Lima Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
83,940 (79.52%) out of the total population of 105,562 reported first ancestry.
| Lima Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 266 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 130 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 26 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,503 | 2.37%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.40% |
| English | 7,691 | 7.29%, see rank | 8.71% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,531 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.49% | 3.34% |
| German | 34,684 | 32.86%, see rank | 26.30% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 194 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 434 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.65% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 11,968 | 11.34%, see rank | 13.79% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 4,327 | 4.10%, see rank | 6.44% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 224 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,164 | 1.10%, see rank | 3.79% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 70 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 254 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 719 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,719 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 681 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 490 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.63% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,653 | 1.57%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 135 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,661 | 8.20%, see rank | 8.47% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,445 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
86,783 (81.81%) out of the total population of 106,079 reported first ancestry.
| Lima Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 238 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 267 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 32 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,264 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.51% |
| English | 7,854 | 7.40%, see rank | 9.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,564 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.61% | 3.54% |
| German | 35,639 | 33.60%, see rank | 27.25% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 257 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 456 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.74% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 13,351 | 12.59%, see rank | 14.19% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 4,393 | 4.14%, see rank | 6.48% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 239 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,329 | 1.25%, see rank | 3.90% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 61 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 255 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 693 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,432 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.88% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,092 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 518 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,647 | 1.55%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 92 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,376 | 8.84%, see rank | 8.24% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,809 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
88,227 (82.78%) out of the total population of 106,586 reported first ancestry.
| Lima Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 315 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 337 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 39 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,356 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.63% |
| English | 7,586 | 7.12%, see rank | 9.66% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,941 | 2.76%, see rank | 2.75% | 3.77% |
| German | 37,106 | 34.81%, see rank | 28.25% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 297 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 436 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.83% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 13,434 | 12.60%, see rank | 14.48% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 4,111 | 3.86%, see rank | 6.50% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 207 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,589 | 1.49%, see rank | 4.02% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 47 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 343 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,491 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,650 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,341 | 1.26%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 534 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.68% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,717 | 1.61%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 70 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,384 | 9.74%, see rank | 7.91% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,982 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
87,644 (83.51%) out of the total population of 104,946 reported first ancestry.
| Lima Area | % of the Total Population | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Arab | 352 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 334 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 45 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,260 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.68% |
| English | 7,776 | 7.41%, see rank | 9.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 3,009 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.89% | 3.90% |
| German | 37,133 | 35.38%, see rank | 28.87% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 413 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 861 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 14,723 | 14.03%, see rank | 14.65% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,020 | 3.83%, see rank | 6.55% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 235 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,813 | 1.73%, see rank | 4.10% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 75 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 285 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,563 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,012 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,174 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 446 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,763 | 1.68%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 22 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
| American | 9,527 | 9.08%, see rank | 8.23% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,021 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.20% | 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.