Cecil County, MD Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 103.37K Cecil County, MD population, 25.20K had Unclassified ancestry (24.38%), 20.04K had Other Groups ancestry (19.39%), and 18.95K had German ancestry (18.33%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Maryland counties, and for Maryland.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Cecil County, MD Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 25197 | 24.38 |
| Other Groups | 20038 | 19.39 |
| German | 18945 | 18.33 |
| Irish | 17954 | 17.37 |
| English | 14082 | 13.62 |
| Italian | 7058 | 6.83 |
| American | 6344 | 6.14 |
| Polish | 4467 | 4.32 |
| European | 2977 | 2.88 |
| Scottish | 2405 | 2.33 |
| French (except Basque) | 1410 | 1.36 |
| Welsh | 1385 | 1.34 |
| Dutch | 1291 | 1.25 |
| Subsaharan African | 1254 | 1.21 |
| Swedish | 1016 | 0.98 |
| Scotch Irish | 985 | 0.95 |
| Ukrainian | 693 | 0.67 |
| Turkish | 690 | 0.67 |
| Greek | 591 | 0.57 |
| African | 504 | 0.49 |
| British | 468 | 0.45 |
| Russian | 452 | 0.44 |
| Nigerian | 421 | 0.41 |
| Norwegian | 369 | 0.36 |
| Finnish | 360 | 0.35 |
| Czech | 359 | 0.35 |
| Hungarian | 325 | 0.31 |
| Portuguese | 251 | 0.24 |
| Czechoslovakian | 250 | 0.24 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 211 | 0.20 |
| Scandinavian | 208 | 0.20 |
| Swiss | 201 | 0.19 |
| Pennsylvania German | 196 | 0.19 |
| French Canadian | 192 | 0.19 |
| Lithuanian | 191 | 0.19 |
| Slovak | 155 | 0.15 |
| Danish | 147 | 0.14 |
| Eastern European | 132 | 0.13 |
| Austrian | 113 | 0.11 |
| Haitian | 104 | 0.10 |
| Canadian | 93 | 0.09 |
| Yugoslavian | 83 | 0.08 |
| Northern European | 74 | 0.07 |
| Lebanese | 72 | 0.07 |
| Syrian | 59 | 0.06 |
| Iranian | 45 | 0.04 |
| Celtic | 44 | 0.04 |
| Kenyan | 44 | 0.04 |
| Ghanaian | 43 | 0.04 |
| Bulgarian | 40 | 0.04 |
| Croatian | 39 | 0.04 |
| Arab | 36 | 0.04 |
| South African | 34 | 0.03 |
| Brazilian | 33 | 0.03 |
| Slavic | 32 | 0.03 |
| US Virgin Islander | 31 | 0.03 |
| Jamaican | 29 | 0.03 |
| Basque | 28 | 0.03 |
| Estonian | 28 | 0.03 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 26 | 0.03 |
| Armenian | 20 | 0.02 |
| Romanian | 16 | 0.02 |
| British West Indian | 16 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 14 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 12 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 11 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 10 | 0.01 |
| Belgian | 9 | 0.01 |
| West Indian | 5 | 0.01 |