Gainesville Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
159,947 (86.31%) out of the total population of 185,318 reported first ancestry.
| Gainesville Area | % of the Total Population | Georgia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 231 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 405 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 168 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,452 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 15,864 | 8.56%, see rank | 8.23% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,814 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.68% | 3.34% |
| German | 15,712 | 8.48%, see rank | 7.23% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 392 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 457 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 17,640 | 9.52%, see rank | 8.10% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 5,209 | 2.81%, see rank | 2.26% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 687 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,783 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.06% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 164 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 429 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,652 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 3,536 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,188 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.81% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 902 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 164 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 190 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.31% |
| American | 23,583 | 12.73%, see rank | 11.81% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 828 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
160,854 (88.95%) out of the total population of 180,831 reported first ancestry.
| Gainesville Area | % of the Total Population | Georgia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 133 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 358 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 198 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,610 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.84% | 1.51% |
| English | 15,601 | 8.63%, see rank | 8.62% | 8.53% |
| French | 3,449 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.74% | 3.54% |
| German | 15,946 | 8.82%, see rank | 7.62% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 345 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 525 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 18,137 | 10.03%, see rank | 8.57% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,278 | 2.92%, see rank | 2.25% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 877 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,083 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.05% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 120 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 454 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,644 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.32% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 3,151 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 952 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 830 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 225 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 151 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 24,902 | 13.77%, see rank | 11.14% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 855 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
155,809 (89.03%) out of the total population of 175,001 reported first ancestry.
| Gainesville Area | % of the Total Population | Georgia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 239 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 268 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 185 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,802 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.63% |
| English | 16,350 | 9.34%, see rank | 9.06% | 9.02% |
| French | 3,536 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.88% | 3.77% |
| German | 15,488 | 8.85%, see rank | 8.03% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 302 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 531 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 18,484 | 10.56%, see rank | 9.10% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 4,649 | 2.66%, see rank | 2.31% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 888 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,552 | 0.89%, see rank | 1.09% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 134 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 546 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,223 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,992 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 953 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.93% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 612 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 302 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 105 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.31% |
| American | 29,375 | 16.79%, see rank | 10.69% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 818 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
159,654 (89.85%) out of the total population of 177,685 reported first ancestry.
| Gainesville Area | % of the Total Population | Georgia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 340 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 252 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 227 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,873 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.68% |
| English | 16,784 | 9.45%, see rank | 9.42% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,682 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.90% |
| German | 15,635 | 8.80%, see rank | 8.38% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 243 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 475 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 18,422 | 10.37%, see rank | 9.46% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,639 | 2.61%, see rank | 2.40% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 933 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,744 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 214 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 485 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,221 | 1.81%, see rank | 2.07% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,189 | 1.79%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 683 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.81% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 744 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 282 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 192 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| American | 33,207 | 18.69%, see rank | 11.03% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 916 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.45% | 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.