Erie County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
838,505 (91.07%) out of the total population of 920,694 reported first ancestry.
| Erie County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,689 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 2,291 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,763 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 8,482 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.40% |
| English | 63,840 | 6.93%, see rank | 5.38% | 8.02% |
| French | 28,954 | 3.14%, see rank | 2.93% | 3.34% |
| German | 232,690 | 25.27%, see rank | 10.62% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 4,020 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 9,043 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 159,498 | 17.32%, see rank | 12.41% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 153,464 | 16.67%, see rank | 13.28% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,729 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 166,764 | 18.11%, see rank | 4.82% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,100 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 9,350 | 1.02%, see rank | 2.21% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,684 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 14,523 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,346 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.27% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 7,444 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,335 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 6,860 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 24,581 | 2.67%, see rank | 5.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 5,012 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
850,647 (92.51%) out of the total population of 919,542 reported first ancestry.
| Erie County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,043 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,173 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,371 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 9,393 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.51% |
| English | 68,880 | 7.49%, see rank | 5.77% | 8.53% |
| French | 30,403 | 3.31%, see rank | 3.12% | 3.54% |
| German | 238,402 | 25.93%, see rank | 11.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 3,986 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 9,297 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 161,775 | 17.59%, see rank | 13.03% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 154,152 | 16.76%, see rank | 13.84% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,610 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 169,978 | 18.49%, see rank | 5.08% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,139 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 9,265 | 1.01%, see rank | 2.41% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,451 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 14,449 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,172 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 8,228 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,286 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 7,465 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 22,815 | 2.48%, see rank | 4.21% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 5,351 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
861,519 (93.52%) out of the total population of 921,202 reported first ancestry.
| Erie County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 8,035 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,207 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,162 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 9,750 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.63% |
| English | 70,914 | 7.70%, see rank | 6.14% | 9.02% |
| French | 31,683 | 3.44%, see rank | 3.33% | 3.77% |
| German | 246,371 | 26.74%, see rank | 11.71% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 4,465 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 9,692 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 163,985 | 17.80%, see rank | 13.34% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 152,600 | 16.57%, see rank | 14.20% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,897 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 174,651 | 18.96%, see rank | 5.24% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,172 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 8,992 | 0.98%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,370 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 14,392 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,837 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 8,485 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,342 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 7,778 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 23,171 | 2.52%, see rank | 3.58% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 5,167 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
860,589 (94.14%) out of the total population of 914,200 reported first ancestry.
| Erie County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7,625 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,108 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,215 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 9,960 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.68% |
| English | 74,340 | 8.13%, see rank | 6.30% | 9.29% |
| French | 32,679 | 3.57%, see rank | 3.38% | 3.90% |
| German | 248,383 | 27.17%, see rank | 11.88% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 4,297 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 9,507 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 164,203 | 17.96%, see rank | 13.54% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 152,750 | 16.71%, see rank | 14.66% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,764 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 177,332 | 19.40%, see rank | 5.31% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,107 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 9,486 | 1.04%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,173 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 14,798 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,342 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 8,189 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,521 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 8,420 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
| American | 22,484 | 2.46%, see rank | 3.66% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 5,239 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
828,324 (87.17%) out of the total population of 950,265 reported first ancestry.
| Erie County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,963 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 1,004 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 931 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 4,035 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.91% |
| English | 41,178 | 4.33%, see rank | 3.65% | 5.91% |
| French | 15,215 | 1.60%, see rank | 2.01% | 2.39% |
| German | 162,830 | 17.14%, see rank | 6.84% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 2,909 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 6,585 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 96,845 | 10.19%, see rank | 8.65% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 123,097 | 12.95%, see rank | 12.50% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 1,955 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 142,253 | 14.97%, see rank | 3.71% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 423 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 5,609 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.93% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,968 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 9,030 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,309 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 4,525 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 1,025 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 4,961 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.24% |
| American | 21,373 | 2.25%, see rank | 3.78% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 2,314 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.