Lancaster County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
259,861 (88.47%) out of the total population of 293,726 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster County | % of the Total Population | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,879 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 16,329 | 5.56%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 5,614 | 1.91%, see rank | 2.36% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 6,471 | 2.20%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.40% |
| English | 26,694 | 9.09%, see rank | 8.30% | 8.02% |
| French | 8,448 | 2.88%, see rank | 2.66% | 3.34% |
| German | 120,783 | 41.12%, see rank | 37.84% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 626 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 450 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 38,543 | 13.12%, see rank | 13.72% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 5,653 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.79% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 6,536 | 2.23%, see rank | 2.03% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 7,959 | 2.71%, see rank | 3.59% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 252 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,596 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,677 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,781 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,467 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 13,360 | 4.55%, see rank | 4.41% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,411 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,107 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,523 | 4.60%, see rank | 4.39% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,992 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
257,249 (89.81%) out of the total population of 286,425 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster County | % of the Total Population | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,556 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 17,413 | 6.08%, see rank | 5.10% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 5,997 | 2.09%, see rank | 2.61% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 6,659 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 27,785 | 9.70%, see rank | 9.00% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,233 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.80% | 3.54% |
| German | 123,138 | 42.99%, see rank | 39.88% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 719 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 444 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 40,139 | 14.01%, see rank | 14.36% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,522 | 1.93%, see rank | 2.80% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 6,198 | 2.16%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 8,028 | 2.80%, see rank | 3.68% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 495 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,976 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,372 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.97% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,951 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,539 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 14,554 | 5.08%, see rank | 4.73% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,089 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 985 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,697 | 4.08%, see rank | 4.05% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,037 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
254,074 (90.93%) out of the total population of 279,428 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster County | % of the Total Population | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,952 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 18,197 | 6.51%, see rank | 5.43% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 6,296 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.83% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 7,571 | 2.71%, see rank | 2.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 28,858 | 10.33%, see rank | 9.54% | 9.02% |
| French | 8,341 | 2.99%, see rank | 3.07% | 3.77% |
| German | 124,651 | 44.61%, see rank | 41.65% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 778 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 454 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 38,876 | 13.91%, see rank | 14.68% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 5,891 | 2.11%, see rank | 2.78% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 5,724 | 2.05%, see rank | 2.11% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 7,895 | 2.83%, see rank | 3.77% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 671 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 3,162 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,615 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,913 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,551 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 15,082 | 5.40%, see rank | 4.95% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,134 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 679 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,706 | 3.47%, see rank | 3.66% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,147 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
250,078 (91.13%) out of the total population of 274,432 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster County | % of the Total Population | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,830 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 18,084 | 6.59%, see rank | 5.58% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 6,135 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.90% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 7,476 | 2.72%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.68% |
| English | 29,660 | 10.81%, see rank | 9.65% | 9.29% |
| French | 8,744 | 3.19%, see rank | 3.16% | 3.90% |
| German | 124,684 | 45.43%, see rank | 42.58% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 823 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 400 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 39,683 | 14.46%, see rank | 15.05% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 5,568 | 2.03%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 6,007 | 2.19%, see rank | 2.18% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 7,823 | 2.85%, see rank | 3.88% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 607 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,987 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,616 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 5,184 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,302 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 15,496 | 5.65%, see rank | 5.08% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,170 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 684 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 9,249 | 3.37%, see rank | 3.48% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,116 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
206,779 (82.62%) out of the total population of 250,291 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster County | % of the Total Population | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,102 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 8,852 | 3.54%, see rank | 3.17% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 3,646 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.82% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 3,614 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.91% |
| English | 16,250 | 6.49%, see rank | 5.66% | 5.91% |
| French | 3,780 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.55% | 2.39% |
| German | 81,248 | 32.46%, see rank | 30.77% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 358 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 225 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 16,131 | 6.44%, see rank | 7.29% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,276 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.90% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 4,026 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 3,707 | 1.48%, see rank | 2.49% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 94 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,101 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,937 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.98% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,327 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 853 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 7,810 | 3.12%, see rank | 3.01% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 647 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 830 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 10,051 | 4.02%, see rank | 4.49% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 945 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.