Rensselaer County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
138,659 (86.88%) out of the total population of 159,600 reported first ancestry.
| Rensselaer County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,085 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 612 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,176 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 6,348 | 3.98%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.40% |
| English | 16,823 | 10.54%, see rank | 5.38% | 8.02% |
| French | 18,563 | 11.63%, see rank | 2.93% | 3.34% |
| German | 27,663 | 17.33%, see rank | 10.62% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 712 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 371 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 41,791 | 26.18%, see rank | 12.41% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 25,602 | 16.04%, see rank | 13.28% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 672 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 10,968 | 6.87%, see rank | 4.82% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 391 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,290 | 1.43%, see rank | 2.21% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 969 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 3,344 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 656 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.27% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,300 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 416 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,785 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 6,990 | 4.38%, see rank | 5.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,186 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
142,824 (89.57%) out of the total population of 159,464 reported first ancestry.
| Rensselaer County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 935 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 403 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,175 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 7,006 | 4.39%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.51% |
| English | 17,015 | 10.67%, see rank | 5.77% | 8.53% |
| French | 18,727 | 11.74%, see rank | 3.12% | 3.54% |
| German | 30,381 | 19.05%, see rank | 11.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 604 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 603 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 42,835 | 26.86%, see rank | 13.03% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 25,219 | 15.81%, see rank | 13.84% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 872 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 11,130 | 6.98%, see rank | 5.08% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 389 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,170 | 1.36%, see rank | 2.41% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 986 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 3,387 | 2.12%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 600 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,457 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 328 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,695 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 7,553 | 4.74%, see rank | 4.21% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,413 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
142,876 (90.07%) out of the total population of 158,629 reported first ancestry.
| Rensselaer County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,041 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 607 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 977 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 7,465 | 4.71%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.63% |
| English | 18,308 | 11.54%, see rank | 6.14% | 9.02% |
| French | 20,602 | 12.99%, see rank | 3.33% | 3.77% |
| German | 31,820 | 20.06%, see rank | 11.71% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 959 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 744 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 43,414 | 27.37%, see rank | 13.34% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 24,089 | 15.19%, see rank | 14.20% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 672 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 10,494 | 6.62%, see rank | 5.24% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 465 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,724 | 1.09%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,400 | 1.51%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 3,489 | 2.20%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 883 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,747 | 1.10%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 467 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 2,107 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 6,888 | 4.34%, see rank | 3.58% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,378 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
140,522 (90.63%) out of the total population of 155,043 reported first ancestry.
| Rensselaer County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 771 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 565 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 836 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 7,608 | 4.91%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.68% |
| English | 19,172 | 12.37%, see rank | 6.30% | 9.29% |
| French | 20,714 | 13.36%, see rank | 3.38% | 3.90% |
| German | 32,756 | 21.13%, see rank | 11.88% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 745 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 874 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 43,127 | 27.82%, see rank | 13.54% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 24,346 | 15.70%, see rank | 14.66% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 793 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 10,940 | 7.06%, see rank | 5.31% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 413 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,685 | 1.09%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,364 | 1.52%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,839 | 2.48%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 815 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,699 | 1.10%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 465 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,972 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
| American | 5,807 | 3.75%, see rank | 3.66% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,411 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
125,506 (82.28%) out of the total population of 152,538 reported first ancestry.
| Rensselaer County | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 556 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 137 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 619 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 2,764 | 1.81%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.91% |
| English | 9,432 | 6.18%, see rank | 3.65% | 5.91% |
| French | 10,911 | 7.15%, see rank | 2.01% | 2.39% |
| German | 16,118 | 10.57%, see rank | 6.84% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 508 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 374 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 27,975 | 18.34%, see rank | 8.65% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 18,476 | 12.11%, see rank | 12.50% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 643 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 5,977 | 3.92%, see rank | 3.71% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 97 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,158 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.93% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,480 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,702 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 364 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 626 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 163 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 1,434 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.24% |
| American | 6,638 | 4.35%, see rank | 3.78% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 589 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.