Owensboro city, 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 59.84K Owensboro city, KY population, 23.41K had Unclassified ancestry (39.13%), 11.13K had Other Groups ancestry (18.60%), and 7.52K had American ancestry (12.57%).
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).
Owensboro city, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 23413 | 39.13 |
| Other Groups | 11128 | 18.60 |
| American | 7520 | 12.57 |
| Irish | 6945 | 11.61 |
| English | 6405 | 10.70 |
| German | 6372 | 10.65 |
| Scottish | 1240 | 2.07 |
| Italian | 978 | 1.63 |
| French (except Basque) | 765 | 1.28 |
| European | 655 | 1.10 |
| Scotch Irish | 551 | 0.92 |
| British | 449 | 0.75 |
| Dutch | 383 | 0.64 |
| Polish | 322 | 0.54 |
| Welsh | 217 | 0.36 |
| French Canadian | 163 | 0.27 |
| Subsaharan African | 148 | 0.25 |
| Russian | 134 | 0.22 |
| Swedish | 134 | 0.22 |
| Eastern European | 126 | 0.21 |
| Greek | 124 | 0.21 |
| Norwegian | 116 | 0.19 |
| Scandinavian | 93 | 0.16 |
| Ethiopian | 71 | 0.12 |
| Danish | 68 | 0.11 |
| Czechoslovakian | 65 | 0.11 |
| Ukrainian | 57 | 0.10 |
| Canadian | 45 | 0.08 |
| African | 45 | 0.08 |
| Swiss | 41 | 0.07 |
| Finnish | 35 | 0.06 |
| Nigerian | 32 | 0.05 |
| Northern European | 29 | 0.05 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 29 | 0.05 |
| Hungarian | 27 | 0.05 |
| West Indian | 19 | 0.03 |
| Czech | 18 | 0.03 |
| Icelander | 18 | 0.03 |
| Portuguese | 18 | 0.03 |
| Slovak | 17 | 0.03 |
| Cajun | 16 | 0.03 |
| Belgian | 14 | 0.02 |
| Romanian | 12 | 0.02 |
| Haitian | 10 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 9 | 0.02 |
| Austrian | 4 | 0.01 |