Pittsburgh Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
2,063,386 (87.48%) out of the total population of 2,358,793 reported first ancestry.
| Pittsburgh Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 14,063 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 18,074 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 2,148 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 30,437 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 195,691 | 8.30%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 45,609 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 680,255 | 28.84%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 15,776 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 42,995 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 442,953 | 18.78%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 387,705 | 16.44%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 6,463 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 211,980 | 8.99%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,889 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 36,806 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 48,522 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 45,233 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 17,265 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 20,010 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 5,784 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 22,225 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 105,152 | 4.46%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 24,855 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
2,104,225 (89.24%) out of the total population of 2,357,981 reported first ancestry.
| Pittsburgh Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 14,402 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 18,893 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 2,088 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 33,236 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 207,818 | 8.81%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 49,379 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 709,048 | 30.07%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 15,909 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 45,674 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 459,523 | 19.49%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 389,476 | 16.52%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 6,085 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 214,860 | 9.11%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,878 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 38,607 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 50,905 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 49,026 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 15,660 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 19,999 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 6,793 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 22,997 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 95,468 | 4.05%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 26,636 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
2,137,456 (90.63%) out of the total population of 2,358,313 reported first ancestry.
| Pittsburgh Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 13,858 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 19,053 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 2,306 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 36,965 | 1.57%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 218,816 | 9.28%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 50,720 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 731,353 | 31.01%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 15,681 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 48,852 | 2.07%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 462,921 | 19.63%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 398,549 | 16.90%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 6,167 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 224,629 | 9.52%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,567 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 40,773 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 73,541 | 3.12%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 49,256 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 12,507 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 19,976 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 7,376 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 24,450 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 82,972 | 3.52%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 30,438 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
2,153,609 (91.24%) out of the total population of 2,360,259 reported first ancestry.
| Pittsburgh Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 14,005 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 19,264 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,598 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 37,964 | 1.61%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 225,618 | 9.56%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 52,342 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 743,533 | 31.50%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 15,516 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 49,396 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 467,204 | 19.79%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 403,794 | 17.11%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 6,103 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 228,171 | 9.67%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,661 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 41,013 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 76,755 | 3.25%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 50,282 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 10,912 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 20,326 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 7,248 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 26,309 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 81,900 | 3.47%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 30,955 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.52% | 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.