Washoe County, NV Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 479.76K Washoe County, NV population, 185.70K had Other Groups ancestry (38.71%), 84.67K had Unclassified ancestry (17.65%), and 59.58K had German ancestry (12.42%).
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 Nevada counties, and for Nevada.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Washoe County, NV Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 185703 | 38.71 |
| Unclassified | 84668 | 17.65 |
| German | 59581 | 12.42 |
| English | 51740 | 10.79 |
| Irish | 50640 | 10.56 |
| Italian | 29632 | 6.18 |
| American | 18546 | 3.87 |
| European | 14952 | 3.12 |
| French (except Basque) | 12377 | 2.58 |
| Scottish | 9539 | 1.99 |
| Norwegian | 9011 | 1.88 |
| Polish | 8583 | 1.79 |
| Swedish | 7408 | 1.54 |
| Dutch | 5882 | 1.23 |
| Portuguese | 5032 | 1.05 |
| Scotch Irish | 4196 | 0.88 |
| Danish | 3898 | 0.81 |
| Northern European | 3296 | 0.69 |
| British | 3278 | 0.68 |
| Welsh | 2960 | 0.62 |
| Russian | 2878 | 0.60 |
| Subsaharan African | 2653 | 0.55 |
| Scandinavian | 2602 | 0.54 |
| French Canadian | 2391 | 0.50 |
| Swiss | 2003 | 0.42 |
| Basque | 1890 | 0.39 |
| Greek | 1883 | 0.39 |
| Czech | 1803 | 0.38 |
| Hungarian | 1660 | 0.35 |
| Eastern European | 1622 | 0.34 |
| Canadian | 1494 | 0.31 |
| Ukrainian | 1251 | 0.26 |
| Finnish | 1218 | 0.25 |
| Austrian | 1119 | 0.23 |
| Romanian | 1034 | 0.22 |
| African | 925 | 0.19 |
| Armenian | 876 | 0.18 |
| Iranian | 875 | 0.18 |
| Croatian | 852 | 0.18 |
| Lithuanian | 731 | 0.15 |
| Yugoslavian | 647 | 0.14 |
| Ethiopian | 642 | 0.13 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 491 | 0.10 |
| Lebanese | 469 | 0.10 |
| Serbian | 397 | 0.08 |
| Australian | 367 | 0.08 |
| Nigerian | 361 | 0.08 |
| Belgian | 347 | 0.07 |
| Slovak | 311 | 0.07 |
| Brazilian | 307 | 0.06 |
| Czechoslovakian | 293 | 0.06 |
| Slavic | 202 | 0.04 |
| Egyptian | 189 | 0.04 |
| Haitian | 174 | 0.04 |
| Kenyan | 159 | 0.03 |
| Slovene | 151 | 0.03 |
| Icelander | 146 | 0.03 |
| Latvian | 142 | 0.03 |
| Jamaican | 134 | 0.03 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 134 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 129 | 0.03 |
| Somali | 124 | 0.03 |
| Arab | 117 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 116 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 91 | 0.02 |
| Ghanaian | 91 | 0.02 |
| Luxembourger | 90 | 0.02 |
| Turkish | 83 | 0.02 |
| Macedonian | 79 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 76 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 67 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 66 | 0.01 |
| South African | 54 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 51 | 0.01 |
| Iraqi | 45 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 40 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 39 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 39 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 34 | 0.01 |
| Palestinian | 33 | 0.01 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 31 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 28 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 20 | 0.00 |
| Guyanese | 20 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 17 | 0.00 |
| Moroccan | 11 | 0.00 |
| Israeli | 11 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 10 | 0.00 |
| West Indian | 10 | 0.00 |
| Bahamian | 9 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 7 | 0.00 |
| Albania | 6 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 6 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 3 | 0.00 |