Fort Wayne Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
354,126 (83.91%) out of the total population of 422,029 reported first ancestry.
| Fort Wayne Area | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,140 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 733 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 900 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 6,662 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.97% | 1.40% |
| English | 30,921 | 7.33%, see rank | 8.65% | 8.02% |
| French | 16,649 | 3.94%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.34% |
| German | 128,697 | 30.49%, see rank | 23.81% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,799 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,607 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 40,188 | 9.52%, see rank | 11.76% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 10,707 | 2.54%, see rank | 2.69% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,755 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 9,041 | 2.14%, see rank | 3.17% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 238 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,107 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,976 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 6,834 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,953 | 1.88%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 3,396 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 5,667 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 738 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 50,370 | 11.94%, see rank | 11.14% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,917 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
363,348 (87.16%) out of the total population of 416,851 reported first ancestry.
| Fort Wayne Area | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,139 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 919 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 920 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 6,462 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.09% | 1.51% |
| English | 32,851 | 7.88%, see rank | 9.25% | 8.53% |
| French | 16,862 | 4.05%, see rank | 2.67% | 3.54% |
| German | 133,734 | 32.08%, see rank | 24.94% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,487 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,437 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 43,451 | 10.42%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 10,548 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.74% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,089 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 9,908 | 2.38%, see rank | 3.18% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 402 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,223 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,529 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.97% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 7,128 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.79% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 12,714 | 3.05%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 3,476 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 5,415 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 786 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 52,214 | 12.53%, see rank | 10.89% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,948 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
364,003 (88.34%) out of the total population of 412,067 reported first ancestry.
| Fort Wayne Area | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 924 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,203 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,015 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 7,035 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.63% |
| English | 34,761 | 8.44%, see rank | 9.71% | 9.02% |
| French | 18,188 | 4.41%, see rank | 2.88% | 3.77% |
| German | 141,367 | 34.31%, see rank | 26.58% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,053 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,788 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 47,221 | 11.46%, see rank | 12.90% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 11,240 | 2.73%, see rank | 2.88% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,711 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 9,215 | 2.24%, see rank | 3.28% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 382 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,409 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,989 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 7,670 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 14,110 | 3.42%, see rank | 1.23% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 3,498 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 5,584 | 1.36%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 606 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 44,559 | 10.81%, see rank | 10.04% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,043 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
360,908 (88.27%) out of the total population of 408,870 reported first ancestry.
| Fort Wayne Area | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 846 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,100 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 787 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 7,118 | 1.74%, see rank | 2.31% | 1.68% |
| English | 36,409 | 8.90%, see rank | 9.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 19,369 | 4.74%, see rank | 3.02% | 3.90% |
| German | 146,500 | 35.83%, see rank | 27.12% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,153 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,533 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 48,308 | 11.82%, see rank | 13.15% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 11,394 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.93% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,935 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 9,142 | 2.24%, see rank | 3.35% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 319 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,335 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,126 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 7,833 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 11,987 | 2.93%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,649 | 0.89%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 5,556 | 1.36%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 702 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| American | 39,615 | 9.69%, see rank | 10.09% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,325 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.62% | 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.