Texas Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 28.86M Texas population, 15.28M had Other Groups ancestry (52.93%), 5.50M had Unclassified ancestry (19.04%), and 2.42M had German ancestry (8.37%).
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, Texas counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Texas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Texas Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 15277507 | 52.93 |
| Unclassified | 5496484 | 19.04 |
| German | 2415107 | 8.37 |
| English | 1880141 | 6.51 |
| Irish | 1735873 | 6.01 |
| American | 1499305 | 5.20 |
| Italian | 531937 | 1.84 |
| French (except Basque) | 489769 | 1.70 |
| Subsaharan African | 413850 | 1.43 |
| European | 410627 | 1.42 |
| Scottish | 375541 | 1.30 |
| Polish | 287928 | 1.00 |
| Scotch Irish | 234433 | 0.81 |
| African | 194241 | 0.67 |
| Czech | 189031 | 0.66 |
| Dutch | 170592 | 0.59 |
| British | 150809 | 0.52 |
| Norwegian | 141952 | 0.49 |
| Swedish | 138849 | 0.48 |
| Welsh | 107928 | 0.37 |
| Nigerian | 102544 | 0.36 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 86482 | 0.30 |
| Russian | 75211 | 0.26 |
| French Canadian | 65505 | 0.23 |
| Scandinavian | 53715 | 0.19 |
| Greek | 47519 | 0.17 |
| Danish | 47068 | 0.16 |
| Iranian | 41925 | 0.14 |
| Portuguese | 39539 | 0.14 |
| Eastern European | 36406 | 0.13 |
| Hungarian | 35550 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 35025 | 0.12 |
| Canadian | 34189 | 0.12 |
| Swiss | 32381 | 0.11 |
| Jamaican | 32098 | 0.11 |
| Ethiopian | 29501 | 0.10 |
| Northern European | 29188 | 0.10 |
| Austrian | 26756 | 0.09 |
| Ukrainian | 25087 | 0.09 |
| Brazilian | 21869 | 0.08 |
| Czechoslovakian | 21300 | 0.07 |
| Iraqi | 19840 | 0.07 |
| Arab | 19761 | 0.07 |
| Cajun | 18660 | 0.07 |
| Romanian | 18225 | 0.06 |
| Egyptian | 17828 | 0.06 |
| Finnish | 17606 | 0.06 |
| Lithuanian | 16617 | 0.06 |
| Turkish | 14947 | 0.05 |
| Belgian | 14015 | 0.05 |
| Kenyan | 14008 | 0.05 |
| Palestinian | 13493 | 0.05 |
| Haitian | 12607 | 0.04 |
| Slovak | 11870 | 0.04 |
| Jordanian | 11423 | 0.04 |
| Croatian | 11372 | 0.04 |
| West Indian | 11364 | 0.04 |
| Syrian | 10761 | 0.04 |
| Afghan | 10391 | 0.04 |
| Ghanaian | 9652 | 0.03 |
| Yugoslavian | 9313 | 0.03 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 9129 | 0.03 |
| Serbian | 7470 | 0.03 |
| Albania | 6860 | 0.02 |
| South African | 6795 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 6785 | 0.02 |
| Armenian | 6744 | 0.02 |
| Dutch West Indian | 6650 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 6109 | 0.02 |
| Sudanese | 6047 | 0.02 |
| Moroccan | 5768 | 0.02 |
| Belizean | 5705 | 0.02 |
| Israeli | 5324 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 5285 | 0.02 |
| Slavic | 5024 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 4824 | 0.02 |
| Somali | 4551 | 0.02 |
| Bulgarian | 4471 | 0.02 |
| British West Indian | 4045 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 3626 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 3347 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 2825 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 2661 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 2616 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 2495 | 0.01 |
| Alsatian | 2374 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 2275 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 2252 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 2241 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 2038 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 1563 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 1194 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 1153 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 1098 | 0.00 |
| Macedonian | 975 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 925 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 839 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 835 | 0.00 |
| Senegalese | 688 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 480 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 293 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 279 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 247 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 244 | 0.00 |