ANCESTRY
American ancestry
About 17,776,954 US residents are of American ancestry, 5.3% of the population · down 8.2% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Largest American populations
BY CONCENTRATION
Highest American share
NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR
How the group compares
Median household income
$69,658
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
27.5%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
12.4%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
70.9%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
43.4
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$291,800
US overall: $376,019
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
BY STATE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Where the group earn the most
| Colorado | $95,504 | 42.4% | 9.1% | 73.3% | 210,232 |
| New Jersey | $91,527 | 44.6% | 10.8% | 70.8% | 316,973 |
| California | $90,300 | 35.9% | 13.2% | 58.6% | 1,081,695 |
| Massachusetts | $90,000 | 42.0% | 12.6% | 69.1% | 250,985 |
| Utah | $89,506 | 29.6% | 7.1% | 72.7% | 152,641 |
| Maryland | $87,952 | 35.2% | 9.1% | 75.9% | 249,172 |
| Connecticut | $86,430 | 38.1% | 11.2% | 66.6% | 138,588 |
| Washington | $85,082 | 29.0% | 9.4% | 68.0% | 317,538 |
| Idaho | $82,711 | 29.5% | 8.0% | 77.0% | 106,064 |
| Oregon | $80,977 | 30.0% | 11.3% | 65.1% | 186,456 |
| New York | $78,642 | 37.5% | 16.9% | 60.5% | 792,229 |
| Arizona | $76,495 | 32.2% | 10.0% | 70.7% | 295,133 |
| Texas | $76,197 | 31.4% | 10.9% | 68.2% | 1,397,445 |
| Illinois | $74,801 | 30.3% | 10.7% | 74.8% | 451,190 |
| Nevada | $73,138 | 23.0% | 12.2% | 60.2% | 125,813 |
| Minnesota | $71,500 | 30.4% | 11.6% | 75.1% | 205,819 |
| Georgia | $71,320 | 26.6% | 11.6% | 72.8% | 870,937 |
| Florida | $70,138 | 29.0% | 11.2% | 69.5% | 1,705,624 |
| Nebraska | $69,859 | 28.7% | 12.1% | 72.1% | 75,389 |
| Kansas | $68,348 | 25.8% | 11.6% | 67.9% | 185,963 |
| Wisconsin | $67,482 | 27.9% | 11.1% | 72.1% | 237,993 |
| Virginia | $67,327 | 26.9% | 12.2% | 71.6% | 690,470 |
| Alabama | $67,239 | 22.1% | 12.9% | 79.2% | 552,814 |
| Pennsylvania | $66,745 | 24.3% | 11.9% | 72.3% | 562,381 |
| Iowa | $66,704 | 22.0% | 12.4% | 71.6% | 172,987 |
| Montana | $66,154 | 27.4% | 7.8% | 67.5% | 67,912 |
| Tennessee | $65,704 | 23.1% | 12.8% | 74.4% | 775,303 |
| Maine | $65,592 | 22.0% | 12.0% | 78.2% | 82,645 |
| Missouri | $63,447 | 21.7% | 12.8% | 71.5% | 474,255 |
| New Mexico | $63,152 | 30.7% | 15.1% | 77.0% | 73,919 |
| North Carolina | $63,090 | 24.8% | 12.1% | 71.3% | 875,572 |
| Indiana | $62,502 | 20.7% | 11.5% | 74.7% | 539,406 |
| Oklahoma | $61,782 | 25.1% | 14.5% | 70.4% | 262,454 |
| South Carolina | $61,728 | 24.2% | 13.3% | 75.9% | 443,848 |
| Ohio | $61,704 | 20.4% | 12.9% | 71.5% | 695,379 |
| Arkansas | $61,557 | 23.4% | 12.8% | 76.7% | 218,746 |
| Michigan | $60,139 | 22.9% | 14.5% | 72.7% | 478,611 |
| Mississippi | $58,155 | 24.3% | 15.2% | 76.1% | 300,300 |
| Louisiana | $56,800 | 20.5% | 18.7% | 72.3% | 377,698 |
| Kentucky | $55,816 | 18.0% | 16.4% | 72.7% | 540,262 |
| West Virginia | $51,192 | 14.0% | 17.5% | 78.0% | 155,050 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
BY METRO AREA · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
the group across metro areas
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $118,768 | 48.4% | 11.5% | 55.8% | 100,603 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $114,603 | 48.3% | 9.0% | 68.7% | 235,420 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $105,598 | 50.1% | 9.2% | 70.0% | 95,321 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $103,756 | 45.5% | 7.7% | 59.5% | 78,754 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $101,157 | 45.5% | 10.4% | 69.0% | 161,900 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $96,691 | 36.6% | 7.0% | 63.0% | 123,537 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $90,883 | 47.5% | 14.8% | 57.6% | 712,930 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $87,688 | 37.8% | 14.8% | 46.3% | 459,351 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $87,043 | 36.3% | 7.9% | 72.8% | 83,742 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $86,768 | 37.1% | 13.0% | 66.0% | 305,814 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $86,073 | 47.6% | 5.9% | 60.0% | 79,456 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $85,981 | 40.7% | 7.9% | 71.9% | 251,116 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $85,306 | 37.8% | 9.1% | 69.7% | 183,887 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $84,794 | 33.6% | 10.4% | 59.1% | 123,516 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $82,036 | 32.5% | 7.8% | 71.5% | 206,657 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $81,758 | 33.3% | 9.5% | 67.4% | 200,868 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $81,602 | 35.0% | 9.2% | 63.1% | 381,120 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $81,357 | 34.1% | 10.0% | 72.7% | 428,944 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $81,001 | 34.3% | 8.9% | 77.8% | 76,610 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $80,531 | 23.7% | 14.4% | 69.3% | 131,390 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $80,526 | 26.7% | 7.0% | 78.0% | 122,077 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $80,334 | 34.4% | 10.0% | 73.6% | 114,168 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $79,650 | 38.8% | 6.6% | 62.4% | 110,367 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $79,441 | 42.3% | 10.9% | 66.7% | 345,227 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $77,650 | 29.5% | 7.4% | 65.5% | 103,173 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $77,579 | 29.7% | 10.1% | 56.7% | 316,747 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $77,247 | 29.5% | 8.9% | 77.9% | 77,666 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $76,912 | 28.7% | 15.1% | 70.6% | 65,664 |
| Huntsville, AL | $76,303 | 33.6% | 12.3% | 66.1% | 65,005 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $75,593 | 30.8% | 9.6% | 68.1% | 145,014 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $75,279 | 24.1% | 10.1% | 71.4% | 142,705 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $73,656 | 36.6% | 11.2% | 73.6% | 119,762 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $73,202 | 27.2% | 11.2% | 68.6% | 173,793 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $71,781 | 27.3% | 11.0% | 65.7% | 127,252 |
| Columbus, OH | $69,439 | 26.3% | 12.5% | 68.3% | 131,455 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $69,039 | 25.0% | 13.9% | 69.9% | 184,451 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $68,017 | 29.7% | 9.4% | 70.8% | 167,885 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $67,409 | 27.1% | 10.1% | 62.3% | 65,571 |
| Knoxville, TN | $67,385 | 25.2% | 16.3% | 71.9% | 118,725 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $66,513 | 23.3% | 13.3% | 56.2% | 76,250 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $63,969 | 26.5% | 15.7% | 61.1% | 111,704 |
| Birmingham, AL | $63,905 | 25.4% | 14.3% | 80.0% | 120,700 |
| Richmond, VA | $63,769 | 30.8% | 12.6% | 68.7% | 109,575 |
| Cleveland, OH | $63,398 | 30.7% | 11.8% | 75.4% | 78,261 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $63,161 | 21.2% | 13.7% | 75.4% | 107,762 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $61,540 | 28.9% | 9.6% | 76.1% | 78,763 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $60,068 | 18.9% | 14.1% | 67.7% | 76,517 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $56,493 | 22.9% | 15.6% | 68.2% | 246,764 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $54,945 | 22.7% | 14.8% | 62.9% | 82,051 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $54,803 | 23.3% | 12.3% | 78.2% | 88,155 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $54,665 | 24.6% | 19.0% | 65.6% | 215,578 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
the group across cities
| Mount Pleasant | $106,839 | 68.4% | 7.0% | 62.4% | 11,778 |
| San Jose | $106,285 | 43.7% | 7.3% | 60.3% | 18,564 |
| San Francisco | $96,490 | 56.9% | 12.6% | 32.5% | 21,307 |
| Orange | $95,494 | 34.5% | 19.1% | 47.8% | 15,076 |
| Oxnard | $91,731 | 25.5% | 5.8% | 50.3% | 12,081 |
| Plano | $91,497 | 49.2% | 7.2% | 49.3% | 19,297 |
| Seattle | $88,881 | 61.9% | 7.4% | 49.7% | 16,496 |
| Chandler | $87,947 | 42.4% | 6.6% | 70.6% | 12,144 |
| Scottsdale | $87,731 | 62.7% | 4.2% | 70.5% | 11,865 |
| Arlington | $87,176 | 28.9% | 8.8% | 71.1% | 16,315 |
| Washington | $87,087 | 60.2% | 13.8% | 44.0% | 19,131 |
| San Diego | $86,860 | 49.3% | 8.9% | 52.0% | 32,162 |
| Gilbert | $86,467 | 36.8% | 8.4% | 69.2% | 11,790 |
| Atlanta | $83,101 | 58.0% | 14.8% | 51.2% | 23,773 |
| McKinney | $82,763 | 41.0% | 5.2% | 55.0% | 19,862 |
| University CDP (Orange County) | $82,724 | 43.2% | 26.6% | 28.0% | 15,092 |
| Port St. Lucie | $80,167 | 24.6% | 7.3% | 78.2% | 34,860 |
| Virginia Beach | $77,115 | 30.4% | 9.2% | 68.0% | 35,762 |
| Austin | $77,046 | 56.2% | 9.9% | 54.9% | 27,419 |
| Chesapeake | $76,958 | 29.3% | 5.9% | 75.2% | 22,208 |
| Boston | $75,161 | 55.8% | 15.4% | 40.4% | 14,582 |
| Burleson | $74,142 | 21.1% | 9.8% | 64.6% | 13,248 |
| Tampa | $71,904 | 42.8% | 11.8% | 52.3% | 24,854 |
| Anaheim | $71,883 | 23.9% | 22.5% | 34.9% | 29,688 |
| Denver | $69,943 | 45.6% | 8.5% | 56.3% | 18,709 |
| Colorado Springs | $69,315 | 36.5% | 8.7% | 64.2% | 19,994 |
| New York | $69,132 | 44.0% | 17.1% | 37.3% | 333,230 |
| Aurora | $68,847 | 31.5% | 6.9% | 63.5% | 11,987 |
| Portland | $68,747 | 43.8% | 14.6% | 49.5% | 29,314 |
| Bakersfield | $68,442 | 19.6% | 8.7% | 70.3% | 13,165 |
| Fort Worth | $68,234 | 33.9% | 11.0% | 63.0% | 37,944 |
| Charleston | $67,804 | 52.7% | 14.8% | 45.0% | 31,279 |
| St. Petersburg | $66,836 | 36.9% | 11.4% | 67.6% | 21,609 |
| Charlotte | $66,762 | 42.0% | 12.8% | 58.9% | 41,244 |
| Phoenix | $66,348 | 29.1% | 12.6% | 60.2% | 44,971 |
| Raleigh | $64,422 | 42.4% | 12.2% | 44.2% | 38,749 |
| Houston | $64,420 | 42.7% | 19.2% | 54.1% | 76,868 |
| Los Angeles | $64,247 | 38.5% | 19.9% | 35.9% | 152,188 |
| Henderson | $64,107 | 27.1% | 7.5% | 69.2% | 10,975 |
| Oklahoma City | $64,087 | 28.1% | 9.9% | 67.0% | 38,356 |
| Chicago | $63,844 | 45.2% | 14.6% | 53.0% | 56,855 |
| Mesa | $63,824 | 26.4% | 10.0% | 65.2% | 32,337 |
| Lubbock | $63,050 | 32.8% | 12.9% | 59.4% | 12,450 |
| Kansas City | $63,038 | 30.0% | 14.5% | 64.5% | 20,526 |
| Omaha | $62,262 | 34.9% | 9.8% | 59.2% | 14,507 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | $62,197 | 39.6% | 13.4% | 67.4% | 46,527 |
| Las Vegas | $60,443 | 28.0% | 13.0% | 55.9% | 20,438 |
| Portsmouth | $60,336 | 14.4% | 18.2% | 55.5% | 11,216 |
| Miramar | $59,375 | 25.8% | 8.5% | 62.8% | 16,519 |
| Fort Lauderdale | $59,188 | 34.0% | 24.8% | 47.3% | 13,778 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $58,837 | 24.4% | 11.9% | 76.5% | 41,083 |
| Norfolk | $58,626 | 27.7% | 15.0% | 53.8% | 15,818 |
| Baltimore | $58,306 | 34.4% | 20.6% | 56.3% | 16,614 |
| San Antonio | $58,305 | 27.0% | 15.9% | 55.6% | 45,935 |
| Lexington-Fayette urban county | $58,227 | 35.3% | 13.8% | 56.5% | 26,396 |
| Burbank | $58,182 | 28.9% | 16.7% | 35.2% | 12,390 |
| Albuquerque | $57,715 | 36.4% | 14.3% | 66.0% | 18,721 |
| Fort Wayne | $57,316 | 24.6% | 15.8% | 68.1% | 14,429 |
| Jacksonville | $56,105 | 26.3% | 13.3% | 65.7% | 53,207 |
| Orlando | $55,565 | 37.8% | 17.4% | 41.1% | 16,823 |
| Yonkers | $54,976 | 35.0% | 10.3% | 45.6% | 10,854 |
| Wichita | $54,112 | 26.1% | 12.2% | 65.9% | 18,818 |
| Huntsville | $53,972 | 32.1% | 11.8% | 59.2% | 21,413 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $53,928 | 22.1% | 12.3% | 64.5% | 43,531 |
| Memphis | $53,847 | 34.5% | 13.8% | 65.2% | 24,644 |
| Chattanooga | $53,757 | 24.2% | 16.7% | 58.1% | 16,073 |
| Columbus | $53,506 | 24.8% | 17.7% | 61.0% | 16,515 |
| Winston-Salem | $53,503 | 27.4% | 15.2% | 71.5% | 11,909 |
| Baton Rouge | $53,151 | 38.5% | 16.6% | 56.6% | 11,086 |
| Dallas | $52,631 | 39.7% | 16.8% | 42.4% | 54,332 |
| Philadelphia | $52,622 | 25.3% | 23.2% | 55.3% | 39,375 |
| Tulsa | $52,229 | 26.9% | 14.8% | 55.6% | 22,181 |
| El Paso | $51,558 | 30.0% | 15.4% | 57.2% | 14,605 |
| Macon-Bibb County | $51,473 | 26.4% | 16.9% | 68.4% | 11,578 |
| Tyler | $51,455 | 24.3% | 11.8% | 44.6% | 15,722 |
| Cape Coral | $51,342 | 15.6% | 11.2% | 71.5% | 23,808 |
| Hollywood | $51,300 | 20.4% | 13.8% | 45.4% | 18,914 |
| Columbus | $50,465 | 27.3% | 16.4% | 49.2% | 35,724 |
| Lynchburg | $50,311 | 27.4% | 17.7% | 37.5% | 14,728 |
| Pembroke Pines | $50,166 | 28.3% | 16.4% | 62.9% | 17,529 |
| Gastonia | $50,132 | 22.3% | 13.8% | 54.5% | 12,875 |
| Greensboro | $49,539 | 37.9% | 16.4% | 66.4% | 12,869 |
| Killeen | $49,516 | 21.2% | 11.7% | 38.7% | 16,285 |
| Miami | $49,454 | 35.1% | 20.5% | 28.7% | 11,762 |
| Newport News | $48,931 | 20.9% | 15.7% | 44.3% | 16,879 |
| Montgomery | $46,723 | 28.5% | 21.2% | 43.5% | 54,931 |
| Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) | $45,451 | 17.7% | 15.5% | 61.5% | 12,815 |
| Lehigh Acres | $42,676 | 9.0% | 20.7% | 54.4% | 12,249 |
| Tucson | $42,210 | 26.9% | 20.2% | 53.5% | 14,917 |
| St. Louis | $41,787 | 27.3% | 26.8% | 48.2% | 13,376 |
| Toledo | $40,632 | 14.4% | 19.1% | 52.0% | 12,113 |
| Cincinnati | $39,718 | 27.7% | 21.4% | 49.5% | 10,928 |
| Birmingham | $39,107 | 27.7% | 33.2% | 42.7% | 23,465 |
| Texarkana | $39,075 | 20.8% | 22.5% | 45.9% | 11,120 |
| Fort Myers | $38,667 | 19.2% | 17.6% | 45.4% | 12,871 |
| Knoxville | $37,153 | 20.9% | 18.2% | 53.5% | 17,654 |
| Fort Pierce | $36,847 | 10.2% | 26.3% | 34.0% | 11,435 |
| Shreveport | $36,554 | 23.9% | 23.7% | 58.4% | 13,968 |
| Griffin | $35,743 | 11.6% | 29.9% | 25.0% | 10,926 |
| Detroit | $28,542 | 15.8% | 39.9% | 42.7% | 25,616 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
ABOUT THIS GROUP
Frequently asked
How many people of American ancestry live in the United States?
About 17,776,954 US residents are of American ancestry, roughly 5.3% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Which US city has the largest American population?
New York, NY has the largest American population of any US city, with about 316,678 residents of American ancestry.
Which state has the most residents of American ancestry?
Florida leads all states with about 1,722,559 residents of American ancestry.
What is the median household income of American ancestry?
Households of this group have a median household income of about $69,658, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024