Salem 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 44.45K Salem city, MA population, 11.01K had Other Groups ancestry (24.78%), 9.92K had Irish ancestry (22.31%), and 8.53K had Unclassified ancestry (19.19%).
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).
Salem city, MA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 11013 | 24.78 |
| Irish | 9917 | 22.31 |
| Unclassified | 8529 | 19.19 |
| Italian | 4704 | 10.58 |
| English | 4174 | 9.39 |
| French (except Basque) | 2921 | 6.57 |
| German | 2806 | 6.31 |
| Polish | 2058 | 4.63 |
| French Canadian | 1653 | 3.72 |
| American | 1069 | 2.40 |
| Scottish | 1058 | 2.38 |
| Portuguese | 1057 | 2.38 |
| European | 684 | 1.54 |
| Greek | 664 | 1.49 |
| Subsaharan African | 621 | 1.40 |
| Swedish | 569 | 1.28 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 569 | 1.28 |
| Russian | 475 | 1.07 |
| Scotch Irish | 432 | 0.97 |
| Canadian | 430 | 0.97 |
| Norwegian | 315 | 0.71 |
| Haitian | 302 | 0.68 |
| Eastern European | 260 | 0.59 |
| Brazilian | 241 | 0.54 |
| Lithuanian | 228 | 0.51 |
| Albania | 204 | 0.46 |
| Syrian | 204 | 0.46 |
| Welsh | 203 | 0.46 |
| Danish | 186 | 0.42 |
| Jamaican | 165 | 0.37 |
| Dutch | 148 | 0.33 |
| Finnish | 144 | 0.32 |
| British | 136 | 0.31 |
| Ukrainian | 135 | 0.30 |
| Nigerian | 134 | 0.30 |
| Cape Verdean | 124 | 0.28 |
| Swiss | 114 | 0.26 |
| Northern European | 104 | 0.23 |
| Czech | 101 | 0.23 |
| Iraqi | 96 | 0.22 |
| Scandinavian | 89 | 0.20 |
| Slovak | 86 | 0.19 |
| Armenian | 79 | 0.18 |
| Lebanese | 73 | 0.16 |
| Romanian | 68 | 0.15 |
| African | 68 | 0.15 |
| Barbadian | 68 | 0.15 |
| Hungarian | 67 | 0.15 |
| Moroccan | 56 | 0.13 |
| Yugoslavian | 47 | 0.11 |