Asheville city, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 93.27K Asheville city, NC population, 23.27K had Other Groups ancestry (24.95%), 20.54K had English ancestry (22.02%), and 15.27K had Unclassified ancestry (16.37%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can also see similar information for other North Carolina cities and places, North Carolina counties, and for North Carolina.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Asheville city, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 23272 | 24.95 |
| English | 20541 | 22.02 |
| Unclassified | 15268 | 16.37 |
| German | 12224 | 13.11 |
| Irish | 9948 | 10.67 |
| American | 4254 | 4.56 |
| Italian | 4072 | 4.37 |
| Scottish | 3803 | 4.08 |
| Scotch Irish | 3627 | 3.89 |
| French (except Basque) | 3418 | 3.67 |
| European | 2635 | 2.83 |
| Polish | 1809 | 1.94 |
| British | 1196 | 1.28 |
| Ukrainian | 1062 | 1.14 |
| Russian | 973 | 1.04 |
| Dutch | 938 | 1.01 |
| Greek | 829 | 0.89 |
| Welsh | 813 | 0.87 |
| Swedish | 719 | 0.77 |
| Norwegian | 637 | 0.68 |
| Romanian | 615 | 0.66 |
| French Canadian | 374 | 0.40 |
| Austrian | 362 | 0.39 |
| Czech | 347 | 0.37 |
| Slavic | 314 | 0.34 |
| Lithuanian | 308 | 0.33 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 294 | 0.32 |
| Eastern European | 279 | 0.30 |
| Scandinavian | 273 | 0.29 |
| Jamaican | 270 | 0.29 |
| Subsaharan African | 247 | 0.27 |
| Portuguese | 246 | 0.26 |
| Hungarian | 244 | 0.26 |
| Swiss | 243 | 0.26 |
| Danish | 228 | 0.24 |
| Belgian | 192 | 0.21 |
| Northern European | 161 | 0.17 |
| Canadian | 151 | 0.16 |
| Brazilian | 118 | 0.13 |
| African | 108 | 0.12 |
| Czechoslovakian | 96 | 0.10 |
| Lebanese | 94 | 0.10 |
| Slovak | 82 | 0.09 |
| Armenian | 74 | 0.08 |
| South African | 63 | 0.07 |
| Croatian | 59 | 0.06 |
| Icelander | 57 | 0.06 |
| Egyptian | 53 | 0.06 |
| Albania | 39 | 0.04 |
| Israeli | 32 | 0.03 |