Decatur Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
121,107 (78.86%) out of the total population of 153,579 reported first ancestry.
| Decatur Area | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 174 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 200 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 199 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,571 | 1.67%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 15,177 | 9.88%, see rank | 8.22% | 8.02% |
| French | 1,866 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.80% | 3.34% |
| German | 14,237 | 9.27%, see rank | 7.03% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 227 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 122 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 19,796 | 12.89%, see rank | 9.11% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,354 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.71% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 433 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,152 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.61% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 98 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 389 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,524 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,738 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 494 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 660 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 515 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 44 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 22,970 | 14.96%, see rank | 15.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 469 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
122,721 (79.96%) out of the total population of 153,478 reported first ancestry.
| Decatur Area | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 186 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 188 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 137 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,497 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.51% |
| English | 14,723 | 9.59%, see rank | 8.80% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,285 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.54% |
| German | 14,690 | 9.57%, see rank | 7.49% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 170 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 187 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 21,285 | 13.87%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,253 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.73% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 347 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 970 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.67% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 69 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 223 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,609 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.69% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,841 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 445 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 769 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 377 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 30 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.31% |
| American | 22,772 | 14.84%, see rank | 14.21% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 409 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
121,977 (80.32%) out of the total population of 151,867 reported first ancestry.
| Decatur Area | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 435 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 67 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 156 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,094 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.63% |
| English | 15,580 | 10.26%, see rank | 9.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,626 | 1.73%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.77% |
| German | 14,653 | 9.65%, see rank | 7.74% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 65 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 210 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 21,858 | 14.39%, see rank | 10.42% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,393 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.78% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 379 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 927 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.70% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 41 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 269 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.18% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,758 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.40% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,954 | 1.95%, see rank | 2.11% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 376 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 686 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 323 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 179 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 21,414 | 14.10%, see rank | 13.35% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 392 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
120,594 (80.78%) out of the total population of 149,291 reported first ancestry.
| Decatur Area | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 439 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 110 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 105 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,214 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.68% |
| English | 15,868 | 10.63%, see rank | 10.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,725 | 1.83%, see rank | 2.18% | 3.90% |
| German | 15,245 | 10.21%, see rank | 8.01% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 78 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 181 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 21,562 | 14.44%, see rank | 10.66% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,669 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.82% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 410 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,005 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.71% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 20 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 185 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,883 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,908 | 1.95%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 250 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 559 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 118 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 134 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.32% |
| American | 22,363 | 14.98%, see rank | 13.57% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 483 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.40% | 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.