New Orleans city, LA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 383.97K New Orleans city, LA population, 215.86K had Other Groups ancestry (56.22%), 58.24K had Unclassified ancestry (15.17%), and 23.48K had German ancestry (6.11%).
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).
New Orleans city, LA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 215858 | 56.22 |
| Unclassified | 58238 | 15.17 |
| German | 23477 | 6.11 |
| Irish | 21898 | 5.70 |
| Subsaharan African | 21751 | 5.67 |
| French (except Basque) | 20021 | 5.21 |
| African | 19936 | 5.19 |
| English | 18737 | 4.88 |
| Italian | 14256 | 3.71 |
| American | 8627 | 2.25 |
| European | 5271 | 1.37 |
| Scottish | 3822 | 1.00 |
| Polish | 3647 | 0.95 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2767 | 0.72 |
| Scotch Irish | 2541 | 0.66 |
| French Canadian | 2378 | 0.62 |
| British | 1994 | 0.52 |
| Russian | 1704 | 0.44 |
| Dutch | 1542 | 0.40 |
| Swedish | 1370 | 0.36 |
| Welsh | 1314 | 0.34 |
| Cajun | 1156 | 0.30 |
| Norwegian | 1055 | 0.28 |
| Greek | 981 | 0.26 |
| Eastern European | 908 | 0.24 |
| Jamaican | 878 | 0.23 |
| Haitian | 721 | 0.19 |
| Scandinavian | 716 | 0.19 |
| Portuguese | 695 | 0.18 |
| West Indian | 685 | 0.18 |
| Hungarian | 626 | 0.16 |
| Ethiopian | 623 | 0.16 |
| Iranian | 495 | 0.13 |
| Nigerian | 456 | 0.12 |
| Northern European | 448 | 0.12 |
| Belgian | 442 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 413 | 0.11 |
| Canadian | 413 | 0.11 |
| Czech | 396 | 0.10 |
| Austrian | 384 | 0.10 |
| Danish | 383 | 0.10 |
| Croatian | 372 | 0.10 |
| Swiss | 361 | 0.09 |
| Romanian | 344 | 0.09 |
| Ukrainian | 314 | 0.08 |
| Lithuanian | 313 | 0.08 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 258 | 0.07 |
| Finnish | 191 | 0.05 |
| Palestinian | 174 | 0.05 |
| Brazilian | 158 | 0.04 |