Alabama Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on April 15, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 5.00M Alabama population, 1.76M had Other Groups ancestry (35.21%), 1.30M had Unclassified ancestry (25.98%), and 788.45K had American ancestry (15.78%).
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: Alabama ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Alabama Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1759678 | 35.21 |
| Unclassified | 1298180 | 25.98 |
| American | 788449 | 15.78 |
| English | 439594 | 8.80 |
| Irish | 397272 | 7.95 |
| German | 313145 | 6.27 |
| Scottish | 88988 | 1.78 |
| European | 81968 | 1.64 |
| Italian | 79977 | 1.60 |
| Scotch Irish | 66656 | 1.33 |
| French (except Basque) | 66600 | 1.33 |
| Subsaharan African | 45401 | 0.91 |
| African | 37842 | 0.76 |
| Dutch | 29277 | 0.59 |
| Polish | 28557 | 0.57 |
| British | 27958 | 0.56 |
| Welsh | 22064 | 0.44 |
| Norwegian | 15959 | 0.32 |
| Swedish | 14739 | 0.30 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 11190 | 0.22 |
| Greek | 8987 | 0.18 |
| Scandinavian | 8788 | 0.18 |
| French Canadian | 8077 | 0.16 |
| Russian | 7084 | 0.14 |
| Hungarian | 6397 | 0.13 |
| Eastern European | 5153 | 0.10 |
| Danish | 5150 | 0.10 |
| Swiss | 4713 | 0.09 |
| Lebanese | 4698 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 4614 | 0.09 |
| Jamaican | 4613 | 0.09 |
| Czech | 4611 | 0.09 |
| Northern European | 4219 | 0.08 |
| Canadian | 3350 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 3107 | 0.06 |
| Finnish | 2926 | 0.06 |
| Ukrainian | 2724 | 0.06 |
| Austrian | 2683 | 0.05 |
| Haitian | 2569 | 0.05 |
| Brazilian | 2317 | 0.05 |
| Lithuanian | 1948 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 1877 | 0.04 |
| Slovak | 1803 | 0.04 |
| West Indian | 1727 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 1696 | 0.03 |
| Moroccan | 1388 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 1291 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 1279 | 0.03 |
| Cajun | 1234 | 0.03 |
| Croatian | 1217 | 0.02 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1183 | 0.02 |
| Belgian | 1143 | 0.02 |
| Kenyan | 1069 | 0.02 |
| Arab | 1065 | 0.02 |
| Turkish | 1011 | 0.02 |
| Slavic | 1001 | 0.02 |
| Egyptian | 983 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 875 | 0.02 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 746 | 0.02 |
| South African | 664 | 0.01 |
| Yugoslavian | 595 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 571 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 505 | 0.01 |
| Ethiopian | 495 | 0.01 |
| Bermudan | 483 | 0.01 |
| Serbian | 445 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 437 | 0.01 |
| Pennsylvania German | 392 | 0.01 |
| US Virgin Islander | 379 | 0.01 |
| Armenian | 365 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 343 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 327 | 0.01 |
| Slovene | 322 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 300 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 234 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 217 | 0.004 |
| Israeli | 206 | 0.004 |
| Dutch West Indian | 196 | 0.004 |
| Albania | 191 | 0.004 |
| Liberian | 178 | 0.004 |
| Macedonian | 163 | 0.003 |
| British West Indian | 149 | 0.003 |
| Iraqi | 123 | 0.003 |
| New Zealander | 122 | 0.002 |
| Icelander | 113 | 0.002 |
| Jordanian | 108 | 0.002 |
| Basque | 103 | 0.002 |
| Zimbabwean | 103 | 0.002 |
| Guyanese | 102 | 0.002 |
| Sierra Leonean | 98 | 0.002 |
| Ugandan | 87 | 0.002 |
| Belizean | 87 | 0.002 |
| German Russian | 86 | 0.002 |
| Luxembourger | 84 | 0.002 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 75 | 0.002 |
| Estonian | 74 | 0.002 |
| Cape Verdean | 59 | 0.001 |
| Maltese | 44 | 0.001 |
| Sudanese | 28 | 0.001 |
| Cypriot | 22 | 0.000 |
| Somali | 15 | 0.000 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 13 | 0.000 |