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Lancaster, PA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
52,877 (89.07%) out of the total population of 59,368 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 19 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 52 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 37 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 539 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 3,249 | 5.47%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 621 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 11,406 | 19.21%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 118 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 252 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 4,284 | 7.22%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,286 | 3.85%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 98 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,330 | 2.24%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 32 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 401 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 471 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 508 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,115 | 1.88%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 204 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 740 | 1.25%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 91 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,495 | 2.52%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 498 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
53,710 (90.72%) out of the total population of 59,205 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 48 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 99 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 362 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 3,367 | 5.69%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 748 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 12,374 | 20.90%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 143 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 209 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 4,733 | 7.99%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,359 | 3.98%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 142 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,369 | 2.31%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 66 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 411 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 619 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 568 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 617 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 253 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 753 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 101 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,415 | 2.39%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 331 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
53,204 (90.45%) out of the total population of 58,819 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 15 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 72 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 73 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 396 | 0.67%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 3,009 | 5.12%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 767 | 1.30%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 11,938 | 20.30%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 178 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 221 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 4,900 | 8.33%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,451 | 4.17%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 166 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,142 | 1.94%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 20 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 381 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 842 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 452 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 820 | 1.39%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 237 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 714 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 76 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,406 | 2.39%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 328 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
50,093 (90.58%) out of the total population of 55,302 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 127 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 72 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 513 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 2,565 | 4.64%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 647 | 1.17%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 12,131 | 21.94%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 160 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 302 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 5,075 | 9.18%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,755 | 4.98%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 302 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 954 | 1.73%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 23 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 379 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 747 | 1.35%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 497 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,461 | 2.64%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 189 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 679 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 93 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 1,558 | 2.82%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 336 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
44,520 (79.01%) out of the total population of 56,348 reported first ancestry.
| Lancaster, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 47 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 12 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 33 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 213 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.91% |
| English | 1,548 | 2.75%, see rank | 4.75% | 5.91% |
| French | 571 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.39% |
| German | 9,759 | 17.32%, see rank | 19.14% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 274 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 79 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 2,365 | 4.20%, see rank | 10.11% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,649 | 2.93%, see rank | 9.55% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 117 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 580 | 1.03%, see rank | 4.74% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 15 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 109 | 0.19%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 365 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 299 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 556 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 165 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 394 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 59 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.24% |
| American | 3,142 | 5.58%, see rank | 5.16% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 236 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.72% | 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.