In the 1980 census 1,139,976 people in Alabama cited that they were of English ancestry out of a total state population of 2,824,719 making them 41% of the state at the time and the largest ethnic group.
ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛnsəs wˈʌn,wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn,nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks pˈiːpəl ɪn ˌæləbˈæmə sˈaɪɾᵻd ðæt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈænsɛstɹi ˌaʊɾəv ɐ tˈoʊɾəl stˈeɪt pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv tˈuː,ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ,sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn mˌeɪkɪŋ ðˌɛm fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə stˈeɪt æt ðə tˈaɪm ænd ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ˈɛθnɪk ɡɹˈuːp.