Atlanta city, GA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 492.20K Atlanta city, GA population, 248.39K had Other Groups ancestry (50.47%), 88.47K had Unclassified ancestry (17.98%), and 39.82K had English ancestry (8.09%).
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).
Atlanta city, GA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 248389 | 50.47 |
| Unclassified | 88472 | 17.98 |
| English | 39822 | 8.09 |
| German | 33333 | 6.77 |
| Irish | 29020 | 5.90 |
| American | 23773 | 4.83 |
| Italian | 14145 | 2.87 |
| Subsaharan African | 10237 | 2.08 |
| European | 9991 | 2.03 |
| French (except Basque) | 8934 | 1.82 |
| Scottish | 7453 | 1.51 |
| Polish | 7011 | 1.42 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 6840 | 1.39 |
| Scotch Irish | 5794 | 1.18 |
| African | 5358 | 1.09 |
| Russian | 4376 | 0.89 |
| British | 4143 | 0.84 |
| Jamaican | 3514 | 0.71 |
| Swedish | 2867 | 0.58 |
| Dutch | 2622 | 0.53 |
| Norwegian | 2365 | 0.48 |
| Welsh | 2231 | 0.45 |
| Greek | 2042 | 0.42 |
| Eastern European | 2016 | 0.41 |
| Nigerian | 1784 | 0.36 |
| Czech | 1267 | 0.26 |
| Danish | 1248 | 0.25 |
| Hungarian | 1150 | 0.23 |
| Austrian | 1145 | 0.23 |
| Ukrainian | 1084 | 0.22 |
| Iranian | 1072 | 0.22 |
| French Canadian | 1030 | 0.21 |
| Swiss | 1011 | 0.21 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 1002 | 0.20 |
| Portuguese | 936 | 0.19 |
| Brazilian | 928 | 0.19 |
| Northern European | 902 | 0.18 |
| Canadian | 878 | 0.18 |
| Ethiopian | 875 | 0.18 |
| West Indian | 847 | 0.17 |
| Scandinavian | 824 | 0.17 |
| Ghanaian | 817 | 0.17 |
| Lithuanian | 788 | 0.16 |
| Lebanese | 633 | 0.13 |
| Haitian | 603 | 0.12 |
| Turkish | 586 | 0.12 |
| Slovak | 561 | 0.11 |
| Latvian | 508 | 0.10 |
| Romanian | 482 | 0.10 |
| Armenian | 478 | 0.10 |