<page_title> English diaspora </page_title> <section_title> United States </section_title> <table> <cell> 1980 <col_header> English diaspora in the U.S. 1700-2013 </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 49,598,035 <col_header> English diaspora in the U.S. 1700-2013 </col_header> <col_header> Population </col_header> </cell> <cell> 26.34% <col_header> English diaspora in the U.S. 1700-2013 </col_header> <col_header> Percent </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 1980 United States Census, over 49,598,035 Americans claimed English ancestry, at the time around 26.34% of the total population making it the largest reported ethnic group in the United States.