British Population by State 2024

British ancestry is present in varying degrees across the United States. Utah has the highest population of people with British ancestry, with 1.93% of the state's population identifying as having British heritage, followed by Oregon (1.05%) and Vermont (0.96%). The states with the lowest percentage of people with British ancestry are South Dakota (0.26%), North Dakota (0.30%), and Hawaii (0.30%).

Overall, the percentage of people with British ancestry in the United States ranges from as low as 0.26% in South Dakota to as high as 1.93% in Utah. It is worth noting that while a state may have a low percentage of people with British ancestry, the actual number of individuals with British ancestry can still be quite significant in more populous states such as California, which has a British population of 218,902, or Texas, which has a British population of 150,809.