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.
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.