Omaha city, NE Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 488.06K Omaha city, NE population, 138.56K had Other Groups ancestry (28.39%), 120.36K had German ancestry (24.66%), and 96.80K had Unclassified ancestry (19.83%).
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).
Omaha city, NE Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 138558 | 28.39 |
| German | 120361 | 24.66 |
| Unclassified | 96801 | 19.83 |
| Irish | 63204 | 12.95 |
| English | 37901 | 7.77 |
| Italian | 19528 | 4.00 |
| Polish | 16880 | 3.46 |
| Czech | 16145 | 3.31 |
| American | 14507 | 2.97 |
| Swedish | 14154 | 2.90 |
| Subsaharan African | 11151 | 2.29 |
| French (except Basque) | 9437 | 1.93 |
| Danish | 9262 | 1.90 |
| Norwegian | 9062 | 1.86 |
| European | 8350 | 1.71 |
| Scottish | 7684 | 1.57 |
| Dutch | 6763 | 1.39 |
| African | 3480 | 0.71 |
| Scotch Irish | 3403 | 0.70 |
| Sudanese | 2858 | 0.59 |
| Welsh | 2379 | 0.49 |
| Scandinavian | 2272 | 0.47 |
| British | 2110 | 0.43 |
| Russian | 2096 | 0.43 |
| Swiss | 1596 | 0.33 |
| French Canadian | 1582 | 0.32 |
| Somali | 1378 | 0.28 |
| Greek | 1330 | 0.27 |
| Hungarian | 1324 | 0.27 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1283 | 0.26 |
| Lithuanian | 1123 | 0.23 |
| Austrian | 1061 | 0.22 |
| Northern European | 985 | 0.20 |
| Croatian | 968 | 0.20 |
| Belgian | 894 | 0.18 |
| Eastern European | 825 | 0.17 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 756 | 0.16 |
| Lebanese | 713 | 0.15 |
| Finnish | 647 | 0.13 |
| Ukrainian | 619 | 0.13 |
| Romanian | 459 | 0.09 |
| Nigerian | 447 | 0.09 |
| German Russian | 435 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 401 | 0.08 |
| Syrian | 390 | 0.08 |
| Jamaican | 384 | 0.08 |
| Arab | 377 | 0.08 |
| Canadian | 373 | 0.08 |
| Egyptian | 325 | 0.07 |
| Afghan | 314 | 0.06 |