Nueces 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 353.59K Nueces County, TX population, 233.95K had Other Groups ancestry (66.16%), 46.66K had Unclassified ancestry (13.20%), and 26.05K had German ancestry (7.37%).
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.
Nueces County, TX Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 233951 | 66.16 |
| Unclassified | 46663 | 13.20 |
| German | 26049 | 7.37 |
| Irish | 16022 | 4.53 |
| English | 14628 | 4.14 |
| American | 9368 | 2.65 |
| Scottish | 3892 | 1.10 |
| Italian | 3801 | 1.08 |
| Subsaharan African | 3462 | 0.98 |
| African | 3295 | 0.93 |
| French (except Basque) | 3238 | 0.92 |
| Polish | 2582 | 0.73 |
| European | 1964 | 0.56 |
| Czech | 1954 | 0.55 |
| Scotch Irish | 1945 | 0.55 |
| Dutch | 1771 | 0.50 |
| Norwegian | 1476 | 0.42 |
| Swedish | 1392 | 0.39 |
| Welsh | 974 | 0.28 |
| British | 939 | 0.27 |
| Russian | 763 | 0.22 |
| French Canadian | 474 | 0.13 |
| Canadian | 472 | 0.13 |
| Greek | 468 | 0.13 |
| Eastern European | 396 | 0.11 |
| Hungarian | 386 | 0.11 |
| Scandinavian | 329 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 296 | 0.08 |
| Swiss | 292 | 0.08 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 292 | 0.08 |
| Danish | 290 | 0.08 |
| Lebanese | 287 | 0.08 |
| Czechoslovakian | 287 | 0.08 |
| Ukrainian | 213 | 0.06 |
| Austrian | 178 | 0.05 |
| Iranian | 163 | 0.05 |
| Palestinian | 141 | 0.04 |
| Cajun | 137 | 0.04 |
| Lithuanian | 109 | 0.03 |
| Romanian | 99 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 95 | 0.03 |
| Belgian | 93 | 0.03 |
| Pennsylvania German | 91 | 0.03 |
| Jamaican | 88 | 0.03 |
| Finnish | 85 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 85 | 0.02 |
| Slovak | 73 | 0.02 |
| Armenian | 72 | 0.02 |
| Turkish | 71 | 0.02 |
| Nigerian | 69 | 0.02 |
| Brazilian | 67 | 0.02 |
| Northern European | 65 | 0.02 |
| British West Indian | 63 | 0.02 |
| Ugandan | 60 | 0.02 |
| Barbadian | 52 | 0.02 |
| Croatian | 47 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 43 | 0.01 |
| Arab | 30 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 27 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 26 | 0.01 |
| Egyptian | 23 | 0.01 |
| Slavic | 23 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 23 | 0.01 |
| South African | 20 | 0.01 |
| Slovene | 17 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 14 | 0.004 |
| Yugoslavian | 14 | 0.004 |
| Macedonian | 13 | 0.004 |
| Belizean | 10 | 0.003 |
| Iraqi | 9 | 0.003 |
| Soviet Union | 9 | 0.003 |
| Serbian | 5 | 0.001 |
| Latvian | 4 | 0.001 |