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Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
5,406,929 (89.89%) out of the total population of 6,015,336 reported first ancestry.
| Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 28,039 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.56% |
| Czech | 15,092 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Danish | 8,043 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 58,469 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.40% |
| English | 454,771 | 7.56%, see rank | 8.02% |
| French | 105,785 | 1.76%, see rank | 3.34% |
| German | 1,019,595 | 16.95%, see rank | 15.03% |
| Greek | 31,547 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 42,159 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Irish | 1,200,087 | 19.95%, see rank | 10.80% |
| Italian | 838,419 | 13.94%, see rank | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 21,561 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.42% |
| Polish | 321,829 | 5.35%, see rank | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 12,515 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Russian | 109,201 | 1.82%, see rank | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 40,512 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 80,276 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 69,354 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 37,027 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 13,814 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 54,917 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 213,973 | 3.56%, see rank | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 48,236 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
5,466,206 (91.60%) out of the total population of 5,967,349 reported first ancestry.
| Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 26,953 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Czech | 16,386 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Danish | 9,256 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 64,518 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.51% |
| English | 489,270 | 8.20%, see rank | 8.53% |
| French | 110,311 | 1.85%, see rank | 3.54% |
| German | 1,054,401 | 17.67%, see rank | 15.79% |
| Greek | 31,701 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 43,344 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Irish | 1,238,596 | 20.76%, see rank | 11.36% |
| Italian | 843,052 | 14.13%, see rank | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 22,747 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.46% |
| Polish | 335,613 | 5.62%, see rank | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 14,280 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Russian | 115,043 | 1.93%, see rank | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 47,120 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 84,083 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 65,862 | 1.10%, see rank | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 37,684 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 13,712 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 55,621 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 187,711 | 3.15%, see rank | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 53,416 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
5,474,334 (92.60%) out of the total population of 5,911,638 reported first ancestry.
| Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 25,218 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 16,492 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Danish | 9,693 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 66,154 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.63% |
| English | 510,177 | 8.63%, see rank | 9.02% |
| French | 115,037 | 1.95%, see rank | 3.77% |
| German | 1,071,638 | 18.13%, see rank | 16.51% |
| Greek | 32,944 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 44,301 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.51% |
| Irish | 1,242,580 | 21.02%, see rank | 11.76% |
| Italian | 851,482 | 14.40%, see rank | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 23,496 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.51% |
| Polish | 344,536 | 5.83%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 13,912 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Russian | 117,561 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 87,930 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 90,986 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 66,338 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 40,117 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 15,335 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 57,225 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 170,168 | 2.88%, see rank | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 54,620 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
5,491,038 (92.90%) out of the total population of 5,910,593 reported first ancestry.
| Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 25,599 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 16,902 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.54% |
| Danish | 9,958 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 67,027 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.68% |
| English | 521,234 | 8.82%, see rank | 9.29% |
| French | 118,014 | 2.00%, see rank | 3.90% |
| German | 1,090,402 | 18.45%, see rank | 16.89% |
| Greek | 33,245 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 45,984 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.52% |
| Irish | 1,266,562 | 21.43%, see rank | 12.01% |
| Italian | 867,291 | 14.67%, see rank | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 24,460 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.55% |
| Polish | 350,759 | 5.93%, see rank | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 14,225 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Russian | 120,507 | 2.04%, see rank | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 91,461 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 95,302 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 66,508 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 41,568 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 15,932 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 59,460 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.32% |
| American | 179,597 | 3.04%, see rank | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 55,875 | 0.95%, see rank | 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.