Editing Greater Los Angeles (section)

====Race====
According to the 2020 census, there were 18,644,680 people living in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The racial makeup of the area was 29.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (23.0% Non-Hispanic European and 6.4% Non-Hispanic Middle Eastern), 13.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (Non-Hispanic), 0.2% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (Non-Hispanic), 6.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] (Non-Hispanic), 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (Non-Hispanic), 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]] (Non-Hispanic), and 3.3% from two or more races (Non-Hispanic). 46.3% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] of any race, a super-majority of which was of [[Mexican American|Mexican]] origin.<ref name="2020CensusP2"/>
[[File:Ethnic Origins in the Los Angeles MSA.png|center|thumb|Ethnic origins in LA and Orange Counties]]

Non-Hispanic whites make up under one-third (29.4%) of the population, approximately 5,477,462 residents. The top [[Maps of American ancestries|European ancestries]] were [[German Americans|German]]: 7.0% (1,301,202), [[English Americans|English]]: 6.1% (1,131,426), [[Irish Americans|Irish]]: 5.4% (1,002,233), [[Italian Americans|Italian]]: 3.4% (624,585), [[Nordic and Scandinavian Americans|Scandinavian]]: 2.2% (405,887), [[French Americans|French]]: 1.5% (284,180), [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]]: 1.4% (264,429), [[Polish Americans|Polish]]: 1.2% (224,443), and [[Russian Americans|Russian]]: 1.0% (189,115). The top Middle Eastern ancestries were [[Jewish Americans|Jewish]]: 3.2% (600,000), [[Armenian Americans|Armenian]]: 1.2% (214.190), [[Arab Americans|Arab]]: 0.98% (182,934), and [[Iranian Americans|Iranian]]: 0.75% (139,632). Additionally, 3.3% (611,193) of residents identified as simply [[American ancestry|American]]. Values may add to over 100% because people can identify with more than one ethnicity.

Approximately 2,577,706 residents are Asian of non-Hispanic origin. Asians of non-Hispanic origin make up 13.8% of the population, about 1.4% [[South Asian Americans|South Asian]] (Indian Subcontinent), and about 12.4% were East or Southeast Asian. The six largest Asian ancestries with respect to all of Greater LA's population were [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]]: ~ 6.1% , [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]]: ~ 3.1%, [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese]]: ~ 2.0%, [[Korean Americans in Greater Los Angeles|Korean]] ~ 1.9%, [[Indian Americans|Indian]] ~ 1.1% , and [[Japanese Americans|Japanese]] ~ 0.8%. Other important Asian American groups include [[Cambodian Americans|Cambodian]], [[Laotian Americans|Laotian]], [[Hmong Americans|Hmong]], [[Taiwanese Americans|Taiwanese]], [[Pakistani Americans|Pakistani]], and [[Thai Americans|Thai]] Americans.

Non-Hispanic blacks make up 6.1% of the population. Approximately 1,143,781 residents are non-Hispanic blacks. Sub-Saharan Africans were 0.7% (137,443) and Non-Hispanic Caribbean Blacks were 0.3% (62,419).

Non-Hispanic Native Americans make up 0.2% of the population (46,143).

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders make up 0.2% of the population. Approximately 42,591 residents are Native Hawaiian or of other Pacific Islander ancestries. The largest Pacific Islander ancestries were [[Samoan Americans|Samoan]], [[Native Hawaiian]], and Guamanian or [[Chamorro people|Chamorro]], and [[Tongan Americans|Tongan]]

Non-Hispanic Multiracial people make up 3.3% of the population. Approximately 624,473 people are non-Hispanic multiracial.

People who listed "other" as their race made up 0.5% (102,434) of the population.

Source: data.census.gov. Retrieved on April 15, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Ancestry+los+angeles&tid=ACSDP1Y2021.DP02|title=Ancestry Los Angeles|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>