Cambridge city, MA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 116.89K Cambridge city, MA population, 37.66K had Other Groups ancestry (32.21%), 23.56K had Unclassified ancestry (20.16%), and 12.05K had Irish ancestry (10.30%).
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).
Cambridge city, MA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 37655 | 32.21 |
| Unclassified | 23561 | 20.16 |
| Irish | 12045 | 10.30 |
| German | 9250 | 7.91 |
| English | 9135 | 7.82 |
| Italian | 8695 | 7.44 |
| Subsaharan African | 3492 | 2.99 |
| American | 3277 | 2.80 |
| Polish | 3236 | 2.77 |
| European | 2929 | 2.51 |
| French (except Basque) | 2869 | 2.45 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2763 | 2.36 |
| Russian | 2734 | 2.34 |
| Scottish | 1994 | 1.71 |
| Portuguese | 1881 | 1.61 |
| Haitian | 1747 | 1.50 |
| Eastern European | 1712 | 1.47 |
| Ethiopian | 1690 | 1.45 |
| Swedish | 1605 | 1.37 |
| British | 1583 | 1.35 |
| French Canadian | 1274 | 1.09 |
| Greek | 1229 | 1.05 |
| Ukrainian | 810 | 0.69 |
| Norwegian | 781 | 0.67 |
| Hungarian | 743 | 0.64 |
| Iranian | 720 | 0.62 |
| Scotch Irish | 704 | 0.60 |
| Canadian | 699 | 0.60 |
| Dutch | 669 | 0.57 |
| Turkish | 652 | 0.56 |
| African | 648 | 0.55 |
| Nigerian | 614 | 0.53 |
| Lebanese | 593 | 0.51 |
| Jamaican | 559 | 0.48 |
| Czech | 540 | 0.46 |
| Lithuanian | 527 | 0.45 |
| Welsh | 515 | 0.44 |
| Swiss | 457 | 0.39 |
| Danish | 456 | 0.39 |
| Armenian | 427 | 0.37 |
| Northern European | 357 | 0.31 |
| Austrian | 345 | 0.30 |
| Brazilian | 326 | 0.28 |
| Romanian | 303 | 0.26 |
| Arab | 296 | 0.25 |
| Finnish | 292 | 0.25 |
| Scandinavian | 288 | 0.25 |
| Slovak | 287 | 0.25 |
| Cape Verdean | 214 | 0.18 |
| Serbian | 205 | 0.18 |