Salem city, OR Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 174.19K Salem city, OR population, 62.91K had Other Groups ancestry (36.12%), 29.58K had Unclassified ancestry (16.98%), and 29.41K had German ancestry (16.89%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can also see similar information for other Oregon cities and places, and for Oregon.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Salem city, OR Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 62911 | 36.12 |
| Unclassified | 29582 | 16.98 |
| German | 29414 | 16.89 |
| English | 19355 | 11.11 |
| Irish | 16253 | 9.33 |
| European | 8674 | 4.98 |
| American | 6283 | 3.61 |
| Norwegian | 5641 | 3.24 |
| Italian | 4990 | 2.87 |
| French (except Basque) | 4727 | 2.71 |
| Scottish | 4379 | 2.51 |
| Swedish | 3911 | 2.25 |
| Dutch | 3143 | 1.80 |
| Polish | 2488 | 1.43 |
| Russian | 1777 | 1.02 |
| Danish | 1729 | 0.99 |
| British | 1627 | 0.93 |
| Scotch Irish | 1570 | 0.90 |
| Scandinavian | 1440 | 0.83 |
| Welsh | 1415 | 0.81 |
| Ukrainian | 1140 | 0.65 |
| Subsaharan African | 1067 | 0.61 |
| Portuguese | 949 | 0.55 |
| French Canadian | 880 | 0.51 |
| African | 738 | 0.42 |
| Swiss | 698 | 0.40 |
| Hungarian | 650 | 0.37 |
| Northern European | 648 | 0.37 |
| Eastern European | 591 | 0.34 |
| Austrian | 555 | 0.32 |
| Finnish | 493 | 0.28 |
| Canadian | 442 | 0.25 |
| Romanian | 398 | 0.23 |
| Greek | 367 | 0.21 |
| Czech | 331 | 0.19 |
| Czechoslovakian | 200 | 0.12 |
| Belgian | 194 | 0.11 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 164 | 0.09 |
| Slovak | 149 | 0.09 |
| Lithuanian | 146 | 0.08 |
| Albania | 121 | 0.07 |
| Jamaican | 103 | 0.06 |
| Jordanian | 97 | 0.06 |
| Celtic | 93 | 0.05 |
| Icelander | 92 | 0.05 |
| Brazilian | 91 | 0.05 |
| Zimbabwean | 89 | 0.05 |
| Lebanese | 88 | 0.05 |
| Pennsylvania German | 87 | 0.05 |
| Yugoslavian | 81 | 0.05 |