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Needham, MA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
26,909 (91.09%) out of the total population of 29,540 reported first ancestry.
| Needham, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 256 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 78 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 65 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 198 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.40% |
| English | 3,455 | 11.70%, see rank | 10.33% | 8.02% |
| French | 946 | 3.20%, see rank | 11.20% | 3.34% |
| German | 2,539 | 8.60%, see rank | 6.24% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 346 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 251 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 7,389 | 25.01%, see rank | 22.17% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 3,647 | 12.35%, see rank | 13.57% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 240 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,520 | 5.15%, see rank | 4.80% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 75 | 0.25%, see rank | 4.63% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 3,106 | 10.51%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 146 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 717 | 2.43%, see rank | 2.34% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 151 | 0.51%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 576 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 157 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 174 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,594 | 5.40%, see rank | 4.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 123 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
27,030 (93.19%) out of the total population of 29,005 reported first ancestry.
| Needham, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 329 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 137 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 112 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 97 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 3,366 | 11.60%, see rank | 11.02% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,314 | 4.53%, see rank | 11.89% | 3.54% |
| German | 2,619 | 9.03%, see rank | 6.56% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 422 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 226 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 7,358 | 25.37%, see rank | 23.08% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 3,428 | 11.82%, see rank | 13.92% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 139 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,410 | 4.86%, see rank | 5.11% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 51 | 0.18%, see rank | 4.75% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,505 | 8.64%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 211 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 716 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 97 | 0.33%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 540 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 169 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 239 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,667 | 5.75%, see rank | 3.91% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 213 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
26,702 (93.09%) out of the total population of 28,683 reported first ancestry.
| Needham, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 330 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 112 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 124 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 166 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.63% |
| English | 3,625 | 12.64%, see rank | 11.54% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,346 | 4.69%, see rank | 12.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 2,616 | 9.12%, see rank | 6.75% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 234 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 106 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 7,249 | 25.27%, see rank | 23.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 3,704 | 12.91%, see rank | 13.93% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 180 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,474 | 5.14%, see rank | 5.23% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 152 | 0.53%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,587 | 9.02%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 762 | 2.66%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 787 | 2.74%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 16 | 0.06%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 549 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 178 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 209 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,120 | 3.90%, see rank | 3.27% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 202 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
26,724 (93.18%) out of the total population of 28,679 reported first ancestry.
| Needham, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 292 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 133 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 143 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 174 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.68% |
| English | 3,686 | 12.85%, see rank | 11.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 1,361 | 4.75%, see rank | 12.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 2,936 | 10.24%, see rank | 6.77% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 426 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.34% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 91 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 7,164 | 24.98%, see rank | 23.68% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 3,473 | 12.11%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 302 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,739 | 6.06%, see rank | 5.30% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 344 | 1.20%, see rank | 4.92% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,400 | 8.37%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 752 | 2.62%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,011 | 3.53%, see rank | 2.74% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 579 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.96% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 107 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 251 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.32% |
| American | 1,027 | 3.58%, see rank | 3.42% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 226 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
25,023 (86.55%) out of the total population of 28,911 reported first ancestry.
| Needham, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 107 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 76 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 108 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.91% |
| English | 2,180 | 7.54%, see rank | 7.05% | 5.91% |
| French | 749 | 2.59%, see rank | 8.81% | 2.39% |
| German | 1,202 | 4.16%, see rank | 3.27% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 437 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 144 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 6,545 | 22.64%, see rank | 16.39% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 2,570 | 8.89%, see rank | 10.82% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 216 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 910 | 3.15%, see rank | 3.50% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 48 | 0.17%, see rank | 3.66% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,648 | 5.70%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 429 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 515 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 45 | 0.16%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 221 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 67 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 173 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.24% |
| American | 1,460 | 5.05%, see rank | 3.85% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 99 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.17% | 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.