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Newark, NJ Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
256,791 (92.12%) out of the total population of 278,750 reported first ancestry.
| Newark, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 895 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 24 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 15 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 194 | 0.07%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.40% |
| English | 751 | 0.27%, see rank | 4.98% | 8.02% |
| French | 470 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.49% | 3.34% |
| German | 1,253 | 0.45%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 185 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 253 | 0.09%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 2,237 | 0.80%, see rank | 14.59% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 4,153 | 1.49%, see rank | 16.58% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 108 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,081 | 0.39%, see rank | 5.98% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 12,061 | 4.33%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 193 | 0.07%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 89 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 153 | 0.05%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 11,113 | 3.99%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 67 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 21 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 187 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,475 | 3.76%, see rank | 4.19% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
257,377 (93.09%) out of the total population of 276,478 reported first ancestry.
| Newark, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,090 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 53 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 8 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 195 | 0.07%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.51% |
| English | 989 | 0.36%, see rank | 5.42% | 8.53% |
| French | 964 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.57% | 3.54% |
| German | 2,158 | 0.78%, see rank | 11.81% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 249 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 269 | 0.10%, see rank | 1.19% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 2,802 | 1.01%, see rank | 15.34% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,180 | 1.87%, see rank | 17.07% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 66 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,091 | 0.39%, see rank | 6.30% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 13,458 | 4.87%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 497 | 0.18%, see rank | 2.14% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 59 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 235 | 0.08%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 10,584 | 3.83%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 66 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.60% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 21 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 330 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,091 | 3.29%, see rank | 3.77% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 88 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
261,214 (95.10%) out of the total population of 274,674 reported first ancestry.
| Newark, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 657 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 36 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 10 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 98 | 0.04%, see rank | 1.27% | 1.63% |
| English | 1,229 | 0.45%, see rank | 5.80% | 9.02% |
| French | 592 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.77% |
| German | 2,147 | 0.78%, see rank | 12.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 196 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 262 | 0.10%, see rank | 1.25% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 3,424 | 1.25%, see rank | 15.72% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 6,170 | 2.25%, see rank | 17.44% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 62 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,714 | 0.62%, see rank | 6.48% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 14,161 | 5.16%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 394 | 0.14%, see rank | 2.26% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 67 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 247 | 0.09%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 10,797 | 3.93%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 73 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 13 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 385 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.31% |
| American | 6,326 | 2.30%, see rank | 3.22% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 111 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
262,483 (94.74%) out of the total population of 277,070 reported first ancestry.
| Newark, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 605 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 40 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 30 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 78 | 0.03%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.68% |
| English | 1,162 | 0.42%, see rank | 6.09% | 9.29% |
| French | 664 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.71% | 3.90% |
| German | 2,668 | 0.96%, see rank | 12.78% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 122 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 293 | 0.11%, see rank | 1.29% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 3,894 | 1.41%, see rank | 16.05% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 6,861 | 2.48%, see rank | 17.87% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 68 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.50% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,267 | 0.82%, see rank | 6.63% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 15,600 | 5.63%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 459 | 0.17%, see rank | 2.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 38 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 223 | 0.08%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 11,326 | 4.09%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 87 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 22 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 450 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.32% |
| American | 5,178 | 1.87%, see rank | 3.14% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 111 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
219,831 (80.36%) out of the total population of 273,546 reported first ancestry.
| Newark, NJ | % of the Total Population | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Arab | 372 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 13 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 176 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.91% |
| English | 380 | 0.14%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.91% |
| French | 236 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.39% |
| German | 989 | 0.36%, see rank | 7.42% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 192 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 179 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 1,685 | 0.62%, see rank | 10.49% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 6,623 | 2.42%, see rank | 15.32% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 21 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,758 | 0.64%, see rank | 4.80% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 15,507 | 5.67%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 370 | 0.14%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 121 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 137 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,901 | 2.52%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 66 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 18 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 480 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.24% |
| American | 4,976 | 1.82%, see rank | 3.14% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.