Rochester Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
183,148 (87.21%) out of the total population of 210,004 reported first ancestry.
| Rochester Area | % of the Total Population | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 509 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 2,957 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,250 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 4,851 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.40% |
| English | 13,638 | 6.49%, see rank | 5.64% | 8.02% |
| French | 6,640 | 3.16%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.34% |
| German | 79,414 | 37.82%, see rank | 34.89% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 613 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 351 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 23,382 | 11.13%, see rank | 10.75% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 3,051 | 1.45%, see rank | 2.33% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 41,064 | 19.55%, see rank | 15.53% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 6,705 | 3.19%, see rank | 4.66% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 186 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 864 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,159 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,471 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,833 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.11% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 8,048 | 3.83%, see rank | 8.46% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,784 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 276 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,772 | 4.18%, see rank | 3.57% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,015 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
160,749 (86.32%) out of the total population of 186,214 reported first ancestry.
| Rochester Area | % of the Total Population | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 710 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,550 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.77% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 2,573 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 4,183 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 12,611 | 6.77%, see rank | 5.99% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,271 | 3.37%, see rank | 4.75% | 3.54% |
| German | 72,502 | 38.93%, see rank | 36.13% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 524 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 389 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 20,343 | 10.92%, see rank | 11.14% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 3,027 | 1.63%, see rank | 2.38% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 32,375 | 17.39%, see rank | 16.04% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 5,833 | 3.13%, see rank | 4.77% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 208 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 908 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 976 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,296 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,193 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.97% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 7,727 | 4.15%, see rank | 9.01% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,555 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 295 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| American | 6,997 | 3.76%, see rank | 3.25% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 934 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
158,059 (86.46%) out of the total population of 182,816 reported first ancestry.
| Rochester Area | % of the Total Population | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 510 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,716 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.92% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 2,760 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.65% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,164 | 2.28%, see rank | 2.03% | 1.63% |
| English | 13,019 | 7.12%, see rank | 6.27% | 9.02% |
| French | 6,267 | 3.43%, see rank | 5.13% | 3.77% |
| German | 73,766 | 40.35%, see rank | 37.43% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 505 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 419 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 21,201 | 11.60%, see rank | 11.44% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,964 | 1.62%, see rank | 2.45% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 31,187 | 17.06%, see rank | 16.54% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 5,629 | 3.08%, see rank | 4.91% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 136 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 887 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,749 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,377 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.32% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,627 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 8,674 | 4.74%, see rank | 9.47% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,417 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 249 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,780 | 3.16%, see rank | 2.72% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,011 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
158,513 (87.61%) out of the total population of 180,920 reported first ancestry.
| Rochester Area | % of the Total Population | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 443 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,819 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.96% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,605 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 4,244 | 2.35%, see rank | 2.11% | 1.68% |
| English | 13,865 | 7.66%, see rank | 6.49% | 9.29% |
| French | 6,295 | 3.48%, see rank | 5.33% | 3.90% |
| German | 75,394 | 41.67%, see rank | 38.31% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 383 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 460 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 21,380 | 11.82%, see rank | 11.75% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,954 | 1.63%, see rank | 2.47% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 31,859 | 17.61%, see rank | 16.93% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 5,551 | 3.07%, see rank | 5.04% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 126 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 980 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.88% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,656 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.03% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,835 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,806 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.58% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 8,557 | 4.73%, see rank | 9.64% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,503 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 242 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.32% |
| American | 5,716 | 3.16%, see rank | 2.73% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,084 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.50% | 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.