Portland city, ME Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 68.06K Portland city, ME population, 13.59K had Irish ancestry (19.96%), 12.77K had English ancestry (18.76%), and 11.65K had Unclassified ancestry (17.12%).
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).
Portland city, ME Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Irish | 13586 | 19.96 |
| English | 12767 | 18.76 |
| Unclassified | 11651 | 17.12 |
| Other Groups | 9531 | 14.00 |
| Italian | 6221 | 9.14 |
| German | 6152 | 9.04 |
| French (except Basque) | 5242 | 7.70 |
| Subsaharan African | 4853 | 7.13 |
| French Canadian | 3502 | 5.15 |
| Scottish | 2732 | 4.01 |
| Polish | 1737 | 2.55 |
| American | 1622 | 2.38 |
| African | 1197 | 1.76 |
| Swedish | 1084 | 1.59 |
| European | 1069 | 1.57 |
| Somali | 1000 | 1.47 |
| Scotch Irish | 997 | 1.47 |
| Norwegian | 862 | 1.27 |
| Russian | 730 | 1.07 |
| Welsh | 694 | 1.02 |
| British | 608 | 0.89 |
| Dutch | 534 | 0.79 |
| Greek | 480 | 0.71 |
| Canadian | 430 | 0.63 |
| Lithuanian | 408 | 0.60 |
| Eastern European | 400 | 0.59 |
| Portuguese | 391 | 0.57 |
| Ukrainian | 379 | 0.56 |
| Austrian | 364 | 0.54 |
| Scandinavian | 343 | 0.50 |
| Finnish | 330 | 0.49 |
| Czech | 278 | 0.41 |
| Hungarian | 237 | 0.35 |
| Sudanese | 234 | 0.34 |
| Lebanese | 229 | 0.34 |
| Danish | 229 | 0.34 |
| Northern European | 223 | 0.33 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 222 | 0.33 |
| Slovak | 161 | 0.24 |
| Ethiopian | 159 | 0.23 |
| Swiss | 156 | 0.23 |
| Syrian | 150 | 0.22 |
| Iranian | 147 | 0.22 |
| Armenian | 124 | 0.18 |
| Romanian | 106 | 0.16 |
| Brazilian | 97 | 0.14 |
| Belgian | 95 | 0.14 |
| Albania | 90 | 0.13 |
| Iraqi | 88 | 0.13 |
| Australian | 88 | 0.13 |