Wisconsin Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 5.87M Wisconsin population, 2.19M had German ancestry (37.26%), 1.12M had Other Groups ancestry (19.00%), and 1.06M had Unclassified ancestry (18.00%).
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, Wisconsin counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Wisconsin ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Wisconsin Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 2187830 | 37.26 |
| Other Groups | 1115502 | 19.00 |
| Unclassified | 1056725 | 18.00 |
| Irish | 614201 | 10.46 |
| Polish | 481126 | 8.19 |
| Norwegian | 403990 | 6.88 |
| English | 353297 | 6.02 |
| Italian | 202895 | 3.46 |
| American | 182295 | 3.11 |
| French (except Basque) | 162816 | 2.77 |
| Swedish | 135704 | 2.31 |
| Dutch | 129409 | 2.20 |
| European | 83310 | 1.42 |
| Czech | 81438 | 1.39 |
| Scottish | 60747 | 1.03 |
| Swiss | 53354 | 0.91 |
| Danish | 52919 | 0.90 |
| French Canadian | 49679 | 0.85 |
| Belgian | 45519 | 0.78 |
| Finnish | 37431 | 0.64 |
| Russian | 37247 | 0.63 |
| Scandinavian | 31889 | 0.54 |
| Subsaharan African | 28476 | 0.49 |
| Welsh | 26745 | 0.46 |
| Austrian | 23672 | 0.40 |
| Scotch Irish | 22498 | 0.38 |
| Hungarian | 22044 | 0.38 |
| British | 19975 | 0.34 |
| Greek | 18089 | 0.31 |
| African | 16535 | 0.28 |
| Croatian | 14978 | 0.26 |
| Lithuanian | 13510 | 0.23 |
| Eastern European | 13029 | 0.22 |
| Slovak | 12286 | 0.21 |
| Czechoslovakian | 10026 | 0.17 |
| Ukrainian | 9831 | 0.17 |
| Northern European | 9506 | 0.16 |
| Slovene | 8654 | 0.15 |
| Serbian | 8298 | 0.14 |
| Pennsylvania German | 7735 | 0.13 |
| Luxembourger | 6820 | 0.12 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 6533 | 0.11 |
| Canadian | 6484 | 0.11 |
| Romanian | 4516 | 0.08 |
| Albania | 4123 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 3815 | 0.07 |
| Yugoslavian | 3810 | 0.07 |
| Lebanese | 3784 | 0.06 |
| Armenian | 3636 | 0.06 |
| Jamaican | 3630 | 0.06 |
| Slavic | 3619 | 0.06 |
| Portuguese | 3376 | 0.06 |
| Latvian | 2562 | 0.04 |
| Arab | 2552 | 0.04 |
| Palestinian | 2271 | 0.04 |
| Brazilian | 2080 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 2061 | 0.04 |
| Somali | 1898 | 0.03 |
| Egyptian | 1723 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 1713 | 0.03 |
| German Russian | 1541 | 0.03 |
| Turkish | 1438 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 1320 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 1297 | 0.02 |
| Haitian | 1191 | 0.02 |
| Icelander | 1164 | 0.02 |
| Iraqi | 1143 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 979 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 753 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 751 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 746 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 711 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 557 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 483 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 466 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 466 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 459 | 0.01 |
| South African | 433 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 426 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 394 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 382 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 327 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 301 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 269 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 261 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 231 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 222 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 214 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 155 | 0.00 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 146 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 144 | 0.00 |
| Afghan | 138 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 112 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 106 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 96 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 87 | 0.00 |
| Bahamian | 76 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 70 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 59 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 34 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 29 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 26 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 16 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 12 | 0.00 |