Rochester city, NY Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 211.10K Rochester city, NY population, 99.30K had Other Groups ancestry (47.04%), 44.42K had Unclassified ancestry (21.04%), and 17.64K had German ancestry (8.36%).
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).
Rochester city, NY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 99299 | 47.04 |
| Unclassified | 44423 | 21.04 |
| German | 17638 | 8.36 |
| Irish | 16049 | 7.60 |
| Italian | 14818 | 7.02 |
| English | 10615 | 5.03 |
| American | 7345 | 3.48 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 5780 | 2.74 |
| Subsaharan African | 5329 | 2.52 |
| Polish | 5239 | 2.48 |
| Jamaican | 3006 | 1.42 |
| French (except Basque) | 2723 | 1.29 |
| Dutch | 2242 | 1.06 |
| African | 2066 | 0.98 |
| Scottish | 2064 | 0.98 |
| European | 1725 | 0.82 |
| Haitian | 1425 | 0.68 |
| Russian | 1385 | 0.66 |
| Ukrainian | 1283 | 0.61 |
| Scotch Irish | 908 | 0.43 |
| French Canadian | 800 | 0.38 |
| Somali | 784 | 0.37 |
| Swedish | 712 | 0.34 |
| Welsh | 535 | 0.25 |
| Eastern European | 495 | 0.23 |
| Portuguese | 462 | 0.22 |
| British | 426 | 0.20 |
| Hungarian | 424 | 0.20 |
| Ethiopian | 409 | 0.19 |
| Liberian | 407 | 0.19 |
| Canadian | 403 | 0.19 |
| West Indian | 379 | 0.18 |
| Guyanese | 366 | 0.17 |
| Belizean | 366 | 0.17 |
| Nigerian | 351 | 0.17 |
| Norwegian | 343 | 0.16 |
| Swiss | 319 | 0.15 |
| Greek | 310 | 0.15 |
| Yugoslavian | 306 | 0.14 |
| Turkish | 294 | 0.14 |
| Lithuanian | 291 | 0.14 |
| Arab | 279 | 0.13 |
| Lebanese | 264 | 0.13 |
| Scandinavian | 251 | 0.12 |
| British West Indian | 227 | 0.11 |
| Austrian | 224 | 0.11 |
| Latvian | 208 | 0.10 |
| Croatian | 207 | 0.10 |
| Czech | 186 | 0.09 |
| Danish | 186 | 0.09 |