White Americans
White Americans are citizens of the United States who are white people. This is the largest and most common ethnic group in the country.
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 300,832,540 (2022) broadest definition [1]43% of the estimated total U.S. population 284,904,818 (2022) (one race)[1] | |
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In 2010, 70% of the people living in the United States said they were white. About 60% of the United States population was white people who were not Hispanic.
The white American population includes European Americans and non-European people such as Arabs, North Africans, Jews, Persians and other Middle Eastern people. It also includes Hispanic groups such as Spaniards, Spanish Mexicans and Spanish Cubans.[3][4]
The white population in the United States has been getting smaller. More white people have died than have been born in most states.[5]
Most white Americans are of English (46.6 million), German (45 million), and Irish (38.6 million) ancestry.
History
White Americans Media
Tony Shalhoub is an actor and producer of Arab descent.
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White Americans (alone/single race) population pyramid in 2020
White Americans of one race (or alone) in 2020
White Americans of one race (or alone) from 1960 to 2020
Three members of the Kennedy political dynasty, John, Robert and Ted Kennedy. All eight of their great-grandparents emigrated from Ireland.
White Americans 1800 County
White Americans 1810 County
White Americans 1820 County
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. December 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ↑ "Religious tradition by race/ethnicity (2014)". The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ "The U.S. census sees Middle Eastern and North African people as white. Many don't".
- ↑ Why are Hispanics identifying as white?
- ↑ White Deaths Exceed Births in a Majority of U.S. States
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