Richmond city, VA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 225.68K Richmond city, VA population, 101.14K had Other Groups ancestry (44.82%), 49.44K had Unclassified ancestry (21.91%), and 20.11K had English ancestry (8.91%).
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).
Richmond city, VA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 101143 | 44.82 |
| Unclassified | 49436 | 21.91 |
| English | 20112 | 8.91 |
| German | 16452 | 7.29 |
| Irish | 15828 | 7.01 |
| American | 10196 | 4.52 |
| Italian | 7949 | 3.52 |
| Subsaharan African | 5278 | 2.34 |
| Scottish | 4337 | 1.92 |
| European | 3636 | 1.61 |
| French (except Basque) | 3335 | 1.48 |
| Polish | 3213 | 1.42 |
| Scotch Irish | 3113 | 1.38 |
| African | 3006 | 1.33 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2541 | 1.13 |
| British | 2331 | 1.03 |
| Swedish | 1290 | 0.57 |
| Welsh | 1284 | 0.57 |
| Jamaican | 1194 | 0.53 |
| Russian | 1093 | 0.48 |
| Dutch | 1086 | 0.48 |
| Norwegian | 935 | 0.41 |
| Greek | 923 | 0.41 |
| Swiss | 843 | 0.37 |
| Czech | 820 | 0.36 |
| Hungarian | 741 | 0.33 |
| Ethiopian | 690 | 0.31 |
| Eastern European | 687 | 0.30 |
| Northern European | 581 | 0.26 |
| French Canadian | 571 | 0.25 |
| Danish | 473 | 0.21 |
| Lebanese | 468 | 0.21 |
| Ukrainian | 463 | 0.21 |
| Brazilian | 457 | 0.20 |
| Bahamian | 415 | 0.18 |
| Austrian | 414 | 0.18 |
| West Indian | 412 | 0.18 |
| Slovak | 402 | 0.18 |
| Lithuanian | 361 | 0.16 |
| Scandinavian | 346 | 0.15 |
| Iranian | 320 | 0.14 |
| Guyanese | 282 | 0.13 |
| Portuguese | 246 | 0.11 |
| Canadian | 241 | 0.11 |
| Barbadian | 239 | 0.11 |
| Ghanaian | 223 | 0.10 |
| Croatian | 206 | 0.09 |
| Nigerian | 203 | 0.09 |
| Sudanese | 203 | 0.09 |
| Senegalese | 199 | 0.09 |