Petersburg city, 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 33.23K Petersburg city, VA population, 20.69K had Other Groups ancestry (62.27%), 7.64K had Unclassified ancestry (23.00%), and 1.10K had Subsaharan African ancestry (3.30%).
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).
Petersburg city, VA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 20692 | 62.27 |
| Unclassified | 7641 | 23.00 |
| Subsaharan African | 1095 | 3.30 |
| American | 1062 | 3.20 |
| English | 1010 | 3.04 |
| African | 863 | 2.60 |
| German | 656 | 1.97 |
| Irish | 535 | 1.61 |
| Italian | 521 | 1.57 |
| European | 327 | 0.98 |
| British | 245 | 0.74 |
| Polish | 229 | 0.69 |
| Greek | 188 | 0.57 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 184 | 0.55 |
| French (except Basque) | 174 | 0.52 |
| Portuguese | 161 | 0.49 |
| Scottish | 134 | 0.40 |
| Nigerian | 108 | 0.33 |
| Swedish | 103 | 0.31 |
| Scotch Irish | 96 | 0.29 |
| Sudanese | 89 | 0.27 |
| Russian | 76 | 0.23 |
| Norwegian | 68 | 0.21 |
| Jamaican | 66 | 0.20 |
| Canadian | 52 | 0.16 |
| Haitian | 50 | 0.15 |
| West Indian | 39 | 0.12 |
| Czech | 35 | 0.11 |
| Northern European | 32 | 0.10 |
| Eastern European | 29 | 0.09 |
| French Canadian | 27 | 0.08 |
| Slovak | 23 | 0.07 |
| Swiss | 23 | 0.07 |
| Ukrainian | 23 | 0.07 |
| Dutch | 22 | 0.07 |
| Scandinavian | 19 | 0.06 |
| Lithuanian | 16 | 0.05 |
| US Virgin Islander | 12 | 0.04 |
| Turkish | 11 | 0.03 |
| Barbadian | 9 | 0.03 |
| Dutch West Indian | 8 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 1 | 0.00 |