Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US states and DC, Alabama had the highest percentage of population with American ancestry (15.78%), followed by Kentucky (13.36%), and Tennessee (12.04%).
The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.
You can see similar information for other ancestry groups in the US.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | State | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 15.78 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 13.36 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 12.04 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 10.43 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 10.21 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 9.88 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 9.75 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 9.20 |
| 9 | Virginia | 9.14 |
| 10 | Georgia | 9.10 |
| 11 | Florida | 8.07 |
| 12 | Vermont | 7.33 |
| 13 | Indiana | 7.32 |
| 14 | Louisiana | 7.24 |
| 15 | Missouri | 7.21 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 7.06 |
| 17 | Ohio | 6.24 |
| 18 | Maine | 6.17 |
| 19 | Idaho | 5.87 |
| 20 | Kansas | 5.76 |
| 21 | Texas | 5.20 |
| 22 | Delaware | 4.99 |
| 23 | Montana | 4.90 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 4.84 |
| 25 | New York | 4.68 |
| 26 | Michigan | 4.67 |
| 27 | Oregon | 4.57 |
| 28 | Maryland | 4.49 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | 4.43 |
| 30 | Iowa | 4.41 |
| 31 | Utah | 4.40 |
| 32 | South Dakota | 4.37 |
| 33 | New Hampshire | 4.35 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 4.05 |
| 35 | Arizona | 3.72 |
| 35 | Massachusetts | 3.72 |
| 36 | Washington | 3.71 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 3.67 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 3.63 |
| 39 | Colorado | 3.60 |
| 40 | Illinois | 3.50 |
| 41 | Rhode Island | 3.41 |
| 42 | Alaska | 3.36 |
| 42 | Nevada | 3.36 |
| 43 | New Jersey | 3.29 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | 3.11 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 3.07 |
| 46 | California | 2.91 |
| 47 | District of Columbia | 2.80 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 2.74 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 1.28 |