Lafayette Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
415,858 (87.46%) out of the total population of 475,457 reported first ancestry.
| Lafayette Area | % of the Total Population | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,992 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 287 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 467 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,609 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.40% |
| English | 19,811 | 4.17%, see rank | 6.04% | 8.02% |
| French | 134,628 | 28.32%, see rank | 15.95% | 3.34% |
| German | 38,365 | 8.07%, see rank | 7.86% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 340 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 215 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 21,358 | 4.49%, see rank | 7.64% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 12,016 | 2.53%, see rank | 4.79% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 737 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,959 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.47% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 500 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 573 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,200 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 3,188 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,571 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,136 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 95 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 65 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 50,005 | 10.52%, see rank | 9.99% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 652 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
242,025 (88.35%) out of the total population of 273,945 reported first ancestry.
| Lafayette Area | % of the Total Population | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,022 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 280 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 411 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,066 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.51% |
| English | 13,086 | 4.78%, see rank | 6.53% | 8.53% |
| French | 77,854 | 28.42%, see rank | 16.66% | 3.54% |
| German | 23,271 | 8.49%, see rank | 8.28% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 375 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 136 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 13,646 | 4.98%, see rank | 7.85% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 8,094 | 2.95%, see rank | 4.93% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 423 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,055 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.48% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 570 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 462 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,782 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.94% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,496 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,692 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 807 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 125 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 15 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.31% |
| American | 23,071 | 8.42%, see rank | 9.83% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 434 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
239,305 (89.53%) out of the total population of 267,302 reported first ancestry.
| Lafayette Area | % of the Total Population | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,890 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 385 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 292 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,344 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.63% |
| English | 13,904 | 5.20%, see rank | 6.68% | 9.02% |
| French | 80,129 | 29.98%, see rank | 17.63% | 3.77% |
| German | 22,315 | 8.35%, see rank | 8.69% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 470 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 218 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 13,495 | 5.05%, see rank | 8.09% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 8,615 | 3.22%, see rank | 5.06% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 608 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,257 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.50% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 385 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 596 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,879 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,679 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 832 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 783 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 204 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 104 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 21,028 | 7.87%, see rank | 9.17% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 392 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
230,922 (90.07%) out of the total population of 256,392 reported first ancestry.
| Lafayette Area | % of the Total Population | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,241 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 420 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 215 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,485 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.68% |
| English | 14,164 | 5.52%, see rank | 6.74% | 9.29% |
| French | 80,275 | 31.31%, see rank | 17.95% | 3.90% |
| German | 21,918 | 8.55%, see rank | 8.89% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 392 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 225 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 13,121 | 5.12%, see rank | 8.17% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 8,425 | 3.29%, see rank | 5.15% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 542 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,201 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.53% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 313 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 567 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,851 | 0.72%, see rank | 1.33% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,562 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 687 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 719 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 216 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 101 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.32% |
| American | 20,743 | 8.09%, see rank | 9.20% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 443 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.25% | 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.