Altoona city, PA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 44.11K Altoona city, PA population, 14.58K had German ancestry (33.05%), 12.06K had Unclassified ancestry (27.33%), and 7.83K had Irish ancestry (17.75%).
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).
Altoona city, PA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 14579 | 33.05 |
| Unclassified | 12058 | 27.33 |
| Irish | 7828 | 17.75 |
| Italian | 6249 | 14.17 |
| Other Groups | 4952 | 11.23 |
| English | 3525 | 7.99 |
| Polish | 2354 | 5.34 |
| American | 1958 | 4.44 |
| Dutch | 660 | 1.50 |
| Scottish | 622 | 1.41 |
| French (except Basque) | 548 | 1.24 |
| Scotch Irish | 459 | 1.04 |
| Welsh | 394 | 0.89 |
| Pennsylvania German | 366 | 0.83 |
| Swedish | 260 | 0.59 |
| Russian | 250 | 0.57 |
| European | 249 | 0.56 |
| Slovak | 244 | 0.55 |
| Subsaharan African | 197 | 0.45 |
| Hungarian | 171 | 0.39 |
| Canadian | 165 | 0.37 |
| Swiss | 164 | 0.37 |
| Austrian | 148 | 0.34 |
| Eastern European | 144 | 0.33 |
| Lithuanian | 127 | 0.29 |
| Ukrainian | 103 | 0.23 |
| Greek | 89 | 0.20 |
| Norwegian | 84 | 0.19 |
| British | 77 | 0.18 |
| Czech | 73 | 0.17 |
| African | 73 | 0.17 |
| French Canadian | 66 | 0.15 |
| Scandinavian | 65 | 0.15 |
| Croatian | 58 | 0.13 |
| Czechoslovakian | 55 | 0.13 |
| Portuguese | 54 | 0.12 |
| Brazilian | 43 | 0.10 |
| Nigerian | 32 | 0.07 |
| Ethiopian | 27 | 0.06 |
| Lebanese | 21 | 0.05 |
| Syrian | 19 | 0.04 |
| Danish | 19 | 0.04 |
| Bulgarian | 15 | 0.03 |
| Armenian | 11 | 0.03 |
| Romanian | 11 | 0.03 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 10 | 0.02 |
| Yugoslavian | 8 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 7 | 0.02 |
| Albania | 6 | 0.01 |
| Northern European | 6 | 0.01 |