Seattle, Washington — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Seattle, Washington 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 | 98060 | 16.26% |
| 2. | Irish | 70988 | 11.77% |
| 3. | English | 69352 | 11.50% |
| 4. | Norwegian | 30218 | 5.01% |
| 5. | Italian | 26013 | 4.31% |
| 6. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 25001 | 4.14% |
| 7. | Mexican | 24775 | 4.11% |
| 8. | Swedish | 21986 | 3.65% |
| 9. | Scottish | 21433 | 3.55% |
| 10. | European | 21326 | 3.54% |
| 11. | French (Except Basque) | 19357 | 3.21% |
| 12. | Filipino | 15876 | 2.63% |
| 13. | Polish | 14443 | 2.39% |
| 14. | Scotch-Irish | 14339 | 2.38% |
| 15. | Vietnamese | 14333 | 2.38% |
| 16. | Dutch | 11714 | 1.94% |
| 17. | Russian | 9971 | 1.65% |
| 18. | Japanese | 7845 | 1.30% |
| 19. | Welsh | 7619 | 1.26% |
| 20. | British | 6640 | 1.10% |
| 21. | Danish | 6162 | 1.02% |
| 22. | Korean | 6071 | 1.01% |
| 23. | Northern European | 5238 | 0.87% |
| 24. | French Canadian | 4720 | 0.78% |
| 25. | Scandinavian | 4626 | 0.77% |
| 26. | Ethiopian | 4429 | 0.73% |
| 27. | Somalian | 4382 | 0.73% |
| 28. | Greek | 4251 | 0.70% |
| 29. | Asian Indian | 4235 | 0.70% |
| 30. | Swiss | 3827 | 0.63% |
| 31. | Hungarian | 3791 | 0.63% |
| 32. | Czech | 3725 | 0.62% |
| 33. | Finnish | 3369 | 0.56% |
| 34. | Canadian | 3284 | 0.54% |
| 35. | Austrian | 2684 | 0.44% |
| 36. | Eastern European | 2546 | 0.42% |
| 37. | Ukrainian | 2437 | 0.40% |
| 38. | Portuguese | 2150 | 0.36% |
| 39. | Laotian | 2050 | 0.34% |
| 40. | Puerto Rican | 1980 | 0.33% |
| 41. | Lithuanian | 1873 | 0.31% |
| 42. | Croatian | 1809 | 0.30% |
| 43. | Lebanese | 1500 | 0.25% |
| 44. | Cambodian | 1365 | 0.23% |
| 45. | Iranian | 1288 | 0.21% |
| 46. | Taiwanese | 1253 | 0.21% |
| 47. | Spaniard | 1248 | 0.21% |
| 48. | Samoan | 1243 | 0.21% |
| 49. | Romanian | 1210 | 0.20% |
| 50. | Salvadoran | 1076 | 0.18% |
| 51. | Slovak | 1055 | 0.17% |
| 52. | Spanish | 1046 | 0.17% |
| 53. | Cuban | 1023 | 0.17% |
| 54. | Colombian | 978 | 0.16% |
| 55. | Thai | 961 | 0.16% |
| 56. | Yugoslavian | 895 | 0.15% |
| 57. | Armenian | 870 | 0.14% |
| 58. | Guatemalan | 834 | 0.14% |
| 59. | Indonesian | 822 | 0.14% |
| 60. | Belgian | 801 | 0.13% |
| 61. | Turkish | 783 | 0.13% |
| 62. | Peruvian | 706 | 0.12% |
| 63. | Honduran | 705 | 0.12% |
| 64. | Australian | 703 | 0.12% |
| 65. | Icelander | 679 | 0.11% |
| 66. | Latvian | 661 | 0.11% |
| 67. | Bulgarian | 592 | 0.10% |
| 68. | Czechoslovakian | 586 | 0.10% |
| 69. | Slavic | 550 | 0.09% |
| 70. | Serbian | 550 | 0.09% |
| 71. | Nigerian | 511 | 0.08% |
| 72. | Slovene | 491 | 0.08% |
| 73. | Kenyan | 487 | 0.08% |
| 74. | Micronesian | 448 | 0.07% |
| 75. | Basque | 436 | 0.07% |
| 76. | Costa Rican | 397 | 0.07% |
| 77. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 389 | 0.06% |
| 78. | Native Hawaiian | 370 | 0.06% |
| 79. | Israeli | 357 | 0.06% |
| 80. | Argentinean | 352 | 0.06% |
| 81. | Celtic | 325 | 0.05% |
| 82. | Brazilian | 322 | 0.05% |
| 83. | Ecuadorian | 318 | 0.05% |
| 84. | Puget Sound Salish | 305 | 0.05% |
| 85. | Jamaican | 296 | 0.05% |
| 86. | Chilean | 292 | 0.05% |
| 87. | South African | 252 | 0.04% |
| 88. | New Zealander | 248 | 0.04% |
| 89. | Panamanian | 227 | 0.04% |
| 90. | Venezuelan | 220 | 0.04% |
| 91. | Estonian | 212 | 0.04% |
| 92. | Tlingit-Haida | 205 | 0.03% |
| 93. | Blackfeet | 190 | 0.03% |
| 94. | Palestinian | 187 | 0.03% |
| 95. | Aleut | 184 | 0.03% |
| 96. | Egyptian | 181 | 0.03% |
| 97. | Syrian | 174 | 0.03% |
| 98. | Inupiat | 172 | 0.03% |
| 99. | Sri Lankan | 160 | 0.03% |
| 100. | Chippewa | 158 | 0.03% |
| 101. | Luxemburger | 156 | 0.03% |
| 102. | Nicaraguan | 148 | 0.02% |
| 103. | Haitian | 147 | 0.02% |
| 104. | Alaskan Athabascan | 138 | 0.02% |
| 105. | Cherokee | 136 | 0.02% |
| 106. | Yakama | 130 | 0.02% |
| 107. | Colville | 122 | 0.02% |
| 108. | Fijian | 121 | 0.02% |
| 109. | Ghanaian | 116 | 0.02% |
| 110. | Malaysian | 112 | 0.02% |
| 111. | Pennsylvania German | 107 | 0.02% |
| 112. | Sioux | 96 | 0.02% |
| 113. | Zimbabwean | 95 | 0.02% |
| 114. | Barbadian | 94 | 0.02% |
| 115. | Macedonian | 94 | 0.02% |
| 116. | Jordanian | 90 | 0.01% |
| 117. | Choctaw | 86 | 0.01% |
| 118. | Afghan | 86 | 0.01% |
| 119. | Cape Verdean | 78 | 0.01% |
| 120. | Moroccan | 71 | 0.01% |
| 121. | Albanian | 71 | 0.01% |
| 122. | Uruguayan | 71 | 0.01% |
| 123. | Iraqi | 66 | 0.01% |
| 124. | Sudanese | 65 | 0.01% |
| 125. | Navajo | 63 | 0.01% |
| 126. | Paraguayan | 62 | 0.01% |
| 127. | Pueblo | 60 | 0.01% |
| 128. | Cajun | 57 | 0.01% |
| 129. | Pima | 52 | 0.01% |
| 130. | Soviet Union | 51 | 0.01% |
| 131. | Trinidadian And Tobagonian | 50 | 0.01% |
| 132. | Bolivian | 48 | 0.01% |
| 133. | Senegalese | 48 | 0.01% |
| 134. | Hmong | 46 | 0.01% |
| 135. | Liberian | 45 | 0.01% |
| 136. | British West Indian | 44 | 0.01% |
| 137. | Alsatian | 38 | 0.01% |
| 138. | Pakistani | 34 | 0.01% |
| 139. | Dutch West Indian | 30 | 0.00% |
| 140. | Apache | 30 | 0.00% |
| 141. | Carpatho Rusyn | 24 | 0.00% |
| 142. | German Russian | 24 | 0.00% |
| 143. | Ugandan | 23 | 0.00% |
| 144. | Belizean | 19 | 0.00% |
| 145. | Guyanese | 18 | 0.00% |
| 146. | Bahamian | 16 | 0.00% |
| 147. | Chickasaw | 14 | 0.00% |
| 148. | Spanish American | 13 | 0.00% |
| 149. | Bangladeshi | 12 | 0.00% |
| 150. | Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 9 | 0.00% |
| 151. | Tongan | 9 | 0.00% |
| 152. | Ute | 9 | 0.00% |
| 153. | Creek | 3 | 0.00% |