North Carolina Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on April 15, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 10.37M North Carolina population, 3.61M had Other Groups ancestry (34.82%), 2.44M had Unclassified ancestry (23.58%), and 1.09M had English ancestry (10.47%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
North Carolina Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 3609986 | 34.82 |
| Unclassified | 2444431 | 23.58 |
| English | 1085674 | 10.47 |
| American | 1023996 | 9.88 |
| German | 996047 | 9.61 |
| Irish | 844650 | 8.15 |
| Italian | 334430 | 3.23 |
| Scottish | 228855 | 2.21 |
| Scotch Irish | 226401 | 2.18 |
| European | 184676 | 1.78 |
| French (except Basque) | 154226 | 1.49 |
| Polish | 148987 | 1.44 |
| Subsaharan African | 131010 | 1.26 |
| Dutch | 78398 | 0.76 |
| African | 78340 | 0.76 |
| British | 66109 | 0.64 |
| Welsh | 57162 | 0.55 |
| Swedish | 55802 | 0.54 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 50147 | 0.48 |
| Norwegian | 47678 | 0.46 |
| Russian | 40870 | 0.39 |
| French Canadian | 35582 | 0.34 |
| Hungarian | 29721 | 0.29 |
| Greek | 28335 | 0.27 |
| Scandinavian | 22536 | 0.22 |
| Jamaican | 21284 | 0.21 |
| Eastern European | 20225 | 0.20 |
| Ukrainian | 19873 | 0.19 |
| Czech | 18384 | 0.18 |
| Portuguese | 17965 | 0.17 |
| Swiss | 16927 | 0.16 |
| Danish | 16465 | 0.16 |
| Canadian | 14282 | 0.14 |
| Nigerian | 13639 | 0.13 |
| Austrian | 12231 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 12228 | 0.12 |
| Slovak | 12041 | 0.12 |
| Haitian | 11550 | 0.11 |
| Lithuanian | 11115 | 0.11 |
| Northern European | 10734 | 0.10 |
| Romanian | 9597 | 0.09 |
| Finnish | 8408 | 0.08 |
| Brazilian | 8349 | 0.08 |
| West Indian | 8173 | 0.08 |
| Egyptian | 6907 | 0.07 |
| Ethiopian | 6657 | 0.06 |
| Iranian | 6205 | 0.06 |
| Croatian | 5203 | 0.05 |
| Turkish | 5156 | 0.05 |
| Arab | 5132 | 0.05 |
| Belgian | 5088 | 0.05 |
| Czechoslovakian | 4824 | 0.05 |
| Palestinian | 4185 | 0.04 |
| Moroccan | 3967 | 0.04 |
| Ghanaian | 3769 | 0.04 |
| Liberian | 3674 | 0.04 |
| Yugoslavian | 3599 | 0.04 |
| Armenian | 3449 | 0.03 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 3352 | 0.03 |
| Slavic | 3316 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 3121 | 0.03 |
| South African | 3012 | 0.03 |
| Kenyan | 2939 | 0.03 |
| Sudanese | 2937 | 0.03 |
| Slovene | 2674 | 0.03 |
| Serbian | 2603 | 0.03 |
| Guyanese | 2319 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 2316 | 0.02 |
| Jordanian | 2275 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 1983 | 0.02 |
| British West Indian | 1967 | 0.02 |
| Bulgarian | 1883 | 0.02 |
| Senegalese | 1578 | 0.02 |
| Barbadian | 1514 | 0.02 |
| Israeli | 1501 | 0.01 |
| Iraqi | 1487 | 0.01 |
| Somali | 1481 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 1386 | 0.01 |
| Albania | 1370 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 1361 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 1235 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 1118 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 1016 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 962 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 801 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 770 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 697 | 0.01 |
| US Virgin Islander | 678 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 607 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 589 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 571 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 475 | 0.01 |
| Ugandan | 468 | 0.01 |
| Dutch West Indian | 466 | 0.005 |
| Luxembourger | 406 | 0.004 |
| German Russian | 365 | 0.004 |
| Bermudan | 359 | 0.004 |
| Basque | 349 | 0.003 |
| Zimbabwean | 279 | 0.003 |
| Cypriot | 187 | 0.002 |
| Alsatian | 176 | 0.002 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 150 | 0.001 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 110 | 0.001 |