Merced County, CA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 279.15K Merced County, CA population, 195.22K had Other Groups ancestry (69.94%), 34.51K had Unclassified ancestry (12.36%), and 14.60K had Portuguese ancestry (5.23%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other California counties, and for California.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Merced County, CA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 195224 | 69.94 |
| Unclassified | 34506 | 12.36 |
| Portuguese | 14596 | 5.23 |
| German | 13883 | 4.97 |
| Irish | 11412 | 4.09 |
| English | 8280 | 2.97 |
| Italian | 6356 | 2.28 |
| American | 4533 | 1.62 |
| Dutch | 2800 | 1.00 |
| European | 2660 | 0.95 |
| French (except Basque) | 2177 | 0.78 |
| Scottish | 1719 | 0.62 |
| Polish | 1301 | 0.47 |
| Swedish | 1288 | 0.46 |
| Norwegian | 989 | 0.35 |
| Welsh | 963 | 0.35 |
| Scotch Irish | 771 | 0.28 |
| British | 635 | 0.23 |
| Russian | 618 | 0.22 |
| Danish | 602 | 0.22 |
| Swiss | 591 | 0.21 |
| Subsaharan African | 539 | 0.19 |
| African | 448 | 0.16 |
| Greek | 270 | 0.10 |
| Iranian | 270 | 0.10 |
| Scandinavian | 270 | 0.10 |
| Northern European | 255 | 0.09 |
| French Canadian | 253 | 0.09 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 216 | 0.08 |
| Basque | 197 | 0.07 |
| Eastern European | 182 | 0.07 |
| Czechoslovakian | 169 | 0.06 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 146 | 0.05 |
| Ukrainian | 121 | 0.04 |
| Hungarian | 120 | 0.04 |
| Iraqi | 117 | 0.04 |
| Afghan | 106 | 0.04 |
| Czech | 102 | 0.04 |
| Finnish | 102 | 0.04 |
| Armenian | 97 | 0.04 |
| Canadian | 97 | 0.04 |
| Brazilian | 96 | 0.03 |
| Lithuanian | 96 | 0.03 |
| Australian | 87 | 0.03 |
| Dutch West Indian | 85 | 0.03 |
| Arab | 84 | 0.03 |
| Lebanese | 83 | 0.03 |
| Belgian | 77 | 0.03 |
| German Russian | 76 | 0.03 |
| Austrian | 70 | 0.03 |
| Yugoslavian | 65 | 0.02 |
| Romanian | 61 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 57 | 0.02 |
| Croatian | 55 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 42 | 0.02 |
| Jamaican | 38 | 0.01 |
| Alsatian | 36 | 0.01 |
| Turkish | 36 | 0.01 |
| Serbian | 32 | 0.01 |
| Nigerian | 28 | 0.01 |
| Somali | 27 | 0.01 |
| Palestinian | 25 | 0.01 |
| South African | 24 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 19 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 16 | 0.01 |
| Slovene | 10 | 0.00 |
| Cajun | 9 | 0.00 |
| Slavic | 8 | 0.00 |
| Slovak | 8 | 0.00 |
| Moroccan | 7 | 0.00 |
| Ethiopian | 6 | 0.00 |
| Haitian | 4 | 0.00 |