Palo Alto, CA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
61,135 (92.63%) out of the total population of 65,998 reported first ancestry.
Palo Alto, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 333 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.56% |
Czech | 200 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.47% |
Danish | 566 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 1,000 | 1.52%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.40% |
English | 7,222 | 10.94%, see rank | 5.94% | 8.02% |
French | 2,009 | 3.04%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
German | 6,634 | 10.05%, see rank | 8.51% | 15.03% |
Greek | 346 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 576 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.46% |
Irish | 4,425 | 6.70%, see rank | 6.69% | 10.80% |
Italian | 2,768 | 4.19%, see rank | 3.97% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 1,018 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.42% |
Polish | 2,086 | 3.16%, see rank | 1.32% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 335 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.44% |
Russian | 2,895 | 4.39%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 501 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 1,585 | 2.40%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 170 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 1,350 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 398 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 616 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.31% |
American | 2,031 | 3.08%, see rank | 3.22% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 256 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
60,555 (93.86%) out of the total population of 64,514 reported first ancestry.
Palo Alto, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 487 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.53% |
Czech | 449 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
Danish | 609 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 1,035 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.51% |
English | 7,652 | 11.86%, see rank | 6.39% | 8.53% |
French | 2,148 | 3.33%, see rank | 2.28% | 3.54% |
German | 6,943 | 10.76%, see rank | 9.10% | 15.79% |
Greek | 325 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 444 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.48% |
Irish | 4,703 | 7.29%, see rank | 7.13% | 11.36% |
Italian | 2,683 | 4.16%, see rank | 4.08% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 1,061 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.46% |
Polish | 1,718 | 2.66%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 284 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
Russian | 2,680 | 4.15%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 559 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 1,823 | 2.83%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 457 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 1,566 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 598 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 602 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
American | 1,632 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.78% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 324 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
59,233 (94.79%) out of the total population of 62,486 reported first ancestry.
Palo Alto, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 680 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
Czech | 554 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
Danish | 546 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 934 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.63% |
English | 7,653 | 12.25%, see rank | 6.77% | 9.02% |
French | 2,547 | 4.08%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.77% |
German | 7,279 | 11.65%, see rank | 9.60% | 16.51% |
Greek | 375 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 452 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.51% |
Irish | 4,757 | 7.61%, see rank | 7.50% | 11.76% |
Italian | 2,273 | 3.64%, see rank | 4.21% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 1,072 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.51% |
Polish | 1,629 | 2.61%, see rank | 1.41% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 353 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.47% |
Russian | 2,425 | 3.88%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 953 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 1,822 | 2.92%, see rank | 1.54% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 642 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 1,522 | 2.44%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 490 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 563 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
American | 1,058 | 1.69%, see rank | 2.43% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 510 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
54,825 (94.61%) out of the total population of 57,949 reported first ancestry.
Palo Alto, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 726 | 1.25%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
Czech | 541 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.54% |
Danish | 546 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 700 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.68% |
English | 7,373 | 12.72%, see rank | 7.02% | 9.29% |
French | 2,764 | 4.77%, see rank | 2.56% | 3.90% |
German | 7,006 | 12.09%, see rank | 9.93% | 16.89% |
Greek | 440 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 437 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
Irish | 4,856 | 8.38%, see rank | 7.79% | 12.01% |
Italian | 2,306 | 3.98%, see rank | 4.33% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 1,041 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.14% | 1.55% |
Polish | 1,629 | 2.81%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 337 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.48% |
Russian | 2,238 | 3.86%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 933 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.23% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 1,658 | 2.86%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 482 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 1,428 | 2.46%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 449 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 493 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
American | 892 | 1.54%, see rank | 2.66% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 535 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
52,352 (89.34%) out of the total population of 58,598 reported first ancestry.
Palo Alto, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 219 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.36% |
Czech | 151 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
Danish | 504 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 472 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.91% |
English | 5,634 | 9.61%, see rank | 4.91% | 5.91% |
French | 1,577 | 2.69%, see rank | 1.57% | 2.39% |
German | 5,221 | 8.91%, see rank | 6.45% | 10.81% |
Greek | 351 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 361 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
Irish | 3,605 | 6.15%, see rank | 4.72% | 6.85% |
Italian | 2,067 | 3.53%, see rank | 3.41% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 871 | 1.49%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.15% |
Polish | 1,342 | 2.29%, see rank | 0.95% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 240 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.33% |
Russian | 2,179 | 3.72%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 660 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 1,170 | 2.00%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 224 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 1,207 | 2.06%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 341 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 325 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.24% |
American | 1,649 | 2.81%, see rank | 3.37% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 276 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.