Salem 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 25.34K Salem city, VA population, 7.98K had Unclassified ancestry (31.50%), 5.35K had Other Groups ancestry (21.13%), and 3.77K had English ancestry (14.87%).
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).
Salem city, VA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 7980 | 31.50 |
| Other Groups | 5352 | 21.13 |
| English | 3768 | 14.87 |
| German | 3198 | 12.62 |
| American | 3034 | 11.98 |
| Irish | 2131 | 8.41 |
| Scotch Irish | 1022 | 4.03 |
| Italian | 819 | 3.23 |
| Scottish | 663 | 2.62 |
| French (except Basque) | 366 | 1.45 |
| Welsh | 251 | 0.99 |
| Polish | 250 | 0.99 |
| European | 150 | 0.59 |
| Dutch | 133 | 0.53 |
| Greek | 90 | 0.36 |
| Swedish | 90 | 0.36 |
| British | 84 | 0.33 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 76 | 0.30 |
| Swiss | 74 | 0.29 |
| Czech | 73 | 0.29 |
| French Canadian | 67 | 0.26 |
| Subsaharan African | 65 | 0.26 |
| Jamaican | 60 | 0.24 |
| Ukrainian | 57 | 0.23 |
| Norwegian | 52 | 0.21 |
| Scandinavian | 50 | 0.20 |
| Danish | 48 | 0.19 |
| Arab | 47 | 0.19 |
| Hungarian | 46 | 0.18 |
| Northern European | 46 | 0.18 |
| African | 44 | 0.17 |
| Canadian | 37 | 0.15 |
| Lebanese | 36 | 0.14 |
| Australian | 25 | 0.10 |
| Austrian | 22 | 0.09 |
| Brazilian | 21 | 0.08 |
| Russian | 21 | 0.08 |
| Czechoslovakian | 15 | 0.06 |
| Latvian | 15 | 0.06 |
| Cajun | 13 | 0.05 |
| Slavic | 13 | 0.05 |
| Haitian | 12 | 0.05 |
| Lithuanian | 11 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 11 | 0.04 |
| Eastern European | 10 | 0.04 |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.04 |
| Slovak | 9 | 0.04 |
| Macedonian | 8 | 0.03 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 8 | 0.03 |
| Ghanaian | 7 | 0.03 |