Virginia Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 8.58M Virginia population, 2.91M had Other Groups ancestry (33.84%), 1.91M had Unclassified ancestry (22.19%), and 879.13K had English ancestry (10.24%).
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, Virginia counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Virginia Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 2904507 | 33.84 |
| Unclassified | 1904601 | 22.19 |
| English | 879133 | 10.24 |
| German | 876239 | 10.21 |
| American | 784684 | 9.14 |
| Irish | 776721 | 9.05 |
| Italian | 334621 | 3.90 |
| Subsaharan African | 203209 | 2.37 |
| European | 181612 | 2.12 |
| Scottish | 161418 | 1.88 |
| Polish | 151996 | 1.77 |
| French (except Basque) | 137546 | 1.60 |
| Scotch Irish | 117802 | 1.37 |
| African | 104204 | 1.21 |
| British | 71025 | 0.83 |
| Dutch | 62645 | 0.73 |
| Welsh | 56252 | 0.66 |
| Swedish | 52624 | 0.61 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 49784 | 0.58 |
| Norwegian | 48964 | 0.57 |
| Russian | 47031 | 0.55 |
| Ethiopian | 38394 | 0.45 |
| Greek | 31802 | 0.37 |
| French Canadian | 29726 | 0.35 |
| Hungarian | 27624 | 0.32 |
| Eastern European | 24867 | 0.29 |
| Jamaican | 22834 | 0.27 |
| Czech | 21698 | 0.25 |
| Ukrainian | 21556 | 0.25 |
| Swiss | 21053 | 0.25 |
| Scandinavian | 21043 | 0.25 |
| Afghan | 20569 | 0.24 |
| Iranian | 19953 | 0.23 |
| Danish | 18364 | 0.21 |
| Portuguese | 17649 | 0.21 |
| Ghanaian | 17592 | 0.21 |
| Lebanese | 17253 | 0.20 |
| Slovak | 15327 | 0.18 |
| Austrian | 15294 | 0.18 |
| Northern European | 14192 | 0.17 |
| Lithuanian | 13368 | 0.16 |
| Egyptian | 13193 | 0.15 |
| Canadian | 12935 | 0.15 |
| Moroccan | 10641 | 0.12 |
| Turkish | 10592 | 0.12 |
| Nigerian | 10481 | 0.12 |
| Brazilian | 8811 | 0.10 |
| Haitian | 8502 | 0.10 |
| Romanian | 8211 | 0.10 |
| Finnish | 7538 | 0.09 |
| West Indian | 7521 | 0.09 |
| Arab | 7111 | 0.08 |
| Armenian | 6564 | 0.08 |
| Czechoslovakian | 6039 | 0.07 |
| Iraqi | 5910 | 0.07 |
| Croatian | 5846 | 0.07 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 5407 | 0.06 |
| Belgian | 5117 | 0.06 |
| Sierra Leonean | 4878 | 0.06 |
| Syrian | 4364 | 0.05 |
| Palestinian | 4321 | 0.05 |
| Yugoslavian | 4179 | 0.05 |
| Jordanian | 4158 | 0.05 |
| Sudanese | 4040 | 0.05 |
| Slavic | 3956 | 0.05 |
| Somali | 3953 | 0.05 |
| Serbian | 3284 | 0.04 |
| Bulgarian | 3205 | 0.04 |
| Pennsylvania German | 2974 | 0.04 |
| Kenyan | 2832 | 0.03 |
| Albania | 2708 | 0.03 |
| Slovene | 2651 | 0.03 |
| Australian | 2634 | 0.03 |
| Latvian | 2624 | 0.03 |
| Liberian | 2255 | 0.03 |
| Guyanese | 2130 | 0.03 |
| South African | 1934 | 0.02 |
| Israeli | 1839 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 1828 | 0.02 |
| British West Indian | 1813 | 0.02 |
| Barbadian | 1741 | 0.02 |
| US Virgin Islander | 1285 | 0.02 |
| Cajun | 1275 | 0.02 |
| Ugandan | 1085 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 1061 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 1060 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 1028 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 955 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 930 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 808 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 596 | 0.01 |
| Cypriot | 580 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 570 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 513 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 457 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 367 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 337 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 333 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 299 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 276 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 270 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 256 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 256 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 32 | 0.00 |