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Mercer County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

96,271 (83.18%) out of the total population of 115,739 reported first ancestry.

	Mercer County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	306	0.26%, see rank	0.49%	0.56%
Czech	555	0.48%, see rank	0.40%	0.47%
Danish	143	0.12%, see rank	0.13%	0.42%
Dutch	3,150	2.72%, see rank	1.76%	1.40%
English	11,559	9.99%, see rank	7.42%	8.02%
French	2,169	1.87%, see rank	1.87%	3.34%
German	36,330	31.39%, see rank	27.27%	15.03%
Greek	511	0.44%, see rank	0.50%	0.41%
Hungarian	2,490	2.15%, see rank	1.03%	0.46%
Irish	19,221	16.61%, see rank	16.97%	10.80%
Italian	14,333	12.38%, see rank	12.13%	5.52%
Norwegian	369	0.32%, see rank	0.33%	1.42%
Polish	5,961	5.15%, see rank	6.62%	3.01%
Portuguese	33	0.03%, see rank	0.15%	0.44%
Russian	1,003	0.87%, see rank	1.47%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	3,520	3.04%, see rank	1.18%	0.99%
Scottish	2,546	2.20%, see rank	1.50%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	272	0.24%, see rank	0.74%	0.95%
Swedish	1,190	1.03%, see rank	0.82%	1.27%
Swiss	502	0.43%, see rank	0.51%	0.30%
Ukrainian	404	0.35%, see rank	0.88%	0.31%
American	6,122	5.29%, see rank	5.22%	7.12%
Welsh	2,127	1.84%, see rank	1.30%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

98,111 (84.23%) out of the total population of 116,474 reported first ancestry.

	Mercer County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	181	0.16%, see rank	0.49%	0.53%
Czech	722	0.62%, see rank	0.44%	0.50%
Danish	114	0.10%, see rank	0.14%	0.45%
Dutch	3,337	2.87%, see rank	1.94%	1.51%
English	11,766	10.10%, see rank	7.94%	8.53%
French	2,468	2.12%, see rank	1.99%	3.54%
German	36,972	31.74%, see rank	28.44%	15.79%
Greek	518	0.44%, see rank	0.51%	0.42%
Hungarian	2,613	2.24%, see rank	1.08%	0.48%
Irish	20,015	17.18%, see rank	17.65%	11.36%
Italian	14,752	12.67%, see rank	12.26%	5.66%
Norwegian	391	0.34%, see rank	0.34%	1.46%
Polish	6,535	5.61%, see rank	6.78%	3.13%
Portuguese	42	0.04%, see rank	0.15%	0.46%
Russian	831	0.71%, see rank	1.53%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	3,736	3.21%, see rank	1.30%	1.07%
Scottish	2,684	2.30%, see rank	1.58%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	249	0.21%, see rank	0.68%	0.93%
Swedish	1,204	1.03%, see rank	0.85%	1.34%
Swiss	580	0.50%, see rank	0.55%	0.31%
Ukrainian	464	0.40%, see rank	0.91%	0.31%
American	5,962	5.12%, see rank	4.84%	6.72%
Welsh	2,119	1.82%, see rank	1.41%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

100,506 (85.69%) out of the total population of 117,296 reported first ancestry.

	Mercer County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	186	0.16%, see rank	0.47%	0.50%
Czech	1,019	0.87%, see rank	0.46%	0.53%
Danish	113	0.10%, see rank	0.15%	0.48%
Dutch	3,686	3.14%, see rank	2.13%	1.63%
English	12,767	10.88%, see rank	8.35%	9.02%
French	2,605	2.22%, see rank	2.11%	3.77%
German	38,491	32.82%, see rank	29.39%	16.51%
Greek	619	0.53%, see rank	0.53%	0.44%
Hungarian	2,628	2.24%, see rank	1.15%	0.51%
Irish	19,763	16.85%, see rank	17.85%	11.76%
Italian	14,996	12.78%, see rank	12.51%	5.78%
Norwegian	549	0.47%, see rank	0.34%	1.51%
Polish	6,511	5.55%, see rank	6.98%	3.24%
Portuguese	73	0.06%, see rank	0.15%	0.47%
Russian	1,043	0.89%, see rank	1.60%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	5,091	4.34%, see rank	1.99%	1.72%
Scottish	2,880	2.46%, see rank	1.67%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	436	0.37%, see rank	0.65%	0.91%
Swedish	1,476	1.26%, see rank	0.91%	1.41%
Swiss	480	0.41%, see rank	0.57%	0.33%
Ukrainian	463	0.39%, see rank	0.94%	0.31%
American	5,924	5.05%, see rank	4.36%	6.28%
Welsh	1,958	1.67%, see rank	1.49%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

100,163 (85.54%) out of the total population of 117,098 reported first ancestry.

	Mercer County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	215	0.18%, see rank	0.47%	0.50%
Czech	1,149	0.98%, see rank	0.47%	0.54%
Danish	74	0.06%, see rank	0.16%	0.49%
Dutch	4,076	3.48%, see rank	2.21%	1.68%
English	13,071	11.16%, see rank	8.53%	9.29%
French	2,769	2.36%, see rank	2.15%	3.90%
German	39,158	33.44%, see rank	29.85%	16.89%
Greek	657	0.56%, see rank	0.53%	0.45%
Hungarian	2,347	2.00%, see rank	1.17%	0.52%
Irish	20,343	17.37%, see rank	18.11%	12.01%
Italian	15,020	12.83%, see rank	12.73%	5.91%
Norwegian	400	0.34%, see rank	0.35%	1.55%
Polish	6,069	5.18%, see rank	7.14%	3.32%
Portuguese	90	0.08%, see rank	0.15%	0.48%
Russian	1,262	1.08%, see rank	1.65%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	5,046	4.31%, see rank	2.06%	1.77%
Scottish	3,064	2.62%, see rank	1.70%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	293	0.25%, see rank	0.64%	0.88%
Swedish	1,315	1.12%, see rank	0.93%	1.45%
Swiss	551	0.47%, see rank	0.58%	0.34%
Ukrainian	542	0.46%, see rank	0.98%	0.32%
American	5,539	4.73%, see rank	4.49%	6.43%
Welsh	2,039	1.74%, see rank	1.52%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

94,607 (78.65%) out of the total population of 120,293 reported first ancestry.

	Mercer County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	240	0.20%, see rank	0.32%	0.36%
Czech	319	0.27%, see rank	0.17%	0.27%
Danish	45	0.04%, see rank	0.08%	0.30%
Dutch	1,360	1.13%, see rank	0.99%	0.91%
English	8,781	7.30%, see rank	4.75%	5.91%
French	1,266	1.05%, see rank	1.05%	2.39%
German	23,759	19.75%, see rank	19.14%	10.81%
Greek	318	0.26%, see rank	0.37%	0.34%
Hungarian	1,759	1.46%, see rank	0.66%	0.32%
Irish	9,933	8.26%, see rank	10.11%	6.85%
Italian	11,388	9.47%, see rank	9.55%	4.59%
Norwegian	252	0.21%, see rank	0.22%	1.15%
Polish	3,881	3.23%, see rank	4.74%	2.24%
Portuguese	28	0.02%, see rank	0.08%	0.33%
Russian	432	0.36%, see rank	1.04%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	3,990	3.32%, see rank	1.29%	1.17%
Scottish	1,680	1.40%, see rank	0.93%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	54	0.04%, see rank	0.46%	0.61%
Swedish	770	0.64%, see rank	0.51%	0.87%
Swiss	152	0.13%, see rank	0.31%	0.19%
Ukrainian	485	0.40%, see rank	0.72%	0.24%
American	6,409	5.33%, see rank	5.16%	7.33%
Welsh	1,261	1.05%, 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.