Cambridge, MA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
94,765 (88.69%) out of the total population of 106,844 reported first ancestry.
Cambridge, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,582 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.56% |
Czech | 537 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
Danish | 394 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 957 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.40% |
English | 8,796 | 8.23%, see rank | 10.33% | 8.02% |
French | 5,064 | 4.74%, see rank | 11.20% | 3.34% |
German | 9,611 | 9.00%, see rank | 6.24% | 15.03% |
Greek | 1,346 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 641 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.46% |
Irish | 14,689 | 13.75%, see rank | 22.17% | 10.80% |
Italian | 8,763 | 8.20%, see rank | 13.57% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 787 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.42% |
Polish | 3,952 | 3.70%, see rank | 4.80% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 2,642 | 2.47%, see rank | 4.63% | 0.44% |
Russian | 3,641 | 3.41%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 686 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 2,181 | 2.04%, see rank | 2.34% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 3,302 | 3.09%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 1,307 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 399 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 589 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
American | 3,484 | 3.26%, see rank | 4.41% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 673 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
96,184 (91.58%) out of the total population of 105,026 reported first ancestry.
Cambridge, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,329 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
Czech | 587 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.50% |
Danish | 414 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 985 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.51% |
English | 9,996 | 9.52%, see rank | 11.02% | 8.53% |
French | 5,095 | 4.85%, see rank | 11.89% | 3.54% |
German | 9,981 | 9.50%, see rank | 6.56% | 15.79% |
Greek | 1,175 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 613 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.48% |
Irish | 15,908 | 15.15%, see rank | 23.08% | 11.36% |
Italian | 9,597 | 9.14%, see rank | 13.92% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 892 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.46% |
Polish | 4,519 | 4.30%, see rank | 5.11% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 2,402 | 2.29%, see rank | 4.75% | 0.46% |
Russian | 3,937 | 3.75%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 774 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 2,687 | 2.56%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 3,362 | 3.20%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 1,518 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 447 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 640 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
American | 2,799 | 2.67%, see rank | 3.91% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 627 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
96,000 (92.75%) out of the total population of 103,506 reported first ancestry.
Cambridge, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,442 | 1.39%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
Czech | 559 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
Danish | 503 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 1,152 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.63% |
English | 10,331 | 9.98%, see rank | 11.54% | 9.02% |
French | 5,232 | 5.05%, see rank | 12.54% | 3.77% |
German | 9,812 | 9.48%, see rank | 6.75% | 16.51% |
Greek | 1,020 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 577 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
Irish | 14,870 | 14.37%, see rank | 23.41% | 11.76% |
Italian | 8,974 | 8.67%, see rank | 13.93% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 867 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.51% |
Polish | 4,283 | 4.14%, see rank | 5.23% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 2,208 | 2.13%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
Russian | 3,852 | 3.72%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,780 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 2,939 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 3,834 | 3.70%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 1,743 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 418 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 775 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.31% |
American | 1,775 | 1.71%, see rank | 3.27% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 608 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
98,909 (93.09%) out of the total population of 106,255 reported first ancestry.
Cambridge, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,199 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.50% |
Czech | 556 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.54% |
Danish | 539 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 1,266 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.68% |
English | 11,542 | 10.86%, see rank | 11.92% | 9.29% |
French | 5,626 | 5.29%, see rank | 12.90% | 3.90% |
German | 10,258 | 9.65%, see rank | 6.77% | 16.89% |
Greek | 956 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.34% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 552 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.52% |
Irish | 14,885 | 14.01%, see rank | 23.68% | 12.01% |
Italian | 9,399 | 8.85%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 835 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.55% |
Polish | 4,853 | 4.57%, see rank | 5.30% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 2,428 | 2.29%, see rank | 4.92% | 0.48% |
Russian | 4,066 | 3.83%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,132 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 3,178 | 2.99%, see rank | 2.74% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 4,090 | 3.85%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 1,896 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.96% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 432 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 798 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.32% |
American | 2,116 | 1.99%, see rank | 3.42% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 745 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
89,151 (87.96%) out of the total population of 101,355 reported first ancestry.
Cambridge, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,191 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.36% |
Czech | 287 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.27% |
Danish | 319 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 591 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.91% |
English | 6,436 | 6.35%, see rank | 7.05% | 5.91% |
French | 2,834 | 2.80%, see rank | 8.81% | 2.39% |
German | 4,766 | 4.70%, see rank | 3.27% | 10.81% |
Greek | 1,020 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 429 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
Irish | 9,787 | 9.66%, see rank | 16.39% | 6.85% |
Italian | 6,120 | 6.04%, see rank | 10.82% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 633 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.15% |
Polish | 2,126 | 2.10%, see rank | 3.50% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 2,709 | 2.67%, see rank | 3.66% | 0.33% |
Russian | 2,846 | 2.81%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,004 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 1,275 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 2,021 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 844 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 287 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 519 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.24% |
American | 2,556 | 2.52%, see rank | 3.85% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 203 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 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.