Portland city, OR Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 647.18K Portland city, OR population, 201.06K had Other Groups ancestry (31.07%), 109.93K had Unclassified ancestry (16.99%), and 99.16K had German ancestry (15.32%).
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).
Portland city, OR Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 201061 | 31.07 |
| Unclassified | 109925 | 16.99 |
| German | 99156 | 15.32 |
| English | 77221 | 11.93 |
| Irish | 72639 | 11.22 |
| American | 29314 | 4.53 |
| Italian | 29193 | 4.51 |
| European | 25533 | 3.95 |
| Norwegian | 19450 | 3.01 |
| Scottish | 18894 | 2.92 |
| French (except Basque) | 17956 | 2.78 |
| Swedish | 16386 | 2.53 |
| Polish | 15123 | 2.34 |
| Russian | 11409 | 1.76 |
| Dutch | 11076 | 1.71 |
| British | 8977 | 1.39 |
| Subsaharan African | 8597 | 1.33 |
| Scotch Irish | 7130 | 1.10 |
| Danish | 6761 | 1.05 |
| Welsh | 6705 | 1.04 |
| Ukrainian | 6433 | 0.99 |
| Scandinavian | 5861 | 0.91 |
| Northern European | 4542 | 0.70 |
| Swiss | 4332 | 0.67 |
| Czech | 3932 | 0.61 |
| Finnish | 3926 | 0.61 |
| French Canadian | 3909 | 0.60 |
| Eastern European | 3417 | 0.53 |
| Greek | 3020 | 0.47 |
| Hungarian | 2847 | 0.44 |
| African | 2512 | 0.39 |
| Austrian | 2457 | 0.38 |
| Canadian | 2364 | 0.37 |
| Ethiopian | 2310 | 0.36 |
| Portuguese | 2229 | 0.34 |
| Romanian | 2061 | 0.32 |
| Croatian | 2021 | 0.31 |
| Lithuanian | 1731 | 0.27 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1730 | 0.27 |
| Iranian | 1469 | 0.23 |
| Somali | 1457 | 0.23 |
| Lebanese | 1333 | 0.21 |
| Yugoslavian | 1234 | 0.19 |
| Belgian | 1091 | 0.17 |
| Syrian | 814 | 0.13 |
| Brazilian | 804 | 0.12 |
| Slovak | 738 | 0.11 |
| Arab | 681 | 0.11 |
| Latvian | 611 | 0.09 |
| Jamaican | 606 | 0.09 |