Utah is just one of three American states where English is the largest ethnic group, the others being Maine and Vermont. Over 1 in 4 Utah residents claimed English heritage in 2010.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Utah Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Utah Population |
Total
Population
|
2,776,469
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
English
|
712,373
|
25.66%
|
2
|
German
|
326,278
|
11.75%
|
3
|
Mexican
|
279,648
|
10.07%
|
4
|
Irish
|
166,102
|
5.98%
|
5
|
American
|
155,681
|
5.61%
|
6
|
Danish
|
154,318
|
5.56%
|
7
|
Scottish
|
128,678
|
4.63%
|
8
|
European
|
126,815
|
4.57%
|
9
|
Swedish
|
108,335
|
3.90%
|
10
|
Italian
|
74,159
|
2.67%
|
11
|
Dutch
|
70,028
|
2.52%
|
12
|
Norwegian
|
67,955
|
2.45%
|
13
|
Welsh
|
57,205
|
2.06%
|
14
|
French,
except Basque
|
51,807
|
1.87%
|
15
|
British
|
34,620
|
1.25%
|
16
|
Scandinavian
|
34,339
|
1.24%
|
17
|
Swiss
|
33,422
|
1.20%
|
18
|
Polish
|
25,146
|
0.91%
|
19
|
Navajo
|
19,434
|
0.70%
|
20
|
Scotch-Irish
|
17,186
|
0.62%
|
21
|
African-American*
|
15,885
|
0.57%
|
22
|
Greek
|
12,997
|
0.47%
|
23
|
Samoan
|
12,069
|
0.43%
|
24
|
Canadian
|
10,978
|
0.40%
|
25
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
10,904
|
0.39%
|
26
|
Salvadoran
|
9,655
|
0.35%
|
27
|
Russian
|
9,472
|
0.34%
|
28
|
Spaniard
|
9,264
|
0.33%
|
29
|
Peruvian
|
8,293
|
0.30%
|
30
|
Spanish
|
8,231
|
0.30%
|
31
|
Czech
|
7,557
|
0.27%
|
32
|
Tongan
|
7,178
|
0.26%
|
33
|
Argentinean
|
7,058
|
0.25%
|
34
|
Puerto
Rican
|
6,956
|
0.25%
|
35
|
Vietnamese
|
6,742
|
0.24%
|
36
|
Korean
|
6,670
|
0.24%
|
37
|
Asian
Indian
|
6,407
|
0.23%
|
38
|
Japanese
|
6,349
|
0.23%
|
39
|
Northern
European
|
6,233
|
0.22%
|
40
|
Austrian
|
5,999
|
0.22%
|
41
|
Yugoslavian
|
5,745
|
0.21%
|
42
|
French
Canadian
|
5,395
|
0.19%
|
43
|
Guatemalan
|
5,348
|
0.19%
|
44
|
Brazilian
|
5,179
|
0.19%
|
45
|
Finnish
|
5,055
|
0.18%
|
46
|
Filipino
|
4,093
|
0.15%
|
47
|
Icelander
|
3,784
|
0.14%
|
48
|
Portuguese
|
3,616
|
0.13%
|
49
|
Somalian
|
3,584
|
0.13%
|
50
|
Ukrainian
|
3,551
|
0.13%
|
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.
