Arlington County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
201,314 (91.43%) out of the total population of 220,173 reported first ancestry.
Arlington County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,919 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
Czech | 1,117 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
Danish | 1,198 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 1,992 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
English | 22,818 | 10.36%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
French | 5,935 | 2.70%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
German | 28,762 | 13.06%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
Greek | 1,549 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 1,278 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
Irish | 27,660 | 12.56%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
Italian | 13,050 | 5.93%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 1,970 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
Polish | 7,439 | 3.38%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 468 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
Russian | 4,435 | 2.01%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,245 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 5,533 | 2.51%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 4,990 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 3,125 | 1.42%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 936 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 912 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
American | 8,377 | 3.80%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,976 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
194,034 (92.81%) out of the total population of 209,077 reported first ancestry.
Arlington County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,639 | 1.26%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
Czech | 993 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
Danish | 1,279 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 2,267 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
English | 23,479 | 11.23%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
French | 5,528 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
German | 28,035 | 13.41%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
Greek | 1,322 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 1,442 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
Irish | 28,173 | 13.47%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
Italian | 12,473 | 5.97%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 2,166 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
Polish | 7,184 | 3.44%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 662 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
Russian | 3,973 | 1.90%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,267 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 5,999 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 5,594 | 2.68%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 2,977 | 1.42%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 757 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 1,218 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 7,504 | 3.59%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 1,881 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
184,822 (93.60%) out of the total population of 197,467 reported first ancestry.
Arlington County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,863 | 1.45%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,076 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
Danish | 945 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 2,197 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
English | 22,268 | 11.28%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
French | 5,403 | 2.74%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
German | 26,616 | 13.48%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
Greek | 1,390 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 1,325 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
Irish | 26,567 | 13.45%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
Italian | 11,278 | 5.71%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 2,116 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
Polish | 6,664 | 3.37%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 663 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
Russian | 4,145 | 2.10%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,275 | 2.67%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 5,607 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 4,796 | 2.43%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 2,581 | 1.31%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 787 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 1,375 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 5,396 | 2.73%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 1,767 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
192,656 (93.34%) out of the total population of 206,405 reported first ancestry.
Arlington County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,082 | 1.49%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,171 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
Danish | 1,049 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 2,911 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
English | 23,354 | 11.31%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
French | 6,248 | 3.03%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
German | 27,387 | 13.27%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
Greek | 1,189 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 1,277 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
Irish | 27,954 | 13.54%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
Italian | 11,988 | 5.81%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 2,437 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
Polish | 6,494 | 3.15%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 687 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
Russian | 3,938 | 1.91%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,113 | 2.48%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 6,239 | 3.02%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 4,512 | 2.19%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 2,515 | 1.22%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 813 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 1,457 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
American | 5,551 | 2.69%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 1,635 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
166,352 (87.81%) out of the total population of 189,453 reported first ancestry.
Arlington County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,164 | 1.67%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
Czech | 523 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
Danish | 618 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 1,075 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
English | 14,648 | 7.73%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
French | 3,163 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
German | 14,488 | 7.65%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
Greek | 1,109 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 766 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
Irish | 16,622 | 8.77%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
Italian | 7,417 | 3.91%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 1,646 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
Polish | 3,405 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 461 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
Russian | 2,814 | 1.49%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,294 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 3,271 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 4,262 | 2.25%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 1,680 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 588 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 711 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
American | 6,346 | 3.35%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 972 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.38% | 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.