Since its World Cup season and many different ethnic groups are beginning to come out with their flags cheering for their favorite country to win (usually their country of origin), I have taken it upon myself to calculate the ethnic composition by the top 10 most prolific nationality/ancestry for our nation's most populated metropolitan areas.
Table of United States primary census statistical areas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
3
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
4
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
5
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
6
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
7
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
8
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
9
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA
10
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA
11
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA
All information for this thread is from American FactFinder (
American FactFinder). If you click on Data Sets, then under American Community Survey click on "Data Profiles", the American Community Survey has organized their information by geographic region. After that, you can either choose "Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Combined Statistical Area" to get the information about your metro region.
All this information is done by clicking on both the "Social" part of the data, where the ancestry is laid out on the bottom of the page (however inaccurate it may be), and by going to the demographic page for more detailed information about non-White groups.
For groups that may be in the top 10 but aren't on either page, I went back to the Data Sets page and clicked on "Selected Population Profiles", chose the metro region I want to see under geographic selection, and then the population I want to see. It becomes much more detailed at that point.
All African American populations are calculated by taking the Black Non-Hispanic categories, then subtracting that total by how many West Indians and Sub-Saharan Africans there are (other predominantly Black groups).
I'll immediately point out flaws to avoid any drama:
i. People can be more than 1 ethnicity, so it really depends if they mark 1, 2, or more.
Totals can be more than 100%
ii. Hard to keep track what multi-racial consider themselves, since they are more than likely to be of a few ethnicities AND few races.
iii. The Hispanic question; much of Latin America got immigration from all over the world, so they might mark down two or more, while being Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc.
iv. Any problems with self-report data are right here plain to see.
1. New York CSA (New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006-2008)
1. Italian: 15.9% of the population
2. Irish: 12.4% of the population
3. African-American: 10% of the population
4. German: 8.6% of the population
5. Puerto Rican: 6.2% of the population
6. Polish: 4.9% of the population
7. English: 4.3% of the population
8. Dominican: 3.7% of the population (
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Dominican (Dominican Republic)))
9. American: 3.0% of the population
10. Russian: 2.9% of the population
Top 10 ancestries total: 71.9% of the population
2. Los Angeles CSA (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet...name=&_lang=en)
1. Mexican: 35.7% of the population
2. German: 8.0% of the population
3. Irish: 6.2% of the population
4. African American: 5.7% of the population
5. English: 5.6% of the population
6. Italian: 3.5% of the population
7. Chinese: 2.8% of the population
8. American: 2.7% of the population
9. Filipino: 2.7% of the population
10. Salvadorian: 2.4% of the population (
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet...mat=&-_lang=en)
Top 10 total: 75.3% of the population
3. Chicago CSA (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet...mat=&-_lang=en)
1. German: 17.3% of the population
2. African American: 16.4% of the population
3. Mexican: 15.1% of the population
4. Irish: 12.8% of the population
5. Polish: 10.3% of the population
6. Italian: 7.4% of the population
7. English: 5.1% of the population
8. American: 2.2% of the population
9. Swedish: 2.2% of the population
10. French: 1.9% of the population
Top 10 total: 90.7% of the population
4. Washington CSA (
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
1. African-American: 21.9% of the population
2. German: 15.1% of the population
3. Irish: 12.0% of the population
4. English: 9.4% of the population
5. Italian: 5.4% of the population
6. American: 4.8% of the population
7. Polish: 3.3% of the population
8. Salvadorian: 2.4% of the population (
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet...mat=&-_lang=en)
9. French: 2.1% of the population
10. Scottish: 2.0% of the population
Top 10 total: 78.4% of the population
5. Boston CSA (Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006-2008)
1. Irish: 23.6% of the population
2. Italian: 15.0% of the population
3. English: 12.5% of the population
4. French: 9.9% of the population
5. German: 6.8% of the population
6. Portuguese: 5.4% of the population
7. French Canadian: 4.8% of the population
8. Polish: 4.3% of the population
9. American: 3.0% of the population
10. Scottish: 2.9% of the population
Top 10 total: 88.2% of the population
6. Bay Area CSA (
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
1. Mexican: 17.1% of the population
2. German: 10.2% of the population
3. Irish: 8.7% of the population
4. English: 7.8% of the population
5. Chinese: 7.5% of the population
6. Italian: 5.6% of the population
7. African American: 5.3% of the population
8. Filipino: 5.1% of the population
9. Asian Indian: 2.9% of the population
10. French: 2.5% of the population
Top 10 total: 72.7% of the population
7. Dallas-Fort Worth CSA (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006-2008)
1. Mexican: 22.2% of the population
2. African American: 11.7% of the population
3. German: 11.6% of the population
4. Irish: 9.2% of the population
5. English: 9.1% of the population
6. American: 7.4% of the population
7. French: 2.4% of the population
8. Italian: 2.2% of the population
9. Scottish: 2.0% of the population
10. Scotch-Irish: 2.0% of the population
Top 10 total: 79.8% of the population
8. Philadelphia CSA (Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006-2008)
1. Irish: 20.8% of the population
2. German: 19.0% of the population
3. African American: 16.8% of the population
4. Italian: 14.5% of the population
5. English: 8.7% of the population
6. Polish: 5.8% of the population
7. Puerto Rican: 4.0% of the population
8. American: 3.3% of the population
9. Russian: 1.9% of the population
10. French: 1.7% of the population
Top 10 total: 96.5% of the population
9. Houston CSA: (
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006-2008)
1. Mexican: 25.6% of the population
2. African American: 14.7% of the population
3. German: 10.3% of the population
4. Irish: 7.1% of the population
5. English: 6.8% of the population
6. American: 4.9% of the population
7. French: 2.8% of the population
8. Salvadorian: 2.3% of the population (
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Salvadoran))
9. Italian: 2.3% of the population
10. Scottish: 1.5% of the population (outnumber Vietnamese by 2000 people)
Top 10 total: 78.3% of the population
10. Atlanta CSA: (Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Salvadoran))
1. African American: 25.6% of the population
2. American: 9.7% of the population
3. English: 9.2% of the population
4. Irish: 9.1% of the population
5. German: 8.7% of the population
6. Mexican: 6.1% of the population
7. Italian: 3.0% of the population
8. Scottish: 2.1% of the population
9. Scotch-Irish: 2.1% of the population
10. French: 1.8% of the population
Top 10 total:77.8% of the population
*11. Miami MSA (Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006-2008)
1. Cuban: 16.4% of the population
2. African American: 9.9% of the population
3. German: 6.4% of the population
4. Italian: 6.1% of the population
5. Irish: 6.1% of the population
6. Haitian (
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Haitian (336-359)) 4.9% of the population
7. English: 4.4% of the population
8. American: 4.1% of the population
9. Puerto Rican: 3.6% of the population
10. Colombian: 3.4% of the population (
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Colombian))
Top 10 total: 59.2% of the population
From least representation of the top ethnicities to the most (remember, totals
are most likely to be more than 100%)
1. Miami: 59.2%
2. New York: 71.9%
3. Bay Area: 72.7%
4. Los Angeles: 75.3%
5. Atlanta: 77.8%
6. Houston: 78.3%
7. Washington: 78.4%
8. DFW: 79.8%
9. Boston: 88.2%
10. Chicago: 90.7%
11. Philadelphia: 96.5%
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