Owensboro Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
89,730 (77.49%) out of the total population of 115,795 reported first ancestry.
| Owensboro Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 48 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 32 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 34 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,196 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.40% |
| English | 10,910 | 9.42%, see rank | 10.29% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,105 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.82% | 3.34% |
| German | 16,230 | 14.02%, see rank | 14.75% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 272 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 168 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 13,756 | 11.88%, see rank | 12.51% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 1,409 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.99% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 375 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 642 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.83% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 52 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 158 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,134 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,050 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.88% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 507 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 333 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 289 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 60 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 33,095 | 28.58%, see rank | 20.66% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 334 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
90,366 (78.68%) out of the total population of 114,853 reported first ancestry.
| Owensboro Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 182 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 41 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 34 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,208 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.51% |
| English | 12,151 | 10.58%, see rank | 10.97% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,367 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.54% |
| German | 15,939 | 13.88%, see rank | 15.19% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 165 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 38 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 13,642 | 11.88%, see rank | 13.16% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 1,192 | 1.04%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 201 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 710 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.87% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 65 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 143 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,377 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,678 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 435 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 297 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 232 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 76 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 32,829 | 28.58%, see rank | 20.61% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 379 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
90,176 (79.39%) out of the total population of 113,588 reported first ancestry.
| Owensboro Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 132 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 56 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 19 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,463 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.63% |
| English | 13,057 | 11.50%, see rank | 11.53% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,420 | 2.13%, see rank | 2.06% | 3.77% |
| German | 16,157 | 14.22%, see rank | 15.98% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 153 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 56 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 13,405 | 11.80%, see rank | 13.68% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 1,437 | 1.27%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 254 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 556 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.95% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 38 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 85 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,837 | 1.62%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,572 | 1.38%, see rank | 2.00% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 161 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 378 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 263 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 13 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 32,391 | 28.52%, see rank | 19.75% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 410 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
89,484 (79.71%) out of the total population of 112,266 reported first ancestry.
| Owensboro Area | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 139 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 61 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 7 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,552 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 13,416 | 11.95%, see rank | 11.69% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,594 | 2.31%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 16,738 | 14.91%, see rank | 16.15% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 130 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 97 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 14,957 | 13.32%, see rank | 13.83% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 1,515 | 1.35%, see rank | 2.09% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 150 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 558 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.96% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 16 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 116 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.25% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,829 | 1.63%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,683 | 1.50%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 148 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 388 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 217 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 9 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| American | 30,634 | 27.29%, see rank | 19.92% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 463 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.54% | 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.