Pierce County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
718,986 (88.47%) out of the total population of 812,689 reported first ancestry.
| Pierce County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,606 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 3,243 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 7,565 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 13,533 | 1.67%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.40% |
| English | 82,816 | 10.19%, see rank | 10.73% | 8.02% |
| French | 34,785 | 4.28%, see rank | 4.06% | 3.34% |
| German | 155,418 | 19.12%, see rank | 18.48% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,604 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 2,006 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 98,654 | 12.14%, see rank | 11.22% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 32,003 | 3.94%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 50,397 | 6.20%, see rank | 5.49% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 15,706 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.84% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 2,700 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 9,079 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,224 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 21,308 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,242 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 25,469 | 3.13%, see rank | 3.33% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 5,252 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 6,032 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.31% |
| American | 40,311 | 4.96%, see rank | 4.99% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 6,988 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
716,838 (89.77%) out of the total population of 798,528 reported first ancestry.
| Pierce County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,166 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 3,409 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 7,453 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 14,420 | 1.81%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 83,966 | 10.52%, see rank | 11.38% | 8.53% |
| French | 35,954 | 4.50%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.54% |
| German | 158,159 | 19.81%, see rank | 19.45% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,616 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,991 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 101,876 | 12.76%, see rank | 11.90% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 33,179 | 4.16%, see rank | 3.60% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 51,559 | 6.46%, see rank | 5.75% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 16,757 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.88% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 2,683 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 8,766 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.31% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,744 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.40% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 21,656 | 2.71%, see rank | 3.08% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,125 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 28,070 | 3.52%, see rank | 3.54% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 5,586 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 5,074 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.31% |
| American | 39,364 | 4.93%, see rank | 4.63% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 7,804 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
699,051 (89.31%) out of the total population of 782,681 reported first ancestry.
| Pierce County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,728 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,345 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 7,231 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 14,490 | 1.85%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.63% |
| English | 84,062 | 10.74%, see rank | 12.11% | 9.02% |
| French | 35,743 | 4.57%, see rank | 4.63% | 3.77% |
| German | 160,799 | 20.54%, see rank | 20.35% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 2,505 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,944 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 102,477 | 13.09%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 33,961 | 4.34%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 49,638 | 6.34%, see rank | 6.04% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 16,757 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.91% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 2,882 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 8,141 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 18,536 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 21,642 | 2.77%, see rank | 3.24% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,831 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 28,756 | 3.67%, see rank | 3.73% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 4,816 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 5,063 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.31% |
| American | 32,751 | 4.18%, see rank | 4.09% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 7,814 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
692,259 (89.40%) out of the total population of 774,339 reported first ancestry.
| Pierce County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,515 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,087 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 6,865 | 0.89%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 14,683 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.68% |
| English | 86,607 | 11.18%, see rank | 12.62% | 9.29% |
| French | 36,018 | 4.65%, see rank | 4.77% | 3.90% |
| German | 163,593 | 21.13%, see rank | 20.94% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 2,829 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 2,270 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 106,129 | 13.71%, see rank | 12.63% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 32,839 | 4.24%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 50,951 | 6.58%, see rank | 6.31% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 16,479 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.92% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 2,869 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 7,686 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.33% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 18,548 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 22,784 | 2.94%, see rank | 3.34% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,463 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 28,909 | 3.73%, see rank | 3.89% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 4,779 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 4,966 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
| American | 29,614 | 3.82%, see rank | 4.13% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 8,623 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
561,859 (80.17%) out of the total population of 700,820 reported first ancestry.
| Pierce County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 921 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 1,617 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 4,544 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 7,689 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.91% |
| English | 46,328 | 6.61%, see rank | 7.61% | 5.91% |
| French | 19,535 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.69% | 2.39% |
| German | 90,861 | 12.96%, see rank | 12.79% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 1,702 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 1,098 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 48,396 | 6.91%, see rank | 6.86% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 19,953 | 2.85%, see rank | 2.51% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 34,617 | 4.94%, see rank | 4.74% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 9,047 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.14% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,938 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 3,305 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,462 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.54% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 11,123 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,343 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 14,202 | 2.03%, see rank | 2.30% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 2,568 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 2,279 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.24% |
| American | 35,637 | 5.09%, see rank | 5.36% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 3,100 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.