Adams County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
86,597 (85.26%) out of the total population of 101,566 reported first ancestry.
| Adams County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 187 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 264 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 165 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,539 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 9,270 | 9.13%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,252 | 2.22%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 41,183 | 40.55%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 388 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 510 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 14,026 | 13.81%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 5,360 | 5.28%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 522 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 3,056 | 3.01%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 67 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 672 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,272 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,958 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 255 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 564 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 383 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 423 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,292 | 10.13%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 784 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
87,605 (86.44%) out of the total population of 101,352 reported first ancestry.
| Adams County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 76 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 254 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 114 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,130 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 9,560 | 9.43%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,495 | 2.46%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 41,124 | 40.58%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 564 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 349 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 14,435 | 14.24%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,060 | 4.99%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 575 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 3,356 | 3.31%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 139 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 602 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,496 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,696 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 167 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 578 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 419 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 363 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,769 | 10.63%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 793 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
87,465 (86.74%) out of the total population of 100,839 reported first ancestry.
| Adams County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 110 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 211 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 212 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,205 | 2.19%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 9,964 | 9.88%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,825 | 2.80%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 41,378 | 41.03%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 520 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 422 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 14,505 | 14.38%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 4,806 | 4.77%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 564 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 3,093 | 3.07%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 175 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 587 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,937 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,079 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 112 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 554 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 417 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 304 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,961 | 9.88%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 973 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
87,920 (87.04%) out of the total population of 101,011 reported first ancestry.
| Adams County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 89 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 232 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 236 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,625 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 10,074 | 9.97%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,845 | 2.82%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 42,054 | 41.63%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 355 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 461 | 0.46%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 14,339 | 14.20%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,527 | 4.48%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 401 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,982 | 2.95%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 157 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 490 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,470 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,184 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 131 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 596 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 389 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 289 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 10,092 | 9.99%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,024 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
68,370 (74.89%) out of the total population of 91,292 reported first ancestry.
| Adams County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 70 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 80 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 72 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 908 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.91% |
| English | 4,868 | 5.33%, see rank | 4.75% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,200 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.39% |
| German | 29,606 | 32.43%, see rank | 19.14% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 244 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 114 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 5,840 | 6.40%, see rank | 10.11% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 2,590 | 2.84%, see rank | 9.55% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 208 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,396 | 1.53%, see rank | 4.74% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 13 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 207 | 0.23%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,191 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 872 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 91 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 337 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 161 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 220 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.24% |
| American | 9,616 | 10.53%, see rank | 5.16% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 347 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.72% | 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.