Pennsylvania Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
11,107,672 (87.06%) out of the total population of 12,758,729 reported first ancestry.
Pennsylvania | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 63,127 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 51,429 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 16,389 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 224,213 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 947,052 | 7.42%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 238,902 | 1.87%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 3,478,845 | 27.27%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 63,809 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 131,027 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 2,165,206 | 16.97%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 1,548,246 | 12.13%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 41,588 | 0.33%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 844,453 | 6.62%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 18,632 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 187,940 | 1.47%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 149,937 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 191,692 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 94,202 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 104,426 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 65,580 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 111,869 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 666,034 | 5.22%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 165,668 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
11,271,609 (88.76%) out of the total population of 12,699,589 reported first ancestry.
Pennsylvania | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 62,802 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 55,307 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 18,045 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 247,005 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 1,008,193 | 7.94%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 253,008 | 1.99%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 3,611,371 | 28.44%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 64,611 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 137,250 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 2,241,531 | 17.65%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 1,556,814 | 12.26%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 42,770 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 861,661 | 6.78%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 19,593 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 194,876 | 1.53%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 164,560 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 200,397 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 86,288 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 108,072 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 69,692 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 115,276 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 614,157 | 4.84%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 178,789 | 1.41%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
11,325,360 (89.79%) out of the total population of 12,612,705 reported first ancestry.
Pennsylvania | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 59,909 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 57,640 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 19,001 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 268,365 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 1,052,958 | 8.35%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 265,774 | 2.11%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 3,707,257 | 29.39%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 66,404 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 144,444 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 2,251,268 | 17.85%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 1,577,222 | 12.51%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 43,252 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 880,890 | 6.98%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 19,008 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 202,430 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 251,058 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 210,517 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 82,325 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 114,312 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 71,887 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 117,955 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 550,441 | 4.36%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 187,607 | 1.49%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
11,285,070 (90.16%) out of the total population of 12,516,596 reported first ancestry.
Pennsylvania | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 58,394 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 58,391 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 19,474 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 276,349 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 1,067,468 | 8.53%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 268,987 | 2.15%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 3,735,592 | 29.85%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 66,708 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 146,583 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 2,266,490 | 18.11%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 1,592,811 | 12.73%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 43,459 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 894,053 | 7.14%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 19,289 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 206,579 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 257,302 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 212,667 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 79,987 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 116,331 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 72,678 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 122,902 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 561,869 | 4.49%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 190,855 | 1.52%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
9,953,140 (81.04%) out of the total population of 12,281,054 reported first ancestry.
Pennsylvania | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 38,957 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 20,558 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 9,592 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 121,443 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 583,169 | 4.75%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 128,831 | 1.05%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 2,350,611 | 19.14%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 45,346 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 81,633 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 1,241,584 | 10.11%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 1,172,821 | 9.55%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 26,462 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 581,805 | 4.74%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 10,102 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 127,248 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 157,910 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 113,717 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 55,950 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 62,681 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 37,728 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 88,336 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 633,236 | 5.16%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 87,819 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.31% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.