Madison city, WI Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 265.45K Madison city, WI population, 78.13K had German ancestry (29.43%), 63.95K had Other Groups ancestry (24.09%), and 42.30K had Unclassified ancestry (15.94%).
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).
Madison city, WI Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 78127 | 29.43 |
| Other Groups | 63945 | 24.09 |
| Unclassified | 42302 | 15.94 |
| Irish | 31925 | 12.03 |
| English | 23279 | 8.77 |
| Norwegian | 18388 | 6.93 |
| Polish | 14504 | 5.46 |
| Italian | 10666 | 4.02 |
| Subsaharan African | 6676 | 2.52 |
| French (except Basque) | 6396 | 2.41 |
| Swedish | 6256 | 2.36 |
| European | 5550 | 2.09 |
| American | 5344 | 2.01 |
| African | 5151 | 1.94 |
| Dutch | 4725 | 1.78 |
| Scottish | 4661 | 1.76 |
| Swiss | 3607 | 1.36 |
| Czech | 3177 | 1.20 |
| Russian | 2958 | 1.11 |
| British | 2309 | 0.87 |
| Danish | 2085 | 0.79 |
| Welsh | 2025 | 0.76 |
| Scotch Irish | 1753 | 0.66 |
| Scandinavian | 1324 | 0.50 |
| French Canadian | 1211 | 0.46 |
| Finnish | 1176 | 0.44 |
| Hungarian | 1138 | 0.43 |
| Eastern European | 1062 | 0.40 |
| Lithuanian | 1032 | 0.39 |
| Greek | 988 | 0.37 |
| Ukrainian | 893 | 0.34 |
| Northern European | 865 | 0.33 |
| Austrian | 847 | 0.32 |
| Belgian | 747 | 0.28 |
| Slovak | 653 | 0.25 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 554 | 0.21 |
| Croatian | 547 | 0.21 |
| Iranian | 544 | 0.21 |
| Romanian | 505 | 0.19 |
| Nigerian | 492 | 0.19 |
| Canadian | 449 | 0.17 |
| Slavic | 400 | 0.15 |
| Portuguese | 395 | 0.15 |
| Egyptian | 369 | 0.14 |
| Czechoslovakian | 364 | 0.14 |
| Lebanese | 342 | 0.13 |
| Jamaican | 307 | 0.12 |
| Turkish | 292 | 0.11 |
| Brazilian | 284 | 0.11 |
| Slovene | 264 | 0.10 |