Melrose 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 29.57K Melrose city, MA population, 7.32K had Irish ancestry (24.76%), 5.96K had Unclassified ancestry (20.14%), and 5.29K had Other Groups ancestry (17.89%).
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).
Melrose city, MA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Irish | 7320 | 24.76 |
| Unclassified | 5955 | 20.14 |
| Other Groups | 5288 | 17.89 |
| Italian | 5201 | 17.59 |
| English | 3285 | 11.11 |
| German | 2162 | 7.31 |
| Polish | 1290 | 4.36 |
| American | 1246 | 4.21 |
| French Canadian | 801 | 2.71 |
| French (except Basque) | 746 | 2.52 |
| Scottish | 580 | 1.96 |
| European | 549 | 1.86 |
| Swedish | 471 | 1.59 |
| Greek | 451 | 1.53 |
| Brazilian | 423 | 1.43 |
| Moroccan | 412 | 1.39 |
| Scotch Irish | 379 | 1.28 |
| Canadian | 347 | 1.17 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 312 | 1.06 |
| Russian | 308 | 1.04 |
| Portuguese | 300 | 1.01 |
| Haitian | 279 | 0.94 |
| British | 249 | 0.84 |
| Subsaharan African | 234 | 0.79 |
| Lithuanian | 193 | 0.65 |
| Dutch | 134 | 0.45 |
| Welsh | 132 | 0.45 |
| Hungarian | 124 | 0.42 |
| Eastern European | 120 | 0.41 |
| Norwegian | 111 | 0.38 |
| Armenian | 76 | 0.26 |
| Ukrainian | 70 | 0.24 |
| Scandinavian | 64 | 0.22 |
| Ghanaian | 62 | 0.21 |
| Romanian | 61 | 0.21 |
| Albania | 55 | 0.19 |
| African | 49 | 0.17 |
| Czech | 47 | 0.16 |
| Kenyan | 42 | 0.14 |
| Lebanese | 40 | 0.14 |
| Austrian | 40 | 0.14 |
| Iranian | 37 | 0.13 |
| Czechoslovakian | 36 | 0.12 |
| South African | 31 | 0.11 |
| Slovak | 28 | 0.10 |
| Latvian | 26 | 0.09 |
| Northern European | 23 | 0.08 |
| Cape Verdean | 22 | 0.07 |
| Barbadian | 22 | 0.07 |
| Finnish | 19 | 0.06 |