Madison Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
556,697 (89.74%) out of the total population of 620,368 reported first ancestry.
| Madison Area | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,707 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 8,411 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.61% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 6,263 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 13,397 | 2.16%, see rank | 2.51% | 1.40% |
| English | 55,162 | 8.89%, see rank | 5.83% | 8.02% |
| French | 21,039 | 3.39%, see rank | 4.24% | 3.34% |
| German | 249,682 | 40.25%, see rank | 41.77% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,441 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 2,302 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 86,111 | 13.88%, see rank | 11.03% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 21,761 | 3.51%, see rank | 3.48% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 75,564 | 12.18%, see rank | 7.74% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 31,052 | 5.01%, see rank | 8.91% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 688 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 5,283 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,683 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 9,304 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,225 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 14,789 | 2.38%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 18,539 | 2.99%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,698 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 20,340 | 3.28%, see rank | 3.75% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 5,302 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
519,290 (90.99%) out of the total population of 570,687 reported first ancestry.
| Madison Area | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,397 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 8,648 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 6,603 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 12,800 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.63% | 1.51% |
| English | 53,148 | 9.31%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 19,752 | 3.46%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.54% |
| German | 236,505 | 41.44%, see rank | 43.10% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,769 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 2,591 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 82,346 | 14.43%, see rank | 11.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 20,806 | 3.65%, see rank | 3.56% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 71,257 | 12.49%, see rank | 7.92% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 28,346 | 4.97%, see rank | 9.20% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 408 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 5,356 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,468 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 9,471 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,773 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 13,506 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 12,428 | 2.18%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,554 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 17,619 | 3.09%, see rank | 3.40% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 5,118 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
511,023 (91.62%) out of the total population of 557,744 reported first ancestry.
| Madison Area | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,345 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 8,720 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.78% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 6,934 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.21% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 12,258 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.63% |
| English | 53,075 | 9.52%, see rank | 6.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 20,855 | 3.74%, see rank | 4.90% | 3.77% |
| German | 236,679 | 42.44%, see rank | 44.47% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,879 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 2,445 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 83,094 | 14.90%, see rank | 11.72% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 19,709 | 3.53%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 73,288 | 13.14%, see rank | 8.27% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 29,298 | 5.25%, see rank | 9.55% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 364 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 5,025 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,678 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 10,140 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.14% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,304 | 1.31%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 14,003 | 2.51%, see rank | 2.81% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 12,533 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,015 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 15,796 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.98% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 5,205 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
508,724 (91.69%) out of the total population of 554,843 reported first ancestry.
| Madison Area | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,306 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 8,920 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.85% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 7,234 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 12,291 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.82% | 1.68% |
| English | 53,789 | 9.69%, see rank | 6.77% | 9.29% |
| French | 21,769 | 3.92%, see rank | 5.10% | 3.90% |
| German | 239,547 | 43.17%, see rank | 45.09% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,803 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 2,841 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 84,205 | 15.18%, see rank | 11.85% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 19,765 | 3.56%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 74,766 | 13.48%, see rank | 8.50% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 28,817 | 5.19%, see rank | 9.76% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 378 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 4,815 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.75% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,911 | 1.25%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 10,462 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,391 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 14,446 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 12,417 | 2.24%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,115 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 16,012 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.98% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 5,459 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.52% | 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.