Ancestry in Portsmouth, Virginia (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Virginia and Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountOther1Unclassified2AmericanEnglishIrishGermanSubsaharan AfricanAfricanItalianFrenchPolishScottishEuropeanScotch-IrishWest IndianDutch53.388640%36.426274%53.388640%53.4%51,29151.3k14.009431%16.606823%14.009431%14.0%13,45913.5k12.107712%10.491004%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k5.917499%10.132485%5.917499%5.9%5,6855.371028%9.666160%5.371028%5.4%5,1605.367905%11.531135%5.367905%5.4%5,1573.999126%2.055329%3.999126%4.0%3,8423.782619%1.178068%3.782619%3.8%3,6341.904841%4.041478%1.904841%1.9%1,8301.207440%1.836119%1.207440%1.2%1,1601.065878%1.896754%1.065878%1.1%1,0241.044020%2.107096%1.044020%1.0%1,0030.872272%1.620916%0.872272%0.9%8380.625579%1.627041%0.625579%0.6%6010.606843%0.523772%0.606843%0.6%5830.568330%0.952408%0.568330%0.6%546
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Virginia and Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanCentral AmericanDominicanHonduranOther HispanicCubanPanamanianSalvadoranGuatemalanSouth AmericanSpanishColombianSpaniardCosta RicanArgentineanUruguayan38.438841%23.687753%38.438841%38.4%1,4331.492%1.49%31.062232%13.136126%31.062232%31.1%1,1581.205%1.21%13.814378%35.967436%13.814378%13.8%5150.536%0.54%7.242489%1.856178%7.242489%7.2%2700.281%0.28%4.801502%6.215211%4.801502%4.8%1790.186%0.19%3.862661%5.727135%3.862661%3.9%1440.150%0.15%3.245708%2.662559%3.245708%3.2%1210.126%0.13%2.950644%1.198744%2.950644%3.0%1100.114%0.11%2.896996%21.037468%2.896996%2.9%1080.112%0.11%2.628755%5.610323%2.628755%2.6%980.102%0.10%2.333691%16.962813%2.333691%2.3%870.091%0.09%1.314378%0.994081%1.314378%1.3%490.051%0.05%0.992489%2.539816%0.992489%1.0%370.039%0.04%0.697425%1.826389%0.697425%0.7%260.027%0.03%0.536481%0.539794%0.536481%0.5%200.021%0.02%0.509657%1.242187%0.509657%0.5%190.020%0.02%0.509657%0.305341%0.509657%0.5%190.020%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Virginia and Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%FilipinoChineseVietnameseJapaneseKoreanPakistaniCambodianTaiwaneseThaiLaotianIndonesian25.697380%14.438094%25.697380%25.7%3040.316%0.32%23.415046%13.679859%23.415046%23.4%2770.288%0.29%10.735418%11.965924%10.735418%10.7%1270.132%0.13%9.213863%2.273713%9.213863%9.2%1090.113%0.11%9.044801%13.741106%9.044801%9.0%1070.111%0.11%8.875740%6.652110%8.875740%8.9%1050.109%0.11%6.424345%1.598598%6.424345%6.4%760.079%0.08%2.282333%0.605316%2.282333%2.3%270.028%0.03%2.028740%1.630018%2.028740%2.0%240.025%0.02%1.098901%0.634548%1.098901%1.1%130.014%0.01%0.845309%0.310612%0.845309%0.8%100.010%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in Portsmouth

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1%7%13%19%25%31%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.1%6.3%9.4%12.6%15.8%

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%7.0%9.3%11.6%

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.4%6.9%10.3%13.8%17.3%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.1%4.3%6.4%8.5%10.7%

African Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.1%4.3%6.4%8.5%10.7%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.8%4.8%

French Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.2%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.7%

Scottish Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.1%6.4%

European Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%3.0%3.8%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%1.99%2.50%

West Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Dutch Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.3%

Greek Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.1%3.9%

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.9%6.1%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.39%0.78%1.17%1.56%1.95%

Dominican Ancestry by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.3%

Honduran Ancestry by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Honduran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.34%0.67%1.01%1.35%1.69%

Filipino Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.56%0.84%1.12%1.41%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.48%0.96%1.44%1.92%2.40%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.40%0.81%1.21%1.61%2.02%

Japanese Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.26%0.52%0.77%1.03%1.29%

Korean Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.20%0.40%0.59%0.79%0.99%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Portsmouth

American Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

English Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.1%6.3%9.4%12.6%15.8%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%7.0%9.3%11.6%

German Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.7%5.4%8.1%10.8%13.6%

African Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.7%5.4%8.1%10.8%13.6%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.8%4.8%

French Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.2%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.5%7.3%9.2%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.1%6.4%

European Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%3.0%3.8%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.2%2.9%3.6%

West Indian Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.3%

Greek Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.1%3.9%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.5%6.9%10.4%13.8%17.3%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.9%6.1%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.2%5.6%7.0%

Dominican Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.3%

Honduran Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Honduran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.75%1.13%1.50%1.88%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.9%2.5%3.2%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.48%0.96%1.44%1.92%2.40%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.40%0.79%1.19%1.58%1.98%

Japanese Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.26%0.52%0.77%1.03%1.29%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.20%0.40%0.59%0.79%0.99%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in Portsmouth

There are 35 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Portsmouth (28 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 35 of those to each other, Portsmouth, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth.

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Portsmouth, selected neighborhoods in Portsmouth, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%10%20%30%Count#Simonsdale NeighborhoodSimonsdalePark Manor NeighborhoodPark ManorHattonsville NeighborhoodHattonsvilleOregon Acres NeighborhoodOregon AcresWesthaven NeighborhoodWesthavenPort Norfolk NeighborhoodPort NorfolkCradock NeighborhoodCradockWaterview NeighborhoodWaterviewShea Terrace NeighborhoodShea TerraceWestern Branch South NeighborhoodW Branch SWestern Branch North NeighborhoodW Branch NMayflower Park NeighborhoodMayflower PkCavalier Forest NeighborhoodCavalier FrstHatton Point NeighborhoodHatton PointHunters Point NeighborhoodHunters PointWest Norfolk NeighborhoodWest NorfolkWise Beach NeighborhoodWise BeachLynn Shores NeighborhoodLynn ShoresDeep Creek North NeighborhoodDeep Crk NHighlands NeighborhoodHighlandsSterling Point NeighborhoodSterling PtBelvedere NeighborhoodBelvedereNottingham-Westmoreland NeighborhoodNottingham-West…Portsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthVirginiaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSouth AtlanticSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTruxton NeighborhoodTruxtonMt. Herman NeighborhoodMt. HermanPeachtree NeighborhoodPeachtreeEdgefield NeighborhoodEdgefieldNorth Siesta Gardens NeighborhoodN Siesta GdnsMerrifields NeighborhoodMerrifieldsTwin Pines NeighborhoodTwin PinesPrentis Park NeighborhoodPrentis ParkChurchland Southwest NeighborhoodChurchland SWEbony Heights NeighborhoodEbony HeightsCavalier Manor NeighborhoodCavalier MnrBrighton NeighborhoodBrighton30.296691%30.296691%30.3%814815130.296691%30.296691%30.3%794227.329792%27.329792%27.3%28327.268293%27.268293%27.3%289422.662416%22.662416%22.7%1,0581,059521.152340%21.152340%21.2%554620.688163%20.688163%20.7%976977720.279720%20.279720%20.3%238819.814815%19.814815%19.8%199200918.408664%18.408664%18.4%2,6472,6481018.154815%18.154815%18.2%3,4171117.705279%17.705279%17.7%521215.590272%15.590272%15.6%2392401315.590272%15.590272%15.6%1651415.590272%15.590272%15.6%1201515.590272%15.590272%15.6%231615.590272%15.590272%15.6%141715.020408%15.020408%15.0%1591601813.756612%13.756612%13.8%2,7472,7481913.556696%13.556696%13.6%7727732012.685640%12.685640%12.7%1902112.129630%12.129630%12.1%2252262212.129630%12.129630%12.1%1012312.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k12.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k10.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k10.038158%10.038158%10.0%172,097172k9.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M6.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.591212%6.591212%6.6%109245.989186%5.989186%6.0%116117254.820353%4.820353%4.8%6465263.831891%3.831891%3.8%51273.831891%3.831891%3.8%2829283.831891%3.831891%3.8%8283293.831891%3.831891%3.8%1302.993817%2.993817%3.0%139312.675882%2.675882%2.7%7475322.675882%2.675882%2.7%2223331.992455%1.992455%2.0%151341.692330%1.692330%1.7%1735
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 35 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Virginia Beach Area

There are 26 places in the Virginia Beach Area. This section compares Portsmouth to all of the places in the Virginia Beach Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth.

American Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Portsmouth, selected other places in the Virginia Beach Area, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%10%20%Count#CamptownGatesvilleYorktownCarrsvilleChesapeakeSunburyPoquosonWindsorPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthVirginia BeachVirginia BchGloucester PointGloucester PtMoyockCarrolltonVirginiaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSouth AtlanticSouthGloucester CourthouseGloucester Courth…SuffolkRushmereSmithfieldNorfolkBenns ChurchUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBethel ManorHamptonNewport NewsCoinjockWilliamsburgGwynnMathews25.696970%25.696970%25.7%212118.952618%18.952618%19.0%76218.181818%18.181818%18.2%30314.096916%14.096916%14.1%32413.640145%13.640145%13.6%31,80831.8k513.584906%13.584906%13.6%36612.835598%12.835598%12.8%1,549712.826334%12.826334%12.8%339812.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k12.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k911.823015%11.823015%11.8%53,17253.2k1011.522222%11.522222%11.5%1,0371110.985748%10.985748%11.0%3701210.983397%10.983397%11.0%6021310.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k10.038158%10.038158%10.0%172,097172k9.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.641985%9.641985%9.6%237149.063760%9.063760%9.1%7,891158.744856%8.744856%8.7%85168.333333%8.333333%8.3%692177.811610%7.811610%7.8%19,19519.2k187.582260%7.582260%7.6%53196.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.816551%6.816551%6.8%285206.033380%6.033380%6.0%8,253215.580212%5.580212%5.6%10,13410.1k224.854369%4.854369%4.9%15234.403523%4.403523%4.4%660244.017217%4.017217%4.0%28251.315789%1.315789%1.3%826
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Portsmouth to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

American Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Portsmouth, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%5%10%15%Count#SalemDanvilleChesapeakeStauntonMechanicsvilleWinchesterPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthRoanokeHarrisonburgVirginia BeachVirginia BchVirginiaCave SpringVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSouth AtlanticSouthCharlottesvilleSuffolkShort PumpLynchburgNorfolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBlacksburgTuckahoeSpringfieldHamptonLeesburgNewport NewsLinton HallFairfaxSterlingAshburnFredericksburgDale CityManassasSouth RidingAlexandriaLake RidgeRestonMcLeanBurkeOaktonWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldArlingtonPetersburgChantillyCentrevilleRichmondFair OaksWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchTysons CornerLincolniaHerndonAnnandaleMarumscoBailey's Crossroads16.919731%16.919731%16.9%4,279116.657224%16.657224%16.7%7,056213.640145%13.640145%13.6%31,80831.8k313.382025%13.382025%13.4%3,243413.367920%13.367920%13.4%4,973513.079089%13.079089%13.1%3,577612.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k12.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k711.991463%11.991463%12.0%11,91111.9k811.887493%11.887493%11.9%6,179911.823015%11.823015%11.8%53,17253.2k1010.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k10.358101%10.358101%10.4%2,6641110.038158%10.038158%10.0%172,097172k9.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.851113%9.851113%9.9%4,486129.063760%9.063760%9.1%7,891138.804753%8.804753%8.8%2,386147.955050%7.955050%8.0%6,265157.811610%7.811610%7.8%19,19519.2k166.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.788256%6.788256%6.8%2,985176.677501%6.677501%6.7%3,205186.113114%6.113114%6.1%1,831196.033380%6.033380%6.0%8,253205.787332%5.787332%5.8%2,859215.580212%5.580212%5.6%10,13410.1k225.289062%5.289062%5.3%2,117235.262489%5.262489%5.3%1,243245.220124%5.220124%5.2%1,545255.173871%5.173871%5.2%2,571265.004847%5.004847%5.0%1,394274.937043%4.937043%4.9%3,623284.559042%4.559042%4.6%1,876294.502459%4.502459%4.5%1,309304.460201%4.460201%4.5%6,756314.263176%4.263176%4.3%1,905324.188447%4.188447%4.2%2,516334.186875%4.186875%4.2%2,046344.116812%4.116812%4.1%1,741354.002939%4.002939%4.0%1,471363.929998%3.929998%3.9%905373.782531%3.782531%3.8%8,552383.600338%3.600338%3.6%1,152393.562027%3.562027%3.6%866403.558919%3.558919%3.6%2,601413.558100%3.558100%3.6%7,713423.482884%3.482884%3.5%1,166433.379332%3.379332%3.4%982443.333623%3.333623%3.3%767453.147172%3.147172%3.1%794462.805652%2.805652%2.8%685472.764262%2.764262%2.8%1,193482.712869%2.712869%2.7%1,053492.062060%2.062060%2.1%51950
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Portsmouth to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

American Ancestry by Place#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Portsmouth, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%5%10%15%Count#MontgomeryAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…ChesapeakeLouisvilleRaleighBirminghamPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthLexington-FayetteVirginia BeachVirginia BchVirginiaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSouth AtlanticSouthHuntsvillePlanoNashville-DavidsonShreveportNorfolkTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. PetersburgMobileColumbusAtlantaAmarilloOklahoma CityLubbockOrlandoTampaLittle RockFort WorthWinston-SalemJacksonvilleBaton RougeGreensboroArlingtonFayettevilleDurhamCharlotteMiamiGarlandMemphisHoustonArlingtonAustinIrvingRichmondEl PasoCorpus ChristiSan AntonioDallasNew OrleansWashingtonBaltimoreHialeahLaredo16.293124%16.293124%16.3%32,86632.9k115.151130%15.151130%15.2%29,81529.8k213.640145%13.640145%13.6%31,80831.8k312.716389%12.716389%12.7%77,77077.8k412.519770%12.519770%12.5%55,25355.3k512.380428%12.380428%12.4%26,29926.3k612.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k12.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k12.086836%12.086836%12.1%37,65437.7k711.823015%11.823015%11.8%53,17253.2k810.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k10.038158%10.038158%10.0%172,097172k9.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.390230%9.390230%9.4%17,74517.7k99.204265%9.204265%9.2%25,68825.7k108.269400%8.269400%8.3%53,23653.2k117.884334%7.884334%7.9%15,65615.7k127.811610%7.811610%7.8%19,19519.2k137.489760%7.489760%7.5%29,95230.0k146.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.763807%6.763807%6.8%17,15217.2k156.530661%6.530661%6.5%12,65112.7k166.510636%6.510636%6.5%13,04113.0k176.376951%6.376951%6.4%29,10329.1k186.375462%6.375462%6.4%12,59612.6k196.304202%6.304202%6.3%39,08739.1k206.269350%6.269350%6.3%15,32915.3k216.086834%6.086834%6.1%16,02716.0k226.073692%6.073692%6.1%21,95522.0k236.070128%6.070128%6.1%11,99712.0k245.894133%5.894133%5.9%48,09248.1k255.814890%5.814890%5.8%13,86713.9k265.747966%5.747966%5.7%49,23849.2k275.649033%5.649033%5.6%12,91912.9k285.226507%5.226507%5.2%14,74814.7k295.095090%5.095090%5.1%19,56019.6k305.011538%5.011538%5.0%10,20710.2k314.713200%4.713200%4.7%11,86611.9k324.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k334.424648%4.424648%4.4%19,14219.1k344.295388%4.295388%4.3%10,08610.1k354.189633%4.189633%4.2%27,47827.5k364.074879%4.074879%4.1%91,30191.3k373.782531%3.782531%3.8%8,552383.741880%3.741880%3.7%33,96834.0k393.679966%3.679966%3.7%8,538403.558100%3.558100%3.6%7,713413.556038%3.556038%3.6%24,11224.1k423.243868%3.243868%3.2%10,38210.4k433.101800%3.101800%3.1%44,64644.6k443.016818%3.016818%3.0%38,56838.6k452.612020%2.612020%2.6%10,00210.0k462.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k472.202738%2.202738%2.2%13,67913.7k481.490922%1.490922%1.5%3,513491.081173%1.081173%1.1%2,72150
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Portsmouth to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

American Ancestry by Place#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Portsmouth, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%5%10%Count#LouisvilleRaleighPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthVirginia BeachVirginia BchVirginiaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSouth AtlanticSouthNashville-DavidsonTulsaIndianapolisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlantaOklahoma CityWichitaKansas CityFort WorthJacksonvilleArlingtonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNew YorkPortlandCharlotteMiamiColumbusMemphisBostonHoustonAlbuquerqueLas VegasAustinMesaEl PasoDetroitPhoenixOmahaDenverSan AntonioDallasLos AngelesSan FranciscoSan DiegoTucsonSeattleWashingtonSacramentoLong BeachPhiladelphiaBaltimoreOaklandClevelandChicagoMinneapolisSan JoseFresnoMilwaukee12.716389%12.716389%12.7%77,77077.8k112.519770%12.519770%12.5%55,25355.3k212.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k12.107712%12.107712%12.1%11,63211.6k11.823015%11.823015%11.8%53,17253.2k310.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k10.038158%10.038158%10.0%172,097172k9.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M8.269400%8.269400%8.3%53,23653.2k47.489760%7.489760%7.5%29,95230.0k57.045687%7.045687%7.0%59,65459.7k66.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.376951%6.376951%6.4%29,10329.1k76.304202%6.304202%6.3%39,08739.1k86.294310%6.294310%6.3%24,42424.4k96.029883%6.029883%6.0%28,44728.4k105.894133%5.894133%5.9%48,09248.1k115.747966%5.747966%5.7%49,23849.2k125.095090%5.095090%5.1%19,56019.6k134.951210%4.951210%5.0%22,21922.2k144.765078%4.765078%4.8%403,219403k154.712620%4.712620%4.7%29,24629.2k164.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k174.424648%4.424648%4.4%19,14219.1k184.340424%4.340424%4.3%36,33136.3k194.189633%4.189633%4.2%27,47827.5k204.134721%4.134721%4.1%27,21827.2k214.074879%4.074879%4.1%91,30191.3k224.020946%4.020946%4.0%22,39122.4k233.857361%3.857361%3.9%23,65723.7k243.741880%3.741880%3.7%33,96834.0k253.680047%3.680047%3.7%17,31317.3k263.556038%3.556038%3.6%24,11224.1k273.528312%3.528312%3.5%24,11424.1k283.403085%3.403085%3.4%52,92952.9k293.389968%3.389968%3.4%15,02015.0k303.143209%3.143209%3.1%20,84920.8k313.101800%3.101800%3.1%44,64644.6k323.016818%3.016818%3.0%38,56838.6k332.924056%2.924056%2.9%114,590115k342.849055%2.849055%2.8%24,22524.2k352.759941%2.759941%2.8%37,94437.9k362.758034%2.758034%2.8%14,55114.6k372.721093%2.721093%2.7%18,20018.2k382.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k392.318123%2.318123%2.3%11,23211.2k402.307825%2.307825%2.3%10,84210.8k412.249961%2.249961%2.2%35,09835.1k422.202738%2.202738%2.2%13,67913.7k432.135715%2.135715%2.1%8,800442.066990%2.066990%2.1%8,044452.065536%2.065536%2.1%56,05956.1k462.026837%2.026837%2.0%8,202471.704639%1.704639%1.7%17,20617.2k481.637385%1.637385%1.6%8,413491.274488%1.274488%1.3%7,63050
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Portsmouth. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Virginia
City:
Portsmouth
Metro Area:
Virginia Beach Area
ZIP Codes:
23701, 23702, 23703, 23704, 23707, 23708, 23709
Unified School District:
Portsmouth
Neighborhoods:
Belvedere, Brighton, Cavalier Forest, Cavalier Manor, Churchland Southwest, Cradock, Deep Creek North, Ebony Heights, Edgefield, Hatton Point, Hattonsville, Highlands, Hunters Point, Lynn Shores, Mayflower Park, Merrifields, Mt. Herman, North Siesta Gardens, Nottingham-Westmoreland, Oregon Acres, Park Manor, Peachtree, Port Norfolk, Prentis Park, Shea Terrace, Simonsdale, Sterling Point, Truxton, Twin Pines, Waterview, West Norfolk, Western Branch North, Western Branch South, Westhaven, Wise Beach
Congressional District:
VA-3
State Senate Districts:
VA-2, VA-14, VA-18
State House Districts:
VA-79, VA-80
Neighboring Cities:
Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk
Nearby Cities:
Poquoson, Virginia Beach
Nearby Towns:
Smithfield, Windsor
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Benns Church, Bethel Manor, Carrollton, Moyock, Rushmere, Yorktown