Memphis city, TN Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 634.14K Memphis city, TN population, 410.40K had Other Groups ancestry (64.72%), 107.05K had Unclassified ancestry (16.88%), and 26.09K had English ancestry (4.11%).
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).
Memphis city, TN Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 410395 | 64.72 |
| Unclassified | 107048 | 16.88 |
| English | 26089 | 4.11 |
| American | 24644 | 3.89 |
| Irish | 24597 | 3.88 |
| German | 20508 | 3.23 |
| European | 12132 | 1.91 |
| Italian | 9294 | 1.47 |
| Subsaharan African | 8991 | 1.42 |
| African | 6225 | 0.98 |
| Scottish | 5788 | 0.91 |
| French (except Basque) | 4987 | 0.79 |
| Scotch Irish | 4485 | 0.71 |
| Polish | 3534 | 0.56 |
| British | 2327 | 0.37 |
| Dutch | 1826 | 0.29 |
| Welsh | 1666 | 0.26 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1555 | 0.25 |
| Norwegian | 1340 | 0.21 |
| Swedish | 1288 | 0.20 |
| Russian | 1153 | 0.18 |
| Eastern European | 1061 | 0.17 |
| Nigerian | 1027 | 0.16 |
| French Canadian | 935 | 0.15 |
| Arab | 746 | 0.12 |
| Scandinavian | 717 | 0.11 |
| Greek | 707 | 0.11 |
| Czech | 649 | 0.10 |
| Ethiopian | 584 | 0.09 |
| Austrian | 527 | 0.08 |
| Jamaican | 449 | 0.07 |
| Northern European | 420 | 0.07 |
| Palestinian | 397 | 0.06 |
| Hungarian | 395 | 0.06 |
| Egyptian | 375 | 0.06 |
| Swiss | 371 | 0.06 |
| Canadian | 354 | 0.06 |
| Lebanese | 349 | 0.06 |
| Portuguese | 344 | 0.05 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 341 | 0.05 |
| Lithuanian | 279 | 0.04 |
| Danish | 254 | 0.04 |
| Sudanese | 252 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 238 | 0.04 |
| Ukrainian | 236 | 0.04 |
| Croatian | 215 | 0.03 |
| Bahamian | 188 | 0.03 |
| British West Indian | 179 | 0.03 |
| Romanian | 175 | 0.03 |
| Somali | 175 | 0.03 |