Ohio Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 11.77M Ohio population, 2.83M had Unclassified ancestry (24.00%), 2.71M had German ancestry (22.98%), and 2.63M had Other Groups ancestry (22.37%).
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, Ohio counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Ohio ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ohio Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 2825220 | 24.00 |
| German | 2704923 | 22.98 |
| Other Groups | 2632802 | 22.37 |
| Irish | 1485000 | 12.62 |
| English | 1085882 | 9.23 |
| American | 734330 | 6.24 |
| Italian | 709661 | 6.03 |
| Polish | 414587 | 3.52 |
| French (except Basque) | 218707 | 1.86 |
| Scottish | 207528 | 1.76 |
| European | 181592 | 1.54 |
| Hungarian | 172974 | 1.47 |
| Subsaharan African | 154346 | 1.31 |
| Dutch | 129813 | 1.10 |
| Welsh | 115253 | 0.98 |
| Slovak | 107450 | 0.91 |
| Scotch Irish | 104678 | 0.89 |
| African | 79350 | 0.67 |
| Swiss | 66605 | 0.57 |
| British | 66268 | 0.56 |
| Swedish | 65045 | 0.55 |
| Russian | 63112 | 0.54 |
| Czech | 55158 | 0.47 |
| Greek | 51783 | 0.44 |
| Slovene | 49461 | 0.42 |
| Norwegian | 44799 | 0.38 |
| Ukrainian | 40551 | 0.35 |
| Eastern European | 36935 | 0.31 |
| Croatian | 36315 | 0.31 |
| Pennsylvania German | 32116 | 0.27 |
| French Canadian | 27938 | 0.24 |
| Lebanese | 26570 | 0.23 |
| Romanian | 26011 | 0.22 |
| Scandinavian | 24368 | 0.21 |
| Austrian | 23553 | 0.20 |
| Lithuanian | 21984 | 0.19 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 21552 | 0.18 |
| Somali | 21051 | 0.18 |
| Czechoslovakian | 18832 | 0.16 |
| Finnish | 18020 | 0.15 |
| Serbian | 17283 | 0.15 |
| Danish | 16264 | 0.14 |
| Canadian | 14337 | 0.12 |
| Nigerian | 12342 | 0.11 |
| Arab | 11888 | 0.10 |
| Ethiopian | 11275 | 0.10 |
| Jamaican | 11018 | 0.09 |
| Northern European | 10652 | 0.09 |
| Palestinian | 10090 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 9507 | 0.08 |
| Ghanaian | 8404 | 0.07 |
| Belgian | 8362 | 0.07 |
| Yugoslavian | 7908 | 0.07 |
| Syrian | 7901 | 0.07 |
| Egyptian | 7094 | 0.06 |
| Turkish | 6041 | 0.05 |
| Slavic | 5984 | 0.05 |
| Iranian | 5495 | 0.05 |
| Macedonian | 5023 | 0.04 |
| Armenian | 4991 | 0.04 |
| Jordanian | 4806 | 0.04 |
| Brazilian | 4313 | 0.04 |
| Haitian | 4214 | 0.04 |
| Albania | 3949 | 0.03 |
| Moroccan | 3880 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 3260 | 0.03 |
| West Indian | 3101 | 0.03 |
| Iraqi | 2787 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 2771 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 2699 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 2647 | 0.02 |
| Israeli | 2235 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 1999 | 0.02 |
| Guyanese | 1749 | 0.02 |
| Kenyan | 1517 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 1513 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 1464 | 0.01 |
| South African | 1263 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 1177 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 1170 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 1004 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 892 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 807 | 0.01 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 702 | 0.01 |
| Alsatian | 669 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 563 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 562 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 557 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 542 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 536 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 504 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 449 | 0.00 |
| Bahamian | 411 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 379 | 0.00 |
| Cajun | 272 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 234 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 205 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 190 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 182 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 165 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 136 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 128 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 109 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 55 | 0.00 |