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Harrisburg, PA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
43,308 (87.85%) out of the total population of 49,297 reported first ancestry.
| Harrisburg, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 248 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 41 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 9 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 392 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 1,379 | 2.80%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 414 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 4,991 | 10.12%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 75 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 214 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 3,329 | 6.75%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 1,891 | 3.84%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 75 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 657 | 1.33%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 56 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 220 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 189 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 159 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,024 | 2.08%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 83 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 144 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 51 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 766 | 1.55%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 255 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
44,518 (90.12%) out of the total population of 49,401 reported first ancestry.
| Harrisburg, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 123 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 41 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 10 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 483 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 1,370 | 2.77%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 419 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 6,092 | 12.33%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 81 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 178 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 3,487 | 7.06%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,066 | 4.18%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 42 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 838 | 1.70%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 39 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 248 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 296 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 200 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 996 | 2.02%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 70 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 191 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 14 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 591 | 1.20%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 165 | 0.33%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
45,329 (91.89%) out of the total population of 49,332 reported first ancestry.
| Harrisburg, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 38 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 49 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 10 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 582 | 1.18%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 1,244 | 2.52%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 480 | 0.97%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 5,782 | 11.72%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 46 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 190 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 2,927 | 5.93%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 1,866 | 3.78%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 19 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 779 | 1.58%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 217 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 394 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 207 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 848 | 1.72%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 120 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 150 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 56 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 666 | 1.35%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 175 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
43,240 (91.29%) out of the total population of 47,368 reported first ancestry.
| Harrisburg, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 57 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 105 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 26 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 485 | 1.02%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 1,411 | 2.98%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 544 | 1.15%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 6,252 | 13.20%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 39 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 168 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 3,210 | 6.78%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 1,970 | 4.16%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 34 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 939 | 1.98%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 206 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 449 | 0.95%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 227 | 0.48%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,138 | 2.40%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 91 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 115 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 74 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 881 | 1.86%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 171 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
39,688 (81.08%) out of the total population of 48,950 reported first ancestry.
| Harrisburg, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 124 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 31 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 45 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 241 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.91% |
| English | 714 | 1.46%, see rank | 4.75% | 5.91% |
| French | 115 | 0.23%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.39% |
| German | 3,583 | 7.32%, see rank | 19.14% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 47 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 120 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 1,276 | 2.61%, see rank | 10.11% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,483 | 3.03%, see rank | 9.55% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 68 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 266 | 0.54%, see rank | 4.74% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 24 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 142 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 205 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 133 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 996 | 2.03%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 74 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 61 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 98 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.24% |
| American | 1,701 | 3.47%, see rank | 5.16% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 181 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.72% | 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.