Oregon's largest ethnic group is German. One in five state residents claimed German ancestry in 2010.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Oregon Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Oregon Population |
Total
Population
|
3,838,957
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
German
|
779,347
|
20.30%
|
2
|
Irish
|
484,663
|
12.62%
|
3
|
English
|
458,765
|
11.95%
|
4
|
Mexican
|
384,133
|
10.01%
|
5
|
American
|
192,306
|
5.01%
|
6
|
Italian
|
148,681
|
3.87%
|
7
|
Norwegian
|
146,197
|
3.81%
|
8
|
French,
except Basque
|
127,996
|
3.33%
|
9
|
Scottish
|
117,861
|
3.07%
|
10
|
Swedish
|
110,330
|
2.87%
|
11
|
European
|
94,238
|
2.45%
|
12
|
Dutch
|
90,850
|
2.37%
|
13
|
Polish
|
59,350
|
1.55%
|
14
|
Scotch-Irish
|
59,047
|
1.54%
|
15
|
Russian
|
52,284
|
1.36%
|
16
|
African-American*
|
43,505
|
1.13%
|
17
|
Danish
|
40,289
|
1.05%
|
18
|
Welsh
|
38,876
|
1.01%
|
19
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
32,154
|
0.84%
|
20
|
Vietnamese
|
29,552
|
0.77%
|
21
|
Swiss
|
29,506
|
0.77%
|
22
|
French
Canadian
|
28,498
|
0.74%
|
23
|
Scandinavian
|
24,580
|
0.64%
|
24
|
British
|
23,102
|
0.60%
|
25
|
Ukrainian
|
22,270
|
0.58%
|
26
|
Portuguese
|
22,202
|
0.58%
|
27
|
Finnish
|
21,612
|
0.56%
|
28
|
Czech
|
18,934
|
0.49%
|
29
|
Filipino
|
18,405
|
0.48%
|
30
|
Canadian
|
16,316
|
0.43%
|
31
|
Hungarian
|
15,387
|
0.40%
|
32
|
Greek
|
14,323
|
0.37%
|
33
|
Asian
Indian
|
13,378
|
0.35%
|
34
|
Korean
|
13,358
|
0.35%
|
35
|
Japanese
|
12,049
|
0.31%
|
36
|
African
|
12,000
|
0.31%
|
37
|
Romanian
|
11,228
|
0.29%
|
38
|
Northern
European
|
10,817
|
0.28%
|
39
|
Puerto
Rican
|
10,500
|
0.27%
|
40
|
Austrian
|
10,346
|
0.27%
|
41
|
Spaniard
|
9,211
|
0.24%
|
42
|
Guatemalan
|
8,438
|
0.22%
|
43
|
Spanish
|
6,947
|
0.18%
|
44
|
Salvadoran
|
6,617
|
0.17%
|
45
|
Eastern
European
|
6,188
|
0.16%
|
46
|
Belgian
|
5,866
|
0.15%
|
47
|
Czechoslovakian
|
5,565
|
0.14%
|
48
|
Cuban
|
5,528
|
0.14%
|
49
|
Cherokee
|
5,440
|
0.14%
|
50
|
Croatian
|
5,419
|
0.14%
|
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.
