Milwaukee, WI Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
550,132 (91.98%) out of the total population of 598,078 reported first ancestry.
| Milwaukee, WI | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,268 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 3,668 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.61% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,695 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 4,081 | 0.68%, see rank | 2.51% | 1.40% |
| English | 13,798 | 2.31%, see rank | 5.83% | 8.02% |
| French | 11,081 | 1.85%, see rank | 4.24% | 3.34% |
| German | 107,395 | 17.96%, see rank | 41.77% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,487 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 2,308 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 36,589 | 6.12%, see rank | 11.03% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 16,232 | 2.71%, see rank | 3.48% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 10,728 | 1.79%, see rank | 7.74% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 44,768 | 7.49%, see rank | 8.91% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 224 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 3,370 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,164 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,769 | 0.46%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,859 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 5,134 | 0.86%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,512 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 808 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,705 | 1.46%, see rank | 3.75% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,373 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
553,272 (93.09%) out of the total population of 594,328 reported first ancestry.
| Milwaukee, WI | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,395 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 3,575 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,467 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 4,165 | 0.70%, see rank | 2.63% | 1.51% |
| English | 15,925 | 2.68%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 11,486 | 1.93%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.54% |
| German | 111,636 | 18.78%, see rank | 43.10% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,516 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 2,280 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 37,705 | 6.34%, see rank | 11.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 17,076 | 2.87%, see rank | 3.56% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 11,449 | 1.93%, see rank | 7.92% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 45,684 | 7.69%, see rank | 9.20% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 308 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 3,258 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,049 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,999 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,463 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 5,532 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,509 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 871 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 7,937 | 1.34%, see rank | 3.40% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,426 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
552,824 (93.75%) out of the total population of 589,697 reported first ancestry.
| Milwaukee, WI | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,075 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,843 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.78% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,843 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.21% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,173 | 0.71%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.63% |
| English | 15,507 | 2.63%, see rank | 6.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 12,725 | 2.16%, see rank | 4.90% | 3.77% |
| German | 116,946 | 19.83%, see rank | 44.47% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,571 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 2,141 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 37,577 | 6.37%, see rank | 11.72% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 16,616 | 2.82%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 12,450 | 2.11%, see rank | 8.27% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 47,271 | 8.02%, see rank | 9.55% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 341 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 3,017 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,581 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,988 | 0.51%, see rank | 1.14% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,169 | 1.22%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 5,711 | 0.97%, see rank | 2.81% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,595 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 830 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,809 | 0.99%, see rank | 2.98% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,285 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
564,758 (93.61%) out of the total population of 603,338 reported first ancestry.
| Milwaukee, WI | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,485 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 4,227 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.85% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,961 | 0.33%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 4,801 | 0.80%, see rank | 2.82% | 1.68% |
| English | 17,774 | 2.95%, see rank | 6.77% | 9.29% |
| French | 14,757 | 2.45%, see rank | 5.10% | 3.90% |
| German | 128,894 | 21.36%, see rank | 45.09% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,645 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 2,478 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 41,007 | 6.80%, see rank | 11.85% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 16,860 | 2.79%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 13,838 | 2.29%, see rank | 8.50% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 52,693 | 8.73%, see rank | 9.76% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 313 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 3,484 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.75% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,725 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,447 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,429 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 6,146 | 1.02%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,440 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 733 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 6,426 | 1.07%, see rank | 2.98% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,327 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
504,642 (84.53%) out of the total population of 596,974 reported first ancestry.
| Milwaukee, WI | % of the Total Population | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,735 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 2,017 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 1,473 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 2,001 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.91% |
| English | 7,976 | 1.34%, see rank | 3.44% | 5.91% |
| French | 7,272 | 1.22%, see rank | 2.55% | 2.39% |
| German | 93,263 | 15.62%, see rank | 33.15% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 1,266 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 1,511 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 19,907 | 3.33%, see rank | 5.56% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 13,797 | 2.31%, see rank | 2.42% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 7,659 | 1.28%, see rank | 5.92% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 42,346 | 7.09%, see rank | 6.08% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 61 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,930 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,519 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,498 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,394 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 2,829 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.54% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 784 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 623 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.24% |
| American | 11,106 | 1.86%, see rank | 3.53% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 651 | 0.11%, 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.