Seattle city, WA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 726.05K Seattle city, WA population, 247.45K had Other Groups ancestry (34.08%), 106.39K had Unclassified ancestry (14.65%), and 104.76K had German ancestry (14.43%).
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).
Seattle city, WA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 247448 | 34.08 |
| Unclassified | 106391 | 14.65 |
| German | 104758 | 14.43 |
| English | 80383 | 11.07 |
| Irish | 79562 | 10.96 |
| Italian | 32614 | 4.49 |
| European | 31494 | 4.34 |
| Norwegian | 30554 | 4.21 |
| Swedish | 22720 | 3.13 |
| French (except Basque) | 21470 | 2.96 |
| Subsaharan African | 20968 | 2.89 |
| Scottish | 20124 | 2.77 |
| Polish | 18892 | 2.60 |
| American | 16496 | 2.27 |
| Russian | 10958 | 1.51 |
| British | 10560 | 1.45 |
| Dutch | 9645 | 1.33 |
| Ethiopian | 9456 | 1.30 |
| Scotch Irish | 7897 | 1.09 |
| Welsh | 7126 | 0.98 |
| Scandinavian | 6333 | 0.87 |
| Danish | 6319 | 0.87 |
| Northern European | 6147 | 0.85 |
| Eastern European | 5064 | 0.70 |
| French Canadian | 4833 | 0.67 |
| Greek | 4793 | 0.66 |
| Ukrainian | 4550 | 0.63 |
| African | 4362 | 0.60 |
| Swiss | 4333 | 0.60 |
| Czech | 4243 | 0.58 |
| Somali | 4205 | 0.58 |
| Finnish | 3991 | 0.55 |
| Iranian | 3668 | 0.51 |
| Canadian | 3513 | 0.48 |
| Hungarian | 3441 | 0.47 |
| Lithuanian | 2926 | 0.40 |
| Portuguese | 2615 | 0.36 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2454 | 0.34 |
| Croatian | 2436 | 0.34 |
| Austrian | 2433 | 0.34 |
| Romanian | 1580 | 0.22 |
| Slovak | 1286 | 0.18 |
| Lebanese | 1206 | 0.17 |
| Turkish | 1181 | 0.16 |
| Belgian | 1113 | 0.15 |
| Armenian | 1070 | 0.15 |
| Czechoslovakian | 978 | 0.14 |
| Brazilian | 955 | 0.13 |
| Slovene | 946 | 0.13 |
| Bulgarian | 808 | 0.11 |