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Providence County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

579,242 (92.05%) out of the total population of 629,280 reported first ancestry.

	Providence County	% of the Total Population	Rhode Island	U.S.
Arab	5,855	0.93%, see rank	0.82%	0.56%
Czech	373	0.06%, see rank	0.14%	0.47%
Danish	809	0.13%, see rank	0.17%	0.42%
Dutch	2,120	0.34%, see rank	0.53%	1.40%
English	49,216	7.82%, see rank	11.01%	8.02%
French	96,913	15.40%, see rank	15.51%	3.34%
German	22,719	3.61%, see rank	5.53%	15.03%
Greek	4,070	0.65%, see rank	0.70%	0.41%
Hungarian	1,022	0.16%, see rank	0.25%	0.46%
Irish	91,347	14.52%, see rank	18.53%	10.80%
Italian	112,419	17.86%, see rank	18.59%	5.52%
Norwegian	1,556	0.25%, see rank	0.42%	1.42%
Polish	22,553	3.58%, see rank	4.05%	3.01%
Portuguese	53,419	8.49%, see rank	9.44%	0.44%
Russian	6,176	0.98%, see rank	1.04%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	2,172	0.35%, see rank	0.52%	0.99%
Scottish	8,407	1.34%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	28,943	4.60%, see rank	3.04%	0.95%
Swedish	6,804	1.08%, see rank	1.68%	1.27%
Swiss	409	0.06%, see rank	0.11%	0.30%
Ukrainian	2,216	0.35%, see rank	0.32%	0.31%
American	18,946	3.01%, see rank	3.31%	7.12%
Welsh	1,088	0.17%, see rank	0.30%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

584,633 (93.18%) out of the total population of 627,414 reported first ancestry.

	Providence County	% of the Total Population	Rhode Island	U.S.
Arab	5,567	0.89%, see rank	0.77%	0.53%
Czech	484	0.08%, see rank	0.14%	0.50%
Danish	770	0.12%, see rank	0.21%	0.45%
Dutch	2,148	0.34%, see rank	0.52%	1.51%
English	56,916	9.07%, see rank	12.35%	8.53%
French	104,404	16.64%, see rank	16.53%	3.54%
German	24,580	3.92%, see rank	5.76%	15.79%
Greek	4,059	0.65%, see rank	0.73%	0.42%
Hungarian	1,206	0.19%, see rank	0.23%	0.48%
Irish	94,532	15.07%, see rank	19.32%	11.36%
Italian	115,549	18.42%, see rank	18.95%	5.66%
Norwegian	1,808	0.29%, see rank	0.43%	1.46%
Polish	22,428	3.57%, see rank	3.99%	3.13%
Portuguese	53,745	8.57%, see rank	9.61%	0.46%
Russian	5,638	0.90%, see rank	1.02%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	2,113	0.34%, see rank	0.51%	1.07%
Scottish	9,300	1.48%, see rank	2.03%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	28,018	4.47%, see rank	2.92%	0.93%
Swedish	7,314	1.17%, see rank	1.71%	1.34%
Swiss	416	0.07%, see rank	0.11%	0.31%
Ukrainian	2,306	0.37%, see rank	0.33%	0.31%
American	12,768	2.04%, see rank	2.57%	6.72%
Welsh	1,340	0.21%, see rank	0.26%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

591,726 (94.16%) out of the total population of 628,413 reported first ancestry.

	Providence County	% of the Total Population	Rhode Island	U.S.
Arab	5,990	0.95%, see rank	0.79%	0.50%
Czech	528	0.08%, see rank	0.12%	0.53%
Danish	648	0.10%, see rank	0.20%	0.48%
Dutch	2,432	0.39%, see rank	0.53%	1.63%
English	59,058	9.40%, see rank	12.79%	9.02%
French	111,087	17.68%, see rank	17.40%	3.77%
German	26,291	4.18%, see rank	6.23%	16.51%
Greek	4,258	0.68%, see rank	0.72%	0.44%
Hungarian	1,367	0.22%, see rank	0.25%	0.51%
Irish	99,460	15.83%, see rank	20.06%	11.76%
Italian	116,481	18.54%, see rank	19.13%	5.78%
Norwegian	1,728	0.27%, see rank	0.43%	1.51%
Polish	23,633	3.76%, see rank	4.17%	3.24%
Portuguese	53,771	8.56%, see rank	9.57%	0.47%
Russian	5,540	0.88%, see rank	1.09%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	6,498	1.03%, see rank	1.45%	1.72%
Scottish	10,671	1.70%, see rank	2.22%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	28,895	4.60%, see rank	2.95%	0.91%
Swedish	7,746	1.23%, see rank	1.80%	1.41%
Swiss	410	0.07%, see rank	0.10%	0.33%
Ukrainian	1,694	0.27%, see rank	0.25%	0.31%
American	10,110	1.61%, see rank	2.17%	6.28%
Welsh	1,413	0.22%, see rank	0.30%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

595,713 (94.65%) out of the total population of 629,400 reported first ancestry.

	Providence County	% of the Total Population	Rhode Island	U.S.
Arab	6,410	1.02%, see rank	0.79%	0.50%
Czech	518	0.08%, see rank	0.12%	0.54%
Danish	529	0.08%, see rank	0.18%	0.49%
Dutch	2,386	0.38%, see rank	0.54%	1.68%
English	61,704	9.80%, see rank	13.14%	9.29%
French	115,072	18.28%, see rank	17.81%	3.90%
German	27,076	4.30%, see rank	6.18%	16.89%
Greek	4,430	0.70%, see rank	0.72%	0.45%
Hungarian	1,380	0.22%, see rank	0.26%	0.52%
Irish	101,549	16.13%, see rank	20.44%	12.01%
Italian	118,247	18.79%, see rank	19.37%	5.91%
Norwegian	1,976	0.31%, see rank	0.44%	1.55%
Polish	23,645	3.76%, see rank	4.16%	3.32%
Portuguese	55,100	8.75%, see rank	9.69%	0.48%
Russian	5,467	0.87%, see rank	1.13%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	6,382	1.01%, see rank	1.46%	1.77%
Scottish	10,304	1.64%, see rank	2.18%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	27,492	4.37%, see rank	2.76%	0.88%
Swedish	8,073	1.28%, see rank	1.84%	1.45%
Swiss	627	0.10%, see rank	0.13%	0.34%
Ukrainian	1,536	0.24%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
American	10,287	1.63%, see rank	2.17%	6.43%
Welsh	1,297	0.21%, see rank	0.34%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

541,294 (87.08%) out of the total population of 621,602 reported first ancestry.

	Providence County	% of the Total Population	Rhode Island	U.S.
Arab	3,725	0.60%, see rank	0.50%	0.36%
Czech	128	0.02%, see rank	0.04%	0.27%
Danish	280	0.05%, see rank	0.10%	0.30%
Dutch	1,242	0.20%, see rank	0.29%	0.91%
English	31,519	5.07%, see rank	7.34%	5.91%
French	82,724	13.31%, see rank	12.33%	2.39%
German	12,142	1.95%, see rank	2.94%	10.81%
Greek	2,881	0.46%, see rank	0.49%	0.34%
Hungarian	522	0.08%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Irish	58,844	9.47%, see rank	12.07%	6.85%
Italian	102,800	16.54%, see rank	16.03%	4.59%
Norwegian	972	0.16%, see rank	0.27%	1.15%
Polish	15,602	2.51%, see rank	2.69%	2.24%
Portuguese	41,662	6.70%, see rank	7.09%	0.33%
Russian	4,051	0.65%, see rank	0.65%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	3,062	0.49%, see rank	0.78%	1.17%
Scottish	4,953	0.80%, see rank	1.09%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	20,215	3.25%, see rank	2.07%	0.61%
Swedish	4,359	0.70%, see rank	1.07%	0.87%
Swiss	412	0.07%, see rank	0.08%	0.19%
Ukrainian	1,516	0.24%, see rank	0.21%	0.24%
American	17,147	2.76%, see rank	2.99%	7.33%
Welsh	530	0.09%, see rank	0.11%	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.