Oakland County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,091,885 (89.44%) out of the total population of 1,220,798 reported first ancestry.
| Oakland County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 25,905 | 2.12%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 5,316 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,472 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 19,894 | 1.63%, see rank | 4.77% | 1.40% |
| English | 114,525 | 9.38%, see rank | 9.31% | 8.02% |
| French | 67,023 | 5.49%, see rank | 6.00% | 3.34% |
| German | 220,904 | 18.10%, see rank | 20.99% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 8,138 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 13,248 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 143,617 | 11.76%, see rank | 11.09% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 73,261 | 6.00%, see rank | 4.72% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 8,988 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 121,726 | 9.97%, see rank | 8.63% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,174 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 24,244 | 1.99%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,041 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 33,485 | 2.74%, see rank | 2.22% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,013 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 15,725 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,633 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 8,918 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.31% |
| American | 61,398 | 5.03%, see rank | 5.98% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 7,348 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,100,307 (91.15%) out of the total population of 1,207,097 reported first ancestry.
| Oakland County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 25,909 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.60% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 6,082 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 4,078 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 20,161 | 1.67%, see rank | 4.97% | 1.51% |
| English | 121,339 | 10.05%, see rank | 9.89% | 8.53% |
| French | 70,990 | 5.88%, see rank | 6.42% | 3.54% |
| German | 228,589 | 18.94%, see rank | 21.87% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 8,856 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 14,015 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 151,772 | 12.57%, see rank | 11.59% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 73,237 | 6.07%, see rank | 4.78% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 9,357 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 123,290 | 10.21%, see rank | 8.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 935 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 25,161 | 2.08%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,369 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 36,114 | 2.99%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,092 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 16,772 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 3,022 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 9,266 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| American | 54,191 | 4.49%, see rank | 5.25% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 7,573 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,107,609 (92.22%) out of the total population of 1,201,113 reported first ancestry.
| Oakland County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 25,403 | 2.11%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 6,397 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 4,686 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 22,526 | 1.88%, see rank | 5.18% | 1.63% |
| English | 127,842 | 10.64%, see rank | 10.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 76,304 | 6.35%, see rank | 6.91% | 3.77% |
| German | 238,393 | 19.85%, see rank | 22.75% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 10,001 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 14,395 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 155,400 | 12.94%, see rank | 11.92% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 74,894 | 6.24%, see rank | 4.81% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 10,476 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 122,157 | 10.17%, see rank | 9.05% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,023 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 26,861 | 2.24%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 21,568 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 37,266 | 3.10%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,633 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 18,565 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 3,049 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 9,395 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.31% |
| American | 47,656 | 3.97%, see rank | 4.76% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 8,973 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,113,846 (92.57%) out of the total population of 1,203,288 reported first ancestry.
| Oakland County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 27,142 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 6,766 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 5,002 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 22,765 | 1.89%, see rank | 5.22% | 1.68% |
| English | 133,251 | 11.07%, see rank | 10.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 78,972 | 6.56%, see rank | 7.07% | 3.90% |
| German | 244,167 | 20.29%, see rank | 22.89% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 10,641 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 14,343 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 157,448 | 13.08%, see rank | 11.95% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 75,820 | 6.30%, see rank | 4.84% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 10,618 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 125,587 | 10.44%, see rank | 9.19% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 980 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 27,841 | 2.31%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 22,540 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 38,193 | 3.17%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,683 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 18,259 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,911 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 9,880 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.32% |
| American | 49,983 | 4.15%, see rank | 4.87% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 9,219 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
1,009,486 (84.54%) out of the total population of 1,194,156 reported first ancestry.
| Oakland County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 15,903 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 2,483 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 3,200 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 11,750 | 0.98%, see rank | 3.44% | 0.91% |
| English | 86,300 | 7.23%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.91% |
| French | 45,208 | 3.79%, see rank | 4.14% | 2.39% |
| German | 145,572 | 12.19%, see rank | 13.90% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 7,350 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 8,699 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 90,807 | 7.60%, see rank | 6.16% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 57,093 | 4.78%, see rank | 3.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 6,798 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 85,759 | 7.18%, see rank | 6.42% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 572 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 20,956 | 1.75%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,021 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 23,616 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,709 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 10,705 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 1,785 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 6,948 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.24% |
| American | 55,262 | 4.63%, see rank | 5.21% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 4,099 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.24% | 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.