Alabama Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 5.00M Alabama population, 1.76M had Other Groups ancestry (35.21%), 1.30M had Unclassified ancestry (25.98%), and 788.45K had American ancestry (15.78%).
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 see similar information for other states, Alabama counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Alabama ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Alabama Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1759678 | 35.21 |
| Unclassified | 1298180 | 25.98 |
| American | 788449 | 15.78 |
| English | 439594 | 8.80 |
| Irish | 397272 | 7.95 |
| German | 313145 | 6.27 |
| Scottish | 88988 | 1.78 |
| European | 81968 | 1.64 |
| Italian | 79977 | 1.60 |
| Scotch Irish | 66656 | 1.33 |
| French (except Basque) | 66600 | 1.33 |
| Subsaharan African | 45401 | 0.91 |
| African | 37842 | 0.76 |
| Dutch | 29277 | 0.59 |
| Polish | 28557 | 0.57 |
| British | 27958 | 0.56 |
| Welsh | 22064 | 0.44 |
| Norwegian | 15959 | 0.32 |
| Swedish | 14739 | 0.30 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 11190 | 0.22 |
| Greek | 8987 | 0.18 |
| Scandinavian | 8788 | 0.18 |
| French Canadian | 8077 | 0.16 |
| Russian | 7084 | 0.14 |
| Hungarian | 6397 | 0.13 |
| Eastern European | 5153 | 0.10 |
| Danish | 5150 | 0.10 |
| Swiss | 4713 | 0.09 |
| Lebanese | 4698 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 4614 | 0.09 |
| Jamaican | 4613 | 0.09 |
| Czech | 4611 | 0.09 |
| Northern European | 4219 | 0.08 |
| Canadian | 3350 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 3107 | 0.06 |
| Finnish | 2926 | 0.06 |
| Ukrainian | 2724 | 0.06 |
| Austrian | 2683 | 0.05 |
| Haitian | 2569 | 0.05 |
| Brazilian | 2317 | 0.05 |
| Lithuanian | 1948 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 1877 | 0.04 |
| Slovak | 1803 | 0.04 |
| West Indian | 1727 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 1696 | 0.03 |
| Moroccan | 1388 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 1291 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 1279 | 0.03 |
| Cajun | 1234 | 0.03 |
| Croatian | 1217 | 0.02 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1183 | 0.02 |
| Belgian | 1143 | 0.02 |
| Kenyan | 1069 | 0.02 |
| Arab | 1065 | 0.02 |
| Turkish | 1011 | 0.02 |
| Slavic | 1001 | 0.02 |
| Egyptian | 983 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 875 | 0.02 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 746 | 0.02 |
| South African | 664 | 0.01 |
| Yugoslavian | 595 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 571 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 505 | 0.01 |
| Ethiopian | 495 | 0.01 |
| Bermudan | 483 | 0.01 |
| Serbian | 445 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 437 | 0.01 |
| Pennsylvania German | 392 | 0.01 |
| US Virgin Islander | 379 | 0.01 |
| Armenian | 365 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 343 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 327 | 0.01 |
| Slovene | 322 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 300 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 234 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 217 | 0.00 |
| Israeli | 206 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 196 | 0.00 |
| Albania | 191 | 0.00 |
| Liberian | 178 | 0.00 |
| Macedonian | 163 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 149 | 0.00 |
| Iraqi | 123 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 122 | 0.00 |
| Icelander | 113 | 0.00 |
| Jordanian | 108 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 103 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 103 | 0.00 |
| Guyanese | 102 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 98 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 87 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 87 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 86 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 84 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 75 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 74 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 59 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 44 | 0.00 |
| Sudanese | 28 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 22 | 0.00 |
| Somali | 15 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 13 | 0.00 |