What is the race of white Americans?

British or Irish whites in the United States belong to Germans among whites, and American whites refer to Americans who are considered or claim to be white.

Germans (Latin: Germani；; German), together with Celts and Slavs, was called the three barbarians in Europe by the Romans during the Roman Empire, and it is also one of the representative nationalities in Europe today.

American population

According to the census data of the United States in 2020, non-Hispanic whites accounted for 57.8%, Hispanics accounted for 18.7%, Africans accounted for 12.4%, Asians accounted for 6%, Indians and Alaska natives accounted for 1. 1%, and Hawaiian aborigines or other Pacific islanders accounted for 0.5%.

About 46.5% of the population believes in Christianity, 20.8% in Catholicism, 1.9% in Judaism, 0.9% in Islam, 0.7% in Buddhism, 0.5% in Orthodox Church, 1.2% in other religions, and 22.8% in no religion (a few people belong to multi-religious beliefs.

Reference: Ministry of Foreign Affairs-American Country Profile

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