Which county has the highest american share?

Buchanan County, Virginia ranks #1 with 59.7% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by american share?

Buchanan County, Virginia, Dickenson County, Virginia, Russell County, Virginia, Smith County, Mississippi, Northampton County, Virginia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,138 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is american share measured?

Share of all residents who are American ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 138 SHOWN OF 3,138

Highest American population share, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

3001▼32El Paso County, TXTX877,8582.2%−1.3 pts

3002▼211Storey County, NVNV4,2602.2%−0.4 pts

3003▼422Sutter County, CACA98,7872.2%−3.7 pts

3004▲102Cook County, MNMN5,5222.2%+0.6 pts

3005▼30Bennett County, SDSD3,3072.2%+0.3 pts

3006▼165Saline County, NENE14,9962.2%0.0 pts

3007▼20Barnes County, NDND10,5732.2%−0.6 pts

3008▼87Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7842.2%+0.2 pts

3009▼999Donley County, TXTX3,2132.2%+1.0 pts

3010▼131Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0702.2%−0.2 pts

3011▼434Banner County, NENE6862.2%−6.0 pts

3012▼254Grant County, MNMN6,0852.2%−0.2 pts

3013▲29Grand County, COCO16,4962.1%−1.8 pts

3014▼271Stanislaus County, CACA557,7192.1%−1.1 pts

3015▼45Nobles County, MNMN22,3382.1%−0.1 pts

3016▼27Clay County, MNMN67,7342.1%+0.6 pts

3017▼27LaMoure County, NDND4,1352.1%−0.7 pts

3018▼263Alexandria, VAVA160,6622.1%−0.6 pts

3019▼170Grant County, KSKS7,0282.1%−1.7 pts

3020▼327Walsh County, NDND10,1792.1%−3.3 pts

3021▼10Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1862.1%−3.0 pts

3022▼720Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4872.1%−5.1 pts

3023▼170Rio Grande County, COCO11,0872.1%−2.3 pts

3024▲5Divide County, NDND2,1102.1%−0.8 pts

3025▼13Cameron County, TXTX433,9462.1%+0.4 pts

3026▼21Grand Forks County, NDND74,5012.1%−0.8 pts

3027▼1,024Arthur County, NENE3962.1%−3.3 pts

3028▼209Tuolumne County, CACA53,1602.1%−2.1 pts

3029▼100Ramsey County, MNMN541,6232.1%+0.1 pts

3030▼727Johnson County, NENE5,2182.1%−0.2 pts

3031▼1,012Adams County, NDND2,2752.1%−2.6 pts

3032▲9Kings County, CACA154,3272.0%−0.8 pts

3033▲44Webb County, TXTX281,2242.0%+1.1 pts

3034▼220Finney County, KSKS37,5052.0%−1.6 pts

3035▼177San Francisco County, CACA826,0792.0%+1.0 pts

3036▼1Concho County, TXTX3,6072.0%−26.2 pts

3037▼192Claiborne County, MSMS8,0582.0%−3.5 pts

3038▼122Kendall County, ILIL145,4702.0%−1.3 pts

3039▼7San Benito County, CACA70,0822.0%−0.3 pts

3040▼628Kleberg County, TXTX30,3151.9%−2.0 pts

3041▼549San Juan County, NMNM120,3401.9%−0.8 pts

3042▼93Conejos County, COCO7,5291.9%−0.6 pts

3043▼321Adams County, WAWA21,4881.9%−0.3 pts

3044▲53Ramsey County, NDND11,5301.9%−1.0 pts

3045▼374Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.9%−0.9 pts

3046▼216Sanpete County, UTUT31,4531.9%−1.8 pts

3047▲46Lake County, COCO7,5521.9%0.0 pts

3048▼193Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8521.9%−0.6 pts

3049▼42Sherman County, NENE2,9241.9%−2.8 pts

3050▼1,208Teton County, WYWY23,3331.8%−9.2 pts

3051▼57Tulare County, CACA485,1461.8%−0.8 pts

3052▼78Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.8%+0.5 pts

3053▼866Mason County, TXTX3,9901.8%−13.4 pts

3054▼16Glacier County, MTMT13,4631.8%+0.4 pts

3055▼15Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2161.8%+0.4 pts

3056▼898Rush County, KSKS2,8451.8%−3.0 pts

3057▼27San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151.8%−0.5 pts

3058▼761Boone County, NENE5,3551.8%−3.6 pts

3059▼37Taos County, NMNM34,5641.8%+0.6 pts

3060▼326Sargent County, NDND3,7111.7%−1.3 pts

3061▼323Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3871.7%−1.3 pts

3062▲20Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1531.7%−0.2 pts

3063▼27Merced County, CACA297,2601.7%−0.6 pts

3064▼161Richland County, NDND16,7311.7%−0.6 pts

3065▼107Madera County, CACA167,9271.7%−0.2 pts

3066▼85Willacy County, TXTX19,9711.7%−0.1 pts

3067▼71Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911.7%+0.2 pts

3068▼586Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.6%−2.6 pts

3069▼87Lane County, KSKS1,5081.6%−5.4 pts

3070▼17Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561.6%0.0 pts

3071▼1,589San Juan County, UTUT14,5421.6%−3.3 pts

3072▼92Pawnee County, NENE2,5101.6%−0.6 pts

3073▲25Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.6%−2.2 pts

3074▼26Norman County, MNMN6,3361.6%+0.2 pts

3075▼996Greene County, ALAL7,0671.6%−1.5 pts

3076▼501Bee County, TXTX32,5151.6%−0.5 pts

3077▼747Cheyenne County, COCO1,7131.6%−1.4 pts

3078▼35Monterey County, CACA433,7291.5%0.0 pts

3079▲9Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5531.5%–

3080▼49Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.5%−0.4 pts

3081▼1,025Phillips County, COCO4,4201.5%−5.2 pts

3082Todd County, SDSD8,8631.5%+0.4 pts

3083▼210Refugio County, TXTX6,6571.5%−1.5 pts

3084▼14Imperial County, CACA181,4111.5%+0.2 pts

3085▼28Thurston County, NENE6,7521.4%+0.2 pts

3086▼1,640Beaver County, UTUT7,3011.4%−0.9 pts

3087▼41Zavala County, TXTX9,0371.4%+1.1 pts

3088▼122Mendocino County, CACA88,1221.4%−2.1 pts

3089▼66Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8041.4%−2.5 pts

3090▼23Honolulu County, HIHI988,7031.3%+0.6 pts

3091▼354Marshall County, SDSD4,4261.3%−1.4 pts

3092▼75Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,0201.3%−1.0 pts

3093▼18Kauai County, HIHI73,4001.2%+0.4 pts

3094▼132Foster County, NDND3,2121.2%−4.6 pts

3095▲8Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6661.2%–

3096▼4Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0281.1%−1.8 pts

3097▼18Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2701.1%−7.9 pts

3098▲15Upton County, TXTX3,1311.1%+1.1 pts

3099▼1,419Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251.1%−3.2 pts

3100▼87Reagan County, TXTX3,1661.1%−6.8 pts

3101▼25Hawaii County, HIHI210,0431.1%+0.2 pts

3102▲6Nelson County, NDND2,9631.1%−2.9 pts

3103▼20Colfax County, NENE10,9341.1%−1.6 pts

3104▼17Dimmit County, TXTX8,0241.0%+0.2 pts

3105▼840Edwards County, TXTX1,3701.0%−13.6 pts

3106Bristol Bay, AKAK8471.0%+0.4 pts

3107▼27Maui County, HIHI160,5921.0%+0.2 pts

3108▼44Kearny County, KSKS3,8881.0%−0.8 pts

3109▼435Apache County, AZAZ64,4450.9%−0.5 pts

3110▼49McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.9%−1.6 pts

3111▲11Skagway, AKAK1,1040.9%+0.8 pts

3112▼28Maverick County, TXTX58,8230.9%+0.4 pts

3113▲12Menominee County, WIWI4,1990.8%–

3114▼46Rolette County, NDND11,6880.8%+0.5 pts

3115▼34Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7770.8%−0.6 pts

3116▼25Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2400.8%+0.1 pts

3117▼12Schleicher County, TXTX2,2450.8%−14.1 pts

3118▼85Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300.7%+0.3 pts

3119▼45Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.7%+0.5 pts

3120▼13McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.7%−0.7 pts

3121▼126Hamilton County, KSKS2,5000.7%−1.5 pts

3122▲6Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.7%−0.6 pts

3123▼51Brooks County, TXTX6,5790.7%−2.5 pts

3124▼6Starr County, TXTX66,3190.7%+0.2 pts

3125▼2,666Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.6%−4.1 pts

3126▼24Steele County, NDND1,7970.6%−0.4 pts

3127▼23Benson County, NDND5,7590.6%−0.1 pts

3128▼900Haines, AKAK2,0680.5%−1.1 pts

3129▼12Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910.5%+0.2 pts

3130▼20North Slope, AKAK10,5820.5%+0.3 pts

3131▼41Menard County, TXTX1,9560.5%−36.6 pts

3132▼31Yakutat, AKAK6720.4%−1.2 pts

3133▼70Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2710.2%−2.1 pts

3134▼5Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950.2%+0.1 pts

3135▼222Crockett County, TXTX2,7690.2%−9.7 pts

3136▼12Sioux County, NDND3,6670.2%−0.1 pts

3137▼7Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.1%–

3138▼15Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830.1%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES