Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States. [18][19] U.S. federal law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity but rather with citizenship. [20][21][22][23] The U.S. has 37 ancestry groups with more than one million individuals. [24] White Americans form the largest racial and ethnic group at 61.6% of the U.S. population, with non-Hispanic Whites making up 57.8% of …
