Detroit, MI Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
636,832 (91.57%) out of the total population of 695,437 reported first ancestry.
Detroit, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 7,949 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.56% |
Czech | 275 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.47% |
Danish | 160 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 1,118 | 0.16%, see rank | 4.77% | 1.40% |
English | 5,035 | 0.72%, see rank | 9.31% | 8.02% |
French | 4,600 | 0.66%, see rank | 6.00% | 3.34% |
German | 10,496 | 1.51%, see rank | 20.99% | 15.03% |
Greek | 428 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 836 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
Irish | 10,525 | 1.51%, see rank | 11.09% | 10.80% |
Italian | 3,780 | 0.54%, see rank | 4.72% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 386 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.42% |
Polish | 9,403 | 1.35%, see rank | 8.63% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 55 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
Russian | 844 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 500 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 1,214 | 0.17%, see rank | 2.22% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 10,256 | 1.47%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 629 | 0.09%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 92 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 879 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.31% |
American | 15,385 | 2.21%, see rank | 5.98% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 308 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
669,629 (92.82%) out of the total population of 721,459 reported first ancestry.
Detroit, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 8,691 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.60% | 0.53% |
Czech | 235 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.50% |
Danish | 169 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 1,052 | 0.15%, see rank | 4.97% | 1.51% |
English | 5,171 | 0.72%, see rank | 9.89% | 8.53% |
French | 4,236 | 0.59%, see rank | 6.42% | 3.54% |
German | 10,245 | 1.42%, see rank | 21.87% | 15.79% |
Greek | 515 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 1,038 | 0.14%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.48% |
Irish | 10,282 | 1.43%, see rank | 11.59% | 11.36% |
Italian | 4,030 | 0.56%, see rank | 4.78% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 289 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.46% |
Polish | 9,863 | 1.37%, see rank | 8.95% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 46 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
Russian | 710 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 514 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 1,110 | 0.15%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 11,601 | 1.61%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 816 | 0.11%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 66 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 648 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
American | 8,927 | 1.24%, see rank | 5.25% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 378 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
710,756 (93.60%) out of the total population of 759,340 reported first ancestry.
Detroit, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 8,609 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.50% |
Czech | 321 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.53% |
Danish | 230 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 1,226 | 0.16%, see rank | 5.18% | 1.63% |
English | 5,767 | 0.76%, see rank | 10.39% | 9.02% |
French | 4,743 | 0.62%, see rank | 6.91% | 3.77% |
German | 11,323 | 1.49%, see rank | 22.75% | 16.51% |
Greek | 451 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 1,137 | 0.15%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.51% |
Irish | 10,866 | 1.43%, see rank | 11.92% | 11.76% |
Italian | 4,785 | 0.63%, see rank | 4.81% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 292 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.51% |
Polish | 10,573 | 1.39%, see rank | 9.05% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 42 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
Russian | 635 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,253 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 1,309 | 0.17%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 11,982 | 1.58%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 717 | 0.09%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 149 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 647 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.31% |
American | 7,086 | 0.93%, see rank | 4.76% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 317 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
861,691 (94.06%) out of the total population of 916,133 reported first ancestry.
Detroit, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 19,014 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.50% |
Czech | 498 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.54% |
Danish | 516 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 2,205 | 0.24%, see rank | 5.22% | 1.68% |
English | 9,929 | 1.08%, see rank | 10.57% | 9.29% |
French | 7,567 | 0.83%, see rank | 7.07% | 3.90% |
German | 19,899 | 2.17%, see rank | 22.89% | 16.89% |
Greek | 658 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 2,156 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.52% |
Irish | 19,178 | 2.09%, see rank | 11.95% | 12.01% |
Italian | 8,474 | 0.92%, see rank | 4.84% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 573 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.55% |
Polish | 19,778 | 2.16%, see rank | 9.19% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 85 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
Russian | 1,143 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,115 | 0.23%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 2,929 | 0.32%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 14,336 | 1.56%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 1,731 | 0.19%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 281 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 1,300 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.32% |
American | 9,129 | 1.00%, see rank | 4.87% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 518 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
762,602 (80.17%) out of the total population of 951,270 reported first ancestry.
Detroit, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 8,006 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.36% |
Czech | 250 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.27% |
Danish | 310 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 699 | 0.07%, see rank | 3.44% | 0.91% |
English | 4,622 | 0.49%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.91% |
French | 4,451 | 0.47%, see rank | 4.14% | 2.39% |
German | 10,652 | 1.12%, see rank | 13.90% | 10.81% |
Greek | 526 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 1,022 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.32% |
Irish | 8,223 | 0.86%, see rank | 6.16% | 6.85% |
Italian | 6,116 | 0.64%, see rank | 3.64% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 497 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.15% |
Polish | 16,257 | 1.71%, see rank | 6.42% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 87 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
Russian | 808 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,020 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 1,529 | 0.16%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 16,525 | 1.74%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 576 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 55 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 1,000 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.24% |
American | 11,574 | 1.22%, see rank | 5.21% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 177 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
* 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.