Rank
|
Ancestry
|
District of Columbia Estimated
Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
Total:
|
604,453
|
100.0%
|
|
1
|
Irish
|
41,980
|
6.9%
|
2
|
German
|
39,294
|
6.5%
|
3
|
English
|
31,100
|
5.1%
|
4
|
Italian
|
16,444
|
2.7%
|
5
|
French
(except Basque)
|
10,981
|
1.8%
|
6
|
African
|
10,011
|
1.7%
|
7
|
Polish
|
9,997
|
1.7%
|
8
|
Russian
|
9,862
|
1.6%
|
9
|
European
|
7,962
|
1.3%
|
10
|
American
|
7,181
|
1.2%
|
11
|
Scottish
|
6,994
|
1.2%
|
12
|
Ethiopian
|
4,779
|
0.8%
|
13
|
Eastern
European
|
4,642
|
0.8%
|
14
|
Swedish
|
4,522
|
0.7%
|
15
|
British
|
4,134
|
0.7%
|
16
|
Dutch
|
4,078
|
0.7%
|
17
|
Scotch-Irish
|
3,582
|
0.6%
|
18
|
Jamaican
|
3,056
|
0.5%
|
19
|
Hungarian
|
2,946
|
0.5%
|
20
|
Welsh
|
2,941
|
0.5%
|
21
|
Norwegian
|
2,923
|
0.5%
|
22
|
Greek
|
2,775
|
0.5%
|
23
|
Nigerian
|
2,332
|
0.4%
|
24
|
Austrian
|
2,091
|
0.3%
|
25
|
Ukrainian
|
1,854
|
0.3%
|
26
|
Swiss
|
1,808
|
0.3%
|
27
|
West
Indian
|
1,750
|
0.3%
|
28
|
Lebanese
|
1,720
|
0.3%
|
29
|
Scandinavian
|
1,564
|
0.3%
|
30
|
Lithuanian
|
1,503
|
0.2%
|
31
|
French
Canadian
|
1,494
|
0.2%
|
32
|
Portuguese
|
1,368
|
0.2%
|
33
|
Romanian
|
1,300
|
0.2%
|
34
|
Danish
|
1,223
|
0.2%
|
35
|
Trinidadian
and Tobagonian
|
1,221
|
0.2%
|
36
|
Finnish
|
1,152
|
0.2%
|
37
|
Czech
|
1,097
|
0.2%
|
38
|
Iranian
|
1,006
|
0.2%
|
39
|
Canadian
|
964
|
0.2%
|
40
|
Croatian
|
951
|
0.2%
|
41
|
Turkish
|
910
|
0.2%
|
42
|
Haitian
|
879
|
0.1%
|
43
|
Brazilian
|
830
|
0.1%
|
44
|
Other
Subsaharan African
|
787
|
0.1%
|
45
|
Arab
|
744
|
0.1%
|
46
|
Slovak
|
697
|
0.1%
|
47
|
Albanian
|
695
|
0.1%
|
48
|
Australian
|
618
|
0.1%
|
49
|
Belgian
|
598
|
0.1%
|
50
|
Northern
European
|
554
|
0.1%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
