Columbus Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
262,216 (85.03%) out of the total population of 308,363 reported first ancestry.
| Columbus Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 708 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.56% |
| Czech | 466 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Danish | 341 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,988 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.40% |
| English | 20,445 | 6.63%, see rank | 8.02% |
| French | 6,703 | 2.17%, see rank | 3.34% |
| German | 26,597 | 8.63%, see rank | 15.03% |
| Greek | 424 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 700 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Irish | 29,381 | 9.53%, see rank | 10.80% |
| Italian | 7,168 | 2.32%, see rank | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,283 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,871 | 0.93%, see rank | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 453 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Russian | 472 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,959 | 1.28%, see rank | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,331 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,682 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,314 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 310 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 117 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 22,669 | 7.35%, see rank | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 988 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
255,692 (85.91%) out of the total population of 297,618 reported first ancestry.
| Columbus Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 327 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Czech | 414 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Danish | 319 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,550 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.51% |
| English | 20,634 | 6.93%, see rank | 8.53% |
| French | 6,588 | 2.21%, see rank | 3.54% |
| German | 25,037 | 8.41%, see rank | 15.79% |
| Greek | 319 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 438 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Irish | 27,742 | 9.32%, see rank | 11.36% |
| Italian | 7,311 | 2.46%, see rank | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,188 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,919 | 0.98%, see rank | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 714 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Russian | 551 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,055 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 5,487 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,192 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 898 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 361 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 157 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 21,379 | 7.18%, see rank | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,127 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
250,197 (86.21%) out of the total population of 290,204 reported first ancestry.
| Columbus Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 221 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 414 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Danish | 356 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,830 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.63% |
| English | 20,632 | 7.11%, see rank | 9.02% |
| French | 5,436 | 1.87%, see rank | 3.77% |
| German | 26,262 | 9.05%, see rank | 16.51% |
| Greek | 317 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 487 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.51% |
| Irish | 27,725 | 9.55%, see rank | 11.76% |
| Italian | 6,431 | 2.22%, see rank | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,018 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,816 | 0.97%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 744 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Russian | 702 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,772 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,991 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,382 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,048 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 329 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 260 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 21,138 | 7.28%, see rank | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,188 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
250,828 (86.78%) out of the total population of 289,040 reported first ancestry.
| Columbus Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 195 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 529 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.54% |
| Danish | 383 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,999 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.68% |
| English | 20,798 | 7.20%, see rank | 9.29% |
| French | 5,307 | 1.84%, see rank | 3.90% |
| German | 27,990 | 9.68%, see rank | 16.89% |
| Greek | 299 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 428 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.52% |
| Irish | 28,304 | 9.79%, see rank | 12.01% |
| Italian | 6,822 | 2.36%, see rank | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,030 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.55% |
| Polish | 3,095 | 1.07%, see rank | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 657 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Russian | 793 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,995 | 2.07%, see rank | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,728 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,521 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,355 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 277 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 274 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.32% |
| American | 20,865 | 7.22%, see rank | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,243 | 0.43%, see rank | 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.