Nelson County, VA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 4, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 14.80K Nelson County, VA population, 5.30K had Other Groups ancestry (35.82%), 3.73K had Unclassified ancestry (25.23%), and 1.57K had English ancestry (10.59%).
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 Virginia counties, and for Virginia.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Nelson County, VA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 5299 | 35.82 |
| Unclassified | 3732 | 25.23 |
| English | 1567 | 10.59 |
| American | 1445 | 9.77 |
| German | 1176 | 7.95 |
| Irish | 997 | 6.74 |
| Scotch Irish | 428 | 2.89 |
| Italian | 283 | 1.91 |
| European | 274 | 1.85 |
| Scottish | 246 | 1.66 |
| Subsaharan African | 165 | 1.12 |
| Polish | 153 | 1.03 |
| Ukrainian | 134 | 0.91 |
| Swiss | 117 | 0.79 |
| Welsh | 113 | 0.76 |
| Kenyan | 99 | 0.67 |
| Dutch | 98 | 0.66 |
| Russian | 82 | 0.55 |
| British | 74 | 0.50 |
| French (except Basque) | 69 | 0.47 |
| Swedish | 50 | 0.34 |
| African | 41 | 0.28 |
| Eastern European | 40 | 0.27 |
| Celtic | 35 | 0.24 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 28 | 0.19 |
| Jamaican | 26 | 0.18 |
| Hungarian | 25 | 0.17 |
| Cape Verdean | 25 | 0.17 |
| Croatian | 24 | 0.16 |
| Pennsylvania German | 22 | 0.15 |
| Scandinavian | 20 | 0.14 |
| French Canadian | 19 | 0.13 |
| Slavic | 18 | 0.12 |
| Northern European | 16 | 0.11 |
| Portuguese | 16 | 0.11 |
| Serbian | 14 | 0.10 |
| Finnish | 12 | 0.08 |
| Norwegian | 11 | 0.07 |
| Slovene | 11 | 0.07 |
| Slovak | 9 | 0.06 |
| Austrian | 8 | 0.05 |
| West Indian | 2 | 0.01 |