Erie Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
237,079 (84.63%) out of the total population of 280,132 reported first ancestry.
| Erie Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,369 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,345 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 905 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 4,324 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 22,643 | 8.08%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 5,973 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 82,163 | 29.33%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,270 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 2,833 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 47,585 | 16.99%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 36,208 | 12.93%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 892 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 33,714 | 12.04%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 905 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 3,696 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,331 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,874 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,330 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 6,349 | 2.27%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 639 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 2,278 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,543 | 4.83%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,238 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
241,939 (86.35%) out of the total population of 280,181 reported first ancestry.
| Erie Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 777 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,768 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,001 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 4,530 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 24,069 | 8.59%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,335 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 87,346 | 31.17%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,162 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 2,952 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 51,152 | 18.26%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 36,535 | 13.04%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 750 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 34,556 | 12.33%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 948 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 4,085 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,758 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,508 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,224 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 6,453 | 2.30%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 740 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2,273 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 12,456 | 4.45%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,543 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
245,913 (88.07%) out of the total population of 279,234 reported first ancestry.
| Erie Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 899 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,754 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,241 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 5,127 | 1.84%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 25,398 | 9.10%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 6,677 | 2.39%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 90,059 | 32.25%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 976 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 2,931 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 50,289 | 18.01%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 39,037 | 13.98%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 777 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 35,681 | 12.78%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 925 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 4,301 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,961 | 2.49%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,843 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,355 | 1.56%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 7,103 | 2.54%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 778 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 2,421 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,324 | 4.06%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,455 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
247,586 (88.51%) out of the total population of 279,721 reported first ancestry.
| Erie Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,013 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,803 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,278 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 5,133 | 1.84%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 25,979 | 9.29%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 7,072 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 91,565 | 32.73%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,185 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 3,163 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 51,423 | 18.38%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 38,767 | 13.86%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 814 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 36,729 | 13.13%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,030 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 4,337 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,718 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,796 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,175 | 1.49%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 7,256 | 2.59%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 859 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 2,431 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 11,231 | 4.02%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,584 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.52% | 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.