Penobscot County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
129,667 (84.40%) out of the total population of 153,627 reported first ancestry.
Penobscot County | % of the Total Population | Maine | U.S. | |
Arab | 332 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.56% |
Czech | 396 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.47% |
Danish | 429 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 1,583 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.98% | 1.40% |
English | 27,520 | 17.91%, see rank | 21.18% | 8.02% |
French | 37,178 | 24.20%, see rank | 23.94% | 3.34% |
German | 10,384 | 6.76%, see rank | 8.14% | 15.03% |
Greek | 549 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 266 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
Irish | 28,510 | 18.56%, see rank | 17.63% | 10.80% |
Italian | 6,992 | 4.55%, see rank | 5.68% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 890 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.42% |
Polish | 2,649 | 1.72%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 788 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.44% |
Russian | 613 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,869 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.64% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 8,713 | 5.67%, see rank | 5.16% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 309 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 2,349 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 169 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 177 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
American | 15,511 | 10.10%, see rank | 8.37% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,057 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
130,582 (84.94%) out of the total population of 153,742 reported first ancestry.
Penobscot County | % of the Total Population | Maine | U.S. | |
Arab | 357 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.53% |
Czech | 391 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.50% |
Danish | 391 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 1,669 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.51% |
English | 30,117 | 19.59%, see rank | 22.20% | 8.53% |
French | 36,531 | 23.76%, see rank | 24.41% | 3.54% |
German | 10,952 | 7.12%, see rank | 8.18% | 15.79% |
Greek | 406 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 306 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.48% |
Irish | 26,734 | 17.39%, see rank | 17.70% | 11.36% |
Italian | 7,144 | 4.65%, see rank | 5.77% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 865 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.46% |
Polish | 2,914 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.22% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 734 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.46% |
Russian | 580 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,335 | 2.17%, see rank | 1.74% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 9,426 | 6.13%, see rank | 5.43% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 150 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 2,475 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 227 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 219 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
American | 15,844 | 10.31%, see rank | 7.88% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 1,149 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
130,913 (85.60%) out of the total population of 152,934 reported first ancestry.
Penobscot County | % of the Total Population | Maine | U.S. | |
Arab | 432 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.50% |
Czech | 161 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
Danish | 463 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 1,510 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.63% |
English | 32,018 | 20.94%, see rank | 23.17% | 9.02% |
French | 37,663 | 24.63%, see rank | 25.04% | 3.77% |
German | 10,862 | 7.10%, see rank | 8.39% | 16.51% |
Greek | 439 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 347 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
Irish | 26,278 | 17.18%, see rank | 17.92% | 11.76% |
Italian | 7,362 | 4.81%, see rank | 5.71% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 760 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.76% | 1.51% |
Polish | 3,042 | 1.99%, see rank | 2.29% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 731 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.47% |
Russian | 873 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,932 | 4.53%, see rank | 3.72% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 9,090 | 5.94%, see rank | 5.60% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 347 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 2,484 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 233 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 224 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 14,368 | 9.39%, see rank | 6.96% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 1,126 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
128,578 (86.58%) out of the total population of 148,501 reported first ancestry.
Penobscot County | % of the Total Population | Maine | U.S. | |
Arab | 541 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.50% |
Czech | 250 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.54% |
Danish | 417 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 1,468 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.68% |
English | 33,022 | 22.24%, see rank | 23.69% | 9.29% |
French | 36,044 | 24.27%, see rank | 25.27% | 3.90% |
German | 11,013 | 7.42%, see rank | 8.57% | 16.89% |
Greek | 524 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 365 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.52% |
Irish | 25,255 | 17.01%, see rank | 17.79% | 12.01% |
Italian | 7,061 | 4.75%, see rank | 5.79% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 767 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.55% |
Polish | 3,333 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.38% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 678 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.48% |
Russian | 920 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.75% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,839 | 4.61%, see rank | 3.75% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 8,671 | 5.84%, see rank | 5.70% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 465 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 2,549 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.84% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 219 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 202 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
American | 14,344 | 9.66%, see rank | 6.96% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 1,050 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
110,308 (76.12%) out of the total population of 144,919 reported first ancestry.
Penobscot County | % of the Total Population | Maine | U.S. | |
Arab | 260 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.36% |
Czech | 69 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
Danish | 207 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 740 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.91% |
English | 19,633 | 13.55%, see rank | 16.00% | 5.91% |
French | 22,821 | 15.75%, see rank | 18.66% | 2.39% |
German | 5,390 | 3.72%, see rank | 4.04% | 10.81% |
Greek | 365 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 222 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.32% |
Irish | 14,295 | 9.86%, see rank | 9.76% | 6.85% |
Italian | 3,834 | 2.65%, see rank | 3.49% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 620 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.15% |
Polish | 1,478 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.27% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 384 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.33% |
Russian | 427 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,241 | 2.24%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 4,281 | 2.95%, see rank | 3.09% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 59 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 1,273 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 89 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 187 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.24% |
American | 19,073 | 13.16%, see rank | 9.42% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 432 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.36% | 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.