Birmingham, Hoover Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
930,486 (81.94%) out of the total population of 1,135,534 reported first ancestry.
| Birmingham, Hoover Area | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,101 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,010 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,054 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 10,757 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 105,744 | 9.31%, see rank | 8.22% | 8.02% |
| French | 20,098 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.80% | 3.34% |
| German | 78,848 | 6.94%, see rank | 7.03% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,473 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,277 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 105,718 | 9.31%, see rank | 9.11% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 26,004 | 2.29%, see rank | 1.71% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,964 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 7,482 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.61% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 683 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,255 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 19,207 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 24,847 | 2.19%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,909 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 3,361 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,036 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 688 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 173,325 | 15.26%, see rank | 15.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 5,486 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
936,578 (83.02%) out of the total population of 1,128,093 reported first ancestry.
| Birmingham, Hoover Area | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,425 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,010 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 976 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 12,663 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.51% |
| English | 113,087 | 10.02%, see rank | 8.80% | 8.53% |
| French | 20,618 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.54% |
| German | 81,924 | 7.26%, see rank | 7.49% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,344 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,152 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 108,113 | 9.58%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 26,064 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.73% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,624 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 7,991 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.67% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 804 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,402 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 21,474 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.69% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 25,615 | 2.27%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,437 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 4,555 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,108 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 639 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.31% |
| American | 150,379 | 13.33%, see rank | 14.21% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 5,776 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
932,950 (83.64%) out of the total population of 1,115,485 reported first ancestry.
| Birmingham, Hoover Area | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,217 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,351 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 933 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 14,498 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.63% |
| English | 114,113 | 10.23%, see rank | 9.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 21,915 | 1.96%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.77% |
| German | 87,363 | 7.83%, see rank | 7.74% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 2,472 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,006 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 112,542 | 10.09%, see rank | 10.42% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 26,397 | 2.37%, see rank | 1.78% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,882 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 9,089 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.70% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,092 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,443 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 30,172 | 2.70%, see rank | 2.40% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 28,130 | 2.52%, see rank | 2.11% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,496 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 4,603 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,264 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 754 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 134,905 | 12.09%, see rank | 13.35% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 5,674 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
938,217 (84.36%) out of the total population of 1,112,213 reported first ancestry.
| Birmingham, Hoover Area | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,622 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,365 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,099 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 14,888 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.68% |
| English | 120,400 | 10.83%, see rank | 10.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 23,136 | 2.08%, see rank | 2.18% | 3.90% |
| German | 88,920 | 7.99%, see rank | 8.01% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 2,665 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,127 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 115,932 | 10.42%, see rank | 10.66% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 26,553 | 2.39%, see rank | 1.82% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 3,158 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 9,029 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.71% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,023 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,561 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 31,301 | 2.81%, see rank | 2.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 28,645 | 2.58%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,105 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 4,520 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,273 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 749 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.32% |
| American | 137,576 | 12.37%, see rank | 13.57% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 5,529 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.40% | 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.