White Americans

White Americans
(Various ethnic groups)
Total population
Increase300,832,540 (2022) broadest definition [1]
43% of the estimated total U.S. population
284,904,818 (2022) (one race)[1]
Regions with significant populations
All areas of the United States[source?]
Languages
Majority languages:
[source?]

White Americans are citizens of the United States who are white people. This is the largest and most common ethnic group in the country.

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.[source?]

The white population in the United States has been getting smaller. More white people have died than have been born in most states.[2]

Most white Americans are of English (46.6 million), German (45 million), and Irish (38.6 million) ancestry.

  1. 1.0 1.1 "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. December 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  2. White Deaths Exceed Births in a Majority of U.S. States

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