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Galveston County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

257,995 (85.35%) out of the total population of 302,276 reported first ancestry.

	Galveston County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	1,300	0.43%, see rank	0.41%	0.56%
Czech	3,225	1.07%, see rank	0.78%	0.47%
Danish	627	0.21%, see rank	0.18%	0.42%
Dutch	3,175	1.05%, see rank	0.82%	1.40%
English	23,115	7.65%, see rank	6.41%	8.02%
French	13,254	4.38%, see rank	2.40%	3.34%
German	41,876	13.85%, see rank	10.11%	15.03%
Greek	1,251	0.41%, see rank	0.18%	0.41%
Hungarian	882	0.29%, see rank	0.15%	0.46%
Irish	31,956	10.57%, see rank	7.15%	10.80%
Italian	13,176	4.36%, see rank	1.91%	5.52%
Norwegian	1,810	0.60%, see rank	0.51%	1.42%
Polish	4,589	1.52%, see rank	1.09%	3.01%
Portuguese	410	0.14%, see rank	0.12%	0.44%
Russian	1,238	0.41%, see rank	0.31%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	3,598	1.19%, see rank	1.03%	0.99%
Scottish	5,095	1.69%, see rank	1.41%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	2,055	0.68%, see rank	0.98%	0.95%
Swedish	2,656	0.88%, see rank	0.57%	1.27%
Swiss	334	0.11%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Ukrainian	410	0.14%, see rank	0.08%	0.31%
American	16,536	5.47%, see rank	5.70%	7.12%
Welsh	1,785	0.59%, see rank	0.37%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

258,830 (88.38%) out of the total population of 292,874 reported first ancestry.

	Galveston County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	902	0.31%, see rank	0.39%	0.53%
Czech	3,475	1.19%, see rank	0.83%	0.50%
Danish	739	0.25%, see rank	0.20%	0.45%
Dutch	3,217	1.10%, see rank	0.89%	1.51%
English	24,285	8.29%, see rank	6.82%	8.53%
French	13,768	4.70%, see rank	2.52%	3.54%
German	41,422	14.14%, see rank	10.61%	15.79%
Greek	1,135	0.39%, see rank	0.18%	0.42%
Hungarian	1,046	0.36%, see rank	0.15%	0.48%
Irish	31,293	10.68%, see rank	7.50%	11.36%
Italian	13,772	4.70%, see rank	1.91%	5.66%
Norwegian	2,045	0.70%, see rank	0.51%	1.46%
Polish	4,597	1.57%, see rank	1.10%	3.13%
Portuguese	415	0.14%, see rank	0.11%	0.46%
Russian	1,609	0.55%, see rank	0.32%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	3,556	1.21%, see rank	1.11%	1.07%
Scottish	5,290	1.81%, see rank	1.48%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	2,017	0.69%, see rank	0.94%	0.93%
Swedish	2,968	1.01%, see rank	0.61%	1.34%
Swiss	270	0.09%, see rank	0.13%	0.31%
Ukrainian	353	0.12%, see rank	0.08%	0.31%
American	15,766	5.38%, see rank	5.60%	6.72%
Welsh	1,448	0.49%, see rank	0.39%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

257,722 (90.01%) out of the total population of 286,326 reported first ancestry.

	Galveston County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	699	0.24%, see rank	0.37%	0.50%
Czech	3,633	1.27%, see rank	0.89%	0.53%
Danish	695	0.24%, see rank	0.21%	0.48%
Dutch	3,642	1.27%, see rank	1.00%	1.63%
English	24,315	8.49%, see rank	7.30%	9.02%
French	13,580	4.74%, see rank	2.69%	3.77%
German	42,303	14.77%, see rank	11.01%	16.51%
Greek	799	0.28%, see rank	0.18%	0.44%
Hungarian	1,066	0.37%, see rank	0.15%	0.51%
Irish	31,981	11.17%, see rank	7.86%	11.76%
Italian	12,611	4.40%, see rank	1.92%	5.78%
Norwegian	2,054	0.72%, see rank	0.55%	1.51%
Polish	5,103	1.78%, see rank	1.15%	3.24%
Portuguese	574	0.20%, see rank	0.11%	0.47%
Russian	1,338	0.47%, see rank	0.34%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	5,908	2.06%, see rank	1.66%	1.72%
Scottish	5,193	1.81%, see rank	1.60%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	1,844	0.64%, see rank	0.93%	0.91%
Swedish	2,897	1.01%, see rank	0.65%	1.41%
Swiss	270	0.09%, see rank	0.14%	0.33%
Ukrainian	304	0.11%, see rank	0.08%	0.31%
American	14,692	5.13%, see rank	5.62%	6.28%
Welsh	1,665	0.58%, see rank	0.42%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

255,241 (90.37%) out of the total population of 282,440 reported first ancestry.

	Galveston County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	506	0.18%, see rank	0.36%	0.50%
Czech	3,824	1.35%, see rank	0.91%	0.54%
Danish	654	0.23%, see rank	0.22%	0.49%
Dutch	4,103	1.45%, see rank	1.05%	1.68%
English	25,589	9.06%, see rank	7.61%	9.29%
French	13,557	4.80%, see rank	2.82%	3.90%
German	42,211	14.95%, see rank	11.31%	16.89%
Greek	775	0.27%, see rank	0.18%	0.45%
Hungarian	934	0.33%, see rank	0.15%	0.52%
Irish	31,948	11.31%, see rank	8.11%	12.01%
Italian	12,395	4.39%, see rank	1.97%	5.91%
Norwegian	2,173	0.77%, see rank	0.57%	1.55%
Polish	5,091	1.80%, see rank	1.17%	3.32%
Portuguese	493	0.17%, see rank	0.11%	0.48%
Russian	1,454	0.51%, see rank	0.35%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	5,819	2.06%, see rank	1.75%	1.77%
Scottish	5,021	1.78%, see rank	1.65%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	1,764	0.62%, see rank	0.91%	0.88%
Swedish	3,220	1.14%, see rank	0.67%	1.45%
Swiss	312	0.11%, see rank	0.15%	0.34%
Ukrainian	263	0.09%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
American	14,447	5.12%, see rank	6.00%	6.43%
Welsh	1,418	0.50%, see rank	0.43%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

196,789 (78.67%) out of the total population of 250,158 reported first ancestry.

	Galveston County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	476	0.19%, see rank	0.26%	0.36%
Czech	1,138	0.45%, see rank	0.53%	0.27%
Danish	452	0.18%, see rank	0.13%	0.30%
Dutch	1,387	0.55%, see rank	0.54%	0.91%
English	14,969	5.98%, see rank	5.11%	5.91%
French	7,054	2.82%, see rank	1.65%	2.39%
German	21,905	8.76%, see rank	7.27%	10.81%
Greek	594	0.24%, see rank	0.12%	0.34%
Hungarian	310	0.12%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Irish	14,331	5.73%, see rank	4.58%	6.85%
Italian	7,445	2.98%, see rank	1.36%	4.59%
Norwegian	1,491	0.60%, see rank	0.42%	1.15%
Polish	2,229	0.89%, see rank	0.77%	2.24%
Portuguese	99	0.04%, see rank	0.06%	0.33%
Russian	399	0.16%, see rank	0.19%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	3,401	1.36%, see rank	1.28%	1.17%
Scottish	2,783	1.11%, see rank	0.96%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	1,779	0.71%, see rank	0.62%	0.61%
Swedish	1,330	0.53%, see rank	0.39%	0.87%
Swiss	282	0.11%, see rank	0.08%	0.19%
Ukrainian	151	0.06%, see rank	0.05%	0.24%
American	19,172	7.66%, see rank	7.45%	7.33%
Welsh	654	0.26%, see rank	0.22%	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.