Oregon Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on April 15, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 4.21M Oregon population, 1.19M had Other Groups ancestry (28.16%), 897.72K had Unclassified ancestry (21.34%), and 713.62K had German ancestry (16.96%).
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: Oregon ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Oregon Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1184535 | 28.16 |
| Unclassified | 897720 | 21.34 |
| German | 713615 | 16.96 |
| English | 515619 | 12.26 |
| Irish | 463718 | 11.02 |
| American | 192062 | 4.57 |
| European | 161006 | 3.83 |
| Italian | 154612 | 3.68 |
| Norwegian | 138546 | 3.29 |
| Scottish | 116273 | 2.76 |
| French (except Basque) | 115902 | 2.76 |
| Swedish | 95700 | 2.28 |
| Dutch | 71398 | 1.70 |
| Polish | 68963 | 1.64 |
| Scotch Irish | 50615 | 1.20 |
| British | 44373 | 1.06 |
| Russian | 42575 | 1.01 |
| Welsh | 39517 | 0.94 |
| Danish | 38634 | 0.92 |
| Scandinavian | 37646 | 0.90 |
| Swiss | 26751 | 0.64 |
| French Canadian | 25377 | 0.60 |
| Subsaharan African | 24779 | 0.59 |
| Ukrainian | 21337 | 0.51 |
| Finnish | 21291 | 0.51 |
| Northern European | 20644 | 0.49 |
| Portuguese | 19184 | 0.46 |
| Czech | 18586 | 0.44 |
| Eastern European | 15003 | 0.36 |
| Greek | 14308 | 0.34 |
| Hungarian | 14165 | 0.34 |
| Canadian | 12677 | 0.30 |
| Austrian | 11167 | 0.27 |
| African | 10520 | 0.25 |
| Romanian | 9898 | 0.24 |
| Iranian | 7011 | 0.17 |
| Croatian | 6193 | 0.15 |
| Lithuanian | 6061 | 0.14 |
| Belgian | 5688 | 0.14 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 5637 | 0.13 |
| Czechoslovakian | 5416 | 0.13 |
| Lebanese | 5375 | 0.13 |
| Ethiopian | 4857 | 0.12 |
| Slovak | 3460 | 0.08 |
| Armenian | 3211 | 0.08 |
| Yugoslavian | 2848 | 0.07 |
| Basque | 2830 | 0.07 |
| Brazilian | 2565 | 0.06 |
| Egyptian | 2562 | 0.06 |
| Slavic | 2275 | 0.05 |
| Arab | 2260 | 0.05 |
| Somali | 2241 | 0.05 |
| Jamaican | 2210 | 0.05 |
| Australian | 2099 | 0.05 |
| Turkish | 2000 | 0.05 |
| Syrian | 1996 | 0.05 |
| Israeli | 1789 | 0.04 |
| Iraqi | 1777 | 0.04 |
| Slovene | 1760 | 0.04 |
| Latvian | 1671 | 0.04 |
| Serbian | 1653 | 0.04 |
| Icelander | 1633 | 0.04 |
| Nigerian | 1497 | 0.04 |
| Bulgarian | 1416 | 0.03 |
| Celtic | 1364 | 0.03 |
| Pennsylvania German | 1300 | 0.03 |
| Ghanaian | 1134 | 0.03 |
| Estonian | 1132 | 0.03 |
| South African | 1132 | 0.03 |
| Haitian | 1053 | 0.03 |
| Afghan | 1005 | 0.02 |
| Cajun | 989 | 0.02 |
| Kenyan | 947 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 932 | 0.02 |
| Moroccan | 823 | 0.02 |
| New Zealander | 785 | 0.02 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 697 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 615 | 0.02 |
| Luxembourger | 496 | 0.01 |
| Albania | 482 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 477 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 461 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 422 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 392 | 0.01 |
| Ugandan | 376 | 0.01 |
| Dutch West Indian | 352 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 319 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 301 | 0.01 |
| Alsatian | 278 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 189 | 0.005 |
| Senegalese | 186 | 0.004 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 173 | 0.004 |
| Zimbabwean | 164 | 0.004 |
| Barbadian | 101 | 0.002 |
| Sierra Leonean | 91 | 0.002 |
| British West Indian | 85 | 0.002 |
| Cypriot | 84 | 0.002 |
| Sudanese | 83 | 0.002 |
| Soviet Union | 74 | 0.002 |
| Bahamian | 25 | 0.001 |
| US Virgin Islander | 16 | 0.000 |
| Bermudan | 8 | 0.000 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 7 | 0.000 |