Highlands County, FL Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on April 15, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 101.17K Highlands County, FL population, 31.01K had Other Groups ancestry (30.65%), 21.54K had Unclassified ancestry (21.29%), and 13.38K had German ancestry (13.22%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Florida counties, and for Florida.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Highlands County, FL Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 31013 | 30.65 |
| Unclassified | 21535 | 21.29 |
| German | 13375 | 13.22 |
| English | 12511 | 12.37 |
| American | 10173 | 10.06 |
| Irish | 9672 | 9.56 |
| Italian | 4200 | 4.15 |
| Scottish | 2540 | 2.51 |
| Polish | 2360 | 2.33 |
| French (except Basque) | 1894 | 1.87 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1624 | 1.61 |
| Dutch | 1269 | 1.25 |
| Swedish | 881 | 0.87 |
| European | 823 | 0.81 |
| Welsh | 800 | 0.79 |
| Jamaican | 711 | 0.70 |
| Russian | 706 | 0.70 |
| Scotch Irish | 626 | 0.62 |
| French Canadian | 601 | 0.59 |
| British | 582 | 0.57 |
| Norwegian | 566 | 0.56 |
| Haitian | 528 | 0.52 |
| Greek | 455 | 0.45 |
| Canadian | 449 | 0.44 |
| Subsaharan African | 400 | 0.40 |
| Portuguese | 291 | 0.29 |
| Hungarian | 261 | 0.26 |
| Czech | 260 | 0.26 |
| Finnish | 249 | 0.25 |
| African | 239 | 0.24 |
| Danish | 224 | 0.22 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 224 | 0.22 |
| Czechoslovakian | 210 | 0.21 |
| Scandinavian | 193 | 0.19 |
| Austrian | 154 | 0.15 |
| Slovak | 133 | 0.13 |
| Ukrainian | 119 | 0.12 |
| Eastern European | 116 | 0.12 |
| Nigerian | 102 | 0.10 |
| Bahamian | 93 | 0.09 |
| Lithuanian | 79 | 0.08 |
| Swiss | 79 | 0.08 |
| Bermudan | 79 | 0.08 |
| Brazilian | 72 | 0.07 |
| Belgian | 71 | 0.07 |
| Lebanese | 70 | 0.07 |
| Pennsylvania German | 68 | 0.07 |
| German Russian | 66 | 0.07 |
| Croatian | 59 | 0.06 |
| Ethiopian | 39 | 0.04 |
| Armenian | 37 | 0.04 |
| Northern European | 36 | 0.04 |
| Arab | 32 | 0.03 |
| Egyptian | 31 | 0.03 |
| West Indian | 24 | 0.02 |
| Romanian | 22 | 0.02 |
| Serbian | 20 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 20 | 0.02 |
| Maltese | 13 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 13 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 12 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 11 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 11 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 9 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 8 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 7 | 0.01 |
| South African | 5 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 4 | 0.004 |
| Cape Verdean | 4 | 0.004 |