Bergen County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
845,956 (91.91%) out of the total population of 920,456 reported first ancestry.
Bergen County | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
Arab | 14,703 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.56% |
Czech | 3,295 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.47% |
Danish | 1,243 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 11,354 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.40% |
English | 29,679 | 3.22%, see rank | 4.98% | 8.02% |
French | 10,277 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.49% | 3.34% |
German | 78,593 | 8.54%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.03% |
Greek | 11,664 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 9,271 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.46% |
Irish | 113,502 | 12.33%, see rank | 14.59% | 10.80% |
Italian | 168,278 | 18.28%, see rank | 16.58% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 3,702 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.42% |
Polish | 57,981 | 6.30%, see rank | 5.98% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 3,932 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.44% |
Russian | 28,553 | 3.10%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,234 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 6,706 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 5,838 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 4,799 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,968 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 7,505 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.31% |
American | 27,988 | 3.04%, see rank | 4.19% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,847 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
850,301 (93.77%) out of the total population of 906,781 reported first ancestry.
Bergen County | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
Arab | 13,831 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
Czech | 3,639 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.50% |
Danish | 1,143 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 11,918 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.51% |
English | 31,956 | 3.52%, see rank | 5.42% | 8.53% |
French | 11,889 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.57% | 3.54% |
German | 83,605 | 9.22%, see rank | 11.81% | 15.79% |
Greek | 10,700 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 9,359 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.19% | 0.48% |
Irish | 120,799 | 13.32%, see rank | 15.34% | 11.36% |
Italian | 174,188 | 19.21%, see rank | 17.07% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 3,966 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.46% |
Polish | 59,731 | 6.59%, see rank | 6.30% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 3,817 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.46% |
Russian | 29,140 | 3.21%, see rank | 2.14% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,197 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 7,880 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 5,586 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 5,034 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.60% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 2,522 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 6,935 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.31% |
American | 25,271 | 2.79%, see rank | 3.77% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 2,044 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
848,802 (94.68%) out of the total population of 896,482 reported first ancestry.
Bergen County | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
Arab | 14,120 | 1.58%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.50% |
Czech | 3,628 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.53% |
Danish | 1,470 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 12,925 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.27% | 1.63% |
English | 34,240 | 3.82%, see rank | 5.80% | 9.02% |
French | 12,814 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.77% |
German | 90,116 | 10.05%, see rank | 12.34% | 16.51% |
Greek | 13,279 | 1.48%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 9,987 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.25% | 0.51% |
Irish | 123,693 | 13.80%, see rank | 15.72% | 11.76% |
Italian | 177,942 | 19.85%, see rank | 17.44% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 4,253 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.51% |
Polish | 62,434 | 6.96%, see rank | 6.48% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 4,674 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.47% |
Russian | 30,550 | 3.41%, see rank | 2.26% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,161 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 8,726 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 5,608 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 5,131 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 3,097 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 6,946 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.31% |
American | 20,896 | 2.33%, see rank | 3.22% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 2,606 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
842,616 (94.83%) out of the total population of 888,546 reported first ancestry.
Bergen County | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
Arab | 13,819 | 1.56%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
Czech | 3,549 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.54% |
Danish | 1,414 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 13,023 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.68% |
English | 33,863 | 3.81%, see rank | 6.09% | 9.29% |
French | 12,203 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.71% | 3.90% |
German | 93,121 | 10.48%, see rank | 12.78% | 16.89% |
Greek | 12,962 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 9,569 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.29% | 0.52% |
Irish | 123,317 | 13.88%, see rank | 16.05% | 12.01% |
Italian | 176,941 | 19.91%, see rank | 17.87% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 4,329 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.50% | 1.55% |
Polish | 61,760 | 6.95%, see rank | 6.63% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 4,834 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.48% |
Russian | 31,651 | 3.56%, see rank | 2.35% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,978 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 9,064 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 4,454 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 5,088 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 3,016 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 6,610 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.32% |
American | 22,520 | 2.53%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 2,499 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
810,138 (91.63%) out of the total population of 884,118 reported first ancestry.
Bergen County | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
Arab | 10,303 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.36% |
Czech | 1,669 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.27% |
Danish | 1,085 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 9,163 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.91% |
English | 21,872 | 2.47%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.91% |
French | 7,865 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.39% |
German | 57,021 | 6.45%, see rank | 7.42% | 10.81% |
Greek | 11,468 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 6,550 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.32% |
Irish | 90,870 | 10.28%, see rank | 10.49% | 6.85% |
Italian | 170,167 | 19.25%, see rank | 15.32% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 3,182 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.15% |
Polish | 48,193 | 5.45%, see rank | 4.80% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 3,498 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.33% |
Russian | 24,860 | 2.81%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,198 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 5,650 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 3,718 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 3,105 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 2,068 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 5,688 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.24% |
American | 30,174 | 3.41%, see rank | 3.14% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 907 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.