Reading Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
371,093 (89.85%) out of the total population of 413,016 reported first ancestry.
| Reading Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 684 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,598 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 421 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 10,387 | 2.51%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 23,479 | 5.68%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 8,095 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 157,317 | 38.09%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,698 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 3,040 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 50,598 | 12.25%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 41,285 | 10.00%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,330 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 24,409 | 5.91%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 452 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 3,459 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,360 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,745 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,168 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,263 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,560 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 3,101 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 20,369 | 4.93%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 5,578 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
376,160 (91.50%) out of the total population of 411,094 reported first ancestry.
| Reading Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 653 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,301 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 505 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 12,240 | 2.98%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 23,691 | 5.76%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,616 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 166,154 | 40.42%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 3,072 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 2,781 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 51,378 | 12.50%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 41,004 | 9.97%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,354 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 26,106 | 6.35%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 314 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 3,450 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,640 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,732 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,068 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,375 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 2,701 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 3,320 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,916 | 4.60%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 5,689 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
377,389 (92.65%) out of the total population of 407,310 reported first ancestry.
| Reading Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 605 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,191 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 438 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 13,547 | 3.33%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 26,110 | 6.41%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 8,847 | 2.17%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 169,204 | 41.54%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 2,833 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 3,287 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 52,307 | 12.84%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 41,255 | 10.13%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,210 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 25,823 | 6.34%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 382 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 3,064 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,456 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,804 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,129 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,589 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 3,038 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 3,003 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,889 | 4.64%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 6,071 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
374,135 (93.19%) out of the total population of 401,488 reported first ancestry.
| Reading Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 643 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,230 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 372 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 14,660 | 3.65%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 27,507 | 6.85%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 8,642 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 171,958 | 42.83%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 2,979 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 3,343 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 51,308 | 12.78%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 41,665 | 10.38%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,175 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 26,319 | 6.56%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 284 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 3,215 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,363 | 1.09%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,743 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,064 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,728 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 3,336 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 2,873 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 18,570 | 4.63%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 6,203 | 1.55%, 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.