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Lehigh County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

321,343 (90.64%) out of the total population of 354,537 reported first ancestry.

	Lehigh County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	6,513	1.84%, see rank	0.49%	0.56%
Czech	1,262	0.36%, see rank	0.40%	0.47%
Danish	373	0.11%, see rank	0.13%	0.42%
Dutch	8,605	2.43%, see rank	1.76%	1.40%
English	17,418	4.91%, see rank	7.42%	8.02%
French	5,699	1.61%, see rank	1.87%	3.34%
German	111,459	31.44%, see rank	27.27%	15.03%
Greek	1,973	0.56%, see rank	0.50%	0.41%
Hungarian	6,899	1.95%, see rank	1.03%	0.46%
Irish	40,834	11.52%, see rank	16.97%	10.80%
Italian	31,011	8.75%, see rank	12.13%	5.52%
Norwegian	1,544	0.44%, see rank	0.33%	1.42%
Polish	16,943	4.78%, see rank	6.62%	3.01%
Portuguese	958	0.27%, see rank	0.15%	0.44%
Russian	3,823	1.08%, see rank	1.47%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	1,760	0.50%, see rank	1.18%	0.99%
Scottish	3,597	1.01%, see rank	1.50%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	2,040	0.58%, see rank	0.74%	0.95%
Swedish	2,037	0.57%, see rank	0.82%	1.27%
Swiss	1,231	0.35%, see rank	0.51%	0.30%
Ukrainian	5,587	1.58%, see rank	0.88%	0.31%
American	13,880	3.91%, see rank	5.22%	7.12%
Welsh	5,870	1.66%, see rank	1.30%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

322,639 (92.14%) out of the total population of 350,165 reported first ancestry.

	Lehigh County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	7,507	2.14%, see rank	0.49%	0.53%
Czech	1,185	0.34%, see rank	0.44%	0.50%
Danish	401	0.11%, see rank	0.14%	0.45%
Dutch	8,604	2.46%, see rank	1.94%	1.51%
English	17,979	5.13%, see rank	7.94%	8.53%
French	6,319	1.80%, see rank	1.99%	3.54%
German	114,451	32.68%, see rank	28.44%	15.79%
Greek	2,078	0.59%, see rank	0.51%	0.42%
Hungarian	7,402	2.11%, see rank	1.08%	0.48%
Irish	41,835	11.95%, see rank	17.65%	11.36%
Italian	32,737	9.35%, see rank	12.26%	5.66%
Norwegian	1,515	0.43%, see rank	0.34%	1.46%
Polish	16,325	4.66%, see rank	6.78%	3.13%
Portuguese	784	0.22%, see rank	0.15%	0.46%
Russian	4,342	1.24%, see rank	1.53%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	1,947	0.56%, see rank	1.30%	1.07%
Scottish	4,063	1.16%, see rank	1.58%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	1,347	0.38%, see rank	0.68%	0.93%
Swedish	2,457	0.70%, see rank	0.85%	1.34%
Swiss	1,456	0.42%, see rank	0.55%	0.31%
Ukrainian	5,298	1.51%, see rank	0.91%	0.31%
American	12,154	3.47%, see rank	4.84%	6.72%
Welsh	6,932	1.98%, see rank	1.41%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

321,522 (93.48%) out of the total population of 343,946 reported first ancestry.

	Lehigh County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	6,268	1.82%, see rank	0.47%	0.50%
Czech	1,630	0.47%, see rank	0.46%	0.53%
Danish	360	0.10%, see rank	0.15%	0.48%
Dutch	9,647	2.80%, see rank	2.13%	1.63%
English	19,363	5.63%, see rank	8.35%	9.02%
French	6,871	2.00%, see rank	2.11%	3.77%
German	116,214	33.79%, see rank	29.39%	16.51%
Greek	2,125	0.62%, see rank	0.53%	0.44%
Hungarian	8,939	2.60%, see rank	1.15%	0.51%
Irish	42,698	12.41%, see rank	17.85%	11.76%
Italian	33,985	9.88%, see rank	12.51%	5.78%
Norwegian	1,056	0.31%, see rank	0.34%	1.51%
Polish	17,019	4.95%, see rank	6.98%	3.24%
Portuguese	932	0.27%, see rank	0.15%	0.47%
Russian	4,482	1.30%, see rank	1.60%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	3,516	1.02%, see rank	1.99%	1.72%
Scottish	4,397	1.28%, see rank	1.67%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	1,294	0.38%, see rank	0.65%	0.91%
Swedish	2,610	0.76%, see rank	0.91%	1.41%
Swiss	1,395	0.41%, see rank	0.57%	0.33%
Ukrainian	5,199	1.51%, see rank	0.94%	0.31%
American	11,536	3.35%, see rank	4.36%	6.28%
Welsh	6,897	2.01%, see rank	1.49%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

315,221 (93.52%) out of the total population of 337,077 reported first ancestry.

	Lehigh County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	6,063	1.80%, see rank	0.47%	0.50%
Czech	1,541	0.46%, see rank	0.47%	0.54%
Danish	417	0.12%, see rank	0.16%	0.49%
Dutch	9,652	2.86%, see rank	2.21%	1.68%
English	19,273	5.72%, see rank	8.53%	9.29%
French	7,443	2.21%, see rank	2.15%	3.90%
German	118,903	35.27%, see rank	29.85%	16.89%
Greek	2,268	0.67%, see rank	0.53%	0.45%
Hungarian	9,029	2.68%, see rank	1.17%	0.52%
Irish	42,350	12.56%, see rank	18.11%	12.01%
Italian	34,268	10.17%, see rank	12.73%	5.91%
Norwegian	917	0.27%, see rank	0.35%	1.55%
Polish	17,029	5.05%, see rank	7.14%	3.32%
Portuguese	872	0.26%, see rank	0.15%	0.48%
Russian	4,478	1.33%, see rank	1.65%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	3,388	1.01%, see rank	2.06%	1.77%
Scottish	4,332	1.29%, see rank	1.70%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	1,117	0.33%, see rank	0.64%	0.88%
Swedish	2,653	0.79%, see rank	0.93%	1.45%
Swiss	1,460	0.43%, see rank	0.58%	0.34%
Ukrainian	5,405	1.60%, see rank	0.98%	0.32%
American	12,010	3.56%, see rank	4.49%	6.43%
Welsh	7,302	2.17%, see rank	1.52%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

266,774 (85.48%) out of the total population of 312,090 reported first ancestry.

	Lehigh County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	4,471	1.43%, see rank	0.32%	0.36%
Czech	493	0.16%, see rank	0.17%	0.27%
Danish	227	0.07%, see rank	0.08%	0.30%
Dutch	4,994	1.60%, see rank	0.99%	0.91%
English	9,724	3.12%, see rank	4.75%	5.91%
French	3,348	1.07%, see rank	1.05%	2.39%
German	88,974	28.51%, see rank	19.14%	10.81%
Greek	1,653	0.53%, see rank	0.37%	0.34%
Hungarian	5,670	1.82%, see rank	0.66%	0.32%
Irish	20,472	6.56%, see rank	10.11%	6.85%
Italian	21,054	6.75%, see rank	9.55%	4.59%
Norwegian	684	0.22%, see rank	0.22%	1.15%
Polish	9,484	3.04%, see rank	4.74%	2.24%
Portuguese	461	0.15%, see rank	0.08%	0.33%
Russian	2,404	0.77%, see rank	1.04%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	1,967	0.63%, see rank	1.29%	1.17%
Scottish	2,080	0.67%, see rank	0.93%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	629	0.20%, see rank	0.46%	0.61%
Swedish	799	0.26%, see rank	0.51%	0.87%
Swiss	545	0.17%, see rank	0.31%	0.19%
Ukrainian	4,505	1.44%, see rank	0.72%	0.24%
American	15,024	4.81%, see rank	5.16%	7.33%
Welsh	3,088	0.99%, 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.