San Diego, California — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of San Diego, California 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. | Mexican | 326087 | 25.15% |
| 2. | German | 138881 | 10.71% |
| 3. | Irish | 106522 | 8.22% |
| 4. | English | 89019 | 6.87% |
| 5. | Filipino | 74773 | 5.77% |
| 6. | Italian | 58753 | 4.53% |
| 7. | Vietnamese | 34492 | 2.66% |
| 8. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 32999 | 2.55% |
| 9. | French (Except Basque) | 30616 | 2.36% |
| 10. | Polish | 25818 | 1.99% |
| 11. | Scottish | 23439 | 1.81% |
| 12. | European | 22039 | 1.70% |
| 13. | Russian | 18346 | 1.42% |
| 14. | Swedish | 17732 | 1.37% |
| 15. | Asian Indian | 17580 | 1.36% |
| 16. | Scotch-Irish | 17289 | 1.33% |
| 17. | Norwegian | 16784 | 1.29% |
| 18. | Dutch | 13480 | 1.04% |
| 19. | Korean | 12171 | 0.94% |
| 20. | Japanese | 9509 | 0.73% |
| 21. | Portuguese | 9055 | 0.70% |
| 22. | Iranian | 8837 | 0.68% |
| 23. | Welsh | 7878 | 0.61% |
| 24. | Puerto Rican | 6917 | 0.53% |
| 25. | British | 6716 | 0.52% |
| 26. | Hungarian | 6419 | 0.50% |
| 27. | Danish | 6108 | 0.47% |
| 28. | Greek | 5407 | 0.42% |
| 29. | French Canadian | 5397 | 0.42% |
| 30. | Czech | 5331 | 0.41% |
| 31. | Laotian | 4921 | 0.38% |
| 32. | Spaniard | 4478 | 0.35% |
| 33. | Swiss | 4161 | 0.32% |
| 34. | Austrian | 4070 | 0.31% |
| 35. | Somalian | 3551 | 0.27% |
| 36. | Cambodian | 3496 | 0.27% |
| 37. | Canadian | 3376 | 0.26% |
| 38. | Ukrainian | 3242 | 0.25% |
| 39. | Lithuanian | 3140 | 0.24% |
| 40. | Scandinavian | 3044 | 0.23% |
| 41. | Lebanese | 2946 | 0.23% |
| 42. | Eastern European | 2932 | 0.23% |
| 43. | Armenian | 2913 | 0.22% |
| 44. | Brazilian | 2783 | 0.21% |
| 45. | Samoan | 2717 | 0.21% |
| 46. | Ethiopian | 2585 | 0.20% |
| 47. | Guatemalan | 2575 | 0.20% |
| 48. | Finnish | 2548 | 0.20% |
| 49. | Spanish | 2511 | 0.19% |
| 50. | Salvadoran | 2491 | 0.19% |
| 51. | Micronesian | 2403 | 0.19% |
| 52. | Colombian | 2173 | 0.17% |
| 53. | Taiwanese | 2025 | 0.16% |
| 54. | Cuban | 1919 | 0.15% |
| 55. | Romanian | 1747 | 0.13% |
| 56. | Afghan | 1698 | 0.13% |
| 57. | Peruvian | 1638 | 0.13% |
| 58. | Belgian | 1604 | 0.12% |
| 59. | Thai | 1542 | 0.12% |
| 60. | Croatian | 1481 | 0.11% |
| 61. | Panamanian | 1436 | 0.11% |
| 62. | Northern European | 1434 | 0.11% |
| 63. | Hmong | 1423 | 0.11% |
| 64. | Turkish | 1417 | 0.11% |
| 65. | Honduran | 1409 | 0.11% |
| 66. | Iraqi | 1400 | 0.11% |
| 67. | Slovak | 1300 | 0.10% |
| 68. | Australian | 1191 | 0.09% |
| 69. | Syrian | 1148 | 0.09% |
| 70. | Czechoslovakian | 1145 | 0.09% |
| 71. | Native Hawaiian | 1140 | 0.09% |
| 72. | Pakistani | 1102 | 0.09% |
| 73. | Chilean | 1083 | 0.08% |
| 74. | Argentinean | 1070 | 0.08% |
| 75. | Nicaraguan | 1053 | 0.08% |
| 76. | Yugoslavian | 1044 | 0.08% |
| 77. | South African | 986 | 0.08% |
| 78. | Jamaican | 983 | 0.08% |
| 79. | Israeli | 894 | 0.07% |
| 80. | Palestinian | 894 | 0.07% |
| 81. | Serbian | 878 | 0.07% |
| 82. | Costa Rican | 829 | 0.06% |
| 83. | Indonesian | 664 | 0.05% |
| 84. | Ecuadorian | 643 | 0.05% |
| 85. | Nigerian | 632 | 0.05% |
| 86. | Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 628 | 0.05% |
| 87. | Bulgarian | 591 | 0.05% |
| 88. | Basque | 570 | 0.04% |
| 89. | Venezuelan | 562 | 0.04% |
| 90. | Slovene | 550 | 0.04% |
| 91. | Sudanese | 483 | 0.04% |
| 92. | Latvian | 462 | 0.04% |
| 93. | Slavic | 433 | 0.03% |
| 94. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 425 | 0.03% |
| 95. | Haitian | 375 | 0.03% |
| 96. | Egyptian | 334 | 0.03% |
| 97. | Moroccan | 321 | 0.02% |
| 98. | Apache | 312 | 0.02% |
| 99. | Cherokee | 309 | 0.02% |
| 100. | Trinidadian And Tobagonian | 307 | 0.02% |
| 101. | Guyanese | 298 | 0.02% |
| 102. | Bolivian | 291 | 0.02% |
| 103. | Pennsylvania German | 285 | 0.02% |
| 104. | Uruguayan | 270 | 0.02% |
| 105. | Icelander | 265 | 0.02% |
| 106. | Navajo | 250 | 0.02% |
| 107. | Celtic | 234 | 0.02% |
| 108. | Fijian | 230 | 0.02% |
| 109. | Cajun | 217 | 0.02% |
| 110. | New Zealander | 211 | 0.02% |
| 111. | Sri Lankan | 205 | 0.02% |
| 112. | Belizean | 202 | 0.02% |
| 113. | Choctaw | 188 | 0.01% |
| 114. | Albanian | 171 | 0.01% |
| 115. | Luxemburger | 161 | 0.01% |
| 116. | Maltese | 148 | 0.01% |
| 117. | Kenyan | 148 | 0.01% |
| 118. | Paraguayan | 138 | 0.01% |
| 119. | Estonian | 137 | 0.01% |
| 120. | Jordanian | 137 | 0.01% |
| 121. | Chippewa | 136 | 0.01% |
| 122. | U.S. Virgin Islander | 121 | 0.01% |
| 123. | British West Indian | 117 | 0.01% |
| 124. | Ghanaian | 114 | 0.01% |
| 125. | Yaqui | 112 | 0.01% |
| 126. | Iroquois | 100 | 0.01% |
| 127. | Tongan | 98 | 0.01% |
| 128. | Dutch West Indian | 88 | 0.01% |
| 129. | Lumbee | 87 | 0.01% |
| 130. | Spanish American | 85 | 0.01% |
| 131. | Cape Verdean | 81 | 0.01% |
| 132. | Pima | 78 | 0.01% |
| 133. | Paiute | 71 | 0.01% |
| 134. | Malaysian | 70 | 0.01% |
| 135. | German Russian | 64 | 0.00% |
| 136. | Pueblo | 59 | 0.00% |
| 137. | Inupiat | 54 | 0.00% |
| 138. | Bermudan | 53 | 0.00% |
| 139. | Macedonian | 50 | 0.00% |
| 140. | Bangladeshi | 46 | 0.00% |
| 141. | Cypriot | 43 | 0.00% |
| 142. | Aleut | 42 | 0.00% |
| 143. | Bahamian | 39 | 0.00% |
| 144. | Zimbabwean | 38 | 0.00% |
| 145. | Sioux | 38 | 0.00% |
| 146. | Seminole | 37 | 0.00% |
| 147. | Barbadian | 33 | 0.00% |
| 148. | Creek | 30 | 0.00% |
| 149. | Ottawa | 28 | 0.00% |
| 150. | Tlingit-Haida | 24 | 0.00% |
| 151. | Soviet Union | 24 | 0.00% |
| 152. | Blackfeet | 20 | 0.00% |
| 153. | Puget Sound Salish | 15 | 0.00% |
| 154. | Crow | 15 | 0.00% |
| 155. | Chickasaw | 13 | 0.00% |
| 156. | Carpatho Rusyn | 12 | 0.00% |
| 157. | Osage | 8 | 0.00% |
| 158. | Delaware | 4 | 0.00% |
| 159. | Houma | 3 | 0.00% |