Richmond, Virginia — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Richmond, Virginia 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. | English | 17306 | 8.52% |
| 2. | German | 15116 | 7.44% |
| 3. | Irish | 13508 | 6.65% |
| 4. | Italian | 5931 | 2.92% |
| 5. | Scottish | 4819 | 2.37% |
| 6. | Mexican | 4277 | 2.11% |
| 7. | Scotch-Irish | 3760 | 1.85% |
| 8. | French (Except Basque) | 3416 | 1.68% |
| 9. | Polish | 3326 | 1.64% |
| 10. | European | 3186 | 1.57% |
| 11. | Guatemalan | 2338 | 1.15% |
| 12. | Salvadoran | 1630 | 0.80% |
| 13. | British | 1394 | 0.69% |
| 14. | Welsh | 1361 | 0.67% |
| 15. | Dutch | 1054 | 0.52% |
| 16. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 1052 | 0.52% |
| 17. | Russian | 1033 | 0.51% |
| 18. | Korean | 947 | 0.47% |
| 19. | Swedish | 919 | 0.45% |
| 20. | Honduran | 803 | 0.40% |
| 21. | Puerto Rican | 722 | 0.36% |
| 22. | Norwegian | 618 | 0.30% |
| 23. | Ethiopian | 608 | 0.30% |
| 24. | Asian Indian | 603 | 0.30% |
| 25. | Hungarian | 559 | 0.28% |
| 26. | Lebanese | 534 | 0.26% |
| 27. | French Canadian | 506 | 0.25% |
| 28. | Filipino | 502 | 0.25% |
| 29. | Greek | 483 | 0.24% |
| 30. | Swiss | 469 | 0.23% |
| 31. | Jamaican | 468 | 0.23% |
| 32. | Vietnamese | 449 | 0.22% |
| 33. | Danish | 445 | 0.22% |
| 34. | Slovak | 357 | 0.18% |
| 35. | Lithuanian | 356 | 0.18% |
| 36. | Ukrainian | 339 | 0.17% |
| 37. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 333 | 0.16% |
| 38. | Czech | 323 | 0.16% |
| 39. | Ghanaian | 322 | 0.16% |
| 40. | Austrian | 301 | 0.15% |
| 41. | Scandinavian | 298 | 0.15% |
| 42. | Thai | 294 | 0.14% |
| 43. | Haitian | 272 | 0.13% |
| 44. | Northern European | 263 | 0.13% |
| 45. | Canadian | 241 | 0.12% |
| 46. | Portuguese | 237 | 0.12% |
| 47. | Colombian | 234 | 0.12% |
| 48. | Venezuelan | 231 | 0.11% |
| 49. | Romanian | 213 | 0.10% |
| 50. | Iranian | 207 | 0.10% |
| 51. | Eastern European | 165 | 0.08% |
| 52. | Spaniard | 158 | 0.08% |
| 53. | Brazilian | 154 | 0.08% |
| 54. | Peruvian | 151 | 0.07% |
| 55. | Finnish | 136 | 0.07% |
| 56. | Bolivian | 126 | 0.06% |
| 57. | Cuban | 124 | 0.06% |
| 58. | Moroccan | 122 | 0.06% |
| 59. | Turkish | 114 | 0.06% |
| 60. | Pakistani | 113 | 0.06% |
| 61. | Panamanian | 112 | 0.06% |
| 62. | Nigerian | 109 | 0.05% |
| 63. | Egyptian | 109 | 0.05% |
| 64. | Cambodian | 104 | 0.05% |
| 65. | Costa Rican | 103 | 0.05% |
| 66. | Japanese | 102 | 0.05% |
| 67. | Yugoslavian | 95 | 0.05% |
| 68. | Croatian | 93 | 0.05% |
| 69. | Spanish | 92 | 0.05% |
| 70. | Trinidadian And Tobagonian | 89 | 0.04% |
| 71. | Cajun | 78 | 0.04% |
| 72. | Cherokee | 74 | 0.04% |
| 73. | Armenian | 72 | 0.04% |
| 74. | Ugandan | 71 | 0.03% |
| 75. | Somalian | 61 | 0.03% |
| 76. | South African | 61 | 0.03% |
| 77. | Bangladeshi | 55 | 0.03% |
| 78. | U.S. Virgin Islander | 55 | 0.03% |
| 79. | Afghan | 54 | 0.03% |
| 80. | Serbian | 49 | 0.02% |
| 81. | Israeli | 43 | 0.02% |
| 82. | British West Indian | 42 | 0.02% |
| 83. | Slavic | 40 | 0.02% |
| 84. | Nicaraguan | 39 | 0.02% |
| 85. | Belgian | 38 | 0.02% |
| 86. | Czechoslovakian | 37 | 0.02% |
| 87. | Sudanese | 37 | 0.02% |
| 88. | Uruguayan | 33 | 0.02% |
| 89. | Bulgarian | 32 | 0.02% |
| 90. | Liberian | 32 | 0.02% |
| 91. | Samoan | 30 | 0.01% |
| 92. | Pennsylvania German | 30 | 0.01% |
| 93. | New Zealander | 28 | 0.01% |
| 94. | Chilean | 28 | 0.01% |
| 95. | Sri Lankan | 28 | 0.01% |
| 96. | German Russian | 26 | 0.01% |
| 97. | Estonian | 26 | 0.01% |
| 98. | Cape Verdean | 24 | 0.01% |
| 99. | Basque | 22 | 0.01% |
| 100. | Slovene | 20 | 0.01% |
| 101. | Micronesian | 18 | 0.01% |
| 102. | Latvian | 17 | 0.01% |
| 103. | Iraqi | 16 | 0.01% |
| 104. | Laotian | 16 | 0.01% |
| 105. | Zimbabwean | 15 | 0.01% |
| 106. | Creek | 14 | 0.01% |
| 107. | Albanian | 14 | 0.01% |
| 108. | Paraguayan | 13 | 0.01% |
| 109. | Ecuadorian | 13 | 0.01% |
| 110. | Iroquois | 13 | 0.01% |
| 111. | Syrian | 13 | 0.01% |
| 112. | Native Hawaiian | 13 | 0.01% |
| 113. | Cypriot | 12 | 0.01% |
| 114. | Belizean | 12 | 0.01% |
| 115. | Soviet Union | 11 | 0.01% |
| 116. | Argentinean | 11 | 0.01% |
| 117. | Australian | 11 | 0.01% |
| 118. | Guyanese | 11 | 0.01% |
| 119. | Spanish American | 10 | 0.00% |
| 120. | Taiwanese | 8 | 0.00% |
| 121. | Potawatomi | 8 | 0.00% |
| 122. | Indonesian | 7 | 0.00% |
| 123. | Macedonian | 6 | 0.00% |
| 124. | Luxemburger | 6 | 0.00% |
| 125. | Chickasaw | 5 | 0.00% |
| 126. | Icelander | 5 | 0.00% |
| 127. | Cheyenne | 4 | 0.00% |
| 128. | Blackfeet | 2 | 0.00% |