Wilmington, North Carolina — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Wilmington, North Carolina 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 | 12599 | 11.90% |
| 2. | Irish | 11208 | 10.58% |
| 3. | German | 11194 | 10.57% |
| 4. | Scotch-Irish | 5290 | 5.00% |
| 5. | Italian | 4832 | 4.56% |
| 6. | Scottish | 3678 | 3.47% |
| 7. | Mexican | 3600 | 3.40% |
| 8. | French (Except Basque) | 2713 | 2.56% |
| 9. | Polish | 1780 | 1.68% |
| 10. | Dutch | 1299 | 1.23% |
| 11. | Welsh | 943 | 0.89% |
| 12. | Puerto Rican | 893 | 0.84% |
| 13. | European | 856 | 0.81% |
| 14. | Greek | 737 | 0.70% |
| 15. | British | 652 | 0.62% |
| 16. | Swedish | 584 | 0.55% |
| 17. | Norwegian | 552 | 0.52% |
| 18. | Hungarian | 435 | 0.41% |
| 19. | Czech | 435 | 0.41% |
| 20. | French Canadian | 398 | 0.38% |
| 21. | Russian | 375 | 0.35% |
| 22. | Turkish | 320 | 0.30% |
| 23. | Asian Indian | 314 | 0.30% |
| 24. | Lithuanian | 307 | 0.29% |
| 25. | Danish | 272 | 0.26% |
| 26. | Guatemalan | 258 | 0.24% |
| 27. | Portuguese | 242 | 0.23% |
| 28. | Swiss | 231 | 0.22% |
| 29. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 220 | 0.21% |
| 30. | Honduran | 208 | 0.20% |
| 31. | Salvadoran | 207 | 0.20% |
| 32. | Slovak | 207 | 0.20% |
| 33. | Canadian | 203 | 0.19% |
| 34. | Yugoslavian | 180 | 0.17% |
| 35. | Austrian | 172 | 0.16% |
| 36. | Vietnamese | 153 | 0.14% |
| 37. | Ukrainian | 152 | 0.14% |
| 38. | Filipino | 147 | 0.14% |
| 39. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 145 | 0.14% |
| 40. | Jamaican | 144 | 0.14% |
| 41. | Romanian | 135 | 0.13% |
| 42. | Korean | 128 | 0.12% |
| 43. | Lumbee | 124 | 0.12% |
| 44. | Australian | 92 | 0.09% |
| 45. | Lebanese | 92 | 0.09% |
| 46. | Venezuelan | 88 | 0.08% |
| 47. | Cuban | 88 | 0.08% |
| 48. | Colombian | 88 | 0.08% |
| 49. | Czechoslovakian | 78 | 0.07% |
| 50. | Japanese | 76 | 0.07% |
| 51. | Thai | 72 | 0.07% |
| 52. | Finnish | 71 | 0.07% |
| 53. | Belgian | 62 | 0.06% |
| 54. | Egyptian | 59 | 0.06% |
| 55. | Brazilian | 59 | 0.06% |
| 56. | Ecuadorian | 59 | 0.06% |
| 57. | Northern European | 56 | 0.05% |
| 58. | Eastern European | 53 | 0.05% |
| 59. | Bulgarian | 53 | 0.05% |
| 60. | Peruvian | 47 | 0.04% |
| 61. | Celtic | 46 | 0.04% |
| 62. | Armenian | 46 | 0.04% |
| 63. | Laotian | 45 | 0.04% |
| 64. | Croatian | 45 | 0.04% |
| 65. | Pennsylvania German | 43 | 0.04% |
| 66. | Latvian | 41 | 0.04% |
| 67. | Cherokee | 41 | 0.04% |
| 68. | Syrian | 38 | 0.04% |
| 69. | Luxemburger | 37 | 0.03% |
| 70. | Haitian | 35 | 0.03% |
| 71. | Iranian | 34 | 0.03% |
| 72. | Argentinean | 33 | 0.03% |
| 73. | New Zealander | 30 | 0.03% |
| 74. | Barbadian | 27 | 0.03% |
| 75. | Panamanian | 26 | 0.02% |
| 76. | Native Hawaiian | 26 | 0.02% |
| 77. | Slavic | 25 | 0.02% |
| 78. | Samoan | 25 | 0.02% |
| 79. | Ottawa | 23 | 0.02% |
| 80. | Slovene | 21 | 0.02% |
| 81. | Spanish | 21 | 0.02% |
| 82. | Iroquois | 21 | 0.02% |
| 83. | Creek | 18 | 0.02% |
| 84. | Chilean | 16 | 0.02% |
| 85. | Icelander | 15 | 0.01% |
| 86. | Scandinavian | 15 | 0.01% |
| 87. | Nigerian | 14 | 0.01% |
| 88. | Hmong | 13 | 0.01% |
| 89. | Zimbabwean | 10 | 0.01% |
| 90. | South African | 9 | 0.01% |
| 91. | Bangladeshi | 4 | 0.00% |