Maryland Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 6.15M Maryland population, 2.40M had Other Groups ancestry (38.95%), 1.25M had Unclassified ancestry (20.35%), and 727.23K had German ancestry (11.83%).
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, Maryland counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Maryland ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Maryland Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 2394601 | 38.95 |
| Unclassified | 1251339 | 20.35 |
| German | 727234 | 11.83 |
| Irish | 593042 | 9.65 |
| English | 464068 | 7.55 |
| Italian | 291420 | 4.74 |
| American | 276228 | 4.49 |
| Subsaharan African | 259144 | 4.22 |
| Polish | 172300 | 2.80 |
| African | 101783 | 1.66 |
| European | 96246 | 1.57 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 94792 | 1.54 |
| Scottish | 85766 | 1.40 |
| French (except Basque) | 83429 | 1.36 |
| Russian | 62465 | 1.02 |
| Nigerian | 52818 | 0.86 |
| Jamaican | 47180 | 0.77 |
| British | 39652 | 0.65 |
| Scotch Irish | 39333 | 0.64 |
| Dutch | 38667 | 0.63 |
| Ethiopian | 34566 | 0.56 |
| Eastern European | 34553 | 0.56 |
| Welsh | 34545 | 0.56 |
| Swedish | 31152 | 0.51 |
| Greek | 30940 | 0.50 |
| Norwegian | 26992 | 0.44 |
| Hungarian | 21419 | 0.35 |
| Ukrainian | 20694 | 0.34 |
| French Canadian | 16769 | 0.27 |
| Czech | 16704 | 0.27 |
| Iranian | 16597 | 0.27 |
| Haitian | 16452 | 0.27 |
| Lithuanian | 16113 | 0.26 |
| Ghanaian | 13589 | 0.22 |
| Austrian | 12533 | 0.20 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 12503 | 0.20 |
| Portuguese | 12489 | 0.20 |
| Scandinavian | 11887 | 0.19 |
| Slovak | 11782 | 0.19 |
| West Indian | 11444 | 0.19 |
| Swiss | 11322 | 0.18 |
| Brazilian | 10936 | 0.18 |
| Guyanese | 9192 | 0.15 |
| Danish | 9117 | 0.15 |
| Northern European | 8421 | 0.14 |
| Lebanese | 7144 | 0.12 |
| Romanian | 7101 | 0.12 |
| Sierra Leonean | 6805 | 0.11 |
| Egyptian | 6566 | 0.11 |
| Turkish | 6538 | 0.11 |
| Finnish | 6329 | 0.10 |
| Canadian | 6200 | 0.10 |
| Kenyan | 5840 | 0.10 |
| Czechoslovakian | 5221 | 0.09 |
| Liberian | 4936 | 0.08 |
| Arab | 4805 | 0.08 |
| Armenian | 4259 | 0.07 |
| British West Indian | 4205 | 0.07 |
| Croatian | 4038 | 0.07 |
| Afghan | 4014 | 0.07 |
| Belgian | 3740 | 0.06 |
| Israeli | 3661 | 0.06 |
| Syrian | 3522 | 0.06 |
| Moroccan | 3405 | 0.06 |
| Pennsylvania German | 3015 | 0.05 |
| Serbian | 2997 | 0.05 |
| Slovene | 2384 | 0.04 |
| Sudanese | 2374 | 0.04 |
| Barbadian | 2361 | 0.04 |
| Bulgarian | 2359 | 0.04 |
| Slavic | 2271 | 0.04 |
| Palestinian | 2269 | 0.04 |
| Latvian | 2244 | 0.04 |
| Albania | 1855 | 0.03 |
| South African | 1849 | 0.03 |
| Australian | 1841 | 0.03 |
| Senegalese | 1781 | 0.03 |
| Yugoslavian | 1350 | 0.02 |
| Cape Verdean | 1310 | 0.02 |
| Estonian | 1299 | 0.02 |
| Iraqi | 1242 | 0.02 |
| Ugandan | 1226 | 0.02 |
| Bahamian | 1094 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 917 | 0.02 |
| Icelander | 811 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 772 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 753 | 0.01 |
| Bermudan | 698 | 0.01 |
| US Virgin Islander | 671 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 579 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 529 | 0.01 |
| Somali | 504 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 398 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 371 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 319 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 283 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 280 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 249 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 246 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 224 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 173 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 171 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 141 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 97 | 0.00 |