Columbia city, SC Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 137.28K Columbia city, SC population, 55.21K had Other Groups ancestry (40.22%), 30.75K had Unclassified ancestry (22.40%), and 13.17K had German ancestry (9.60%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can also see similar information for other South Carolina cities and places, South Carolina counties, and for South Carolina.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Columbia city, SC Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 55211 | 40.22 |
| Unclassified | 30745 | 22.40 |
| German | 13171 | 9.60 |
| English | 10638 | 7.75 |
| Irish | 9425 | 6.87 |
| American | 7532 | 5.49 |
| Subsaharan African | 5464 | 3.98 |
| African | 4813 | 3.51 |
| Italian | 4499 | 3.28 |
| European | 3172 | 2.31 |
| Scotch Irish | 2773 | 2.02 |
| Scottish | 2665 | 1.94 |
| French (except Basque) | 2562 | 1.87 |
| Polish | 1565 | 1.14 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1233 | 0.90 |
| British | 969 | 0.71 |
| Dutch | 817 | 0.60 |
| Jamaican | 649 | 0.47 |
| Welsh | 605 | 0.44 |
| Greek | 598 | 0.44 |
| Russian | 576 | 0.42 |
| Swedish | 544 | 0.40 |
| Norwegian | 452 | 0.33 |
| Nigerian | 399 | 0.29 |
| Czech | 368 | 0.27 |
| French Canadian | 282 | 0.21 |
| Danish | 271 | 0.20 |
| Hungarian | 264 | 0.19 |
| Swiss | 249 | 0.18 |
| Iranian | 226 | 0.17 |
| Ukrainian | 203 | 0.15 |
| Scandinavian | 202 | 0.15 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 193 | 0.14 |
| Lebanese | 184 | 0.13 |
| Eastern European | 180 | 0.13 |
| Portuguese | 178 | 0.13 |
| Haitian | 176 | 0.13 |
| Canadian | 132 | 0.10 |
| Finnish | 132 | 0.10 |
| Croatian | 123 | 0.09 |
| West Indian | 121 | 0.09 |
| Arab | 119 | 0.09 |
| Lithuanian | 116 | 0.09 |
| Bahamian | 111 | 0.08 |
| Austrian | 109 | 0.08 |
| Northern European | 108 | 0.08 |
| Czechoslovakian | 107 | 0.08 |
| Palestinian | 105 | 0.08 |
| Romanian | 81 | 0.06 |
| Syrian | 74 | 0.05 |