Canton, Massillon Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
336,928 (83.47%) out of the total population of 403,629 reported first ancestry.
| Canton, Massillon Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,186 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,736 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 808 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 7,327 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.40% |
| English | 36,336 | 9.00%, see rank | 8.71% | 8.02% |
| French | 14,235 | 3.53%, see rank | 2.49% | 3.34% |
| German | 129,115 | 31.99%, see rank | 26.30% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 4,338 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 7,028 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.65% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 60,777 | 15.06%, see rank | 13.79% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 40,042 | 9.92%, see rank | 6.44% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,017 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 10,761 | 2.67%, see rank | 3.79% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 286 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,506 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,618 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 7,627 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,285 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,980 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.63% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 6,003 | 1.49%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,179 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 34,739 | 8.61%, see rank | 8.47% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 6,278 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
345,612 (85.46%) out of the total population of 404,421 reported first ancestry.
| Canton, Massillon Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,380 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,659 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 853 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 8,569 | 2.12%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.51% |
| English | 39,108 | 9.67%, see rank | 9.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 15,477 | 3.83%, see rank | 2.61% | 3.54% |
| German | 133,271 | 32.95%, see rank | 27.25% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 4,243 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 7,598 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.74% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 61,876 | 15.30%, see rank | 14.19% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 39,449 | 9.75%, see rank | 6.48% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,179 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 10,967 | 2.71%, see rank | 3.90% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 506 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,923 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,812 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 8,627 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.88% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,394 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 3,230 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 6,772 | 1.67%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,136 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 34,002 | 8.41%, see rank | 8.24% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 6,312 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
350,382 (86.44%) out of the total population of 405,334 reported first ancestry.
| Canton, Massillon Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,456 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,954 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 854 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 10,432 | 2.57%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.63% |
| English | 40,940 | 10.10%, see rank | 9.66% | 9.02% |
| French | 15,952 | 3.94%, see rank | 2.75% | 3.77% |
| German | 136,487 | 33.67%, see rank | 28.25% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 4,174 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 7,342 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.83% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 62,566 | 15.44%, see rank | 14.48% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 39,740 | 9.80%, see rank | 6.50% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,116 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 11,768 | 2.90%, see rank | 4.02% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 576 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,292 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,651 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 8,930 | 2.20%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,085 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 3,310 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.68% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 7,423 | 1.83%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,565 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| American | 32,185 | 7.94%, see rank | 7.91% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 6,887 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
353,384 (86.57%) out of the total population of 408,220 reported first ancestry.
| Canton, Massillon Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,588 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,985 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 735 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 11,118 | 2.72%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.68% |
| English | 42,487 | 10.41%, see rank | 9.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 16,497 | 4.04%, see rank | 2.89% | 3.90% |
| German | 139,275 | 34.12%, see rank | 28.87% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 4,860 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 7,761 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 63,211 | 15.48%, see rank | 14.65% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 40,290 | 9.87%, see rank | 6.55% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,113 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 11,800 | 2.89%, see rank | 4.10% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 594 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,392 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,498 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 9,387 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,215 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,393 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 7,563 | 1.85%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,445 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
| American | 30,061 | 7.36%, see rank | 8.23% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 6,579 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.20% | 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.