Bowling Green Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
120,560 (74.27%) out of the total population of 162,322 reported first ancestry.
| Bowling Green Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,286 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 237 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 155 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,236 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.40% |
| English | 15,617 | 9.62%, see rank | 10.29% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,442 | 2.12%, see rank | 1.82% | 3.34% |
| German | 20,497 | 12.63%, see rank | 14.75% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 378 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 331 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 19,132 | 11.79%, see rank | 12.51% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,663 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.99% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 774 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,552 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.83% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 123 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 270 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,254 | 2.00%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 3,881 | 2.39%, see rank | 1.88% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 411 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 967 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 320 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 108 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 22,426 | 13.82%, see rank | 20.66% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 877 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
97,179 (77.17%) out of the total population of 125,928 reported first ancestry.
| Bowling Green Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 505 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 157 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 221 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,882 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.51% |
| English | 12,853 | 10.21%, see rank | 10.97% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,956 | 2.35%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.54% |
| German | 16,792 | 13.33%, see rank | 15.19% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 186 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 218 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 16,590 | 13.17%, see rank | 13.16% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,272 | 1.80%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 709 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,593 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.87% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 114 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 280 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,437 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 3,054 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 513 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 754 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 134 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 127 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 14,730 | 11.70%, see rank | 20.61% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 754 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
90,450 (74.22%) out of the total population of 121,861 reported first ancestry.
| Bowling Green Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 236 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 187 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 201 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,770 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.63% |
| English | 12,748 | 10.46%, see rank | 11.53% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,358 | 1.93%, see rank | 2.06% | 3.77% |
| German | 16,314 | 13.39%, see rank | 15.98% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 193 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 184 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 14,277 | 11.72%, see rank | 13.68% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,127 | 1.75%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 527 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,380 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.95% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 85 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 283 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,154 | 2.59%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,930 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.00% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 382 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 486 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 130 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 194 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 15,264 | 12.53%, see rank | 19.75% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 727 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
82,889 (71.19%) out of the total population of 116,435 reported first ancestry.
| Bowling Green Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 59 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 186 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 130 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,683 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 12,627 | 10.84%, see rank | 11.69% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,361 | 2.03%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 14,903 | 12.80%, see rank | 16.15% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 98 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 203 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 13,626 | 11.70%, see rank | 13.83% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,051 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.09% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 485 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,328 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.96% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 76 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 255 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.25% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,764 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,712 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 354 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 424 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 150 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 268 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| American | 15,136 | 13.00%, see rank | 19.92% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 734 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.54% | 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.