Norfolk County, MA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 720.40K Norfolk County, MA population, 179.80K had Irish ancestry (24.96%), 160.42K had Other Groups ancestry (22.27%), and 130.66K had Unclassified ancestry (18.14%).
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 Massachusetts counties, and for Massachusetts.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Norfolk County, MA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Irish | 179801 | 24.96 |
| Other Groups | 160418 | 22.27 |
| Unclassified | 130662 | 18.14 |
| Italian | 88486 | 12.28 |
| English | 66058 | 9.17 |
| German | 42319 | 5.87 |
| American | 28090 | 3.90 |
| Polish | 22831 | 3.17 |
| French (except Basque) | 21599 | 3.00 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 17216 | 2.39 |
| Russian | 16299 | 2.26 |
| French Canadian | 15158 | 2.10 |
| Scottish | 14167 | 1.97 |
| Subsaharan African | 13880 | 1.93 |
| Portuguese | 11375 | 1.58 |
| Haitian | 11052 | 1.53 |
| European | 10882 | 1.51 |
| Swedish | 10270 | 1.43 |
| Greek | 8882 | 1.23 |
| Eastern European | 6396 | 0.89 |
| Brazilian | 5793 | 0.80 |
| Cape Verdean | 5280 | 0.73 |
| Lebanese | 5156 | 0.72 |
| Lithuanian | 4955 | 0.69 |
| Canadian | 4845 | 0.67 |
| Albania | 4277 | 0.59 |
| Norwegian | 4071 | 0.56 |
| Scotch Irish | 4018 | 0.56 |
| British | 3982 | 0.55 |
| Jamaican | 3751 | 0.52 |
| African | 3568 | 0.50 |
| Dutch | 3194 | 0.44 |
| Ukrainian | 2948 | 0.41 |
| Nigerian | 2832 | 0.39 |
| Hungarian | 2670 | 0.37 |
| Armenian | 2397 | 0.33 |
| Welsh | 2063 | 0.29 |
| Israeli | 1814 | 0.25 |
| Danish | 1805 | 0.25 |
| Austrian | 1725 | 0.24 |
| Romanian | 1674 | 0.23 |
| Egyptian | 1617 | 0.22 |
| Czech | 1570 | 0.22 |
| Finnish | 1554 | 0.22 |
| Iranian | 1262 | 0.18 |
| Swiss | 1148 | 0.16 |
| Scandinavian | 1055 | 0.15 |
| Northern European | 1014 | 0.14 |
| Syrian | 948 | 0.13 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 944 | 0.13 |
| Slovak | 917 | 0.13 |
| Latvian | 903 | 0.13 |
| Turkish | 881 | 0.12 |
| Bulgarian | 601 | 0.08 |
| Barbadian | 565 | 0.08 |
| Belgian | 563 | 0.08 |
| Kenyan | 545 | 0.08 |
| Moroccan | 519 | 0.07 |
| Croatian | 498 | 0.07 |
| Slavic | 465 | 0.07 |
| Bahamian | 463 | 0.06 |
| West Indian | 459 | 0.06 |
| Arab | 452 | 0.06 |
| Ethiopian | 442 | 0.06 |
| Australian | 393 | 0.06 |
| British West Indian | 385 | 0.05 |
| Serbian | 376 | 0.05 |
| Czechoslovakian | 304 | 0.04 |
| Ghanaian | 263 | 0.04 |
| Jordanian | 216 | 0.03 |
| Afghan | 210 | 0.03 |
| Ugandan | 183 | 0.03 |
| Iraqi | 166 | 0.02 |
| Macedonian | 157 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 154 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 133 | 0.02 |
| Sierra Leonean | 117 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 111 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 100 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 90 | 0.01 |
| Yugoslavian | 84 | 0.01 |
| Pennsylvania German | 64 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 54 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 52 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 48 | 0.01 |
| South African | 47 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 44 | 0.01 |
| US Virgin Islander | 35 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 33 | 0.01 |
| Cypriot | 32 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 29 | 0.00 |
| Somali | 29 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 27 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 26 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 7 | 0.00 |
| Sudanese | 7 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 3 | 0.00 |