Washington Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 7.62M Washington population, 2.44M had Other Groups ancestry (31.99%), 1.49M had Unclassified ancestry (19.58%), and 1.16M had German ancestry (15.29%).
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, Washington counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Washington ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Washington Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 2436386 | 31.99 |
| Unclassified | 1491539 | 19.58 |
| German | 1164373 | 15.29 |
| English | 819720 | 10.76 |
| Irish | 767543 | 10.08 |
| Norwegian | 342416 | 4.50 |
| American | 282341 | 3.71 |
| European | 252313 | 3.31 |
| Italian | 252302 | 3.31 |
| Swedish | 206184 | 2.71 |
| French (except Basque) | 204314 | 2.68 |
| Scottish | 197334 | 2.59 |
| Dutch | 126966 | 1.67 |
| Polish | 126400 | 1.66 |
| Subsaharan African | 104122 | 1.37 |
| Russian | 83302 | 1.09 |
| Scotch Irish | 81324 | 1.07 |
| Scandinavian | 74344 | 0.98 |
| British | 73652 | 0.97 |
| Welsh | 68142 | 0.90 |
| Ukrainian | 64518 | 0.85 |
| Danish | 62514 | 0.82 |
| French Canadian | 48945 | 0.64 |
| Finnish | 48081 | 0.63 |
| Northern European | 38063 | 0.50 |
| African | 35040 | 0.46 |
| Swiss | 31943 | 0.42 |
| Czech | 29176 | 0.38 |
| Portuguese | 27089 | 0.36 |
| Canadian | 26981 | 0.35 |
| Greek | 26044 | 0.34 |
| Ethiopian | 25937 | 0.34 |
| Eastern European | 22102 | 0.29 |
| Romanian | 21289 | 0.28 |
| Hungarian | 20858 | 0.27 |
| Austrian | 18402 | 0.24 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 15185 | 0.20 |
| Somali | 14997 | 0.20 |
| Iranian | 14965 | 0.20 |
| Croatian | 14082 | 0.19 |
| Lithuanian | 13279 | 0.17 |
| Yugoslavian | 9016 | 0.12 |
| Turkish | 8705 | 0.11 |
| Lebanese | 8543 | 0.11 |
| Belgian | 8052 | 0.11 |
| Brazilian | 7439 | 0.10 |
| Kenyan | 7324 | 0.10 |
| Czechoslovakian | 7168 | 0.09 |
| Armenian | 6881 | 0.09 |
| Slovak | 6463 | 0.09 |
| Jamaican | 6141 | 0.08 |
| Afghan | 5622 | 0.07 |
| Icelander | 5304 | 0.07 |
| Australian | 4921 | 0.07 |
| Iraqi | 4760 | 0.06 |
| Bulgarian | 4743 | 0.06 |
| Nigerian | 4609 | 0.06 |
| Egyptian | 4381 | 0.06 |
| Slavic | 3913 | 0.05 |
| Arab | 3802 | 0.05 |
| Slovene | 3558 | 0.05 |
| Latvian | 3327 | 0.04 |
| Serbian | 3298 | 0.04 |
| Haitian | 3281 | 0.04 |
| Basque | 2943 | 0.04 |
| Pennsylvania German | 2866 | 0.04 |
| Moroccan | 2693 | 0.04 |
| Israeli | 2303 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 2244 | 0.03 |
| Celtic | 2203 | 0.03 |
| Jordanian | 2167 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 2122 | 0.03 |
| West Indian | 2092 | 0.03 |
| South African | 1938 | 0.03 |
| Sudanese | 1822 | 0.02 |
| Estonian | 1705 | 0.02 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 1631 | 0.02 |
| Ghanaian | 1573 | 0.02 |
| New Zealander | 1515 | 0.02 |
| Albania | 1491 | 0.02 |
| Cajun | 1108 | 0.02 |
| Ugandan | 1004 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 944 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 886 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 868 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 671 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 651 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 622 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 601 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 586 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 569 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 487 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 441 | 0.01 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 358 | 0.01 |
| Alsatian | 304 | 0.00 |
| Bahamian | 217 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 178 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 161 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 154 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 139 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 113 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 43 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 10 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 2 | 0.00 |