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Buffalo, Niagara Falls Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,032,326 (90.90%) out of the total population of 1,135,667 reported first ancestry.
| Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 10,845 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 2,762 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,966 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 11,391 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.40% |
| English | 87,723 | 7.72%, see rank | 5.38% | 8.02% |
| French | 37,518 | 3.30%, see rank | 2.93% | 3.34% |
| German | 289,352 | 25.48%, see rank | 10.62% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 4,599 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 11,024 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 195,655 | 17.23%, see rank | 12.41% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 192,116 | 16.92%, see rank | 13.28% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 3,413 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 192,070 | 16.91%, see rank | 4.82% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,468 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 10,432 | 0.92%, see rank | 2.21% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,062 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 18,942 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,941 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.27% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 9,484 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,792 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 8,025 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 43,607 | 3.84%, see rank | 5.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 6,272 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,046,242 (92.15%) out of the total population of 1,135,411 reported first ancestry.
| Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 10,381 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,575 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,659 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 12,529 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.51% |
| English | 95,875 | 8.44%, see rank | 5.77% | 8.53% |
| French | 39,697 | 3.50%, see rank | 3.12% | 3.54% |
| German | 299,810 | 26.41%, see rank | 11.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 4,878 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 11,486 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 200,745 | 17.68%, see rank | 13.03% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 193,410 | 17.03%, see rank | 13.84% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 3,293 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 196,813 | 17.33%, see rank | 5.08% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,567 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 10,587 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.41% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,802 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 19,039 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,958 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 10,266 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,668 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 8,650 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 33,161 | 2.92%, see rank | 4.21% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 6,848 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,059,615 (93.17%) out of the total population of 1,137,266 reported first ancestry.
| Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,853 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,629 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,570 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 13,488 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.63% |
| English | 99,950 | 8.79%, see rank | 6.14% | 9.02% |
| French | 43,506 | 3.83%, see rank | 3.33% | 3.77% |
| German | 309,100 | 27.18%, see rank | 11.71% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 5,434 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 12,198 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 203,496 | 17.89%, see rank | 13.34% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 193,645 | 17.03%, see rank | 14.20% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 3,905 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 201,352 | 17.70%, see rank | 5.24% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,430 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 10,525 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,165 | 1.16%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 19,369 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,462 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 10,425 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,578 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 8,916 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 30,387 | 2.67%, see rank | 3.58% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 6,946 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,058,753 (93.79%) out of the total population of 1,128,813 reported first ancestry.
| Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,366 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,572 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,589 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 14,068 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.68% |
| English | 103,459 | 9.17%, see rank | 6.30% | 9.29% |
| French | 45,242 | 4.01%, see rank | 3.38% | 3.90% |
| German | 311,990 | 27.64%, see rank | 11.88% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 5,193 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 12,004 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 202,761 | 17.96%, see rank | 13.54% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 195,332 | 17.30%, see rank | 14.66% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 3,756 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 204,320 | 18.10%, see rank | 5.31% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,266 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 10,724 | 0.95%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,782 | 1.22%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 19,878 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,110 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 10,031 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,807 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 9,619 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
| American | 29,089 | 2.58%, see rank | 3.66% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 7,295 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.47% | 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.