Salem, Oregon — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Salem, Oregon 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. | German | 33665 | 21.93% |
| 2. | Mexican | 27343 | 17.82% |
| 3. | English | 19391 | 12.63% |
| 4. | Irish | 18733 | 12.21% |
| 5. | Norwegian | 6312 | 4.11% |
| 6. | French (Except Basque) | 5502 | 3.58% |
| 7. | Scottish | 4894 | 3.19% |
| 8. | Italian | 4677 | 3.05% |
| 9. | Swedish | 4512 | 2.94% |
| 10. | Dutch | 3231 | 2.11% |
| 11. | Scotch-Irish | 3165 | 2.06% |
| 12. | European | 2938 | 1.91% |
| 13. | Polish | 2137 | 1.39% |
| 14. | Russian | 1830 | 1.19% |
| 15. | Danish | 1453 | 0.95% |
| 16. | Welsh | 1451 | 0.95% |
| 17. | Swiss | 1300 | 0.85% |
| 18. | Micronesian | 1182 | 0.77% |
| 19. | Portuguese | 1116 | 0.73% |
| 20. | French Canadian | 1080 | 0.70% |
| 21. | Ukrainian | 923 | 0.60% |
| 22. | Scandinavian | 844 | 0.55% |
| 23. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 822 | 0.54% |
| 24. | Czech | 735 | 0.48% |
| 25. | Finnish | 672 | 0.44% |
| 26. | Vietnamese | 641 | 0.42% |
| 27. | Canadian | 588 | 0.38% |
| 28. | Puerto Rican | 585 | 0.38% |
| 29. | British | 577 | 0.38% |
| 30. | Greek | 552 | 0.36% |
| 31. | Filipino | 548 | 0.36% |
| 32. | Korean | 506 | 0.33% |
| 33. | Northern European | 476 | 0.31% |
| 34. | Salvadoran | 436 | 0.28% |
| 35. | Japanese | 427 | 0.28% |
| 36. | Belgian | 362 | 0.24% |
| 37. | Romanian | 325 | 0.21% |
| 38. | Guatemalan | 312 | 0.20% |
| 39. | Hungarian | 309 | 0.20% |
| 40. | Spaniard | 308 | 0.20% |
| 41. | Austrian | 273 | 0.18% |
| 42. | Spanish | 272 | 0.18% |
| 43. | Asian Indian | 263 | 0.17% |
| 44. | Cambodian | 226 | 0.15% |
| 45. | Sioux | 214 | 0.14% |
| 46. | Iranian | 183 | 0.12% |
| 47. | Cherokee | 168 | 0.11% |
| 48. | Australian | 165 | 0.11% |
| 49. | Laotian | 162 | 0.11% |
| 50. | Czechoslovakian | 140 | 0.09% |
| 51. | Yugoslavian | 138 | 0.09% |
| 52. | Thai | 125 | 0.08% |
| 53. | Paiute | 114 | 0.07% |
| 54. | Peruvian | 112 | 0.07% |
| 55. | Slavic | 99 | 0.06% |
| 56. | Choctaw | 97 | 0.06% |
| 57. | Argentinean | 95 | 0.06% |
| 58. | Native Hawaiian | 91 | 0.06% |
| 59. | Eastern European | 89 | 0.06% |
| 60. | Colombian | 87 | 0.06% |
| 61. | Ecuadorian | 84 | 0.05% |
| 62. | Cuban | 80 | 0.05% |
| 63. | Armenian | 78 | 0.05% |
| 64. | Bulgarian | 76 | 0.05% |
| 65. | Belizean | 76 | 0.05% |
| 66. | Comanche | 74 | 0.05% |
| 67. | Brazilian | 73 | 0.05% |
| 68. | Basque | 64 | 0.04% |
| 69. | Lithuanian | 63 | 0.04% |
| 70. | Lebanese | 55 | 0.04% |
| 71. | Slovak | 53 | 0.03% |
| 72. | Turkish | 52 | 0.03% |
| 73. | Apache | 47 | 0.03% |
| 74. | Moroccan | 45 | 0.03% |
| 75. | Croatian | 41 | 0.03% |
| 76. | Puget Sound Salish | 40 | 0.03% |
| 77. | Alaskan Athabascan | 39 | 0.03% |
| 78. | Icelander | 38 | 0.02% |
| 79. | Chippewa | 38 | 0.02% |
| 80. | Slovene | 38 | 0.02% |
| 81. | Tlingit-Haida | 37 | 0.02% |
| 82. | Venezuelan | 35 | 0.02% |
| 83. | Dutch West Indian | 35 | 0.02% |
| 84. | Celtic | 34 | 0.02% |
| 85. | Pennsylvania German | 34 | 0.02% |
| 86. | Osage | 31 | 0.02% |
| 87. | Blackfeet | 29 | 0.02% |
| 88. | Sri Lankan | 28 | 0.02% |
| 89. | Ghanaian | 26 | 0.02% |
| 90. | Jamaican | 26 | 0.02% |
| 91. | Serbian | 25 | 0.02% |
| 92. | Honduran | 24 | 0.02% |
| 93. | Latvian | 24 | 0.02% |
| 94. | South African | 24 | 0.02% |
| 95. | Pakistani | 23 | 0.01% |
| 96. | Uruguayan | 23 | 0.01% |
| 97. | Panamanian | 21 | 0.01% |
| 98. | Chickasaw | 19 | 0.01% |
| 99. | Bahamian | 18 | 0.01% |
| 100. | Chilean | 18 | 0.01% |
| 101. | Cajun | 17 | 0.01% |
| 102. | Liberian | 17 | 0.01% |
| 103. | Inupiat | 17 | 0.01% |
| 104. | Egyptian | 15 | 0.01% |
| 105. | Ethiopian | 15 | 0.01% |
| 106. | Seminole | 14 | 0.01% |
| 107. | Indonesian | 12 | 0.01% |
| 108. | Iraqi | 12 | 0.01% |
| 109. | Syrian | 12 | 0.01% |
| 110. | Haitian | 11 | 0.01% |
| 111. | Yakama | 10 | 0.01% |
| 112. | Costa Rican | 10 | 0.01% |
| 113. | Bolivian | 9 | 0.01% |
| 114. | Potawatomi | 9 | 0.01% |
| 115. | New Zealander | 8 | 0.01% |
| 116. | Israeli | 8 | 0.01% |
| 117. | Menominee | 7 | 0.00% |
| 118. | Shoshone | 7 | 0.00% |
| 119. | Palestinian | 6 | 0.00% |
| 120. | Nigerian | 3 | 0.00% |
| 121. | Pima | 3 | 0.00% |
| 122. | Paraguayan | 3 | 0.00% |