Salem 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 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 number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Salem city, OR Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |