German is the largest ethnicity in Kansas, with almost 29% of residents listing German ancestry.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Kansas Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Kansas Population |
Total
Population
|
2,859,169
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
German
|
827,129
|
28.93%
|
2
|
Irish
|
367,281
|
12.85%
|
3
|
English
|
290,898
|
10.17%
|
4
|
Mexican
|
253,653
|
8.87%
|
5
|
American
|
237,043
|
8.29%
|
6
|
African-American*
|
141,843
|
4.96%
|
7
|
French,
except Basque
|
89,036
|
3.11%
|
8
|
Swedish
|
66,016
|
2.31%
|
9
|
Italian
|
63,200
|
2.21%
|
10
|
Dutch
|
59,116
|
2.07%
|
11
|
Scottish
|
57,464
|
2.01%
|
12
|
European
|
44,038
|
1.54%
|
13
|
Polish
|
37,892
|
1.33%
|
14
|
Scotch-Irish
|
33,043
|
1.16%
|
15
|
Norwegian
|
32,198
|
1.13%
|
16
|
Czech
|
25,527
|
0.89%
|
17
|
Russian
|
25,039
|
0.88%
|
18
|
Welsh
|
20,887
|
0.73%
|
19
|
Swiss
|
15,947
|
0.56%
|
20
|
Danish
|
15,852
|
0.55%
|
21
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
14,940
|
0.52%
|
22
|
Vietnamese
|
13,687
|
0.48%
|
23
|
Asian
Indian
|
12,595
|
0.44%
|
24
|
French
Canadian
|
11,283
|
0.39%
|
25
|
British
|
10,854
|
0.38%
|
26
|
African
|
10,212
|
0.36%
|
27
|
Puerto
Rican
|
9,587
|
0.34%
|
28
|
Croatian
|
8,679
|
0.30%
|
29
|
Salvadoran
|
7,543
|
0.26%
|
30
|
Filipino
|
5,549
|
0.19%
|
31
|
Laotian
|
5,364
|
0.19%
|
32
|
Cherokee
|
4,990
|
0.17%
|
33
|
Austrian
|
4,946
|
0.17%
|
34
|
Belgian
|
4,818
|
0.17%
|
35
|
Greek
|
4,429
|
0.15%
|
36
|
Korean
|
4,426
|
0.15%
|
37
|
Scandinavian
|
3,814
|
0.13%
|
38
|
Spaniard
|
3,792
|
0.13%
|
39
|
Lebanese
|
3,782
|
0.13%
|
40
|
Pennsylvania
German
|
3,596
|
0.13%
|
41
|
Czechoslovakian
|
3,335
|
0.12%
|
42
|
Guatemalan
|
3,327
|
0.12%
|
43
|
Hungarian
|
3,015
|
0.11%
|
44
|
Ukrainian
|
2,965
|
0.10%
|
45
|
Honduran
|
2,893
|
0.10%
|
46
|
Northern
European
|
2,871
|
0.10%
|
47
|
Spanish
|
2,592
|
0.09%
|
48
|
Portuguese
|
2,474
|
0.09%
|
49
|
Finnish
|
2,456
|
0.09%
|
50
|
Sioux
|
2,271
|
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.
