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Porter County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

143,063 (86.28%) out of the total population of 165,819 reported first ancestry.

	Porter County	% of the Total Population	Indiana	U.S.
Arab	783	0.47%, see rank	0.28%	0.56%
Czech	1,209	0.73%, see rank	0.26%	0.47%
Danish	467	0.28%, see rank	0.18%	0.42%
Dutch	5,511	3.32%, see rank	1.97%	1.40%
English	14,084	8.49%, see rank	8.65%	8.02%
French	4,514	2.72%, see rank	2.51%	3.34%
German	45,984	27.73%, see rank	23.81%	15.03%
Greek	1,924	1.16%, see rank	0.36%	0.41%
Hungarian	2,438	1.47%, see rank	0.56%	0.46%
Irish	28,147	16.97%, see rank	11.76%	10.80%
Italian	9,470	5.71%, see rank	2.69%	5.52%
Norwegian	1,773	1.07%, see rank	0.57%	1.42%
Polish	17,995	10.85%, see rank	3.17%	3.01%
Portuguese	76	0.05%, see rank	0.06%	0.44%
Russian	1,797	1.08%, see rank	0.37%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	2,233	1.35%, see rank	0.88%	0.99%
Scottish	3,334	2.01%, see rank	1.73%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	486	0.29%, see rank	0.90%	0.95%
Swedish	5,116	3.09%, see rank	0.90%	1.27%
Swiss	451	0.27%, see rank	0.59%	0.30%
Ukrainian	561	0.34%, see rank	0.15%	0.31%
American	8,515	5.14%, see rank	11.14%	7.12%
Welsh	995	0.60%, see rank	0.55%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

144,980 (88.19%) out of the total population of 164,386 reported first ancestry.

	Porter County	% of the Total Population	Indiana	U.S.
Arab	662	0.40%, see rank	0.26%	0.53%
Czech	1,183	0.72%, see rank	0.27%	0.50%
Danish	650	0.40%, see rank	0.20%	0.45%
Dutch	5,284	3.21%, see rank	2.09%	1.51%
English	14,402	8.76%, see rank	9.25%	8.53%
French	5,307	3.23%, see rank	2.67%	3.54%
German	45,356	27.59%, see rank	24.94%	15.79%
Greek	2,255	1.37%, see rank	0.36%	0.42%
Hungarian	2,596	1.58%, see rank	0.58%	0.48%
Irish	29,933	18.21%, see rank	12.30%	11.36%
Italian	9,311	5.66%, see rank	2.74%	5.66%
Norwegian	1,699	1.03%, see rank	0.55%	1.46%
Polish	16,460	10.01%, see rank	3.18%	3.13%
Portuguese	50	0.03%, see rank	0.07%	0.46%
Russian	1,750	1.06%, see rank	0.39%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	2,111	1.28%, see rank	0.97%	1.07%
Scottish	3,744	2.28%, see rank	1.79%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	516	0.31%, see rank	1.15%	0.93%
Swedish	4,829	2.94%, see rank	0.96%	1.34%
Swiss	424	0.26%, see rank	0.65%	0.31%
Ukrainian	417	0.25%, see rank	0.14%	0.31%
American	9,356	5.69%, see rank	10.89%	6.72%
Welsh	1,278	0.78%, see rank	0.58%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

145,547 (89.83%) out of the total population of 162,026 reported first ancestry.

	Porter County	% of the Total Population	Indiana	U.S.
Arab	428	0.26%, see rank	0.24%	0.50%
Czech	1,147	0.71%, see rank	0.29%	0.53%
Danish	620	0.38%, see rank	0.21%	0.48%
Dutch	4,652	2.87%, see rank	2.25%	1.63%
English	15,704	9.69%, see rank	9.71%	9.02%
French	5,535	3.42%, see rank	2.88%	3.77%
German	47,186	29.12%, see rank	26.58%	16.51%
Greek	2,145	1.32%, see rank	0.37%	0.44%
Hungarian	2,850	1.76%, see rank	0.61%	0.51%
Irish	30,032	18.54%, see rank	12.90%	11.76%
Italian	9,415	5.81%, see rank	2.88%	5.78%
Norwegian	1,823	1.13%, see rank	0.57%	1.51%
Polish	16,382	10.11%, see rank	3.28%	3.24%
Portuguese	0	0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.47%
Russian	1,703	1.05%, see rank	0.40%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	2,783	1.72%, see rank	1.49%	1.72%
Scottish	3,644	2.25%, see rank	1.93%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	525	0.32%, see rank	1.23%	0.91%
Swedish	4,337	2.68%, see rank	1.02%	1.41%
Swiss	445	0.27%, see rank	0.70%	0.33%
Ukrainian	645	0.40%, see rank	0.14%	0.31%
American	9,144	5.64%, see rank	10.04%	6.28%
Welsh	1,320	0.81%, see rank	0.61%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

144,574 (90.32%) out of the total population of 160,073 reported first ancestry.

	Porter County	% of the Total Population	Indiana	U.S.
Arab	486	0.30%, see rank	0.23%	0.50%
Czech	1,208	0.75%, see rank	0.30%	0.54%
Danish	576	0.36%, see rank	0.22%	0.49%
Dutch	4,528	2.83%, see rank	2.31%	1.68%
English	15,283	9.55%, see rank	9.90%	9.29%
French	5,962	3.72%, see rank	3.02%	3.90%
German	47,611	29.74%, see rank	27.12%	16.89%
Greek	2,163	1.35%, see rank	0.38%	0.45%
Hungarian	2,751	1.72%, see rank	0.62%	0.52%
Irish	30,578	19.10%, see rank	13.15%	12.01%
Italian	9,832	6.14%, see rank	2.93%	5.91%
Norwegian	1,895	1.18%, see rank	0.58%	1.55%
Polish	17,383	10.86%, see rank	3.35%	3.32%
Portuguese	13	0.01%, see rank	0.08%	0.48%
Russian	1,757	1.10%, see rank	0.42%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	2,514	1.57%, see rank	1.53%	1.77%
Scottish	3,282	2.05%, see rank	1.99%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	465	0.29%, see rank	1.10%	0.88%
Swedish	4,407	2.75%, see rank	1.04%	1.45%
Swiss	476	0.30%, see rank	0.72%	0.34%
Ukrainian	606	0.38%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
American	9,136	5.71%, see rank	10.09%	6.43%
Welsh	1,520	0.95%, see rank	0.62%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

117,619 (80.12%) out of the total population of 146,798 reported first ancestry.

	Porter County	% of the Total Population	Indiana	U.S.
Arab	377	0.26%, see rank	0.16%	0.36%
Czech	613	0.42%, see rank	0.12%	0.27%
Danish	300	0.20%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Dutch	2,127	1.45%, see rank	1.25%	0.91%
English	9,411	6.41%, see rank	6.22%	5.91%
French	2,711	1.85%, see rank	1.66%	2.39%
German	27,880	18.99%, see rank	17.61%	10.81%
Greek	1,384	0.94%, see rank	0.25%	0.34%
Hungarian	1,249	0.85%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Irish	14,522	9.89%, see rank	6.51%	6.85%
Italian	5,531	3.77%, see rank	1.80%	4.59%
Norwegian	1,150	0.78%, see rank	0.39%	1.15%
Polish	9,802	6.68%, see rank	2.22%	2.24%
Portuguese	88	0.06%, see rank	0.03%	0.33%
Russian	721	0.49%, see rank	0.20%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	2,010	1.37%, see rank	1.01%	1.17%
Scottish	1,944	1.32%, see rank	1.08%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	227	0.15%, see rank	0.35%	0.61%
Swedish	3,358	2.29%, see rank	0.59%	0.87%
Swiss	203	0.14%, see rank	0.37%	0.19%
Ukrainian	337	0.23%, see rank	0.09%	0.24%
American	9,324	6.35%, see rank	12.01%	7.33%
Welsh	865	0.59%, see rank	0.32%	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.