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New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
18,114,015 (91.19%) out of the total population of 19,865,045 reported first ancestry.
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 208,822 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.56% |
| Czech | 56,748 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Danish | 30,489 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 132,520 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.40% |
| English | 616,226 | 3.10%, see rank | 8.02% |
| French | 252,691 | 1.27%, see rank | 3.34% |
| German | 1,429,976 | 7.20%, see rank | 15.03% |
| Greek | 174,869 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 187,774 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Irish | 2,105,672 | 10.60%, see rank | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,714,871 | 13.67%, see rank | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 82,484 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.42% |
| Polish | 841,812 | 4.24%, see rank | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 113,718 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Russian | 504,606 | 2.54%, see rank | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 50,313 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 142,235 | 0.72%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 273,971 | 1.38%, see rank | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 90,168 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 28,307 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 136,389 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 871,169 | 4.39%, see rank | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 42,228 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
17,633,198 (93.18%) out of the total population of 18,923,404 reported first ancestry.
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 192,281 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Czech | 56,040 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Danish | 30,289 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 123,337 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.51% |
| English | 611,116 | 3.23%, see rank | 8.53% |
| French | 246,531 | 1.30%, see rank | 3.54% |
| German | 1,412,699 | 7.47%, see rank | 15.79% |
| Greek | 177,555 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 182,483 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Irish | 2,060,199 | 10.89%, see rank | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,674,827 | 14.14%, see rank | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 80,104 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.46% |
| Polish | 843,837 | 4.46%, see rank | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 111,524 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Russian | 533,888 | 2.82%, see rank | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 51,401 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 141,028 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 263,833 | 1.39%, see rank | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 84,064 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 29,677 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 125,951 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 664,626 | 3.51%, see rank | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 41,809 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
17,647,251 (94.37%) out of the total population of 18,700,715 reported first ancestry.
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 177,283 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 57,039 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Danish | 31,325 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 136,485 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.63% |
| English | 637,785 | 3.41%, see rank | 9.02% |
| French | 254,264 | 1.36%, see rank | 3.77% |
| German | 1,467,358 | 7.85%, see rank | 16.51% |
| Greek | 180,712 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 186,267 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.51% |
| Irish | 2,093,748 | 11.20%, see rank | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,727,960 | 14.59%, see rank | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 82,268 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.51% |
| Polish | 859,709 | 4.60%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 111,892 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Russian | 547,895 | 2.93%, see rank | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 116,443 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 149,200 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 263,738 | 1.41%, see rank | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 87,499 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 31,305 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 125,543 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 546,007 | 2.92%, see rank | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 42,532 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
17,915,779 (94.73%) out of the total population of 18,912,644 reported first ancestry.
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 181,002 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 59,733 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.54% |
| Danish | 32,722 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 141,333 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.68% |
| English | 671,290 | 3.55%, see rank | 9.29% |
| French | 265,408 | 1.40%, see rank | 3.90% |
| German | 1,530,648 | 8.09%, see rank | 16.89% |
| Greek | 190,851 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 190,720 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.52% |
| Irish | 2,176,265 | 11.51%, see rank | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,866,814 | 15.16%, see rank | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 86,174 | 0.46%, see rank | 1.55% |
| Polish | 885,057 | 4.68%, see rank | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 114,590 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Russian | 575,014 | 3.04%, see rank | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 121,146 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 156,524 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 264,963 | 1.40%, see rank | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 91,197 | 0.48%, see rank | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 33,355 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 131,750 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.32% |
| American | 572,702 | 3.03%, see rank | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 43,869 | 0.23%, see rank | 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.