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Lexington, Fayette Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
412,358 (85.20%) out of the total population of 483,997 reported first ancestry.
| Lexington, Fayette Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,494 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 925 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 804 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 6,080 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.40% |
| English | 57,488 | 11.88%, see rank | 10.29% | 8.02% |
| French | 10,172 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.82% | 3.34% |
| German | 68,285 | 14.11%, see rank | 14.75% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,041 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,103 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 61,591 | 12.73%, see rank | 12.51% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 12,607 | 2.60%, see rank | 1.99% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,608 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 5,821 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.83% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 535 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,763 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,010 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 13,111 | 2.71%, see rank | 1.88% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,685 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,758 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 866 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,117 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 89,030 | 18.39%, see rank | 20.66% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 3,412 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
412,514 (87.22%) out of the total population of 472,974 reported first ancestry.
| Lexington, Fayette Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,130 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 848 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 783 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 5,323 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.51% |
| English | 57,219 | 12.10%, see rank | 10.97% | 8.53% |
| French | 10,899 | 2.30%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.54% |
| German | 67,147 | 14.20%, see rank | 15.19% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,114 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,145 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 62,785 | 13.27%, see rank | 13.16% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 13,075 | 2.76%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,625 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 6,226 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.87% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 438 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,408 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,423 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 12,680 | 2.68%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,632 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,932 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,001 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,223 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 88,879 | 18.79%, see rank | 20.61% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,615 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
396,016 (86.14%) out of the total population of 459,761 reported first ancestry.
| Lexington, Fayette Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,104 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 833 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 961 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 6,205 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.63% |
| English | 59,494 | 12.94%, see rank | 11.53% | 9.02% |
| French | 11,668 | 2.54%, see rank | 2.06% | 3.77% |
| German | 68,592 | 14.92%, see rank | 15.98% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,110 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,071 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 63,743 | 13.86%, see rank | 13.68% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 11,743 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,643 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 6,583 | 1.43%, see rank | 0.95% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 691 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,743 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,194 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 12,761 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.00% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,165 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,942 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,162 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,104 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 73,651 | 16.02%, see rank | 19.75% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,397 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
389,473 (85.49%) out of the total population of 455,593 reported first ancestry.
| Lexington, Fayette Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,188 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 774 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 931 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 6,569 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 60,974 | 13.38%, see rank | 11.69% | 9.29% |
| French | 12,103 | 2.66%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 71,048 | 15.59%, see rank | 16.15% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,092 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,136 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 65,070 | 14.28%, see rank | 13.83% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 11,986 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.09% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,708 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 6,565 | 1.44%, see rank | 0.96% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 490 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,745 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.25% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,838 | 3.04%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 12,675 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,303 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,305 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 833 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,096 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| American | 70,101 | 15.39%, see rank | 19.92% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,488 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.54% | 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.