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Jersey City, NJ Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
237,812 (92.95%) out of the total population of 255,861 reported first ancestry.
| Jersey City, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,028 | 3.53%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 338 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 224 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 573 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.40% |
| English | 3,540 | 1.38%, see rank | 4.98% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,048 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.49% | 3.34% |
| German | 6,998 | 2.74%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 717 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 596 | 0.23%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 11,180 | 4.37%, see rank | 14.59% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 12,980 | 5.07%, see rank | 16.58% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 289 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 5,167 | 2.02%, see rank | 5.98% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 521 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,569 | 1.00%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 305 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 796 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,642 | 1.42%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 445 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 133 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,372 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,354 | 2.09%, see rank | 4.19% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 228 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
234,867 (94.54%) out of the total population of 248,435 reported first ancestry.
| Jersey City, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7,579 | 3.05%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 315 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 249 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 670 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.51% |
| English | 3,645 | 1.47%, see rank | 5.42% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,702 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.57% | 3.54% |
| German | 7,806 | 3.14%, see rank | 11.81% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 578 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 566 | 0.23%, see rank | 1.19% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 11,886 | 4.78%, see rank | 15.34% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 12,503 | 5.03%, see rank | 17.07% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 269 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 5,732 | 2.31%, see rank | 6.30% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 440 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,460 | 0.99%, see rank | 2.14% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 299 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 870 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,942 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 483 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.60% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 105 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,094 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,166 | 1.27%, see rank | 3.77% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 377 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
232,118 (95.42%) out of the total population of 243,257 reported first ancestry.
| Jersey City, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,759 | 2.78%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 312 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 57 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 553 | 0.23%, see rank | 1.27% | 1.63% |
| English | 3,797 | 1.56%, see rank | 5.80% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,564 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.77% |
| German | 8,712 | 3.58%, see rank | 12.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 612 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 615 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.25% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 12,691 | 5.22%, see rank | 15.72% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 12,466 | 5.12%, see rank | 17.44% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 379 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 6,577 | 2.70%, see rank | 6.48% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 384 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,439 | 1.00%, see rank | 2.26% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 647 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 855 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,569 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 529 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 105 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 883 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,044 | 0.84%, see rank | 3.22% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 373 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
229,357 (95.91%) out of the total population of 239,127 reported first ancestry.
| Jersey City, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7,349 | 3.07%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 264 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 82 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 672 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.68% |
| English | 4,216 | 1.76%, see rank | 6.09% | 9.29% |
| French | 1,561 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.71% | 3.90% |
| German | 8,814 | 3.69%, see rank | 12.78% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 765 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 655 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.29% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 13,196 | 5.52%, see rank | 16.05% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 13,789 | 5.77%, see rank | 17.87% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 425 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.50% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 7,214 | 3.02%, see rank | 6.63% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 344 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,404 | 1.01%, see rank | 2.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 847 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 965 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,395 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 651 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 121 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 900 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.32% |
| American | 2,597 | 1.09%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 488 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
206,012 (85.82%) out of the total population of 240,055 reported first ancestry.
| Jersey City, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,576 | 2.74%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 90 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 118 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 330 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.91% |
| English | 1,502 | 0.63%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.91% |
| French | 679 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.39% |
| German | 3,737 | 1.56%, see rank | 7.42% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 900 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 418 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 9,859 | 4.11%, see rank | 10.49% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 13,843 | 5.77%, see rank | 15.32% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 286 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 5,711 | 2.38%, see rank | 4.80% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 282 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,318 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 319 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 585 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,137 | 2.14%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 172 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 90 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 500 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.24% |
| American | 4,513 | 1.88%, see rank | 3.14% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 118 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.