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Reading, PA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
80,186 (91.07%) out of the total population of 88,051 reported first ancestry.
| Reading, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 118 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 87 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 41 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,123 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 1,484 | 1.69%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 431 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 10,140 | 11.52%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 421 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 215 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 3,696 | 4.20%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 4,059 | 4.61%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 71 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,504 | 2.84%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 19 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 255 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 163 | 0.19%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 164 | 0.19%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 413 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 257 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 75 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 464 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,159 | 2.45%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 516 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
81,123 (92.26%) out of the total population of 87,926 reported first ancestry.
| Reading, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 58 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 91 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,278 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 1,796 | 2.04%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 474 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 10,720 | 12.19%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 274 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 234 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 4,732 | 5.38%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 4,032 | 4.59%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 92 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 3,049 | 3.47%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 27 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 245 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 221 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 313 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 429 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 192 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 95 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 502 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,700 | 1.93%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 398 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
81,811 (93.60%) out of the total population of 87,404 reported first ancestry.
| Reading, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 83 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 173 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 14 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,551 | 1.77%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 1,859 | 2.13%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 692 | 0.79%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 12,526 | 14.33%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 197 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 221 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 5,261 | 6.02%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 4,489 | 5.14%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 183 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 3,558 | 4.07%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 38 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 178 | 0.20%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 357 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 345 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 288 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 88 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 164 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 340 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,395 | 1.60%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 531 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
75,919 (93.91%) out of the total population of 80,845 reported first ancestry.
| Reading, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 55 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 176 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 9 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,271 | 1.57%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 1,900 | 2.35%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 655 | 0.81%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 12,265 | 15.17%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 236 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 250 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 4,670 | 5.78%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,473 | 5.53%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 163 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 3,487 | 4.31%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 37 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 173 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 344 | 0.43%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 375 | 0.46%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 316 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 79 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 120 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 273 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 1,467 | 1.81%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 511 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
66,080 (81.37%) out of the total population of 81,207 reported first ancestry.
| Reading, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 37 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 37 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 19 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,141 | 1.41%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.91% |
| English | 1,278 | 1.57%, see rank | 4.75% | 5.91% |
| French | 520 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.39% |
| German | 13,026 | 16.04%, see rank | 19.14% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 288 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 139 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 2,812 | 3.46%, see rank | 10.11% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 4,155 | 5.12%, see rank | 9.55% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 91 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 3,098 | 3.81%, see rank | 4.74% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 80 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 194 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 205 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 227 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 616 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 104 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 132 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 236 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.24% |
| American | 2,758 | 3.40%, see rank | 5.16% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 484 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.72% | 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.