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Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,988,747 (86.89%) out of the total population of 2,288,796 reported first ancestry.
| Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 11,617 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.56% |
| Czech | 13,341 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Danish | 24,110 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 49,940 | 2.18%, see rank | 1.40% |
| English | 255,858 | 11.18%, see rank | 8.02% |
| French | 90,338 | 3.95%, see rank | 3.34% |
| German | 452,996 | 19.79%, see rank | 15.03% |
| Greek | 8,857 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 8,874 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Irish | 266,463 | 11.64%, see rank | 10.80% |
| Italian | 91,692 | 4.01%, see rank | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 97,654 | 4.27%, see rank | 1.42% |
| Polish | 43,626 | 1.91%, see rank | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 9,903 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Russian | 38,394 | 1.68%, see rank | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 29,738 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 71,529 | 3.13%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 17,270 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 71,678 | 3.13%, see rank | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 17,223 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 23,784 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 116,426 | 5.09%, see rank | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 23,810 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,982,548 (88.80%) out of the total population of 2,232,607 reported first ancestry.
| Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 12,688 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Czech | 12,917 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Danish | 25,104 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 51,765 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.51% |
| English | 268,064 | 12.01%, see rank | 8.53% |
| French | 93,773 | 4.20%, see rank | 3.54% |
| German | 466,225 | 20.88%, see rank | 15.79% |
| Greek | 8,725 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 9,127 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Irish | 272,801 | 12.22%, see rank | 11.36% |
| Italian | 88,477 | 3.96%, see rank | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 101,511 | 4.55%, see rank | 1.46% |
| Polish | 44,250 | 1.98%, see rank | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 8,744 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Russian | 38,896 | 1.74%, see rank | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 32,075 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 74,506 | 3.34%, see rank | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 15,913 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 73,526 | 3.29%, see rank | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 17,603 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 22,598 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 104,104 | 4.66%, see rank | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 23,795 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,944,177 (89.56%) out of the total population of 2,170,801 reported first ancestry.
| Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 11,195 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 12,611 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Danish | 25,622 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 51,804 | 2.39%, see rank | 1.63% |
| English | 275,127 | 12.67%, see rank | 9.02% |
| French | 98,345 | 4.53%, see rank | 3.77% |
| German | 477,738 | 22.01%, see rank | 16.51% |
| Greek | 8,833 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 8,658 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.51% |
| Irish | 274,043 | 12.62%, see rank | 11.76% |
| Italian | 86,511 | 3.99%, see rank | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 99,904 | 4.60%, see rank | 1.51% |
| Polish | 41,499 | 1.91%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 9,508 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Russian | 41,264 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 55,488 | 2.56%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 76,073 | 3.50%, see rank | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 13,414 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 72,892 | 3.36%, see rank | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 18,152 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 22,976 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 89,919 | 4.14%, see rank | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 25,303 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,946,282 (89.96%) out of the total population of 2,163,436 reported first ancestry.
| Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 11,255 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 13,541 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.54% |
| Danish | 26,850 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 53,547 | 2.48%, see rank | 1.68% |
| English | 287,112 | 13.27%, see rank | 9.29% |
| French | 100,932 | 4.67%, see rank | 3.90% |
| German | 489,985 | 22.65%, see rank | 16.89% |
| Greek | 9,249 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 8,482 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.52% |
| Irish | 276,647 | 12.79%, see rank | 12.01% |
| Italian | 86,140 | 3.98%, see rank | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 101,558 | 4.69%, see rank | 1.55% |
| Polish | 42,735 | 1.98%, see rank | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 9,337 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Russian | 42,679 | 1.97%, see rank | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 55,586 | 2.57%, see rank | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 78,326 | 3.62%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 11,159 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 75,385 | 3.48%, see rank | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 18,802 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 21,869 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.32% |
| American | 91,568 | 4.23%, see rank | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 25,501 | 1.18%, 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.