Rochester Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
961,153 (88.78%) out of the total population of 1,082,578 reported first ancestry.
| Rochester Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,171 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 3,068 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,901 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 39,986 | 3.69%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.40% |
| English | 137,393 | 12.69%, see rank | 5.38% | 8.02% |
| French | 45,068 | 4.16%, see rank | 2.93% | 3.34% |
| German | 233,031 | 21.53%, see rank | 10.62% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 5,268 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 4,465 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 178,551 | 16.49%, see rank | 12.41% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 179,214 | 16.55%, see rank | 13.28% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 4,423 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 52,760 | 4.87%, see rank | 4.82% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,971 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 9,612 | 0.89%, see rank | 2.21% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,835 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 23,165 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 11,657 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.27% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 8,456 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 3,991 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 10,926 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 54,593 | 5.04%, see rank | 5.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 6,652 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
957,929 (90.87%) out of the total population of 1,054,160 reported first ancestry.
| Rochester Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,611 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,904 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 3,215 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 40,711 | 3.86%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.51% |
| English | 143,027 | 13.57%, see rank | 5.77% | 8.53% |
| French | 47,511 | 4.51%, see rank | 3.12% | 3.54% |
| German | 236,101 | 22.40%, see rank | 11.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 5,377 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 4,881 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 180,384 | 17.11%, see rank | 13.03% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 180,912 | 17.16%, see rank | 13.84% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 4,515 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 55,207 | 5.24%, see rank | 5.08% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 2,132 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 10,045 | 0.95%, see rank | 2.41% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,814 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 22,745 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 10,904 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 8,852 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 3,046 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 12,560 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 44,529 | 4.22%, see rank | 4.21% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 8,044 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
963,129 (91.74%) out of the total population of 1,049,836 reported first ancestry.
| Rochester Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,592 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,347 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 3,276 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 42,914 | 4.09%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.63% |
| English | 152,425 | 14.52%, see rank | 6.14% | 9.02% |
| French | 50,119 | 4.77%, see rank | 3.33% | 3.77% |
| German | 243,095 | 23.16%, see rank | 11.71% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 5,515 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 4,891 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 183,200 | 17.45%, see rank | 13.34% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 184,436 | 17.57%, see rank | 14.20% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 4,176 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 56,956 | 5.43%, see rank | 5.24% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,939 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 10,354 | 0.99%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,980 | 1.43%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 23,872 | 2.27%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 11,371 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 9,232 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 3,578 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 13,497 | 1.29%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| American | 36,367 | 3.46%, see rank | 3.58% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 8,395 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
953,201 (92.27%) out of the total population of 1,033,026 reported first ancestry.
| Rochester Area | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,225 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,307 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 3,280 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 43,926 | 4.25%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.68% |
| English | 153,895 | 14.90%, see rank | 6.30% | 9.29% |
| French | 51,451 | 4.98%, see rank | 3.38% | 3.90% |
| German | 244,873 | 23.70%, see rank | 11.88% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 5,342 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 5,298 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 183,793 | 17.79%, see rank | 13.54% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 183,749 | 17.79%, see rank | 14.66% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 3,899 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 58,048 | 5.62%, see rank | 5.31% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 2,038 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 10,402 | 1.01%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 15,308 | 1.48%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 23,361 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 12,016 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 9,871 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 3,803 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 13,711 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
| American | 36,461 | 3.53%, see rank | 3.66% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 8,834 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.47% | 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.