Salem Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
342,569 (86.31%) out of the total population of 396,912 reported first ancestry.
| Salem Area | % of the Total Population | Oregon | U.S. | |
| Arab | 817 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,920 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,599 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 8,156 | 2.05%, see rank | 2.27% | 1.40% |
| English | 43,215 | 10.89%, see rank | 11.73% | 8.02% |
| French | 13,947 | 3.51%, see rank | 4.00% | 3.34% |
| German | 78,954 | 19.89%, see rank | 19.70% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,009 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 960 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 40,815 | 10.28%, see rank | 12.15% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 10,833 | 2.73%, see rank | 3.78% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 14,402 | 3.63%, see rank | 3.85% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,863 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.74% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,861 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 7,694 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,888 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 10,592 | 2.67%, see rank | 3.10% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,494 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 9,067 | 2.28%, see rank | 2.87% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 3,732 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,962 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.31% |
| American | 19,258 | 4.85%, see rank | 5.47% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 3,570 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
344,268 (88.08%) out of the total population of 390,839 reported first ancestry.
| Salem Area | % of the Total Population | Oregon | U.S. | |
| Arab | 566 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,929 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 3,567 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 8,781 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.44% | 1.51% |
| English | 44,445 | 11.37%, see rank | 12.61% | 8.53% |
| French | 15,615 | 4.00%, see rank | 4.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 80,728 | 20.66%, see rank | 20.88% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,266 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 669 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 41,499 | 10.62%, see rank | 12.62% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 10,718 | 2.74%, see rank | 3.80% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 15,339 | 3.92%, see rank | 4.02% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,956 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,787 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 7,515 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.29% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,804 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 11,525 | 2.95%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,041 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 9,793 | 2.51%, see rank | 3.07% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 3,447 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2,206 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,567 | 4.75%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,565 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
343,590 (89.56%) out of the total population of 383,639 reported first ancestry.
| Salem Area | % of the Total Population | Oregon | U.S. | |
| Arab | 336 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,826 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 3,842 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 8,957 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.55% | 1.63% |
| English | 47,296 | 12.33%, see rank | 13.51% | 9.02% |
| French | 16,865 | 4.40%, see rank | 4.42% | 3.77% |
| German | 85,392 | 22.26%, see rank | 21.99% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,383 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 898 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 41,673 | 10.86%, see rank | 12.96% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 10,647 | 2.78%, see rank | 3.79% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 15,077 | 3.93%, see rank | 4.03% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 5,248 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.78% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,568 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 6,835 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,438 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 12,099 | 3.15%, see rank | 3.45% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 606 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 10,083 | 2.63%, see rank | 3.12% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 4,098 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,939 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.31% |
| American | 19,332 | 5.04%, see rank | 4.88% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,593 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
346,220 (90.07%) out of the total population of 384,379 reported first ancestry.
| Salem Area | % of the Total Population | Oregon | U.S. | |
| Arab | 346 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,024 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 4,181 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.21% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 9,771 | 2.54%, see rank | 2.68% | 1.68% |
| English | 49,576 | 12.90%, see rank | 14.10% | 9.29% |
| French | 18,335 | 4.77%, see rank | 4.61% | 3.90% |
| German | 89,651 | 23.32%, see rank | 22.57% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,175 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,049 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 42,170 | 10.97%, see rank | 13.17% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 11,151 | 2.90%, see rank | 3.80% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 15,631 | 4.07%, see rank | 4.15% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 5,770 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.84% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,393 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 6,326 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,492 | 2.21%, see rank | 2.61% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 12,439 | 3.24%, see rank | 3.61% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 691 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 9,855 | 2.56%, see rank | 3.20% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 4,029 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 2,105 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.32% |
| American | 20,346 | 5.29%, see rank | 4.94% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,445 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.15% | 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.