Bay County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
84,477 (78.90%) out of the total population of 107,074 reported first ancestry.
Bay County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 316 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.56% |
Czech | 449 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.47% |
Danish | 128 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 2,936 | 2.74%, see rank | 4.77% | 1.40% |
English | 7,700 | 7.19%, see rank | 9.31% | 8.02% |
French | 15,804 | 14.76%, see rank | 6.00% | 3.34% |
German | 30,211 | 28.22%, see rank | 20.99% | 15.03% |
Greek | 241 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 1,030 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
Irish | 11,326 | 10.58%, see rank | 11.09% | 10.80% |
Italian | 2,666 | 2.49%, see rank | 4.72% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 495 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.42% |
Polish | 20,733 | 19.36%, see rank | 8.63% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 6 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
Russian | 671 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 463 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 1,953 | 1.82%, see rank | 2.22% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 73 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 867 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 340 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 275 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.31% |
American | 4,707 | 4.40%, see rank | 5.98% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 275 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
92,025 (85.50%) out of the total population of 107,633 reported first ancestry.
Bay County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 486 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.60% | 0.53% |
Czech | 526 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.50% |
Danish | 102 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 3,181 | 2.96%, see rank | 4.97% | 1.51% |
English | 8,694 | 8.08%, see rank | 9.89% | 8.53% |
French | 18,192 | 16.90%, see rank | 6.42% | 3.54% |
German | 33,151 | 30.80%, see rank | 21.87% | 15.79% |
Greek | 269 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 1,198 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.48% |
Irish | 13,280 | 12.34%, see rank | 11.59% | 11.36% |
Italian | 2,748 | 2.55%, see rank | 4.78% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 577 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.46% |
Polish | 21,270 | 19.76%, see rank | 8.95% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
Russian | 456 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 466 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 2,335 | 2.17%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 132 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 1,221 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 449 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 223 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
American | 4,221 | 3.92%, see rank | 5.25% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 351 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
96,209 (88.95%) out of the total population of 108,156 reported first ancestry.
Bay County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 290 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.50% |
Czech | 626 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.53% |
Danish | 118 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 3,180 | 2.94%, see rank | 5.18% | 1.63% |
English | 9,254 | 8.56%, see rank | 10.39% | 9.02% |
French | 19,085 | 17.65%, see rank | 6.91% | 3.77% |
German | 34,930 | 32.30%, see rank | 22.75% | 16.51% |
Greek | 361 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 1,593 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.51% |
Irish | 13,856 | 12.81%, see rank | 11.92% | 11.76% |
Italian | 2,802 | 2.59%, see rank | 4.81% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 459 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.51% |
Polish | 22,193 | 20.52%, see rank | 9.05% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
Russian | 566 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,479 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 2,242 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 249 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 1,213 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 531 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 202 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.31% |
American | 4,302 | 3.98%, see rank | 4.76% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 422 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
96,855 (89.87%) out of the total population of 107,778 reported first ancestry.
Bay County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 233 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.50% |
Czech | 422 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.54% |
Danish | 154 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 3,433 | 3.19%, see rank | 5.22% | 1.68% |
English | 9,958 | 9.24%, see rank | 10.57% | 9.29% |
French | 19,064 | 17.69%, see rank | 7.07% | 3.90% |
German | 35,350 | 32.80%, see rank | 22.89% | 16.89% |
Greek | 193 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 1,323 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.52% |
Irish | 14,770 | 13.70%, see rank | 11.95% | 12.01% |
Italian | 2,606 | 2.42%, see rank | 4.84% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 603 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.55% |
Polish | 21,602 | 20.04%, see rank | 9.19% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
Russian | 546 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,399 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 2,504 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 167 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 1,409 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 519 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 258 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.32% |
American | 4,101 | 3.81%, see rank | 4.87% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 524 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
89,400 (81.16%) out of the total population of 110,157 reported first ancestry.
Bay County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 228 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.36% |
Czech | 206 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.27% |
Danish | 110 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 1,418 | 1.29%, see rank | 3.44% | 0.91% |
English | 5,348 | 4.85%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.91% |
French | 13,366 | 12.13%, see rank | 4.14% | 2.39% |
German | 24,372 | 22.12%, see rank | 13.90% | 10.81% |
Greek | 157 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 671 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.32% |
Irish | 6,077 | 5.52%, see rank | 6.16% | 6.85% |
Italian | 1,610 | 1.46%, see rank | 3.64% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 294 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.15% |
Polish | 18,450 | 16.75%, see rank | 6.42% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
Russian | 227 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 820 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 1,281 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 81 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 614 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 184 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 220 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.24% |
American | 4,473 | 4.06%, see rank | 5.21% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 145 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.24% | 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.