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Grand Rapids, MI Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

170,258 (89.26%) out of the total population of 190,739 reported first ancestry.

	Grand Rapids, MI	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	959	0.50%, see rank	1.70%	0.56%
Czech	617	0.32%, see rank	0.48%	0.47%
Danish	1,040	0.55%, see rank	0.38%	0.42%
Dutch	27,630	14.49%, see rank	4.77%	1.40%
English	12,711	6.66%, see rank	9.31%	8.02%
French	6,914	3.62%, see rank	6.00%	3.34%
German	30,203	15.83%, see rank	20.99%	15.03%
Greek	584	0.31%, see rank	0.44%	0.41%
Hungarian	790	0.41%, see rank	0.96%	0.46%
Irish	17,586	9.22%, see rank	11.09%	10.80%
Italian	5,447	2.86%, see rank	4.72%	5.52%
Norwegian	1,221	0.64%, see rank	0.77%	1.42%
Polish	13,445	7.05%, see rank	8.63%	3.01%
Portuguese	90	0.05%, see rank	0.06%	0.44%
Russian	1,092	0.57%, see rank	0.73%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	953	0.50%, see rank	0.71%	0.99%
Scottish	2,805	1.47%, see rank	2.22%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	3,447	1.81%, see rank	0.58%	0.95%
Swedish	3,406	1.79%, see rank	1.52%	1.27%
Swiss	388	0.20%, see rank	0.24%	0.30%
Ukrainian	357	0.19%, see rank	0.39%	0.31%
American	5,849	3.07%, see rank	5.98%	7.12%
Welsh	872	0.46%, see rank	0.47%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

173,217 (91.48%) out of the total population of 189,340 reported first ancestry.

	Grand Rapids, MI	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	852	0.45%, see rank	1.60%	0.53%
Czech	697	0.37%, see rank	0.51%	0.50%
Danish	1,209	0.64%, see rank	0.40%	0.45%
Dutch	27,081	14.30%, see rank	4.97%	1.51%
English	13,743	7.26%, see rank	9.89%	8.53%
French	6,563	3.47%, see rank	6.42%	3.54%
German	29,840	15.76%, see rank	21.87%	15.79%
Greek	395	0.21%, see rank	0.43%	0.42%
Hungarian	747	0.39%, see rank	1.01%	0.48%
Irish	17,502	9.24%, see rank	11.59%	11.36%
Italian	5,043	2.66%, see rank	4.78%	5.66%
Norwegian	1,187	0.63%, see rank	0.81%	1.46%
Polish	14,793	7.81%, see rank	8.95%	3.13%
Portuguese	48	0.03%, see rank	0.06%	0.46%
Russian	1,030	0.54%, see rank	0.76%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	928	0.49%, see rank	0.78%	1.07%
Scottish	2,513	1.33%, see rank	2.36%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	2,314	1.22%, see rank	0.58%	0.93%
Swedish	3,461	1.83%, see rank	1.65%	1.34%
Swiss	492	0.26%, see rank	0.24%	0.31%
Ukrainian	425	0.22%, see rank	0.41%	0.31%
American	4,862	2.57%, see rank	5.25%	6.72%
Welsh	841	0.44%, see rank	0.50%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

176,900 (92.89%) out of the total population of 190,441 reported first ancestry.

	Grand Rapids, MI	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	881	0.46%, see rank	1.51%	0.50%
Czech	666	0.35%, see rank	0.52%	0.53%
Danish	1,324	0.70%, see rank	0.44%	0.48%
Dutch	29,208	15.34%, see rank	5.18%	1.63%
English	14,001	7.35%, see rank	10.39%	9.02%
French	6,940	3.64%, see rank	6.91%	3.77%
German	30,598	16.07%, see rank	22.75%	16.51%
Greek	378	0.20%, see rank	0.46%	0.44%
Hungarian	603	0.32%, see rank	1.05%	0.51%
Irish	18,575	9.75%, see rank	11.92%	11.76%
Italian	5,060	2.66%, see rank	4.81%	5.78%
Norwegian	1,190	0.62%, see rank	0.87%	1.51%
Polish	15,189	7.98%, see rank	9.05%	3.24%
Portuguese	89	0.05%, see rank	0.06%	0.47%
Russian	989	0.52%, see rank	0.79%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	2,161	1.13%, see rank	1.58%	1.72%
Scottish	2,430	1.28%, see rank	2.47%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	2,553	1.34%, see rank	0.54%	0.91%
Swedish	3,385	1.78%, see rank	1.73%	1.41%
Swiss	639	0.34%, see rank	0.25%	0.33%
Ukrainian	351	0.18%, see rank	0.42%	0.31%
American	3,510	1.84%, see rank	4.76%	6.28%
Welsh	743	0.39%, see rank	0.52%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

179,869 (93.08%) out of the total population of 193,242 reported first ancestry.

	Grand Rapids, MI	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	798	0.41%, see rank	1.56%	0.50%
Czech	750	0.39%, see rank	0.54%	0.54%
Danish	1,386	0.72%, see rank	0.46%	0.49%
Dutch	30,613	15.84%, see rank	5.22%	1.68%
English	14,521	7.51%, see rank	10.57%	9.29%
French	6,629	3.43%, see rank	7.07%	3.90%
German	31,787	16.45%, see rank	22.89%	16.89%
Greek	312	0.16%, see rank	0.47%	0.45%
Hungarian	797	0.41%, see rank	1.07%	0.52%
Irish	18,702	9.68%, see rank	11.95%	12.01%
Italian	5,242	2.71%, see rank	4.84%	5.91%
Norwegian	1,248	0.65%, see rank	0.90%	1.55%
Polish	15,866	8.21%, see rank	9.19%	3.32%
Portuguese	63	0.03%, see rank	0.06%	0.48%
Russian	873	0.45%, see rank	0.81%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	2,241	1.16%, see rank	1.58%	1.77%
Scottish	2,331	1.21%, see rank	2.50%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	2,940	1.52%, see rank	0.54%	0.88%
Swedish	3,635	1.88%, see rank	1.75%	1.45%
Swiss	646	0.33%, see rank	0.26%	0.34%
Ukrainian	290	0.15%, see rank	0.44%	0.32%
American	4,086	2.11%, see rank	4.87%	6.43%
Welsh	730	0.38%, see rank	0.54%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

164,767 (83.30%) out of the total population of 197,800 reported first ancestry.

	Grand Rapids, MI	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	1,075	0.54%, see rank	1.04%	0.36%
Czech	229	0.12%, see rank	0.23%	0.27%
Danish	515	0.26%, see rank	0.27%	0.30%
Dutch	26,072	13.18%, see rank	3.44%	0.91%
English	8,485	4.29%, see rank	6.26%	5.91%
French	3,619	1.83%, see rank	4.14%	2.39%
German	17,059	8.62%, see rank	13.90%	10.81%
Greek	408	0.21%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Hungarian	402	0.20%, see rank	0.65%	0.32%
Irish	9,770	4.94%, see rank	6.16%	6.85%
Italian	3,222	1.63%, see rank	3.64%	4.59%
Norwegian	790	0.40%, see rank	0.58%	1.15%
Polish	12,037	6.09%, see rank	6.42%	2.24%
Portuguese	60	0.03%, see rank	0.04%	0.33%
Russian	529	0.27%, see rank	0.48%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	1,445	0.73%, see rank	0.90%	1.17%
Scottish	1,376	0.70%, see rank	1.39%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	2,477	1.25%, see rank	0.50%	0.61%
Swedish	1,716	0.87%, see rank	0.97%	0.87%
Swiss	247	0.12%, see rank	0.14%	0.19%
Ukrainian	196	0.10%, see rank	0.32%	0.24%
American	5,996	3.03%, see rank	5.21%	7.33%
Welsh	340	0.17%, see rank	0.24%	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.