Multnomah County, OR Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 810.01K Multnomah County, OR population, 261.62K had Other Groups ancestry (32.30%), 139.14K had Unclassified ancestry (17.18%), and 123.98K had German ancestry (15.31%).
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 Oregon counties, and for Oregon.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Multnomah County, OR Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 261619 | 32.30 |
| Unclassified | 139137 | 17.18 |
| German | 123978 | 15.31 |
| English | 93471 | 11.54 |
| Irish | 87975 | 10.86 |
| American | 35714 | 4.41 |
| Italian | 34576 | 4.27 |
| European | 29647 | 3.66 |
| Norwegian | 24207 | 2.99 |
| Scottish | 21872 | 2.70 |
| French (except Basque) | 21529 | 2.66 |
| Swedish | 19144 | 2.36 |
| Polish | 17302 | 2.14 |
| Dutch | 13290 | 1.64 |
| Russian | 13120 | 1.62 |
| Subsaharan African | 10469 | 1.29 |
| British | 10113 | 1.25 |
| Ukrainian | 9141 | 1.13 |
| Scotch Irish | 8563 | 1.06 |
| Danish | 8077 | 1.00 |
| Welsh | 8071 | 1.00 |
| Scandinavian | 6939 | 0.86 |
| Northern European | 5264 | 0.65 |
| Swiss | 4937 | 0.61 |
| French Canadian | 4797 | 0.59 |
| Finnish | 4560 | 0.56 |
| Czech | 4415 | 0.55 |
| Eastern European | 4044 | 0.50 |
| Greek | 3396 | 0.42 |
| African | 3173 | 0.39 |
| Hungarian | 3149 | 0.39 |
| Romanian | 3092 | 0.38 |
| Ethiopian | 2982 | 0.37 |
| Austrian | 2819 | 0.35 |
| Portuguese | 2792 | 0.35 |
| Canadian | 2749 | 0.34 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2355 | 0.29 |
| Croatian | 2107 | 0.26 |
| Lithuanian | 1801 | 0.22 |
| Lebanese | 1667 | 0.21 |
| Egyptian | 1531 | 0.19 |
| Somali | 1505 | 0.19 |
| Iranian | 1466 | 0.18 |
| Belgian | 1289 | 0.16 |
| Yugoslavian | 1270 | 0.16 |
| Syrian | 1087 | 0.13 |
| Arab | 1002 | 0.12 |
| Jamaican | 888 | 0.11 |
| Brazilian | 875 | 0.11 |
| Slovak | 834 | 0.10 |
| Czechoslovakian | 707 | 0.09 |
| Turkish | 693 | 0.09 |
| Latvian | 646 | 0.08 |
| Armenian | 632 | 0.08 |
| Estonian | 559 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 557 | 0.07 |
| Haitian | 541 | 0.07 |
| Slavic | 504 | 0.06 |
| Icelander | 487 | 0.06 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 451 | 0.06 |
| Ghanaian | 420 | 0.05 |
| Basque | 392 | 0.05 |
| Kenyan | 389 | 0.05 |
| Australian | 370 | 0.05 |
| Bulgarian | 363 | 0.05 |
| Israeli | 342 | 0.04 |
| South African | 331 | 0.04 |
| Celtic | 313 | 0.04 |
| Slovene | 302 | 0.04 |
| Guyanese | 282 | 0.04 |
| Belizean | 282 | 0.04 |
| Pennsylvania German | 281 | 0.04 |
| Serbian | 219 | 0.03 |
| Iraqi | 204 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 200 | 0.03 |
| Afghan | 195 | 0.02 |
| Macedonian | 190 | 0.02 |
| Luxembourger | 188 | 0.02 |
| Ugandan | 170 | 0.02 |
| German Russian | 149 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 139 | 0.02 |
| Jordanian | 137 | 0.02 |
| Cajun | 129 | 0.02 |
| Moroccan | 123 | 0.02 |
| Maltese | 123 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 122 | 0.02 |
| New Zealander | 96 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 83 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 67 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 61 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 32 | 0.00 |
| Albania | 24 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 23 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 21 | 0.00 |
| Bahamian | 19 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 18 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 16 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 10 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 8 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 8 | 0.00 |