Indiana Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 6.75M Indiana population, 2.00M had Unclassified ancestry (29.67%), 1.52M had Other Groups ancestry (22.55%), and 1.36M had German ancestry (20.19%).
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, Indiana counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Indiana ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Indiana Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 2003336 | 29.67 |
| Other Groups | 1522481 | 22.55 |
| German | 1363122 | 20.19 |
| Irish | 701018 | 10.38 |
| English | 631598 | 9.36 |
| American | 494352 | 7.32 |
| Polish | 197807 | 2.93 |
| Italian | 175812 | 2.60 |
| European | 134566 | 1.99 |
| French (except Basque) | 126726 | 1.88 |
| Scottish | 110661 | 1.64 |
| Dutch | 103064 | 1.53 |
| Subsaharan African | 65848 | 0.98 |
| Swedish | 51987 | 0.77 |
| Scotch Irish | 51019 | 0.76 |
| African | 39348 | 0.58 |
| Welsh | 38599 | 0.57 |
| Swiss | 38433 | 0.57 |
| British | 38058 | 0.56 |
| Norwegian | 34843 | 0.52 |
| Hungarian | 30785 | 0.46 |
| Greek | 21054 | 0.31 |
| Russian | 18334 | 0.27 |
| Slovak | 18307 | 0.27 |
| Czech | 15301 | 0.23 |
| French Canadian | 14478 | 0.21 |
| Scandinavian | 13939 | 0.21 |
| Eastern European | 11876 | 0.18 |
| Nigerian | 11505 | 0.17 |
| Pennsylvania German | 11430 | 0.17 |
| Danish | 11231 | 0.17 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 11113 | 0.17 |
| Croatian | 10744 | 0.16 |
| Belgian | 10110 | 0.15 |
| Lithuanian | 9611 | 0.14 |
| Serbian | 9509 | 0.14 |
| Austrian | 9333 | 0.14 |
| Ukrainian | 8618 | 0.13 |
| Romanian | 8255 | 0.12 |
| Canadian | 8137 | 0.12 |
| Northern European | 6878 | 0.10 |
| Finnish | 6401 | 0.10 |
| Lebanese | 4776 | 0.07 |
| Haitian | 4556 | 0.07 |
| Portuguese | 4372 | 0.07 |
| Macedonian | 4211 | 0.06 |
| Czechoslovakian | 3695 | 0.06 |
| Arab | 3537 | 0.05 |
| Slovene | 3420 | 0.05 |
| Jamaican | 3361 | 0.05 |
| Iranian | 3303 | 0.05 |
| Ethiopian | 3290 | 0.05 |
| Yugoslavian | 3124 | 0.05 |
| Egyptian | 2938 | 0.04 |
| Slavic | 2709 | 0.04 |
| Kenyan | 2382 | 0.04 |
| Brazilian | 2280 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 1892 | 0.03 |
| Jordanian | 1842 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 1689 | 0.03 |
| Turkish | 1543 | 0.02 |
| Armenian | 1530 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 1480 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 1434 | 0.02 |
| Ghanaian | 1097 | 0.02 |
| South African | 1078 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 1051 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 1014 | 0.02 |
| Moroccan | 946 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 878 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 799 | 0.01 |
| Albania | 679 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 677 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 649 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 604 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 529 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 486 | 0.01 |
| Iraqi | 483 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 468 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 416 | 0.01 |
| Somali | 416 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 413 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 405 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 388 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 371 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 319 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 293 | 0.00 |
| Icelander | 279 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 273 | 0.00 |
| Bahamian | 242 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 235 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 212 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 201 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 173 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 164 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 159 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 158 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 106 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 91 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 90 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 58 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 50 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 20 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 9 | 0.00 |