Columbus Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,652,277 (84.81%) out of the total population of 1,948,188 reported first ancestry.
| Columbus Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 14,457 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 7,138 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,153 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 31,497 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.40% |
| English | 181,976 | 9.34%, see rank | 8.71% | 8.02% |
| French | 47,781 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.49% | 3.34% |
| German | 491,944 | 25.25%, see rank | 26.30% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 8,568 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 19,957 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.65% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 276,322 | 14.18%, see rank | 13.79% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 107,654 | 5.53%, see rank | 6.44% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 9,383 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 46,044 | 2.36%, see rank | 3.79% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,620 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 12,263 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 19,807 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 41,428 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 44,810 | 2.30%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 13,645 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.63% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 9,309 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 4,931 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 150,590 | 7.73%, see rank | 8.47% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 29,305 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,602,973 (87.11%) out of the total population of 1,840,267 reported first ancestry.
| Columbus Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 11,131 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 7,031 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 2,871 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 32,446 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.51% |
| English | 183,101 | 9.95%, see rank | 9.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 45,440 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.61% | 3.54% |
| German | 483,682 | 26.28%, see rank | 27.25% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 8,905 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 18,060 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.74% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 272,695 | 14.82%, see rank | 14.19% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 102,532 | 5.57%, see rank | 6.48% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 9,153 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 45,621 | 2.48%, see rank | 3.90% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 2,146 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 12,312 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 20,097 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 40,106 | 2.18%, see rank | 1.88% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 40,362 | 2.19%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 13,301 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 8,507 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 5,155 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 137,008 | 7.45%, see rank | 8.24% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 31,394 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,577,997 (87.75%) out of the total population of 1,798,377 reported first ancestry.
| Columbus Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 10,640 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 7,339 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 2,707 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 33,513 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.63% |
| English | 187,513 | 10.43%, see rank | 9.66% | 9.02% |
| French | 45,195 | 2.51%, see rank | 2.75% | 3.77% |
| German | 485,006 | 26.97%, see rank | 28.25% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 8,449 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 17,033 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.83% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 269,487 | 14.99%, see rank | 14.48% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 100,330 | 5.58%, see rank | 6.50% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 9,205 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 45,226 | 2.51%, see rank | 4.02% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 2,423 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 12,066 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 32,928 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 41,444 | 2.30%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 33,047 | 1.84%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 13,566 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.68% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 8,651 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 4,646 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| American | 124,468 | 6.92%, see rank | 7.91% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 31,444 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,544,950 (87.85%) out of the total population of 1,758,531 reported first ancestry.
| Columbus Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 10,022 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 7,159 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,959 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 34,740 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.68% |
| English | 189,615 | 10.78%, see rank | 9.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 47,617 | 2.71%, see rank | 2.89% | 3.90% |
| German | 485,714 | 27.62%, see rank | 28.87% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 9,247 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 17,020 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 264,757 | 15.06%, see rank | 14.65% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 98,509 | 5.60%, see rank | 6.55% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 8,713 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 43,538 | 2.48%, see rank | 4.10% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 2,393 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 12,023 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 32,777 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 42,321 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 28,749 | 1.63%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 12,851 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 8,682 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 4,810 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
| American | 131,678 | 7.49%, see rank | 8.23% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 30,287 | 1.72%, 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.