ANCESTRY
English Americans
About 31,698,663 US residents are of English ancestry, 9.5% of the population · up 25.7% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Largest English populations
BY CONCENTRATION
Highest English share
NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR
How the group compares
Median household income
$94,027
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
47.6%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
6.6%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
76.5%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
48.9
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$382,400
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 English Americans earn the most
| Maryland | $126,411 | 55.6% | 4.2% | 80.4% | 510,925 |
| New Jersey | $121,664 | 52.9% | 4.2% | 80.9% | 429,382 |
| Massachusetts | $118,333 | 58.5% | 4.8% | 74.0% | 657,793 |
| Connecticut | $116,622 | 55.5% | 4.6% | 79.0% | 296,887 |
| California | $116,539 | 52.9% | 6.3% | 69.3% | 2,314,397 |
| Hawaii | $114,792 | 54.3% | 8.0% | 66.8% | 71,592 |
| Virginia | $110,078 | 53.9% | 5.0% | 77.7% | 1,043,783 |
| Utah | $109,939 | 48.5% | 4.4% | 78.3% | 949,986 |
| Colorado | $108,014 | 59.3% | 5.7% | 74.8% | 722,968 |
| Texas | $105,410 | 51.7% | 5.5% | 74.9% | 2,348,238 |
| Washington | $101,418 | 48.5% | 6.4% | 70.7% | 928,854 |
| Alaska | $99,775 | 47.8% | 4.3% | 73.9% | 70,497 |
| Georgia | $99,618 | 49.0% | 6.0% | 79.6% | 1,112,614 |
| New Hampshire | $98,623 | 43.7% | 6.1% | 75.9% | 250,805 |
| Minnesota | $97,066 | 51.7% | 5.4% | 76.7% | 360,916 |
| Illinois | $95,582 | 49.0% | 6.0% | 77.0% | 821,861 |
| New York | $95,359 | 51.7% | 6.6% | 68.4% | 1,074,176 |
| North Carolina | $95,081 | 50.4% | 6.2% | 79.5% | 1,342,518 |
| Delaware | $93,434 | 40.6% | 4.6% | 84.0% | 105,222 |
| Nevada | $92,365 | 35.1% | 5.9% | 72.3% | 269,936 |
| South Carolina | $91,625 | 47.1% | 6.8% | 84.2% | 651,148 |
| Arizona | $89,003 | 45.9% | 7.0% | 78.6% | 752,962 |
| Pennsylvania | $88,896 | 46.7% | 6.3% | 76.2% | 1,061,411 |
| Wisconsin | $88,582 | 45.9% | 6.1% | 74.6% | 389,746 |
| Alabama | $87,315 | 43.2% | 8.3% | 80.9% | 641,405 |
| Florida | $87,189 | 43.7% | 7.5% | 80.3% | 1,875,851 |
| Idaho | $86,805 | 40.5% | 7.7% | 77.6% | 363,945 |
| Rhode Island | $86,467 | 50.8% | 4.5% | 74.3% | 110,495 |
| Tennessee | $86,443 | 44.2% | 7.2% | 78.1% | 963,654 |
| Oregon | $85,057 | 44.6% | 9.6% | 70.9% | 567,267 |
| South Dakota | $84,864 | 49.7% | 4.2% | 72.1% | 67,868 |
| New Mexico | $83,585 | 53.5% | 7.2% | 78.0% | 180,963 |
| Louisiana | $83,537 | 44.8% | 10.4% | 79.5% | 335,911 |
| Kansas | $82,392 | 48.0% | 7.7% | 75.6% | 339,822 |
| Nebraska | $82,033 | 46.0% | 6.4% | 71.3% | 182,560 |
| Missouri | $81,973 | 43.4% | 7.5% | 76.3% | 727,889 |
| Mississippi | $81,694 | 42.3% | 7.7% | 82.2% | 300,681 |
| Indiana | $81,595 | 40.1% | 6.3% | 80.0% | 749,299 |
| Ohio | $81,312 | 41.0% | 6.9% | 78.0% | 1,247,277 |
| Michigan | $80,871 | 40.6% | 7.5% | 82.6% | 1,032,884 |
| Vermont | $80,503 | 52.9% | 7.2% | 75.4% | 117,946 |
| Iowa | $80,209 | 41.1% | 7.2% | 77.5% | 322,361 |
| Wyoming | $79,511 | 40.6% | 6.5% | 77.8% | 89,140 |
| Maine | $78,744 | 40.2% | 7.4% | 76.6% | 295,127 |
| Oklahoma | $77,878 | 42.8% | 7.6% | 75.4% | 451,508 |
| Montana | $77,246 | 44.1% | 7.9% | 70.9% | 147,776 |
| Kentucky | $76,376 | 38.8% | 9.4% | 77.9% | 632,184 |
| Arkansas | $71,671 | 39.2% | 9.7% | 77.1% | 381,613 |
| West Virginia | $68,532 | 33.4% | 11.8% | 81.0% | 261,304 |
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
English Americans across metro areas
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $182,698 | 66.8% | 3.7% | 70.4% | 93,280 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $165,242 | 73.4% | 4.6% | 79.2% | 66,774 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $162,618 | 71.6% | 2.6% | 74.8% | 508,525 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $160,720 | 68.6% | 5.6% | 66.0% | 308,211 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $141,030 | 66.1% | 4.6% | 63.3% | 576,637 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $130,543 | 61.4% | 4.4% | 71.9% | 478,879 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $127,610 | 65.3% | 3.2% | 78.8% | 199,821 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $126,582 | 49.8% | 4.1% | 73.7% | 64,872 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $125,615 | 57.0% | 4.3% | 80.1% | 254,744 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $124,769 | 59.1% | 6.0% | 62.3% | 564,334 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $124,756 | 58.4% | 5.2% | 66.8% | 254,287 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $123,617 | 54.7% | 4.4% | 77.4% | 478,782 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $123,425 | 65.6% | 4.3% | 67.0% | 256,593 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $121,045 | 64.6% | 4.0% | 71.7% | 352,288 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $119,155 | 54.8% | 4.0% | 72.2% | 740,552 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $117,531 | 57.0% | 4.5% | 77.2% | 99,780 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $116,846 | 50.1% | 4.0% | 75.8% | 306,886 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $115,281 | 54.1% | 3.7% | 80.7% | 302,838 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $115,256 | 57.4% | 4.5% | 79.1% | 577,814 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $115,037 | 55.4% | 5.8% | 66.1% | 441,812 |
| Ogden, UT | $114,984 | 46.6% | 3.1% | 85.5% | 198,651 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $114,215 | 54.6% | 5.4% | 75.7% | 227,074 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $112,655 | 61.0% | 4.6% | 73.7% | 433,850 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $111,235 | 59.1% | 6.8% | 79.5% | 111,133 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $110,254 | 58.1% | 3.6% | 77.7% | 289,972 |
| Huntsville, AL | $109,020 | 57.8% | 5.8% | 78.2% | 74,761 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $107,562 | 48.5% | 5.3% | 73.8% | 220,240 |
| Madison, WI | $107,348 | 60.0% | 6.5% | 69.7% | 67,866 |
| Richmond, VA | $107,323 | 55.2% | 5.2% | 77.8% | 182,056 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $105,783 | 56.9% | 4.4% | 76.3% | 250,923 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $105,690 | 54.4% | 4.3% | 77.3% | 476,980 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $105,488 | 47.6% | 4.0% | 77.9% | 206,898 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $104,401 | 50.8% | 6.4% | 73.0% | 190,591 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $104,167 | 58.1% | 5.3% | 80.2% | 86,808 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $103,746 | 53.1% | 4.7% | 74.7% | 174,010 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $103,061 | 48.8% | 6.4% | 78.8% | 491,298 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $102,862 | 50.7% | 6.6% | 70.5% | 323,767 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $101,783 | 55.4% | 5.0% | 73.7% | 83,762 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $101,217 | 70.2% | 6.5% | 75.3% | 75,733 |
| Worcester, MA | $99,985 | 49.9% | 3.9% | 76.7% | 81,034 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $99,339 | 49.3% | 4.8% | 79.8% | 279,045 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $98,549 | 52.5% | 5.3% | 71.4% | 71,006 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $98,129 | 49.5% | 6.0% | 76.4% | 190,385 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $97,835 | 36.9% | 6.6% | 80.7% | 210,281 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $97,329 | 49.6% | 10.4% | 83.2% | 68,212 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $97,058 | 45.1% | 6.3% | 78.9% | 260,616 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $96,879 | 50.5% | 5.2% | 78.0% | 237,352 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $96,580 | 53.5% | 2.5% | 80.0% | 112,010 |
| Boise City, ID | $96,428 | 44.5% | 6.4% | 78.7% | 140,151 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $95,994 | 46.2% | 8.2% | 85.5% | 79,849 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $95,918 | 53.2% | 5.8% | 69.0% | 94,350 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $95,246 | 57.0% | 5.4% | 76.9% | 77,665 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $95,168 | 46.7% | 6.7% | 79.4% | 182,854 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $94,608 | 52.7% | 5.5% | 75.8% | 278,211 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $93,931 | 50.7% | 5.5% | 77.8% | 115,654 |
| Birmingham, AL | $93,752 | 51.0% | 6.8% | 80.9% | 158,939 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $93,636 | 44.0% | 5.1% | 82.0% | 119,123 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $93,615 | 51.3% | 6.3% | 82.7% | 140,004 |
| Columbus, OH | $93,574 | 50.6% | 6.2% | 74.7% | 249,490 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $92,200 | 45.4% | 6.6% | 77.2% | 209,953 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $92,008 | 43.7% | 6.2% | 83.7% | 349,162 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $91,720 | 46.3% | 7.6% | 72.4% | 96,447 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $91,171 | 56.8% | 6.6% | 77.9% | 85,044 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $91,120 | 47.8% | 5.1% | 74.3% | 162,938 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $90,937 | 42.7% | 7.6% | 77.3% | 105,581 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $90,707 | 35.5% | 5.9% | 71.3% | 165,525 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $89,887 | 41.2% | 5.5% | 83.4% | 83,318 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $89,615 | 49.1% | 4.4% | 77.6% | 89,935 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $89,250 | 41.8% | 5.5% | 74.8% | 109,781 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $88,483 | 49.4% | 5.2% | 74.7% | 179,068 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $87,845 | 39.1% | 6.5% | 75.3% | 88,727 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $87,705 | 46.3% | 7.1% | 81.5% | 94,564 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $86,517 | 45.2% | 5.1% | 79.9% | 307,152 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $85,696 | 45.7% | 6.2% | 77.4% | 133,303 |
| Knoxville, TN | $85,662 | 45.3% | 6.4% | 81.4% | 136,625 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $84,736 | 49.1% | 4.8% | 74.8% | 90,598 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $84,475 | 49.5% | 6.8% | 81.3% | 98,616 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $84,256 | 43.2% | 10.5% | 78.5% | 67,376 |
| Rochester, NY | $83,884 | 45.9% | 6.9% | 75.2% | 126,317 |
| Tulsa, OK | $82,612 | 44.8% | 6.4% | 74.4% | 120,193 |
| Cleveland, OH | $82,196 | 44.1% | 6.5% | 78.3% | 171,792 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $81,448 | 45.1% | 7.8% | 74.3% | 219,665 |
| Akron, OH | $81,326 | 43.6% | 7.0% | 80.9% | 74,554 |
| Columbia, SC | $81,176 | 50.6% | 5.4% | 84.0% | 89,746 |
| Tucson, AZ | $81,065 | 50.5% | 8.2% | 76.5% | 112,509 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $80,350 | 47.4% | 6.6% | 78.7% | 85,142 |
| Syracuse, NY | $78,495 | 42.2% | 7.5% | 77.2% | 77,081 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $78,472 | 35.8% | 7.7% | 85.0% | 65,489 |
| Wichita, KS | $75,194 | 41.2% | 10.7% | 78.4% | 80,086 |
| Springfield, MO | $74,555 | 43.8% | 6.5% | 69.5% | 76,355 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $73,280 | 36.1% | 9.3% | 86.8% | 71,525 |
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 · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
English Americans across cities
| Charlotte | $152,096 | 76.2% | 2.6% | 71.3% | 73,793 |
| New York | $151,304 | 82.2% | 6.1% | 31.6% | 174,866 |
| Chicago | $130,439 | 83.5% | 6.8% | 50.5% | 86,720 |
| Houston | $129,491 | 67.6% | 5.8% | 63.8% | 115,253 |
| Seattle | $128,165 | 76.9% | 6.8% | 50.7% | 96,677 |
| Austin | $123,705 | 73.8% | 6.1% | 54.2% | 101,985 |
| San Diego | $123,233 | 69.4% | 5.4% | 54.4% | 103,034 |
| Fort Worth | $118,977 | 58.4% | 4.2% | 73.6% | 69,186 |
| Los Angeles | $117,719 | 67.1% | 7.7% | 48.7% | 135,809 |
| Portland | $112,114 | 68.9% | 9.2% | 62.7% | 79,674 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | $111,973 | 70.1% | 4.4% | 68.3% | 74,070 |
| Dallas | $109,805 | 71.6% | 5.6% | 53.1% | 82,937 |
| Phoenix | $105,646 | 54.5% | 4.4% | 73.5% | 116,093 |
| Denver | $104,984 | 74.0% | 5.1% | 52.8% | 80,116 |
| Mesa | $101,656 | 43.7% | 8.3% | 79.5% | 64,976 |
| San Antonio | $94,621 | 57.1% | 6.3% | 66.8% | 69,477 |
| Oklahoma City | $94,341 | 52.9% | 4.3% | 71.7% | 72,034 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $93,459 | 50.4% | 5.2% | 74.5% | 65,078 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $88,941 | 55.5% | 6.6% | 69.0% | 70,504 |
| Jacksonville | $86,467 | 50.4% | 5.8% | 69.7% | 80,796 |
| Columbus | $85,766 | 54.5% | 9.0% | 62.4% | 75,727 |
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 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 English ancestry live in the United States?
About 31,698,663 US residents are of English ancestry, roughly 9.5% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Which US city has the largest English population?
New York, NY has the largest English population of any US city, with about 183,156 residents of English ancestry.
Which state has the most residents of English ancestry?
California leads all states with about 2,476,371 residents of English ancestry.
What is the median household income of English Americans?
English Americans have a median household income of about $94,027, 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