Schenectady 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 66.81K Schenectady city, NY population, 21.45K had Other Groups ancestry (32.10%), 12.20K had Unclassified ancestry (18.26%), and 8.39K had Irish ancestry (12.56%).
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).
Schenectady city, NY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 21447 | 32.10 |
| Unclassified | 12201 | 18.26 |
| Irish | 8393 | 12.56 |
| Italian | 8205 | 12.28 |
| German | 5869 | 8.79 |
| French (except Basque) | 3803 | 5.69 |
| English | 3789 | 5.67 |
| Guyanese | 3755 | 5.62 |
| American | 3632 | 5.44 |
| Polish | 2886 | 4.32 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1444 | 2.16 |
| Dutch | 1212 | 1.81 |
| Scottish | 935 | 1.40 |
| West Indian | 841 | 1.26 |
| European | 762 | 1.14 |
| French Canadian | 682 | 1.02 |
| Russian | 680 | 1.02 |
| Subsaharan African | 642 | 0.96 |
| Hungarian | 411 | 0.62 |
| Afghan | 375 | 0.56 |
| African | 373 | 0.56 |
| Scotch Irish | 349 | 0.52 |
| Welsh | 348 | 0.52 |
| Greek | 312 | 0.47 |
| Ukrainian | 286 | 0.43 |
| Jamaican | 261 | 0.39 |
| British | 234 | 0.35 |
| Danish | 171 | 0.26 |
| Slovak | 166 | 0.25 |
| Norwegian | 162 | 0.24 |
| Lithuanian | 161 | 0.24 |
| Sudanese | 150 | 0.23 |
| Swedish | 143 | 0.21 |
| Scandinavian | 138 | 0.21 |
| Eastern European | 134 | 0.20 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 117 | 0.18 |
| Latvian | 114 | 0.17 |
| Armenian | 109 | 0.16 |
| Austrian | 109 | 0.16 |
| Canadian | 81 | 0.12 |
| Egyptian | 73 | 0.11 |
| Portuguese | 73 | 0.11 |
| Czech | 72 | 0.11 |
| Swiss | 70 | 0.11 |
| British West Indian | 70 | 0.11 |
| Haitian | 68 | 0.10 |
| Northern European | 49 | 0.07 |
| Slavic | 47 | 0.07 |
| Iranian | 44 | 0.07 |
| Czechoslovakian | 43 | 0.06 |