Largest ethnic groups in Montana Montana    2000 population of Montana: 902,195 (2000 census)

Rank	Ancestry	% of Population
1.	German	27
2.	Irish	14.8
3.	English	12.6
4.	Norwegian	10.6
5.	American Indian	7.4

People in America Series:

Notes: Because of sampling error, the estimates in this table may not be significantly different from one another or from other ancestries not listed in this table.

People who reported two ancestries were included once in each category. Some groups correspond to groups identified separately in the race and Hispanic origin questions. The race item provides the primary source of data for White, Black, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian groups, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander groups. The Hispanic-origin question is the primary identifier for Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Hispanic groups.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census and Census 2000 special tabulations.