Durham 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 279.11K Durham city, NC population, 142.74K had Other Groups ancestry (51.14%), 45.43K had Unclassified ancestry (16.27%), and 26.37K had English ancestry (9.45%).
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).
Durham city, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 142742 | 51.14 |
| Unclassified | 45425 | 16.27 |
| English | 26368 | 9.45 |
| German | 22638 | 8.11 |
| Irish | 18037 | 6.46 |
| American | 10286 | 3.69 |
| Italian | 9257 | 3.32 |
| Subsaharan African | 7214 | 2.59 |
| Polish | 4823 | 1.73 |
| European | 4649 | 1.67 |
| French (except Basque) | 4587 | 1.64 |
| Scottish | 4439 | 1.59 |
| Scotch Irish | 3952 | 1.42 |
| African | 2894 | 1.04 |
| British | 2474 | 0.89 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2418 | 0.87 |
| Swedish | 2319 | 0.83 |
| Dutch | 1717 | 0.62 |
| Welsh | 1584 | 0.57 |
| Russian | 1395 | 0.50 |
| Norwegian | 1321 | 0.47 |
| Nigerian | 1282 | 0.46 |
| French Canadian | 1159 | 0.42 |
| Eastern European | 1080 | 0.39 |
| Jamaican | 1055 | 0.38 |
| Czech | 970 | 0.35 |
| Greek | 902 | 0.32 |
| Lithuanian | 902 | 0.32 |
| Portuguese | 748 | 0.27 |
| Danish | 700 | 0.25 |
| Hungarian | 682 | 0.24 |
| Liberian | 619 | 0.22 |
| Austrian | 601 | 0.22 |
| Ghanaian | 581 | 0.21 |
| West Indian | 542 | 0.19 |
| Lebanese | 484 | 0.17 |
| Canadian | 484 | 0.17 |
| Ukrainian | 462 | 0.17 |
| Ethiopian | 395 | 0.14 |
| Scandinavian | 362 | 0.13 |
| Slovak | 362 | 0.13 |
| Moroccan | 356 | 0.13 |
| Palestinian | 337 | 0.12 |
| Iranian | 312 | 0.11 |
| Kenyan | 307 | 0.11 |
| Egyptian | 274 | 0.10 |
| Brazilian | 269 | 0.10 |
| Belgian | 259 | 0.09 |
| Armenian | 258 | 0.09 |
| Haitian | 255 | 0.09 |