Milwaukee County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
874,519 (91.73%) out of the total population of 953,401 reported first ancestry.
Milwaukee County | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
Arab | 5,620 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.56% |
Czech | 8,135 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.61% | 0.47% |
Danish | 4,853 | 0.51%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 9,639 | 1.01%, see rank | 2.51% | 1.40% |
English | 33,030 | 3.46%, see rank | 5.83% | 8.02% |
French | 25,184 | 2.64%, see rank | 4.24% | 3.34% |
German | 247,168 | 25.92%, see rank | 41.77% | 15.03% |
Greek | 3,715 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 4,830 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.46% |
Irish | 82,820 | 8.69%, see rank | 11.03% | 10.80% |
Italian | 36,872 | 3.87%, see rank | 3.48% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 25,471 | 2.67%, see rank | 7.74% | 1.42% |
Polish | 107,579 | 11.28%, see rank | 8.91% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 383 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.44% |
Russian | 7,982 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,606 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 6,929 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 8,103 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 12,817 | 1.34%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 3,597 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 1,917 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 18,997 | 1.99%, see rank | 3.75% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 3,363 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
882,847 (93.27%) out of the total population of 946,584 reported first ancestry.
Milwaukee County | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
Arab | 4,650 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
Czech | 8,771 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.50% |
Danish | 4,010 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 9,959 | 1.05%, see rank | 2.63% | 1.51% |
English | 35,402 | 3.74%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
French | 27,763 | 2.93%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.54% |
German | 257,137 | 27.16%, see rank | 43.10% | 15.79% |
Greek | 4,061 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 4,834 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.48% |
Irish | 84,627 | 8.94%, see rank | 11.45% | 11.36% |
Italian | 38,174 | 4.03%, see rank | 3.56% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 26,390 | 2.79%, see rank | 7.92% | 1.46% |
Polish | 109,275 | 11.54%, see rank | 9.20% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 574 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.46% |
Russian | 8,947 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,597 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 7,039 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 7,603 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 13,310 | 1.41%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 3,611 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 1,911 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 16,961 | 1.79%, see rank | 3.40% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 3,317 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
881,369 (94.00%) out of the total population of 937,616 reported first ancestry.
Milwaukee County | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,609 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.50% |
Czech | 9,164 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.78% | 0.53% |
Danish | 4,449 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.21% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 9,537 | 1.02%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.63% |
English | 35,406 | 3.78%, see rank | 6.59% | 9.02% |
French | 29,793 | 3.18%, see rank | 4.90% | 3.77% |
German | 266,271 | 28.40%, see rank | 44.47% | 16.51% |
Greek | 4,133 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 4,985 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.51% |
Irish | 85,701 | 9.14%, see rank | 11.72% | 11.76% |
Italian | 38,496 | 4.11%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 27,985 | 2.98%, see rank | 8.27% | 1.51% |
Polish | 112,875 | 12.04%, see rank | 9.55% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 677 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.47% |
Russian | 8,730 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,355 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 6,943 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.14% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 8,300 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 14,045 | 1.50%, see rank | 2.81% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 3,719 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 2,117 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 13,378 | 1.43%, see rank | 2.98% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 3,102 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
895,410 (93.87%) out of the total population of 953,864 reported first ancestry.
Milwaukee County | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
Arab | 4,030 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
Czech | 9,609 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.85% | 0.54% |
Danish | 4,474 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 10,523 | 1.10%, see rank | 2.82% | 1.68% |
English | 38,759 | 4.06%, see rank | 6.77% | 9.29% |
French | 32,936 | 3.45%, see rank | 5.10% | 3.90% |
German | 281,807 | 29.54%, see rank | 45.09% | 16.89% |
Greek | 4,158 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 5,871 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.52% |
Irish | 89,625 | 9.40%, see rank | 11.85% | 12.01% |
Italian | 37,628 | 3.94%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 29,772 | 3.12%, see rank | 8.50% | 1.55% |
Polish | 120,986 | 12.68%, see rank | 9.76% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 740 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.48% |
Russian | 9,361 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.75% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,496 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 7,351 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 8,483 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 14,522 | 1.52%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 3,874 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 2,022 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
American | 13,913 | 1.46%, see rank | 2.98% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 3,173 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
806,607 (85.79%) out of the total population of 940,164 reported first ancestry.
Milwaukee County | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,881 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
Czech | 4,690 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.27% |
Danish | 2,839 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 4,457 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.91% |
English | 18,572 | 1.98%, see rank | 3.44% | 5.91% |
French | 15,917 | 1.69%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.39% |
German | 201,875 | 21.47%, see rank | 33.15% | 10.81% |
Greek | 3,069 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 3,354 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
Irish | 42,839 | 4.56%, see rank | 5.56% | 6.85% |
Italian | 28,965 | 3.08%, see rank | 2.42% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 17,271 | 1.84%, see rank | 5.92% | 1.15% |
Polish | 87,678 | 9.33%, see rank | 6.08% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 139 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
Russian | 5,719 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,232 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 3,586 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 7,915 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 6,089 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.54% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 1,831 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 1,365 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.24% |
American | 20,982 | 2.23%, see rank | 3.53% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 1,378 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.23% | 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.