Michigan Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 10.06M Michigan population, 2.47M had Other Groups ancestry (24.54%), 2.15M had Unclassified ancestry (21.42%), and 1.83M had German ancestry (18.21%).
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 states.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Michigan ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Michigan Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 2469482 | 24.54 |
| Unclassified | 2154978 | 21.42 |
| German | 1832079 | 18.21 |
| Irish | 1007417 | 10.01 |
| English | 932322 | 9.27 |
| Polish | 784200 | 7.79 |
| American | 469412 | 4.67 |
| Italian | 451158 | 4.48 |
| Dutch | 418156 | 4.16 |
| French (except Basque) | 349601 | 3.47 |
| Scottish | 206106 | 2.05 |
| European | 181787 | 1.81 |
| French Canadian | 142615 | 1.42 |
| Swedish | 127430 | 1.27 |
| Finnish | 90622 | 0.90 |
| Hungarian | 83266 | 0.83 |
| Subsaharan African | 80530 | 0.80 |
| Norwegian | 76523 | 0.76 |
| Lebanese | 68427 | 0.68 |
| Scotch Irish | 66971 | 0.67 |
| Russian | 61494 | 0.61 |
| British | 50265 | 0.50 |
| African | 48914 | 0.49 |
| Welsh | 45425 | 0.45 |
| Greek | 43260 | 0.43 |
| Belgian | 42865 | 0.43 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 42787 | 0.43 |
| Canadian | 40989 | 0.41 |
| Czech | 40960 | 0.41 |
| Arab | 39577 | 0.39 |
| Ukrainian | 37033 | 0.37 |
| Iraqi | 36756 | 0.37 |
| Danish | 34174 | 0.34 |
| Lithuanian | 28677 | 0.28 |
| Eastern European | 28547 | 0.28 |
| Romanian | 27433 | 0.27 |
| Scandinavian | 25166 | 0.25 |
| Albania | 24891 | 0.25 |
| Swiss | 22924 | 0.23 |
| Slovak | 21980 | 0.22 |
| Austrian | 20334 | 0.20 |
| Croatian | 17993 | 0.18 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 17239 | 0.17 |
| Yugoslavian | 15177 | 0.15 |
| Czechoslovakian | 13558 | 0.14 |
| Maltese | 13203 | 0.13 |
| Armenian | 12674 | 0.13 |
| Macedonian | 12501 | 0.12 |
| Northern European | 12009 | 0.12 |
| Syrian | 11357 | 0.11 |
| Nigerian | 9993 | 0.10 |
| Jamaican | 9431 | 0.09 |
| Serbian | 8908 | 0.09 |
| Pennsylvania German | 6426 | 0.06 |
| Portuguese | 6263 | 0.06 |
| Jordanian | 6165 | 0.06 |
| Palestinian | 5946 | 0.06 |
| Slavic | 5547 | 0.06 |
| Egyptian | 5457 | 0.05 |
| Brazilian | 5298 | 0.05 |
| Iranian | 4867 | 0.05 |
| Slovene | 4490 | 0.05 |
| Haitian | 3671 | 0.04 |
| Latvian | 3591 | 0.04 |
| Moroccan | 3220 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 3135 | 0.03 |
| Ethiopian | 2992 | 0.03 |
| Turkish | 2906 | 0.03 |
| Australian | 2760 | 0.03 |
| Sudanese | 2426 | 0.02 |
| Israeli | 2361 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 2293 | 0.02 |
| Somali | 1948 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 1669 | 0.02 |
| Ghanaian | 1568 | 0.02 |
| South African | 1500 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 1404 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 1238 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 1150 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 949 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 895 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 827 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 737 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 669 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 645 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 574 | 0.01 |
| Cypriot | 509 | 0.01 |
| Ugandan | 448 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 438 | 0.00 |
| Cajun | 390 | 0.00 |
| Guyanese | 384 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 358 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 354 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 299 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 287 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 279 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 252 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 249 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 236 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 223 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 175 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 128 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 40 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 27 | 0.00 |