Portland, OR Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
533,681 (88.57%) out of the total population of 602,568 reported first ancestry.
Portland, OR | % of the Total Population | Oregon | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,429 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.56% |
Czech | 4,469 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.47% |
Danish | 5,476 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 12,005 | 1.99%, see rank | 2.27% | 1.40% |
English | 64,507 | 10.71%, see rank | 11.73% | 8.02% |
French | 23,398 | 3.88%, see rank | 4.00% | 3.34% |
German | 108,476 | 18.00%, see rank | 19.70% | 15.03% |
Greek | 2,858 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 2,720 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.46% |
Irish | 73,276 | 12.16%, see rank | 12.15% | 10.80% |
Italian | 27,574 | 4.58%, see rank | 3.78% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 23,888 | 3.96%, see rank | 3.85% | 1.42% |
Polish | 13,765 | 2.28%, see rank | 1.74% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 2,378 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.44% |
Russian | 12,105 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 8,795 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 20,505 | 3.40%, see rank | 3.10% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 9,123 | 1.51%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 16,775 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.87% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 4,997 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 7,980 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.31% |
American | 30,335 | 5.03%, see rank | 5.47% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 7,152 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
525,932 (89.77%) out of the total population of 585,888 reported first ancestry.
Portland, OR | % of the Total Population | Oregon | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,776 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.53% |
Czech | 3,973 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
Danish | 6,136 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 10,917 | 1.86%, see rank | 2.44% | 1.51% |
English | 67,431 | 11.51%, see rank | 12.61% | 8.53% |
French | 23,434 | 4.00%, see rank | 4.23% | 3.54% |
German | 108,978 | 18.60%, see rank | 20.88% | 15.79% |
Greek | 2,933 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 2,855 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.48% |
Irish | 71,855 | 12.26%, see rank | 12.62% | 11.36% |
Italian | 25,946 | 4.43%, see rank | 3.80% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 23,318 | 3.98%, see rank | 4.02% | 1.46% |
Polish | 13,050 | 2.23%, see rank | 1.78% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 2,206 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.46% |
Russian | 12,446 | 2.12%, see rank | 1.29% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 8,797 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 19,910 | 3.40%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 7,918 | 1.35%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 16,029 | 2.74%, see rank | 3.07% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 4,379 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 6,596 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.31% |
American | 28,173 | 4.81%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 7,046 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
512,642 (90.46%) out of the total population of 566,686 reported first ancestry.
Portland, OR | % of the Total Population | Oregon | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,303 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.50% |
Czech | 3,486 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.53% |
Danish | 6,203 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 11,103 | 1.96%, see rank | 2.55% | 1.63% |
English | 65,820 | 11.61%, see rank | 13.51% | 9.02% |
French | 24,359 | 4.30%, see rank | 4.42% | 3.77% |
German | 109,424 | 19.31%, see rank | 21.99% | 16.51% |
Greek | 2,676 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 2,509 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
Irish | 72,114 | 12.73%, see rank | 12.96% | 11.76% |
Italian | 24,417 | 4.31%, see rank | 3.79% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 23,053 | 4.07%, see rank | 4.03% | 1.51% |
Polish | 12,757 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.78% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 2,108 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.47% |
Russian | 13,188 | 2.33%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 14,767 | 2.61%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 19,960 | 3.52%, see rank | 3.45% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 6,823 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 17,319 | 3.06%, see rank | 3.12% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 4,649 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 7,584 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.31% |
American | 23,846 | 4.21%, see rank | 4.88% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 7,213 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
496,825 (90.50%) out of the total population of 548,988 reported first ancestry.
Portland, OR | % of the Total Population | Oregon | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,922 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.50% |
Czech | 3,560 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.54% |
Danish | 6,099 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.21% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 10,931 | 1.99%, see rank | 2.68% | 1.68% |
English | 65,536 | 11.94%, see rank | 14.10% | 9.29% |
French | 24,448 | 4.45%, see rank | 4.61% | 3.90% |
German | 106,298 | 19.36%, see rank | 22.57% | 16.89% |
Greek | 2,664 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 2,437 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
Irish | 70,937 | 12.92%, see rank | 13.17% | 12.01% |
Italian | 23,922 | 4.36%, see rank | 3.80% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 22,209 | 4.05%, see rank | 4.15% | 1.55% |
Polish | 12,840 | 2.34%, see rank | 1.84% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 1,879 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
Russian | 14,098 | 2.57%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 13,929 | 2.54%, see rank | 2.61% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 19,783 | 3.60%, see rank | 3.61% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 5,716 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 17,211 | 3.14%, see rank | 3.20% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 4,397 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 6,974 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.32% |
American | 24,427 | 4.45%, see rank | 4.94% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 6,758 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
439,190 (83.00%) out of the total population of 529,121 reported first ancestry.
Portland, OR | % of the Total Population | Oregon | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,758 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
Czech | 1,570 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.27% |
Danish | 3,661 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 5,938 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.91% |
English | 38,782 | 7.33%, see rank | 8.58% | 5.91% |
French | 13,104 | 2.48%, see rank | 2.63% | 2.39% |
German | 67,684 | 12.79%, see rank | 14.22% | 10.81% |
Greek | 1,954 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 1,341 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.32% |
Irish | 38,906 | 7.35%, see rank | 7.07% | 6.85% |
Italian | 15,760 | 2.98%, see rank | 2.51% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 17,690 | 3.34%, see rank | 3.22% | 1.15% |
Polish | 6,295 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.02% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 1,183 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.33% |
Russian | 7,754 | 1.47%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,673 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.69% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 10,248 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 4,035 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 10,936 | 2.07%, see rank | 1.98% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 2,416 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 5,228 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.24% |
American | 20,367 | 3.85%, see rank | 6.39% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 3,203 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.56% | 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.