Gainesville Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
223,317 (83.11%) out of the total population of 268,707 reported first ancestry.
| Gainesville Area | % of the Total Population | Florida | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,386 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 779 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 627 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,420 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.40% |
| English | 26,420 | 9.83%, see rank | 7.46% | 8.02% |
| French | 8,565 | 3.19%, see rank | 2.93% | 3.34% |
| German | 34,758 | 12.94%, see rank | 10.48% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,152 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,167 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 30,387 | 11.31%, see rank | 9.35% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 13,997 | 5.21%, see rank | 6.10% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,299 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.60% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 7,365 | 2.74%, see rank | 2.49% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 305 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 3,798 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,094 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,868 | 2.18%, see rank | 1.56% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,008 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,884 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 510 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 697 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 16,232 | 6.04%, see rank | 8.87% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,878 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
226,128 (85.38%) out of the total population of 264,853 reported first ancestry.
| Gainesville Area | % of the Total Population | Florida | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,548 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 915 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 527 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,525 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.51% |
| English | 28,116 | 10.62%, see rank | 8.09% | 8.53% |
| French | 7,864 | 2.97%, see rank | 3.16% | 3.54% |
| German | 35,471 | 13.39%, see rank | 11.29% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,383 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,328 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 30,567 | 11.54%, see rank | 10.09% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 14,019 | 5.29%, see rank | 6.33% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,418 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 8,042 | 3.04%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 485 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 3,864 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,763 | 1.42%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 6,093 | 2.30%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,686 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 3,035 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.83% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 532 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 676 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| American | 14,378 | 5.43%, see rank | 7.88% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,952 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
219,229 (84.02%) out of the total population of 260,930 reported first ancestry.
| Gainesville Area | % of the Total Population | Florida | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,548 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 879 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 530 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,196 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.63% |
| English | 29,292 | 11.23%, see rank | 8.80% | 9.02% |
| French | 8,412 | 3.22%, see rank | 3.37% | 3.77% |
| German | 35,436 | 13.58%, see rank | 12.01% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,293 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,172 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 30,080 | 11.53%, see rank | 10.69% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 13,906 | 5.33%, see rank | 6.56% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,176 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.64% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 7,241 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.76% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 536 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 3,698 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,544 | 2.51%, see rank | 1.56% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 6,352 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,547 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 3,167 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.89% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 599 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 669 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,611 | 5.22%, see rank | 6.86% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,792 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
214,103 (83.71%) out of the total population of 255,761 reported first ancestry.
| Gainesville Area | % of the Total Population | Florida | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,386 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 689 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 525 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,510 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.68% |
| English | 29,856 | 11.67%, see rank | 9.19% | 9.29% |
| French | 9,265 | 3.62%, see rank | 3.54% | 3.90% |
| German | 35,411 | 13.85%, see rank | 12.46% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,131 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,109 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 30,479 | 11.92%, see rank | 11.05% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 13,703 | 5.36%, see rank | 6.76% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,315 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 7,235 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.86% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 686 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 3,414 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,814 | 2.66%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 6,551 | 2.56%, see rank | 1.91% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,567 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,057 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 562 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 606 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| American | 13,400 | 5.24%, see rank | 6.86% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,764 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.58% | 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.