Santa Cruz County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
242,757 (90.85%) out of the total population of 267,203 reported first ancestry.
Santa Cruz County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,238 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.56% |
Czech | 813 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.47% |
Danish | 1,999 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 3,957 | 1.48%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.40% |
English | 29,483 | 11.03%, see rank | 5.94% | 8.02% |
French | 9,480 | 3.55%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
German | 35,154 | 13.16%, see rank | 8.51% | 15.03% |
Greek | 1,615 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 1,130 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.46% |
Irish | 28,169 | 10.54%, see rank | 6.69% | 10.80% |
Italian | 17,474 | 6.54%, see rank | 3.97% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 4,859 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.42% |
Polish | 5,126 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.32% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 5,449 | 2.04%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.44% |
Russian | 4,442 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,567 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 6,264 | 2.34%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 909 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 5,860 | 2.19%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,314 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 893 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.31% |
American | 8,195 | 3.07%, see rank | 3.22% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 2,329 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
243,360 (92.77%) out of the total population of 262,340 reported first ancestry.
Santa Cruz County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 978 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.53% |
Czech | 770 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
Danish | 2,763 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 4,575 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.51% |
English | 30,038 | 11.45%, see rank | 6.39% | 8.53% |
French | 10,237 | 3.90%, see rank | 2.28% | 3.54% |
German | 37,460 | 14.28%, see rank | 9.10% | 15.79% |
Greek | 1,296 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 1,307 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.48% |
Irish | 28,166 | 10.74%, see rank | 7.13% | 11.36% |
Italian | 18,404 | 7.02%, see rank | 4.08% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 4,393 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.46% |
Polish | 5,465 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 5,799 | 2.21%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
Russian | 4,546 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,383 | 1.29%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 7,381 | 2.81%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 958 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 6,208 | 2.37%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,113 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 694 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
American | 7,056 | 2.69%, see rank | 2.78% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 2,632 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
241,452 (93.99%) out of the total population of 256,901 reported first ancestry.
Santa Cruz County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 932 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,255 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
Danish | 2,577 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 4,612 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.63% |
English | 30,202 | 11.76%, see rank | 6.77% | 9.02% |
French | 11,162 | 4.34%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.77% |
German | 37,821 | 14.72%, see rank | 9.60% | 16.51% |
Greek | 1,500 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 1,235 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.51% |
Irish | 29,996 | 11.68%, see rank | 7.50% | 11.76% |
Italian | 18,437 | 7.18%, see rank | 4.21% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 4,652 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.51% |
Polish | 5,485 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.41% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 5,936 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.47% |
Russian | 5,046 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,963 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 8,767 | 3.41%, see rank | 1.54% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 424 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 6,501 | 2.53%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 1,663 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 555 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
American | 6,274 | 2.44%, see rank | 2.43% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 2,453 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
237,499 (94.47%) out of the total population of 251,398 reported first ancestry.
Santa Cruz County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 876 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,325 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.54% |
Danish | 2,982 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 4,775 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.68% |
English | 31,127 | 12.38%, see rank | 7.02% | 9.29% |
French | 11,157 | 4.44%, see rank | 2.56% | 3.90% |
German | 39,074 | 15.54%, see rank | 9.93% | 16.89% |
Greek | 1,370 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 1,344 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
Irish | 31,114 | 12.38%, see rank | 7.79% | 12.01% |
Italian | 18,412 | 7.32%, see rank | 4.33% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 4,994 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.14% | 1.55% |
Polish | 4,673 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 5,530 | 2.20%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.48% |
Russian | 5,165 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,156 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.23% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 9,411 | 3.74%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 452 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 7,001 | 2.78%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 1,885 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 552 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
American | 6,945 | 2.76%, see rank | 2.66% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 2,514 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
219,207 (85.76%) out of the total population of 255,602 reported first ancestry.
Santa Cruz County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 576 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.36% |
Czech | 322 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
Danish | 2,006 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 2,676 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.91% |
English | 19,610 | 7.67%, see rank | 4.91% | 5.91% |
French | 5,757 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.57% | 2.39% |
German | 22,065 | 8.63%, see rank | 6.45% | 10.81% |
Greek | 984 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 810 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
Irish | 18,056 | 7.06%, see rank | 4.72% | 6.85% |
Italian | 13,901 | 5.44%, see rank | 3.41% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 3,333 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.15% |
Polish | 3,033 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.95% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 4,192 | 1.64%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.33% |
Russian | 2,869 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,431 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 4,587 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 425 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 3,474 | 1.36%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 985 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 451 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.24% |
American | 8,006 | 3.13%, see rank | 3.37% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 1,522 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.