Chicago city, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 2.74M Chicago city, IL population, 1.53M had Other Groups ancestry (55.63%), 445.05K had Unclassified ancestry (16.23%), and 200.54K had German ancestry (7.31%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, 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.
Chicago city, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1525552 | 55.63 |
| Unclassified | 445046 | 16.23 |
| German | 200542 | 7.31 |
| Irish | 199466 | 7.27 |
| Polish | 143650 | 5.24 |
| Italian | 105812 | 3.86 |
| English | 78145 | 2.85 |
| American | 56855 | 2.07 |
| Subsaharan African | 45637 | 1.66 |
| Swedish | 26328 | 0.96 |
| French (except Basque) | 25630 | 0.94 |
| European | 25513 | 0.93 |
| Russian | 25504 | 0.93 |
| African | 21008 | 0.77 |
| Scottish | 19265 | 0.70 |
| Norwegian | 18129 | 0.66 |
| Greek | 15932 | 0.58 |
| Ukrainian | 15132 | 0.55 |
| Dutch | 13478 | 0.49 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 13428 | 0.49 |
| Nigerian | 12128 | 0.44 |
| Eastern European | 11798 | 0.43 |
| Czech | 10345 | 0.38 |
| Lithuanian | 9841 | 0.36 |
| Romanian | 9166 | 0.33 |
| British | 8757 | 0.32 |
| Hungarian | 8405 | 0.31 |
| Croatian | 7538 | 0.28 |
| Scotch Irish | 6928 | 0.25 |
| Austrian | 6864 | 0.25 |
| Welsh | 6829 | 0.25 |
| Serbian | 6454 | 0.24 |
| Yugoslavian | 6053 | 0.22 |
| Danish | 5273 | 0.19 |
| French Canadian | 4765 | 0.17 |
| Slovak | 4584 | 0.17 |
| Ethiopian | 4214 | 0.15 |
| Jamaican | 4178 | 0.15 |
| Haitian | 4116 | 0.15 |
| Swiss | 3616 | 0.13 |
| Scandinavian | 3570 | 0.13 |
| Arab | 3430 | 0.13 |
| Iranian | 3342 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 3218 | 0.12 |
| Finnish | 2830 | 0.10 |
| Canadian | 2812 | 0.10 |
| Brazilian | 2691 | 0.10 |
| Bulgarian | 2637 | 0.10 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 2628 | 0.10 |
| Belgian | 2546 | 0.09 |