Akron Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
586,437 (83.42%) out of the total population of 703,017 reported first ancestry.
| Akron Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,948 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 7,016 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,139 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 10,225 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.40% |
| English | 65,981 | 9.39%, see rank | 8.71% | 8.02% |
| French | 15,259 | 2.17%, see rank | 2.49% | 3.34% |
| German | 168,668 | 23.99%, see rank | 26.30% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 4,098 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 22,119 | 3.15%, see rank | 1.65% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 104,904 | 14.92%, see rank | 13.79% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 66,046 | 9.39%, see rank | 6.44% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,232 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 35,873 | 5.10%, see rank | 3.79% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 551 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 6,755 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,367 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 14,844 | 2.11%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,320 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 5,652 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.63% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 4,000 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 3,475 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 48,246 | 6.86%, see rank | 8.47% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 8,191 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
589,663 (83.88%) out of the total population of 702,966 reported first ancestry.
| Akron Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,971 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 7,431 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,273 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 11,475 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.51% |
| English | 69,913 | 9.95%, see rank | 9.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 16,655 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.61% | 3.54% |
| German | 175,585 | 24.98%, see rank | 27.25% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 4,454 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 24,035 | 3.42%, see rank | 1.74% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 104,880 | 14.92%, see rank | 14.19% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 70,479 | 10.03%, see rank | 6.48% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,304 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 36,556 | 5.20%, see rank | 3.90% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 626 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 6,458 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,789 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 15,622 | 2.22%, see rank | 1.88% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,777 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 6,153 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 3,691 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 3,329 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 35,884 | 5.10%, see rank | 8.24% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 8,751 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
610,750 (86.87%) out of the total population of 703,093 reported first ancestry.
| Akron Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,542 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 7,992 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,434 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 12,784 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.63% |
| English | 75,892 | 10.79%, see rank | 9.66% | 9.02% |
| French | 18,177 | 2.59%, see rank | 2.75% | 3.77% |
| German | 186,425 | 26.51%, see rank | 28.25% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 4,425 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 25,804 | 3.67%, see rank | 1.83% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 110,622 | 15.73%, see rank | 14.48% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 72,610 | 10.33%, see rank | 6.50% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,563 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 37,944 | 5.40%, see rank | 4.02% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 592 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 6,133 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,527 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 15,801 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,088 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 6,240 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.68% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 4,200 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 3,244 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| American | 33,678 | 4.79%, see rank | 7.91% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 10,135 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
614,286 (87.73%) out of the total population of 700,222 reported first ancestry.
| Akron Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,422 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 8,358 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,359 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 12,726 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.68% |
| English | 78,853 | 11.26%, see rank | 9.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 19,658 | 2.81%, see rank | 2.89% | 3.90% |
| German | 189,399 | 27.05%, see rank | 28.87% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 4,145 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 25,939 | 3.70%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 113,382 | 16.19%, see rank | 14.65% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 72,732 | 10.39%, see rank | 6.55% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,920 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 37,057 | 5.29%, see rank | 4.10% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 721 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 6,050 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,789 | 1.97%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 15,991 | 2.28%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,257 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 6,196 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 3,971 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 3,229 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
| American | 36,662 | 5.24%, see rank | 8.23% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 10,498 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.65% |
* 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.