Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 630.26K Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY population, 189.75K had Other Groups ancestry (30.11%), 168.02K had Unclassified ancestry (26.66%), and 95.83K had German ancestry (15.21%).
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).
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 189752 | 30.11 |
| Unclassified | 168018 | 26.66 |
| German | 95829 | 15.21 |
| Irish | 72771 | 11.55 |
| English | 58338 | 9.26 |
| American | 41083 | 6.52 |
| Italian | 16337 | 2.59 |
| Subsaharan African | 15214 | 2.41 |
| European | 10979 | 1.74 |
| French (except Basque) | 10842 | 1.72 |
| Scottish | 10289 | 1.63 |
| African | 9729 | 1.54 |
| Polish | 6700 | 1.06 |
| Dutch | 5844 | 0.93 |
| Scotch Irish | 5828 | 0.93 |
| Welsh | 3618 | 0.57 |
| British | 3578 | 0.57 |
| Swedish | 3287 | 0.52 |
| Russian | 2316 | 0.37 |
| Norwegian | 2041 | 0.32 |
| Swiss | 1864 | 0.30 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1788 | 0.28 |
| Somali | 1576 | 0.25 |
| Yugoslavian | 1471 | 0.23 |
| Scandinavian | 1214 | 0.19 |
| Eastern European | 1069 | 0.17 |
| Hungarian | 987 | 0.16 |
| Iraqi | 986 | 0.16 |
| Czech | 961 | 0.15 |
| Arab | 861 | 0.14 |
| French Canadian | 851 | 0.14 |
| Moroccan | 819 | 0.13 |
| Portuguese | 810 | 0.13 |
| Haitian | 774 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 773 | 0.12 |
| Canadian | 695 | 0.11 |
| Slovak | 666 | 0.11 |
| Turkish | 658 | 0.10 |
| Lithuanian | 650 | 0.10 |
| Albania | 641 | 0.10 |
| Croatian | 626 | 0.10 |
| Jordanian | 560 | 0.09 |
| Danish | 557 | 0.09 |
| Greek | 551 | 0.09 |
| Iranian | 550 | 0.09 |
| Northern European | 496 | 0.08 |
| Austrian | 477 | 0.08 |
| Slavic | 459 | 0.07 |
| Ukrainian | 422 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 391 | 0.06 |