Oakland city, CA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 6, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 437.55K Oakland city, CA population, 247.30K had Other Groups ancestry (56.52%), 83.26K had Unclassified ancestry (19.03%), and 24.93K had German ancestry (5.70%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Oakland city, CA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 247301 | 56.52 |
| Unclassified | 83259 | 19.03 |
| German | 24926 | 5.70 |
| Irish | 22468 | 5.14 |
| English | 19693 | 4.50 |
| Subsaharan African | 13375 | 3.06 |
| Italian | 12758 | 2.92 |
| European | 10057 | 2.30 |
| American | 7627 | 1.74 |
| French (except Basque) | 6320 | 1.44 |
| Polish | 5541 | 1.27 |
| Scottish | 4740 | 1.08 |
| African | 4670 | 1.07 |
| Russian | 4457 | 1.02 |
| Ethiopian | 4437 | 1.01 |
| Norwegian | 3449 | 0.79 |
| British | 3331 | 0.76 |
| Swedish | 3245 | 0.74 |
| Eastern European | 2711 | 0.62 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2462 | 0.56 |
| Dutch | 2371 | 0.54 |
| Portuguese | 2345 | 0.54 |
| Nigerian | 2338 | 0.53 |
| Scotch Irish | 1986 | 0.45 |
| Iranian | 1696 | 0.39 |
| Northern European | 1564 | 0.36 |
| Ukrainian | 1450 | 0.33 |
| Welsh | 1377 | 0.32 |
| Greek | 1371 | 0.31 |
| Jamaican | 1251 | 0.29 |
| Danish | 1230 | 0.28 |
| Hungarian | 1164 | 0.27 |
| Arab | 1114 | 0.26 |
| Czech | 1102 | 0.25 |
| Swiss | 1051 | 0.24 |
| French Canadian | 891 | 0.20 |
| Finnish | 811 | 0.19 |
| Scandinavian | 793 | 0.18 |
| Lithuanian | 786 | 0.18 |
| Armenian | 770 | 0.18 |
| Brazilian | 692 | 0.16 |
| Austrian | 680 | 0.16 |
| Croatian | 550 | 0.13 |
| Canadian | 512 | 0.12 |
| Haitian | 498 | 0.11 |
| Romanian | 445 | 0.10 |
| Afghan | 434 | 0.10 |
| Lebanese | 353 | 0.08 |
| Egyptian | 328 | 0.08 |
| Syrian | 309 | 0.07 |