Portsmouth, Virginia — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Portsmouth, 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. | Irish | 7234 | 7.53% |
| 2. | English | 6956 | 7.24% |
| 3. | German | 6196 | 6.45% |
| 4. | Italian | 2246 | 2.34% |
| 5. | Scottish | 1328 | 1.38% |
| 6. | French (Except Basque) | 1320 | 1.37% |
| 7. | Scotch-Irish | 1265 | 1.32% |
| 8. | Polish | 1014 | 1.06% |
| 9. | Mexican | 805 | 0.84% |
| 10. | Puerto Rican | 715 | 0.74% |
| 11. | Dutch | 640 | 0.67% |
| 12. | Welsh | 630 | 0.66% |
| 13. | Filipino | 546 | 0.57% |
| 14. | European | 513 | 0.53% |
| 15. | French Canadian | 371 | 0.39% |
| 16. | Norwegian | 345 | 0.36% |
| 17. | Jamaican | 328 | 0.34% |
| 18. | Salvadoran | 323 | 0.34% |
| 19. | British | 278 | 0.29% |
| 20. | Swedish | 274 | 0.29% |
| 21. | Greek | 208 | 0.22% |
| 22. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 186 | 0.19% |
| 23. | Russian | 181 | 0.19% |
| 24. | Canadian | 172 | 0.18% |
| 25. | Panamanian | 166 | 0.17% |
| 26. | Austrian | 156 | 0.16% |
| 27. | Hungarian | 153 | 0.16% |
| 28. | Swiss | 149 | 0.16% |
| 29. | Czech | 145 | 0.15% |
| 30. | Danish | 140 | 0.15% |
| 31. | Korean | 137 | 0.14% |
| 32. | Ghanaian | 119 | 0.12% |
| 33. | Finnish | 118 | 0.12% |
| 34. | Micronesian | 112 | 0.12% |
| 35. | Ukrainian | 99 | 0.10% |
| 36. | Honduran | 96 | 0.10% |
| 37. | Ethiopian | 86 | 0.09% |
| 38. | Romanian | 76 | 0.08% |
| 39. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 76 | 0.08% |
| 40. | Argentinean | 74 | 0.08% |
| 41. | Afghan | 73 | 0.08% |
| 42. | Spanish | 72 | 0.07% |
| 43. | Trinidadian And Tobagonian | 72 | 0.07% |
| 44. | Iranian | 71 | 0.07% |
| 45. | Cherokee | 71 | 0.07% |
| 46. | Spaniard | 68 | 0.07% |
| 47. | Cajun | 68 | 0.07% |
| 48. | Cuban | 67 | 0.07% |
| 49. | Slovak | 63 | 0.07% |
| 50. | Yugoslavian | 58 | 0.06% |
| 51. | Peruvian | 56 | 0.06% |
| 52. | Asian Indian | 52 | 0.05% |
| 53. | Eastern European | 47 | 0.05% |
| 54. | Nigerian | 47 | 0.05% |
| 55. | Israeli | 41 | 0.04% |
| 56. | Lebanese | 39 | 0.04% |
| 57. | Colombian | 29 | 0.03% |
| 58. | German Russian | 28 | 0.03% |
| 59. | Croatian | 28 | 0.03% |
| 60. | Australian | 27 | 0.03% |
| 61. | Pakistani | 26 | 0.03% |
| 62. | Slavic | 24 | 0.02% |
| 63. | Vietnamese | 24 | 0.02% |
| 64. | Blackfeet | 24 | 0.02% |
| 65. | Barbadian | 24 | 0.02% |
| 66. | Kenyan | 22 | 0.02% |
| 67. | Haitian | 22 | 0.02% |
| 68. | Syrian | 20 | 0.02% |
| 69. | Belgian | 18 | 0.02% |
| 70. | Japanese | 16 | 0.02% |
| 71. | Northern European | 14 | 0.01% |
| 72. | Lithuanian | 14 | 0.01% |
| 73. | Uruguayan | 14 | 0.01% |
| 74. | Czechoslovakian | 13 | 0.01% |
| 75. | Liberian | 13 | 0.01% |
| 76. | Bahamian | 11 | 0.01% |
| 77. | Celtic | 11 | 0.01% |
| 78. | Scandinavian | 10 | 0.01% |
| 79. | Portuguese | 10 | 0.01% |
| 80. | Bolivian | 8 | 0.01% |
| 81. | Pennsylvania German | 7 | 0.01% |
| 82. | Guyanese | 7 | 0.01% |
| 83. | Turkish | 7 | 0.01% |
| 84. | Guatemalan | 7 | 0.01% |
| 85. | Serbian | 6 | 0.01% |
| 86. | Paraguayan | 6 | 0.01% |
| 87. | Bulgarian | 6 | 0.01% |
| 88. | Chilean | 5 | 0.01% |
| 89. | Nicaraguan | 5 | 0.01% |
| 90. | Jordanian | 4 | 0.00% |
| 91. | British West Indian | 3 | 0.00% |
| 92. | Brazilian | 1 | 0.00% |