Howard County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
271,782 (90.82%) out of the total population of 299,269 reported first ancestry.
Howard County | % of the Total Population | Maryland | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,034 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.56% |
Czech | 1,393 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.47% |
Danish | 728 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 2,238 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.40% |
English | 29,056 | 9.71%, see rank | 7.82% | 8.02% |
French | 6,118 | 2.04%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.34% |
German | 48,455 | 16.19%, see rank | 14.69% | 15.03% |
Greek | 1,961 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 1,137 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.46% |
Irish | 34,808 | 11.63%, see rank | 11.24% | 10.80% |
Italian | 18,904 | 6.32%, see rank | 5.21% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 2,025 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.42% |
Polish | 12,156 | 4.06%, see rank | 3.31% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 764 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.44% |
Russian | 5,620 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.33% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,490 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 6,483 | 2.17%, see rank | 1.63% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 9,952 | 3.33%, see rank | 3.62% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 2,485 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,162 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 1,834 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.31% |
American | 13,319 | 4.45%, see rank | 5.14% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,933 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
267,416 (92.64%) out of the total population of 288,676 reported first ancestry.
Howard County | % of the Total Population | Maryland | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,892 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
Czech | 1,547 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.50% |
Danish | 1,019 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 2,594 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
English | 28,235 | 9.78%, see rank | 8.43% | 8.53% |
French | 6,710 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.08% | 3.54% |
German | 49,268 | 17.07%, see rank | 15.67% | 15.79% |
Greek | 1,596 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 1,548 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.48% |
Irish | 36,919 | 12.79%, see rank | 11.84% | 11.36% |
Italian | 18,075 | 6.26%, see rank | 5.34% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 2,100 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.46% |
Polish | 12,584 | 4.36%, see rank | 3.44% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 668 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.46% |
Russian | 6,016 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,399 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.84% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 6,348 | 2.20%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 8,612 | 2.98%, see rank | 3.17% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 2,926 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 996 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 1,639 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 13,458 | 4.66%, see rank | 4.77% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 1,985 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
261,778 (93.70%) out of the total population of 279,366 reported first ancestry.
Howard County | % of the Total Population | Maryland | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,844 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,554 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.53% |
Danish | 900 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 3,066 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.63% |
English | 29,590 | 10.59%, see rank | 8.85% | 9.02% |
French | 7,055 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.77% |
German | 49,498 | 17.72%, see rank | 16.31% | 16.51% |
Greek | 1,860 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 1,807 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.51% |
Irish | 38,726 | 13.86%, see rank | 12.18% | 11.76% |
Italian | 19,620 | 7.02%, see rank | 5.47% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 2,401 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.51% |
Polish | 12,980 | 4.65%, see rank | 3.51% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 693 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.47% |
Russian | 5,744 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,163 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 6,165 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 7,726 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.93% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 3,019 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 724 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 1,157 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
American | 12,788 | 4.58%, see rank | 4.87% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 2,437 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
256,662 (93.56%) out of the total population of 274,328 reported first ancestry.
Howard County | % of the Total Population | Maryland | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,674 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,499 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.54% |
Danish | 797 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 3,044 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.68% |
English | 31,537 | 11.50%, see rank | 9.32% | 9.29% |
French | 7,883 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.90% |
German | 51,627 | 18.82%, see rank | 16.84% | 16.89% |
Greek | 1,694 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 1,956 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.52% |
Irish | 40,432 | 14.74%, see rank | 12.56% | 12.01% |
Italian | 20,545 | 7.49%, see rank | 5.63% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 2,391 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.55% |
Polish | 12,355 | 4.50%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 636 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.48% |
Russian | 5,335 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,705 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 6,144 | 2.24%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 7,792 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.87% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 3,140 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 815 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 1,051 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
American | 13,304 | 4.85%, see rank | 5.14% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 2,375 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
212,230 (85.63%) out of the total population of 247,842 reported first ancestry.
Howard County | % of the Total Population | Maryland | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,534 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.36% |
Czech | 559 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.27% |
Danish | 634 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 1,668 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.91% |
English | 19,639 | 7.92%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.91% |
French | 4,145 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.31% | 2.39% |
German | 32,123 | 12.96%, see rank | 10.82% | 10.81% |
Greek | 1,363 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 880 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
Irish | 23,412 | 9.45%, see rank | 7.46% | 6.85% |
Italian | 13,970 | 5.64%, see rank | 4.06% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 1,244 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.15% |
Polish | 7,382 | 2.98%, see rank | 2.44% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 464 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.33% |
Russian | 4,079 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,831 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 3,488 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 3,685 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.81% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 1,423 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 378 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 960 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.24% |
American | 12,123 | 4.89%, see rank | 5.77% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 1,101 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.38% | 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.