Erie 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 95.54K Erie city, PA population, 24.27K had Unclassified ancestry (25.40%), 23.03K had Other Groups ancestry (24.10%), and 17.88K had German ancestry (18.71%).
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).
Erie city, PA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 24270 | 25.40 |
| Other Groups | 23026 | 24.10 |
| German | 17879 | 18.71 |
| Irish | 11197 | 11.72 |
| Polish | 10652 | 11.15 |
| Italian | 10019 | 10.49 |
| English | 4296 | 4.50 |
| American | 2708 | 2.84 |
| Subsaharan African | 1829 | 1.91 |
| French (except Basque) | 1364 | 1.43 |
| African | 1271 | 1.33 |
| Swedish | 1258 | 1.32 |
| Russian | 1110 | 1.16 |
| Scotch Irish | 916 | 0.96 |
| Slovak | 891 | 0.93 |
| Ukrainian | 866 | 0.91 |
| Scottish | 802 | 0.84 |
| Dutch | 790 | 0.83 |
| Iraqi | 669 | 0.70 |
| Yugoslavian | 661 | 0.69 |
| Welsh | 546 | 0.57 |
| Hungarian | 545 | 0.57 |
| European | 538 | 0.56 |
| Czech | 449 | 0.47 |
| Portuguese | 409 | 0.43 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 316 | 0.33 |
| Lithuanian | 311 | 0.33 |
| Pennsylvania German | 311 | 0.33 |
| Swiss | 262 | 0.27 |
| Greek | 258 | 0.27 |
| Albania | 253 | 0.27 |
| Austrian | 253 | 0.27 |
| British | 248 | 0.26 |
| Scandinavian | 225 | 0.24 |
| Jamaican | 200 | 0.21 |
| Danish | 195 | 0.20 |
| Eastern European | 149 | 0.16 |
| Croatian | 138 | 0.14 |
| Finnish | 134 | 0.14 |
| Romanian | 128 | 0.13 |
| Kenyan | 121 | 0.13 |
| Canadian | 118 | 0.12 |
| Ugandan | 116 | 0.12 |
| Syrian | 106 | 0.11 |
| Armenian | 103 | 0.11 |
| Norwegian | 101 | 0.11 |
| Belgian | 100 | 0.11 |
| Somali | 99 | 0.10 |
| Czechoslovakian | 98 | 0.10 |
| Ethiopian | 93 | 0.10 |