British Americans
Number of British Americans

Year
Ancestral origin
Number
% of population
British; totals
British; totals
61,327,867
31.67%
1980
English
49,598,035
26.34%
1980
Scottish
10,048,816
4.44%
1980
Welsh
1,664,598
0.88%
1980
Northern Irelander
16,418
0.01%
Total
Total
46,816,175
18.8%
1990
English
32,651,788
13.1%
1990
Scottish
5,393,581
2.2%
1990
Scotch-Irish
5,617,773
2.3%
1990
Welsh
2,033,893
0.8%
1990
British
1,119,140
0.4%
Total
Total
36,564,465
12.9%
2000
English
24,515,138
8.7%
2000
Scottish
4,890,581
1.7%
2000
Scotch-Irish
4,319,232
1.5%
2000
Welsh
1,753,794
0.6%
2000
British
1,085,720
0.4%
Total
Total
37,619,881
14.4%
2010
English
25,927,345
8.4%
2010
Scottish
5,460,679
3.1%
2010
Scotch-Irish
3,257,161
1.9%
2010
Welsh
1,793,356
0.6%
2010
British
1,181,340
0.4%
Source:United States Census Bureau.
Source:United States Census Bureau.
Source:United States Census Bureau.
Source:United States Census Bureau.

Question: What year did some Americans report as Northern Islander, and how many reported as this category?
Answer: In 1980 16,418 Americans reported ‘Northern Islander’.