According to the 1990 Census, the German-Americans are the largest ethnic group in the U.S. with 57,947,374 persons or 23.3% of the U.S. population claiming some form of German ancestry.
| 1990 Rank | Ancestry Group | Number | Percent |
| Total Population | 248,709,873 | 100.0 | |
| 1 | German | 57,947,374 | 23.3 |
| 2 | Irish | 38,735,539 | 15.6 |
| 3 | English | 32,651,788 | 13.1 |
| 4 | Afro American | 23,777,098 | 9.6 |
| 5 | Italian | 14,664,550 | 5.9 |
| 6 | American | 12,395,999 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Mexican | 11,586,983 | 4.7 |
| 8 | French | 10,320,935 | 4.1 |
| 9 | Polish | 9,366,106 | 3.8 |
| 10 | American Indian | 8,708,220 | 3.5 |
From: U.S. Census, 1990 Detailed Ancestry Groups for States CPH-L-97. |
| 1 | Alsatian | 16,465 |
| 2 | Austrian | 870,531 |
| 3 | Luxemburger | 49,061 |
| 4 | Swiss-German | 700,000* |
| 5 | German-Russian | 10,153 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania German | 305,841 |
* 70% of the total Swiss statistic | ||
| German category | 57,985,595 |
| Other categories | 1,952,051 |
| Total | 59,937,646 |
The results indicate that German-Americans constitute a full one-fourth of the population (Deutsche Welt-U.S.A., July/August 1992).
If you wish to have the statistics for your own state, write to:
Ethnic and Hispanic Branch Population Division
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
(301) 763-7955
and request the 1990 Detailed Ancestry Groups for States CPH-L-97; A Supplement to the 1990
CP-S-1-2, "Detailed Ancestry Groups for States."
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