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Albany, Schenectady, Troy Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
777,070 (88.75%) out of the total population of 875,567 reported first ancestry.
| Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,741 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 4,102 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,474 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 32,003 | 3.66%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.40% |
| English | 87,669 | 10.01%, see rank | 5.38% | 8.02% |
| French | 80,193 | 9.16%, see rank | 2.93% | 3.34% |
| German | 142,433 | 16.27%, see rank | 10.62% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 5,186 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 4,810 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 201,059 | 22.96%, see rank | 12.41% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 150,889 | 17.23%, see rank | 13.28% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 4,909 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 59,304 | 6.77%, see rank | 4.82% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,734 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 13,494 | 1.54%, see rank | 2.21% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,921 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 17,456 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,521 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.27% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 7,463 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,069 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 7,039 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 45,761 | 5.23%, see rank | 5.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 6,465 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
790,453 (90.76%) out of the total population of 870,890 reported first ancestry.
| Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,659 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 3,648 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 3,298 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 34,086 | 3.91%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.51% |
| English | 88,493 | 10.16%, see rank | 5.77% | 8.53% |
| French | 81,284 | 9.33%, see rank | 3.12% | 3.54% |
| German | 147,055 | 16.89%, see rank | 11.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 4,643 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 5,374 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 203,300 | 23.34%, see rank | 13.03% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 148,913 | 17.10%, see rank | 13.84% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 5,266 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 62,454 | 7.17%, see rank | 5.08% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,796 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 13,981 | 1.61%, see rank | 2.41% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,437 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 17,334 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,936 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 7,573 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 2,315 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 7,504 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 51,938 | 5.96%, see rank | 4.21% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 6,650 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
791,843 (91.44%) out of the total population of 865,982 reported first ancestry.
| Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,877 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,691 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 3,609 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 34,163 | 3.95%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.63% |
| English | 92,784 | 10.71%, see rank | 6.14% | 9.02% |
| French | 86,221 | 9.96%, see rank | 3.33% | 3.77% |
| German | 150,247 | 17.35%, see rank | 11.71% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 5,159 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 5,606 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 202,671 | 23.40%, see rank | 13.34% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 145,481 | 16.80%, see rank | 14.20% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 5,460 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 62,229 | 7.19%, see rank | 5.24% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,686 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 12,809 | 1.48%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,575 | 1.45%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 17,909 | 2.07%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,305 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 7,789 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 2,230 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 8,006 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 54,575 | 6.30%, see rank | 3.58% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 6,974 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
782,925 (91.88%) out of the total population of 852,162 reported first ancestry.
| Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,989 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,508 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 3,535 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 33,928 | 3.98%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.68% |
| English | 94,647 | 11.11%, see rank | 6.30% | 9.29% |
| French | 88,055 | 10.33%, see rank | 3.38% | 3.90% |
| German | 151,745 | 17.81%, see rank | 11.88% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 4,872 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 5,507 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 200,748 | 23.56%, see rank | 13.54% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 149,294 | 17.52%, see rank | 14.66% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 5,504 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 63,579 | 7.46%, see rank | 5.31% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,612 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 12,927 | 1.52%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,814 | 1.50%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 17,823 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,606 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 8,318 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,379 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 7,977 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
| American | 52,438 | 6.15%, see rank | 3.66% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 6,811 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.47% | 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.