British American - 1790 - 2000 Census

2000 Census

In the 1790 United States Census, people of British origin constituted the majority with 62.5% of the United States population.

1790 U.S Ancestry
 2000 U.S Ancestry
Ancestry group Number
 % of
total		 Ancestry Number
 % of
total
British (Total) 2,500,000 62.5 British (Total)
 36,564,465 12.9
English 1,900,000 47.5 German 42,885,162 15.2
African 750,000 19.0 African 36,419,434 12.9
Scotch-Irish 320,000 8.0 Irish 30,594,130 10.9
German 280,000 7.0 English 24,515,138 8.7
Irish 200,000 5.0 Mexican 20,640,711 7.3
Scottish 160,000 4.0 Italian 15,723,555 5.6
Welsh 120,000 3.0 French 10,846,018 3.9
Dutch 100,000 2.5 Hispanic 10,017,244 3.6
French 80,000 2.0 Polish 8,977,444 3.2
Native American 50,000 1.0 Scottish 4,890,581 1.7
Spanish 20,000 0.5 Dutch 4,542,494 1.6
Swedish 20,000 0.5 Norwegian 4,477,725 1.6
Total 3,929,326 100 Scotch-Irish 4,319,232 1.5

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