In the eighteenth century there was an increase in the population of African descent.
Today, large populations of European descent are found on every continent.
His interest in the culture later led him to Brazil, home to the western hemisphere's largest population of African descent.
The city has a sizable population of Dutch and Danish descent.
It still retains a large segment (about 35% in 2005) of population of Italian descent.
To this day there is a substantial population of Italian descent in Madison.
The generally affluent white population of European descent also numbers some 20,000 to 22,000.
This is also the area where the population of Carib descent is concentrated.
Massachusetts also has a relatively large population of Portuguese descent.
It has a population of 28,714 people, most of them of Italian descent.