In 2000, the five most common self-reported ethnic groups in the state were: American (17.3%), African American (13.0%), Irish (9.3%), English (9.1%), and German (8.3%). Most Tennesseans who self-identify as having American ancestry are of English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. An estimated 21–24% of Tennesseans are of predominantly English ancestry. In the 1980 census 1,435,147 Tennesseans claimed "English" or "mostly English" ancestry out of a state population of 3,221,354 making them 45% of the state at the time.
What European national ancestry was claimed by 45% of Tennessee residents in 1980?
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In the 1980 census 1,435,147 Tennesseans claimed "English" or "mostly English" ancestry out of a state population of 3,221,354 making them 45% of the state at the time.
In the nineteen eighty census one million, four hundred thirty-five thousand, one hundred forty-seven Tennesseans claimed "English" or "mostly English" ancestry out of a state population of three million, two hundred twenty-one thousand, three hundred fifty-four making them forty-five percent of the state at the time.
What European national ancestry was claimed by forty-five percent of Tennessee residents in nineteen eighty?