Columbia Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
137,254 (81.57%) out of the total population of 168,268 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia Area | % of the Total Population | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,046 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,026 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 499 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,130 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.40% |
| English | 19,537 | 11.61%, see rank | 9.24% | 8.02% |
| French | 5,664 | 3.37%, see rank | 3.39% | 3.34% |
| German | 46,687 | 27.75%, see rank | 24.92% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 701 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 526 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 21,439 | 12.74%, see rank | 13.47% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 6,355 | 3.78%, see rank | 3.50% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,698 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 3,154 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.75% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 383 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,041 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,609 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,821 | 2.87%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,087 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,534 | 1.51%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 855 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 244 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,912 | 6.48%, see rank | 10.34% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,465 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
144,837 (83.52%) out of the total population of 173,426 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia Area | % of the Total Population | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,340 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 970 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 730 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,810 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.77% | 1.51% |
| English | 20,006 | 11.54%, see rank | 9.69% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,158 | 3.55%, see rank | 3.70% | 3.54% |
| German | 49,079 | 28.30%, see rank | 26.06% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 877 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 447 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 22,886 | 13.20%, see rank | 14.17% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,842 | 3.37%, see rank | 3.53% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,702 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,907 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 332 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,229 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,717 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 5,063 | 2.92%, see rank | 1.77% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,562 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,402 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 890 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 252 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,006 | 6.35%, see rank | 10.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,783 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
143,529 (85.34%) out of the total population of 168,187 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia Area | % of the Total Population | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,096 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 948 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 834 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,374 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.63% |
| English | 21,244 | 12.63%, see rank | 10.36% | 9.02% |
| French | 5,932 | 3.53%, see rank | 4.08% | 3.77% |
| German | 49,167 | 29.23%, see rank | 27.18% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 886 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 759 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 24,626 | 14.64%, see rank | 14.80% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 5,123 | 3.05%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,904 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,890 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.84% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 273 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,265 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,852 | 2.88%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,493 | 2.67%, see rank | 1.88% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,215 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,317 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 988 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 234 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,603 | 6.30%, see rank | 9.34% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,930 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
139,020 (85.98%) out of the total population of 161,695 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia Area | % of the Total Population | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Arab | 909 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 930 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 921 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,481 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.68% |
| English | 22,130 | 13.69%, see rank | 10.60% | 9.29% |
| French | 6,241 | 3.86%, see rank | 4.20% | 3.90% |
| German | 48,764 | 30.16%, see rank | 27.77% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 831 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 679 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 25,225 | 15.60%, see rank | 15.28% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,797 | 2.97%, see rank | 3.70% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,997 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,809 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 175 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,328 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,837 | 2.99%, see rank | 2.00% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,317 | 2.67%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,308 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,207 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 933 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 284 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| American | 10,695 | 6.61%, see rank | 9.38% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,012 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.69% | 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.