Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
4,205,673 (90.43%) out of the total population of 4,650,876 reported first ancestry.
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 55,976 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.56% |
| Czech | 8,658 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Danish | 11,240 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 29,869 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.40% |
| English | 486,342 | 10.46%, see rank | 8.02% |
| French | 418,430 | 9.00%, see rank | 3.34% |
| German | 294,757 | 6.34%, see rank | 15.03% |
| Greek | 66,838 | 1.44%, see rank | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 14,721 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Irish | 1,087,630 | 23.39%, see rank | 10.80% |
| Italian | 678,583 | 14.59%, see rank | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 27,064 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.42% |
| Polish | 171,810 | 3.69%, see rank | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 114,034 | 2.45%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Russian | 92,005 | 1.98%, see rank | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 34,094 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 115,768 | 2.49%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 86,850 | 1.87%, see rank | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 74,617 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 8,781 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 16,285 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 208,891 | 4.49%, see rank | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 17,179 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
4,200,985 (92.05%) out of the total population of 4,563,673 reported first ancestry.
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 50,587 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Czech | 9,235 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Danish | 11,741 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 30,398 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.51% |
| English | 511,531 | 11.21%, see rank | 8.53% |
| French | 433,019 | 9.49%, see rank | 3.54% |
| German | 300,728 | 6.59%, see rank | 15.79% |
| Greek | 67,289 | 1.47%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 14,820 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Irish | 1,114,018 | 24.41%, see rank | 11.36% |
| Italian | 682,642 | 14.96%, see rank | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 27,129 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.46% |
| Polish | 177,455 | 3.89%, see rank | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 113,778 | 2.49%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Russian | 95,179 | 2.09%, see rank | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 35,214 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 122,708 | 2.69%, see rank | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 80,845 | 1.77%, see rank | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 77,884 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 9,075 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 16,424 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 175,525 | 3.85%, see rank | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 18,151 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
4,155,206 (92.56%) out of the total population of 4,489,250 reported first ancestry.
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 46,958 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 9,533 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Danish | 11,887 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 29,838 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.63% |
| English | 521,199 | 11.61%, see rank | 9.02% |
| French | 448,432 | 9.99%, see rank | 3.77% |
| German | 303,030 | 6.75%, see rank | 16.51% |
| Greek | 68,807 | 1.53%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 15,002 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.51% |
| Irish | 1,114,855 | 24.83%, see rank | 11.76% |
| Italian | 673,860 | 15.01%, see rank | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 26,242 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.51% |
| Polish | 173,786 | 3.87%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 113,351 | 2.52%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Russian | 93,881 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 93,708 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 128,514 | 2.86%, see rank | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 75,777 | 1.69%, see rank | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 78,949 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 9,434 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 16,109 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 140,142 | 3.12%, see rank | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 19,100 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
4,189,276 (92.81%) out of the total population of 4,513,934 reported first ancestry.
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 47,669 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 10,191 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.54% |
| Danish | 12,535 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 30,364 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.68% |
| English | 545,035 | 12.07%, see rank | 9.29% |
| French | 467,181 | 10.35%, see rank | 3.90% |
| German | 307,750 | 6.82%, see rank | 16.89% |
| Greek | 71,281 | 1.58%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 14,968 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.52% |
| Irish | 1,140,271 | 25.26%, see rank | 12.01% |
| Italian | 691,533 | 15.32%, see rank | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 26,259 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.55% |
| Polish | 178,141 | 3.95%, see rank | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 120,432 | 2.67%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Russian | 94,295 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 96,739 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 133,927 | 2.97%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 72,594 | 1.61%, see rank | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 80,086 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 9,156 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 16,382 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.32% |
| American | 143,244 | 3.17%, see rank | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 20,375 | 0.45%, see rank | 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.