Lincoln Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
274,094 (88.23%) out of the total population of 310,665 reported first ancestry.
| Lincoln Area | % of the Total Population | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,907 | 1.26%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 18,072 | 5.82%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 5,951 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.36% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 6,859 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.40% |
| English | 27,904 | 8.98%, see rank | 8.30% | 8.02% |
| French | 8,819 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.66% | 3.34% |
| German | 129,430 | 41.66%, see rank | 37.84% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 633 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 452 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 39,936 | 12.86%, see rank | 13.72% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 5,853 | 1.88%, see rank | 2.79% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 6,786 | 2.18%, see rank | 2.03% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 8,264 | 2.66%, see rank | 3.59% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 258 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,668 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,791 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,958 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,475 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 13,962 | 4.49%, see rank | 4.41% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,503 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,141 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 14,460 | 4.65%, see rank | 4.39% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,147 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
272,057 (89.74%) out of the total population of 303,154 reported first ancestry.
| Lincoln Area | % of the Total Population | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,570 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 19,317 | 6.37%, see rank | 5.10% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 6,378 | 2.10%, see rank | 2.61% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 7,099 | 2.34%, see rank | 2.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 29,282 | 9.66%, see rank | 9.00% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,603 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.80% | 3.54% |
| German | 132,280 | 43.63%, see rank | 39.88% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 757 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 446 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 41,413 | 13.66%, see rank | 14.36% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,706 | 1.88%, see rank | 2.80% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 6,514 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 8,321 | 2.74%, see rank | 3.68% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 594 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 3,097 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,560 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.97% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 5,129 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,539 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 15,180 | 5.01%, see rank | 4.73% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,246 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 993 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| American | 12,596 | 4.15%, see rank | 4.05% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,200 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
269,267 (90.95%) out of the total population of 296,056 reported first ancestry.
| Lincoln Area | % of the Total Population | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,968 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 20,231 | 6.83%, see rank | 5.43% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 6,618 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.83% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 8,032 | 2.71%, see rank | 2.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 30,447 | 10.28%, see rank | 9.54% | 9.02% |
| French | 8,784 | 2.97%, see rank | 3.07% | 3.77% |
| German | 134,345 | 45.38%, see rank | 41.65% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 807 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 486 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 40,311 | 13.62%, see rank | 14.68% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 6,060 | 2.05%, see rank | 2.78% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 6,129 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.11% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 8,090 | 2.73%, see rank | 3.77% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 740 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 3,269 | 1.10%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,868 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 5,121 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,567 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 15,809 | 5.34%, see rank | 4.95% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,239 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 697 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,385 | 3.51%, see rank | 3.66% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,269 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
265,563 (91.26%) out of the total population of 291,007 reported first ancestry.
| Lincoln Area | % of the Total Population | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,842 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 19,772 | 6.79%, see rank | 5.58% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 6,608 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.90% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 7,832 | 2.69%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.68% |
| English | 31,309 | 10.76%, see rank | 9.65% | 9.29% |
| French | 9,351 | 3.21%, see rank | 3.16% | 3.90% |
| German | 134,588 | 46.25%, see rank | 42.58% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 877 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 431 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 41,299 | 14.19%, see rank | 15.05% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 5,836 | 2.01%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 6,437 | 2.21%, see rank | 2.18% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 8,070 | 2.77%, see rank | 3.88% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 663 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 3,107 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,908 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 5,457 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,339 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 16,277 | 5.59%, see rank | 5.08% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,331 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 686 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 9,769 | 3.36%, see rank | 3.48% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,201 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.65% | 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.