Nevada Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 3.06M Nevada population, 1.43M had Other Groups ancestry (46.69%), 570.35K had Unclassified ancestry (18.64%), and 295.76K had German ancestry (9.67%).
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, Nevada counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Nevada ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Nevada Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1428317 | 46.69 |
| Unclassified | 570345 | 18.64 |
| German | 295757 | 9.67 |
| Irish | 244967 | 8.01 |
| English | 234067 | 7.65 |
| Italian | 155754 | 5.09 |
| American | 102853 | 3.36 |
| European | 56326 | 1.84 |
| French (except Basque) | 54156 | 1.77 |
| Polish | 52563 | 1.72 |
| Scottish | 44515 | 1.46 |
| Subsaharan African | 41992 | 1.37 |
| Norwegian | 36677 | 1.20 |
| Swedish | 30417 | 0.99 |
| Dutch | 25438 | 0.83 |
| African | 23718 | 0.78 |
| Russian | 22863 | 0.75 |
| Danish | 18260 | 0.60 |
| Portuguese | 18075 | 0.59 |
| Scotch Irish | 16596 | 0.54 |
| British | 15254 | 0.50 |
| Welsh | 14937 | 0.49 |
| Ethiopian | 12646 | 0.41 |
| Scandinavian | 11772 | 0.39 |
| French Canadian | 11321 | 0.37 |
| Greek | 11236 | 0.37 |
| Hungarian | 10725 | 0.35 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 8871 | 0.29 |
| Swiss | 8420 | 0.28 |
| Czech | 8022 | 0.26 |
| Armenian | 7178 | 0.24 |
| Canadian | 7155 | 0.23 |
| Eastern European | 6551 | 0.21 |
| Ukrainian | 6423 | 0.21 |
| Romanian | 6358 | 0.21 |
| Iranian | 5812 | 0.19 |
| Northern European | 5715 | 0.19 |
| Austrian | 5455 | 0.18 |
| Finnish | 4768 | 0.16 |
| Basque | 4449 | 0.14 |
| Croatian | 4443 | 0.14 |
| Lithuanian | 3996 | 0.13 |
| Lebanese | 3944 | 0.13 |
| Jamaican | 3360 | 0.11 |
| Serbian | 3061 | 0.10 |
| Yugoslavian | 3011 | 0.10 |
| Brazilian | 2961 | 0.10 |
| Israeli | 2817 | 0.09 |
| Slovak | 2719 | 0.09 |
| Bulgarian | 2458 | 0.08 |
| Nigerian | 2386 | 0.08 |
| Belgian | 2100 | 0.07 |
| Czechoslovakian | 2005 | 0.07 |
| Australian | 1875 | 0.06 |
| Haitian | 1813 | 0.06 |
| Egyptian | 1751 | 0.06 |
| Moroccan | 1574 | 0.05 |
| Belizean | 1342 | 0.04 |
| Slavic | 1202 | 0.04 |
| Syrian | 1107 | 0.04 |
| Turkish | 1083 | 0.04 |
| West Indian | 1045 | 0.03 |
| Arab | 1015 | 0.03 |
| Slovene | 995 | 0.03 |
| Iraqi | 961 | 0.03 |
| Afghan | 883 | 0.03 |
| Latvian | 726 | 0.02 |
| Icelander | 675 | 0.02 |
| South African | 639 | 0.02 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 628 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 598 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 569 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 497 | 0.02 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 488 | 0.02 |
| Albania | 425 | 0.01 |
| Somali | 415 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 411 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 383 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 370 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 343 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 330 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 328 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 313 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 289 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 243 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 239 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 234 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 191 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 190 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 182 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 169 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 158 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 154 | 0.01 |
| US Virgin Islander | 142 | 0.01 |
| Cypriot | 135 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 123 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 62 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 60 | 0.00 |
| Senegalese | 38 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 25 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 22 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 19 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 16 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 12 | 0.00 |