White Americans
people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves white
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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| Total population | |
 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.[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.
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change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. December 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ↑ White Deaths Exceed Births in a Majority of U.S. States
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