Boston, Massachusetts — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Boston, Massachusetts by nationality. Data represents only those respondents who voluntarily listed an ancestry on their response form. Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Nationalities & Ancestry
| # | Ancestry | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Irish | 98441 | 16.14% |
| 2. | Italian | 49755 | 8.16% |
| 3. | English | 32321 | 5.30% |
| 4. | Puerto Rican | 29741 | 4.88% |
| 5. | German | 28705 | 4.71% |
| 6. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 26319 | 4.32% |
| 7. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 24809 | 4.07% |
| 8. | Haitian | 19637 | 3.22% |
| 9. | Polish | 15792 | 2.59% |
| 10. | French (Except Basque) | 12692 | 2.08% |
| 11. | Vietnamese | 11302 | 1.85% |
| 12. | Russian | 11145 | 1.83% |
| 13. | Cape Verdean | 11014 | 1.81% |
| 14. | Salvadoran | 9712 | 1.59% |
| 15. | Scottish | 8780 | 1.44% |
| 16. | Colombian | 8320 | 1.36% |
| 17. | Jamaican | 7949 | 1.30% |
| 18. | Asian Indian | 7398 | 1.21% |
| 19. | French Canadian | 7081 | 1.16% |
| 20. | Scotch-Irish | 6760 | 1.11% |
| 21. | Mexican | 6319 | 1.04% |
| 22. | Portuguese | 6023 | 0.99% |
| 23. | Swedish | 5265 | 0.86% |
| 24. | Guatemalan | 5061 | 0.83% |
| 25. | Honduran | 4859 | 0.80% |
| 26. | Greek | 4825 | 0.79% |
| 27. | European | 4789 | 0.79% |
| 28. | Brazilian | 4658 | 0.76% |
| 29. | Korean | 3507 | 0.57% |
| 30. | Trinidadian And Tobagonian | 3468 | 0.57% |
| 31. | Canadian | 2833 | 0.46% |
| 32. | Dutch | 2675 | 0.44% |
| 33. | British | 2637 | 0.43% |
| 34. | Lithuanian | 2571 | 0.42% |
| 35. | Eastern European | 2555 | 0.42% |
| 36. | Lebanese | 2449 | 0.40% |
| 37. | Cuban | 2447 | 0.40% |
| 38. | Nigerian | 2193 | 0.36% |
| 39. | Ukrainian | 2144 | 0.35% |
| 40. | Norwegian | 2069 | 0.34% |
| 41. | Welsh | 2019 | 0.33% |
| 42. | Albanian | 1963 | 0.32% |
| 43. | Filipino | 1921 | 0.31% |
| 44. | Barbadian | 1875 | 0.31% |
| 45. | Hungarian | 1865 | 0.31% |
| 46. | Armenian | 1794 | 0.29% |
| 47. | Japanese | 1472 | 0.24% |
| 48. | Swiss | 1396 | 0.23% |
| 49. | Peruvian | 1395 | 0.23% |
| 50. | Somalian | 1311 | 0.21% |
| 51. | Czech | 1308 | 0.21% |
| 52. | Moroccan | 1178 | 0.19% |
| 53. | Venezuelan | 1139 | 0.19% |
| 54. | Austrian | 1068 | 0.18% |
| 55. | Spanish | 1014 | 0.17% |
| 56. | Danish | 974 | 0.16% |
| 57. | Ethiopian | 961 | 0.16% |
| 58. | Turkish | 860 | 0.14% |
| 59. | Panamanian | 781 | 0.13% |
| 60. | Iranian | 763 | 0.13% |
| 61. | Finnish | 747 | 0.12% |
| 62. | Argentinean | 723 | 0.12% |
| 63. | Guyanese | 697 | 0.11% |
| 64. | Costa Rican | 697 | 0.11% |
| 65. | Ecuadorian | 683 | 0.11% |
| 66. | British West Indian | 682 | 0.11% |
| 67. | Spaniard | 681 | 0.11% |
| 68. | Taiwanese | 659 | 0.11% |
| 69. | Latvian | 611 | 0.10% |
| 70. | Slovak | 595 | 0.10% |
| 71. | Scandinavian | 573 | 0.09% |
| 72. | Israeli | 566 | 0.09% |
| 73. | Thai | 560 | 0.09% |
| 74. | Romanian | 546 | 0.09% |
| 75. | Syrian | 542 | 0.09% |
| 76. | Cambodian | 541 | 0.09% |
| 77. | Bulgarian | 500 | 0.08% |
| 78. | Liberian | 493 | 0.08% |
| 79. | Pakistani | 478 | 0.08% |
| 80. | Chilean | 461 | 0.08% |
| 81. | Belgian | 442 | 0.07% |
| 82. | Sierra Leonean | 440 | 0.07% |
| 83. | Egyptian | 411 | 0.07% |
| 84. | Yugoslavian | 394 | 0.06% |
| 85. | Northern European | 384 | 0.06% |
| 86. | Croatian | 343 | 0.06% |
| 87. | Bangladeshi | 323 | 0.05% |
| 88. | Nicaraguan | 313 | 0.05% |
| 89. | Bolivian | 284 | 0.05% |
| 90. | Uruguayan | 272 | 0.04% |
| 91. | Australian | 238 | 0.04% |
| 92. | Czechoslovakian | 203 | 0.03% |
| 93. | Ugandan | 189 | 0.03% |
| 94. | Cherokee | 164 | 0.03% |
| 95. | South African | 163 | 0.03% |
| 96. | Laotian | 158 | 0.03% |
| 97. | Iraqi | 157 | 0.03% |
| 98. | Sri Lankan | 153 | 0.03% |
| 99. | Indonesian | 151 | 0.02% |
| 100. | Slavic | 143 | 0.02% |
| 101. | Slovene | 138 | 0.02% |
| 102. | Celtic | 130 | 0.02% |
| 103. | Bermudan | 128 | 0.02% |
| 104. | Senegalese | 117 | 0.02% |
| 105. | Ghanaian | 112 | 0.02% |
| 106. | Macedonian | 82 | 0.01% |
| 107. | Cypriot | 71 | 0.01% |
| 108. | Estonian | 71 | 0.01% |
| 109. | U.S. Virgin Islander | 71 | 0.01% |
| 110. | Icelander | 65 | 0.01% |
| 111. | Serbian | 61 | 0.01% |
| 112. | Spanish American | 59 | 0.01% |
| 113. | Luxemburger | 56 | 0.01% |
| 114. | Samoan | 53 | 0.01% |
| 115. | Micronesian | 52 | 0.01% |
| 116. | Cajun | 50 | 0.01% |
| 117. | Kenyan | 49 | 0.01% |
| 118. | Iroquois | 44 | 0.01% |
| 119. | Bahamian | 44 | 0.01% |
| 120. | Zimbabwean | 42 | 0.01% |
| 121. | Paraguayan | 42 | 0.01% |
| 122. | Malaysian | 39 | 0.01% |
| 123. | Belizean | 39 | 0.01% |
| 124. | Maltese | 39 | 0.01% |
| 125. | Chippewa | 35 | 0.01% |
| 126. | Blackfeet | 35 | 0.01% |
| 127. | Dutch West Indian | 33 | 0.01% |
| 128. | Hmong | 30 | 0.00% |
| 129. | Sudanese | 29 | 0.00% |
| 130. | Pennsylvania German | 29 | 0.00% |
| 131. | Jordanian | 29 | 0.00% |
| 132. | Basque | 27 | 0.00% |
| 133. | Apache | 26 | 0.00% |
| 134. | Soviet Union | 21 | 0.00% |
| 135. | Native Hawaiian | 21 | 0.00% |
| 136. | Afghan | 20 | 0.00% |
| 137. | Palestinian | 20 | 0.00% |
| 138. | Inupiat | 20 | 0.00% |
| 139. | Alsatian | 17 | 0.00% |
| 140. | Sioux | 14 | 0.00% |
| 141. | New Zealander | 12 | 0.00% |
| 142. | Navajo | 8 | 0.00% |
| 143. | Tlingit-Haida | 6 | 0.00% |