Lafayette Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
163,630 (80.91%) out of the total population of 202,238 reported first ancestry.
| Lafayette Area | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 780 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 614 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 461 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 5,830 | 2.88%, see rank | 2.09% | 1.51% |
| English | 20,085 | 9.93%, see rank | 9.25% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,591 | 3.26%, see rank | 2.67% | 3.54% |
| German | 54,235 | 26.82%, see rank | 24.94% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 829 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 777 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 27,419 | 13.56%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 6,189 | 3.06%, see rank | 2.74% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,767 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 6,097 | 3.01%, see rank | 3.18% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 192 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,338 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,314 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.97% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,862 | 2.40%, see rank | 1.79% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 884 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,961 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,037 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 248 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 15,916 | 7.87%, see rank | 10.89% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,423 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
161,245 (81.61%) out of the total population of 197,590 reported first ancestry.
| Lafayette Area | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 568 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 636 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 479 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 6,081 | 3.08%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.63% |
| English | 20,699 | 10.48%, see rank | 9.71% | 9.02% |
| French | 6,989 | 3.54%, see rank | 2.88% | 3.77% |
| German | 55,390 | 28.03%, see rank | 26.58% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 525 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 897 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 27,556 | 13.95%, see rank | 12.90% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 6,760 | 3.42%, see rank | 2.88% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,405 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 6,396 | 3.24%, see rank | 3.28% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 168 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,459 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,369 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,565 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 726 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.23% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,656 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,165 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 238 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 14,218 | 7.20%, see rank | 10.04% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,460 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
155,311 (81.27%) out of the total population of 191,113 reported first ancestry.
| Lafayette Area | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 656 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 599 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 402 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 6,488 | 3.39%, see rank | 2.31% | 1.68% |
| English | 20,145 | 10.54%, see rank | 9.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 6,691 | 3.50%, see rank | 3.02% | 3.90% |
| German | 53,401 | 27.94%, see rank | 27.12% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 659 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,012 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 26,641 | 13.94%, see rank | 13.15% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 6,611 | 3.46%, see rank | 2.93% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,469 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 6,287 | 3.29%, see rank | 3.35% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 162 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,421 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,479 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,226 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 573 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,767 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,230 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 265 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| American | 13,741 | 7.19%, see rank | 10.09% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,503 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.65% |
* 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.