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Harris County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

3,896,206 (91.25%) out of the total population of 4,269,608 reported first ancestry.

	Harris County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	30,596	0.72%, see rank	0.41%	0.56%
Czech	26,532	0.62%, see rank	0.78%	0.47%
Danish	6,093	0.14%, see rank	0.18%	0.42%
Dutch	24,047	0.56%, see rank	0.82%	1.40%
English	202,862	4.75%, see rank	6.41%	8.02%
French	95,606	2.24%, see rank	2.40%	3.34%
German	301,808	7.07%, see rank	10.11%	15.03%
Greek	10,212	0.24%, see rank	0.18%	0.41%
Hungarian	6,554	0.15%, see rank	0.15%	0.46%
Irish	210,624	4.93%, see rank	7.15%	10.80%
Italian	79,021	1.85%, see rank	1.91%	5.52%
Norwegian	15,681	0.37%, see rank	0.51%	1.42%
Polish	46,856	1.10%, see rank	1.09%	3.01%
Portuguese	5,816	0.14%, see rank	0.12%	0.44%
Russian	15,479	0.36%, see rank	0.31%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	31,079	0.73%, see rank	1.03%	0.99%
Scottish	44,601	1.04%, see rank	1.41%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	58,594	1.37%, see rank	0.98%	0.95%
Swedish	17,849	0.42%, see rank	0.57%	1.27%
Swiss	4,524	0.11%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Ukrainian	4,089	0.10%, see rank	0.08%	0.31%
American	178,280	4.18%, see rank	5.70%	7.12%
Welsh	11,583	0.27%, see rank	0.37%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

3,781,419 (92.19%) out of the total population of 4,101,752 reported first ancestry.

	Harris County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	27,247	0.66%, see rank	0.39%	0.53%
Czech	26,874	0.66%, see rank	0.83%	0.50%
Danish	6,632	0.16%, see rank	0.20%	0.45%
Dutch	25,023	0.61%, see rank	0.89%	1.51%
English	205,425	5.01%, see rank	6.82%	8.53%
French	95,302	2.32%, see rank	2.52%	3.54%
German	309,271	7.54%, see rank	10.61%	15.79%
Greek	10,347	0.25%, see rank	0.18%	0.42%
Hungarian	5,941	0.14%, see rank	0.15%	0.48%
Irish	210,889	5.14%, see rank	7.50%	11.36%
Italian	75,297	1.84%, see rank	1.91%	5.66%
Norwegian	15,613	0.38%, see rank	0.51%	1.46%
Polish	44,563	1.09%, see rank	1.10%	3.13%
Portuguese	5,647	0.14%, see rank	0.11%	0.46%
Russian	15,286	0.37%, see rank	0.32%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	33,072	0.81%, see rank	1.11%	1.07%
Scottish	44,658	1.09%, see rank	1.48%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	61,803	1.51%, see rank	0.94%	0.93%
Swedish	18,527	0.45%, see rank	0.61%	1.34%
Swiss	4,806	0.12%, see rank	0.13%	0.31%
Ukrainian	4,095	0.10%, see rank	0.08%	0.31%
American	160,921	3.92%, see rank	5.60%	6.72%
Welsh	11,412	0.28%, see rank	0.39%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

3,662,723 (92.70%) out of the total population of 3,950,999 reported first ancestry.

	Harris County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	23,221	0.59%, see rank	0.37%	0.50%
Czech	28,410	0.72%, see rank	0.89%	0.53%
Danish	6,888	0.17%, see rank	0.21%	0.48%
Dutch	26,542	0.67%, see rank	1.00%	1.63%
English	213,833	5.41%, see rank	7.30%	9.02%
French	95,839	2.43%, see rank	2.69%	3.77%
German	315,380	7.98%, see rank	11.01%	16.51%
Greek	9,787	0.25%, see rank	0.18%	0.44%
Hungarian	5,855	0.15%, see rank	0.15%	0.51%
Irish	213,622	5.41%, see rank	7.86%	11.76%
Italian	73,987	1.87%, see rank	1.92%	5.78%
Norwegian	15,985	0.40%, see rank	0.55%	1.51%
Polish	43,207	1.09%, see rank	1.15%	3.24%
Portuguese	3,847	0.10%, see rank	0.11%	0.47%
Russian	15,087	0.38%, see rank	0.34%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	47,747	1.21%, see rank	1.66%	1.72%
Scottish	49,439	1.25%, see rank	1.60%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	62,465	1.58%, see rank	0.93%	0.91%
Swedish	19,485	0.49%, see rank	0.65%	1.41%
Swiss	5,277	0.13%, see rank	0.14%	0.33%
Ukrainian	4,155	0.11%, see rank	0.08%	0.31%
American	152,784	3.87%, see rank	5.62%	6.28%
Welsh	12,883	0.33%, see rank	0.42%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

3,642,559 (93.17%) out of the total population of 3,909,790 reported first ancestry.

	Harris County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	22,928	0.59%, see rank	0.36%	0.50%
Czech	29,686	0.76%, see rank	0.91%	0.54%
Danish	7,066	0.18%, see rank	0.22%	0.49%
Dutch	28,819	0.74%, see rank	1.05%	1.68%
English	224,275	5.74%, see rank	7.61%	9.29%
French	101,767	2.60%, see rank	2.82%	3.90%
German	335,274	8.58%, see rank	11.31%	16.89%
Greek	9,671	0.25%, see rank	0.18%	0.45%
Hungarian	5,780	0.15%, see rank	0.15%	0.52%
Irish	226,524	5.79%, see rank	8.11%	12.01%
Italian	80,109	2.05%, see rank	1.97%	5.91%
Norwegian	17,869	0.46%, see rank	0.57%	1.55%
Polish	46,176	1.18%, see rank	1.17%	3.32%
Portuguese	4,357	0.11%, see rank	0.11%	0.48%
Russian	16,859	0.43%, see rank	0.35%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	52,919	1.35%, see rank	1.75%	1.77%
Scottish	52,760	1.35%, see rank	1.65%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	60,240	1.54%, see rank	0.91%	0.88%
Swedish	20,720	0.53%, see rank	0.67%	1.45%
Swiss	5,171	0.13%, see rank	0.15%	0.34%
Ukrainian	4,001	0.10%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
American	170,097	4.35%, see rank	6.00%	6.43%
Welsh	13,624	0.35%, see rank	0.43%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

2,844,826 (83.66%) out of the total population of 3,400,578 reported first ancestry.

	Harris County	% of the Total Population	Texas	U.S.
Arab	16,000	0.47%, see rank	0.26%	0.36%
Czech	15,830	0.47%, see rank	0.53%	0.27%
Danish	4,162	0.12%, see rank	0.13%	0.30%
Dutch	14,398	0.42%, see rank	0.54%	0.91%
English	151,381	4.45%, see rank	5.11%	5.91%
French	60,527	1.78%, see rank	1.65%	2.39%
German	205,866	6.05%, see rank	7.27%	10.81%
Greek	6,326	0.19%, see rank	0.12%	0.34%
Hungarian	4,151	0.12%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Irish	127,105	3.74%, see rank	4.58%	6.85%
Italian	57,173	1.68%, see rank	1.36%	4.59%
Norwegian	12,435	0.37%, see rank	0.42%	1.15%
Polish	32,075	0.94%, see rank	0.77%	2.24%
Portuguese	1,995	0.06%, see rank	0.06%	0.33%
Russian	9,580	0.28%, see rank	0.19%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	36,024	1.06%, see rank	1.28%	1.17%
Scottish	29,813	0.88%, see rank	0.96%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	37,134	1.09%, see rank	0.62%	0.61%
Swedish	11,684	0.34%, see rank	0.39%	0.87%
Swiss	3,071	0.09%, see rank	0.08%	0.19%
Ukrainian	2,439	0.07%, see rank	0.05%	0.24%
American	176,504	5.19%, see rank	7.45%	7.33%
Welsh	6,247	0.18%, 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.