Altoona Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
98,064 (77.39%) out of the total population of 126,708 reported first ancestry.
| Altoona Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 312 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 393 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 77 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,434 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 8,303 | 6.55%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,092 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 49,985 | 39.45%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 440 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 694 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 22,164 | 17.49%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 13,215 | 10.43%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 437 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 5,157 | 4.07%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 76 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 501 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,157 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,720 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 33 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,069 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 587 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 520 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,713 | 6.88%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,154 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
104,935 (82.54%) out of the total population of 127,133 reported first ancestry.
| Altoona Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 273 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 305 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 98 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,925 | 2.30%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 10,006 | 7.87%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,645 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 53,899 | 42.40%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 317 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 678 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 24,208 | 19.04%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 14,334 | 11.27%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 344 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 5,068 | 3.99%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 103 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 358 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,503 | 1.97%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,819 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 73 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,043 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 478 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 444 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,195 | 6.45%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,507 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
108,073 (85.05%) out of the total population of 127,071 reported first ancestry.
| Altoona Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 198 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 252 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 88 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,713 | 2.92%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 10,543 | 8.30%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 3,012 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 56,903 | 44.78%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 492 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 733 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 25,556 | 20.11%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 14,316 | 11.27%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 163 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 5,314 | 4.18%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 98 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 491 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,208 | 2.52%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,254 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 202 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,110 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 564 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 484 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 7,492 | 5.90%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,508 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
108,771 (86.34%) out of the total population of 125,984 reported first ancestry.
| Altoona Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 178 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 299 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 115 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 4,350 | 3.45%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 11,030 | 8.76%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,889 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 56,872 | 45.14%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 683 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 694 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 25,387 | 20.15%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 14,061 | 11.16%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 125 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 5,330 | 4.23%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 84 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 512 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,310 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,288 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 192 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,043 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 698 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 454 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 8,433 | 6.69%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,751 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.52% | 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.