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Ottawa County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

235,783 (87.39%) out of the total population of 269,795 reported first ancestry.

	Ottawa County	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	776	0.29%, see rank	1.70%	0.56%
Czech	1,284	0.48%, see rank	0.48%	0.47%
Danish	1,458	0.54%, see rank	0.38%	0.42%
Dutch	82,035	30.41%, see rank	4.77%	1.40%
English	22,055	8.17%, see rank	9.31%	8.02%
French	11,724	4.35%, see rank	6.00%	3.34%
German	57,906	21.46%, see rank	20.99%	15.03%
Greek	882	0.33%, see rank	0.44%	0.41%
Hungarian	1,544	0.57%, see rank	0.96%	0.46%
Irish	23,454	8.69%, see rank	11.09%	10.80%
Italian	7,910	2.93%, see rank	4.72%	5.52%
Norwegian	2,693	1.00%, see rank	0.77%	1.42%
Polish	15,849	5.87%, see rank	8.63%	3.01%
Portuguese	120	0.04%, see rank	0.06%	0.44%
Russian	1,176	0.44%, see rank	0.73%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	1,526	0.57%, see rank	0.71%	0.99%
Scottish	4,738	1.76%, see rank	2.22%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	589	0.22%, see rank	0.58%	0.95%
Swedish	5,145	1.91%, see rank	1.52%	1.27%
Swiss	963	0.36%, see rank	0.24%	0.30%
Ukrainian	308	0.11%, see rank	0.39%	0.31%
American	12,737	4.72%, see rank	5.98%	7.12%
Welsh	1,039	0.39%, see rank	0.47%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

236,117 (89.16%) out of the total population of 264,835 reported first ancestry.

	Ottawa County	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	612	0.23%, see rank	1.60%	0.53%
Czech	1,185	0.45%, see rank	0.51%	0.50%
Danish	1,259	0.48%, see rank	0.40%	0.45%
Dutch	84,250	31.81%, see rank	4.97%	1.51%
English	23,306	8.80%, see rank	9.89%	8.53%
French	11,724	4.43%, see rank	6.42%	3.54%
German	57,316	21.64%, see rank	21.87%	15.79%
Greek	612	0.23%, see rank	0.43%	0.42%
Hungarian	1,663	0.63%, see rank	1.01%	0.48%
Irish	24,802	9.37%, see rank	11.59%	11.36%
Italian	8,191	3.09%, see rank	4.78%	5.66%
Norwegian	3,272	1.24%, see rank	0.81%	1.46%
Polish	16,222	6.13%, see rank	8.95%	3.13%
Portuguese	98	0.04%, see rank	0.06%	0.46%
Russian	1,042	0.39%, see rank	0.76%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	1,593	0.60%, see rank	0.78%	1.07%
Scottish	4,730	1.79%, see rank	2.36%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	333	0.13%, see rank	0.58%	0.93%
Swedish	5,866	2.21%, see rank	1.65%	1.34%
Swiss	862	0.33%, see rank	0.24%	0.31%
Ukrainian	429	0.16%, see rank	0.41%	0.31%
American	10,925	4.13%, see rank	5.25%	6.72%
Welsh	1,103	0.42%, see rank	0.50%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

236,636 (90.53%) out of the total population of 261,376 reported first ancestry.

	Ottawa County	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	677	0.26%, see rank	1.51%	0.50%
Czech	1,099	0.42%, see rank	0.52%	0.53%
Danish	1,302	0.50%, see rank	0.44%	0.48%
Dutch	88,075	33.70%, see rank	5.18%	1.63%
English	23,567	9.02%, see rank	10.39%	9.02%
French	12,061	4.61%, see rank	6.91%	3.77%
German	58,745	22.48%, see rank	22.75%	16.51%
Greek	664	0.25%, see rank	0.46%	0.44%
Hungarian	1,559	0.60%, see rank	1.05%	0.51%
Irish	25,452	9.74%, see rank	11.92%	11.76%
Italian	7,337	2.81%, see rank	4.81%	5.78%
Norwegian	3,029	1.16%, see rank	0.87%	1.51%
Polish	14,801	5.66%, see rank	9.05%	3.24%
Portuguese	109	0.04%, see rank	0.06%	0.47%
Russian	1,012	0.39%, see rank	0.79%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	2,990	1.14%, see rank	1.58%	1.72%
Scottish	4,895	1.87%, see rank	2.47%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	163	0.06%, see rank	0.54%	0.91%
Swedish	6,706	2.57%, see rank	1.73%	1.41%
Swiss	561	0.21%, see rank	0.25%	0.33%
Ukrainian	470	0.18%, see rank	0.42%	0.31%
American	10,031	3.84%, see rank	4.76%	6.28%
Welsh	1,175	0.45%, see rank	0.52%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

236,569 (91.49%) out of the total population of 258,564 reported first ancestry.

	Ottawa County	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	604	0.23%, see rank	1.56%	0.50%
Czech	1,076	0.42%, see rank	0.54%	0.54%
Danish	1,376	0.53%, see rank	0.46%	0.49%
Dutch	87,724	33.93%, see rank	5.22%	1.68%
English	23,241	8.99%, see rank	10.57%	9.29%
French	12,555	4.86%, see rank	7.07%	3.90%
German	58,641	22.68%, see rank	22.89%	16.89%
Greek	674	0.26%, see rank	0.47%	0.45%
Hungarian	1,397	0.54%, see rank	1.07%	0.52%
Irish	25,319	9.79%, see rank	11.95%	12.01%
Italian	7,175	2.77%, see rank	4.84%	5.91%
Norwegian	3,118	1.21%, see rank	0.90%	1.55%
Polish	15,284	5.91%, see rank	9.19%	3.32%
Portuguese	116	0.04%, see rank	0.06%	0.48%
Russian	1,034	0.40%, see rank	0.81%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	3,048	1.18%, see rank	1.58%	1.77%
Scottish	4,669	1.81%, see rank	2.50%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	217	0.08%, see rank	0.54%	0.88%
Swedish	6,834	2.64%, see rank	1.75%	1.45%
Swiss	685	0.26%, see rank	0.26%	0.34%
Ukrainian	615	0.24%, see rank	0.44%	0.32%
American	11,084	4.29%, see rank	4.87%	6.43%
Welsh	1,100	0.43%, see rank	0.54%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

198,265 (83.19%) out of the total population of 238,314 reported first ancestry.

	Ottawa County	% of the Total Population	Michigan	U.S.
Arab	396	0.17%, see rank	1.04%	0.36%
Czech	467	0.20%, see rank	0.23%	0.27%
Danish	654	0.27%, see rank	0.27%	0.30%
Dutch	73,865	30.99%, see rank	3.44%	0.91%
English	12,345	5.18%, see rank	6.26%	5.91%
French	6,581	2.76%, see rank	4.14%	2.39%
German	28,993	12.17%, see rank	13.90%	10.81%
Greek	295	0.12%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Hungarian	584	0.25%, see rank	0.65%	0.32%
Irish	11,070	4.65%, see rank	6.16%	6.85%
Italian	4,283	1.80%, see rank	3.64%	4.59%
Norwegian	1,651	0.69%, see rank	0.58%	1.15%
Polish	8,265	3.47%, see rank	6.42%	2.24%
Portuguese	89	0.04%, see rank	0.04%	0.33%
Russian	378	0.16%, see rank	0.48%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	1,416	0.59%, see rank	0.90%	1.17%
Scottish	2,404	1.01%, see rank	1.39%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	142	0.06%, see rank	0.50%	0.61%
Swedish	2,912	1.22%, see rank	0.97%	0.87%
Swiss	280	0.12%, see rank	0.14%	0.19%
Ukrainian	395	0.17%, see rank	0.32%	0.24%
American	10,642	4.47%, see rank	5.21%	7.33%
Welsh	408	0.17%, 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.