
20,151
|
0.21%
|
33
|
Filipino
|
19,264
|
0.20%
|
34
|
Cherokee
|
18,741
|
0.20%
|
35
|
Czech
|
18,158
|
0.19%
|
36
|
Swiss
|
17,536
|
0.18%
|
37
|
Ukrainian
|
16,149
|
0.17%
|
38
|
Danish
|
15,541
|
0.16%
|
39
|
Dominican
(Dominican Republic)
|
15,013
|
0.16%
|
40
|
Canadian
|
14,302
|
0.15%
|
41
|
Ecuadorian
|
14,227
|
0.15%
|
42
|
Portuguese
|
14,052
|
0.15%
|
43
|
Jamaican
|
12,176
|
0.13%
|
44
|
Lebanese
|
12,089
|
0.13%
|
45
|
Hmong
|
11,166
|
0.12%
|
46
|
Slovak
|
10,400
|
0.11%
|
47
|
Austrian
|
10,291
|
0.11%
|
48
|
Laotian
|
9,448
|
0.10%
|
49
|
Romanian
|
9,414
|
0.10%
|
50
|
Lithuanian
|
9,223
|
0.10%
|
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.
