Portage County, WI Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 4, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 70.38K Portage County, WI population, 27.21K had German ancestry (38.66%), 20.89K had Polish ancestry (29.68%), and 9.12K had Unclassified ancestry (12.96%).
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 Wisconsin counties, and for Wisconsin.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Portage County, WI Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 27206 | 38.66 |
| Polish | 20888 | 29.68 |
| Unclassified | 9121 | 12.96 |
| Other Groups | 7220 | 10.26 |
| Irish | 7030 | 9.99 |
| Norwegian | 4954 | 7.04 |
| English | 4777 | 6.79 |
| American | 3301 | 4.69 |
| Italian | 1941 | 2.76 |
| French (except Basque) | 1676 | 2.38 |
| Swedish | 1398 | 1.99 |
| Dutch | 1224 | 1.74 |
| Czech | 1015 | 1.44 |
| European | 984 | 1.40 |
| French Canadian | 929 | 1.32 |
| Danish | 622 | 0.88 |
| Finnish | 598 | 0.85 |
| Scottish | 545 | 0.77 |
| Swiss | 387 | 0.55 |
| Welsh | 361 | 0.51 |
| Scandinavian | 339 | 0.48 |
| Greek | 324 | 0.46 |
| Eastern European | 321 | 0.46 |
| Russian | 260 | 0.37 |
| British | 255 | 0.36 |
| Lithuanian | 241 | 0.34 |
| Austrian | 221 | 0.31 |
| Belgian | 218 | 0.31 |
| Scotch Irish | 214 | 0.30 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 156 | 0.22 |
| Hungarian | 152 | 0.22 |
| Subsaharan African | 149 | 0.21 |
| Slovak | 136 | 0.19 |
| Czechoslovakian | 114 | 0.16 |
| Lebanese | 101 | 0.14 |
| Haitian | 101 | 0.14 |
| Nigerian | 79 | 0.11 |
| Croatian | 69 | 0.10 |
| Luxembourger | 61 | 0.09 |
| Serbian | 52 | 0.07 |
| Ukrainian | 51 | 0.07 |
| Jamaican | 49 | 0.07 |
| Slovene | 41 | 0.06 |
| Canadian | 36 | 0.05 |
| Pennsylvania German | 31 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 31 | 0.04 |
| African | 29 | 0.04 |
| Armenian | 26 | 0.04 |
| Celtic | 18 | 0.03 |
| Northern European | 18 | 0.03 |
| Slavic | 17 | 0.02 |
| Brazilian | 16 | 0.02 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 15 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 10 | 0.01 |
| Turkish | 10 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 9 | 0.01 |
| Portuguese | 9 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 8 | 0.01 |
| Yugoslavian | 8 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 7 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 7 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 7 | 0.01 |
| West Indian | 6 | 0.01 |
| Palestinian | 5 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 4 | 0.01 |
| Arab | 3 | 0.00 |
| Iranian | 3 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 2 | 0.00 |