What is the largest ethnic group in america?

African Americans are the largest racial minority, amounting to an estimated 12.7% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans amount to an estimated 17.8% of the total U.S. population, making up the largest ethnic minority. read more

The US is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic country. The state officially categorizes its population into six groups: white, African American, Native American/Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander, Asian, and Native Hawaiian. read more

People in America Series: Largest Ethnic Groups in the United States "*": General response which may encompass several ancestries not listed separately (i.e., African American includes Black and Negro). "NS": Not statistically different from zero at the 90-percent confidence level. read more

This change in reporting represented the largest "growth" of any ethnic group in the United States during the 1990s, but it represented how people reported themselves more than growth through birth rates, for instance, and certainly did not reflect immigration. read more