Jefferson County, TX Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on April 15, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 256.76K Jefferson County, TX population, 150.30K had Other Groups ancestry (58.54%), 43.87K had Unclassified ancestry (17.09%), and 15.60K had German ancestry (6.08%).
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.
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NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Jefferson County, TX Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 150304 | 58.54 |
| Unclassified | 43870 | 17.09 |
| German | 15604 | 6.08 |
| Irish | 14487 | 5.64 |
| French (except Basque) | 13376 | 5.21 |
| English | 10691 | 4.16 |
| American | 7578 | 2.95 |
| Italian | 6656 | 2.59 |
| French Canadian | 2871 | 1.12 |
| Scotch Irish | 2170 | 0.85 |
| European | 2020 | 0.79 |
| Cajun | 1997 | 0.78 |
| Subsaharan African | 1752 | 0.68 |
| Scottish | 1680 | 0.65 |
| Dutch | 1675 | 0.65 |
| African | 1363 | 0.53 |
| Norwegian | 969 | 0.38 |
| Polish | 720 | 0.28 |
| British | 647 | 0.25 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 547 | 0.21 |
| Czech | 537 | 0.21 |
| Swedish | 478 | 0.19 |
| Russian | 419 | 0.16 |
| Nigerian | 333 | 0.13 |
| Welsh | 332 | 0.13 |
| Greek | 309 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 301 | 0.12 |
| Scandinavian | 281 | 0.11 |
| Portuguese | 232 | 0.09 |
| Northern European | 206 | 0.08 |
| Hungarian | 186 | 0.07 |
| Brazilian | 158 | 0.06 |
| Dutch West Indian | 147 | 0.06 |
| Danish | 140 | 0.06 |
| Eastern European | 131 | 0.05 |
| Bahamian | 131 | 0.05 |
| Syrian | 106 | 0.04 |
| Ukrainian | 100 | 0.04 |
| Jamaican | 96 | 0.04 |
| Canadian | 93 | 0.04 |
| Croatian | 82 | 0.03 |
| Finnish | 72 | 0.03 |
| Haitian | 71 | 0.03 |
| Belgian | 67 | 0.03 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 65 | 0.03 |
| Slovene | 65 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 63 | 0.03 |
| Austrian | 63 | 0.03 |
| Lithuanian | 59 | 0.02 |
| Arab | 56 | 0.02 |
| Barbadian | 50 | 0.02 |
| Iranian | 49 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 36 | 0.01 |
| Romanian | 34 | 0.01 |
| Slovak | 27 | 0.01 |
| Egyptian | 25 | 0.01 |
| Iraqi | 22 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 20 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 16 | 0.01 |
| Armenian | 12 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 12 | 0.01 |
| Czechoslovakian | 11 | 0.004 |
| Albania | 10 | 0.004 |
| Sudanese | 10 | 0.004 |
| British West Indian | 10 | 0.004 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 10 | 0.004 |
| Swiss | 9 | 0.004 |
| Icelander | 8 | 0.003 |
| Pennsylvania German | 7 | 0.003 |
| Jordanian | 6 | 0.002 |
| Guyanese | 6 | 0.002 |
| Zimbabwean | 6 | 0.002 |
| Turkish | 3 | 0.001 |