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Ethnic or cultural origins (single and multiple responses) most often reported by the Black populations, Canada, 2021

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African, n.o.s. Jamaican Haitian Canadian Black, n.o.s. Nigerian Somali African Caribbean Congolese Yoruba Caribbean, n.o.s. Ethiopian Eritrean English Scottish Irish French, n.o.s. Trinidadian/Tobagonian Ghanaian African Canadian 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 number Single ethnic or cultural origin responsesSingle ethnic or cultural origin responses Multiple ethnic or cultural origin responsesMultiple ethnic or cultural origin responses
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n.o.s. = not otherwise specified.
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The sum of the ethnic or cultural origins is greater than the total population because a person can report more than one ethnic or cultural origin in the census questionnaire.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).

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Ethnic or cultural origins (single and multiple responses) most often reported by the Black populations, Canada, 2021, number
  Single ethnic or cultural origin responses Multiple ethnic or cultural origin responses
African, n.o.s. 168,365 74,770
Jamaican 115,640 85,755
Haitian 133,775 33,670
Canadian 38,810 53,040
Black, n.o.s. 40,965 36,210
Nigerian 43,875 23,020
Somali 55,710 6,355
African Caribbean 31,595 21,035
Congolese 31,510 11,330
Yoruba 30,920 10,820
Caribbean, n.o.s. 23,760 16,755
Ethiopian 30,400 9,875
Eritrean 28,905 5,930
English 3,575 30,420
Scottish 645 31,480
Irish 590 31,370
French, n.o.s. 2,185 28,870
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 10,120 20,115
Ghanaian 19,965 10,180
African Canadian 16,190 13,185
1.
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified.
2.
The sum of the ethnic or cultural origins is greater than the total population because a person can report more than one ethnic or cultural origin in the census questionnaire.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).
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