Portland Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
58,787 (88.65%) out of the total population of 66,317 reported first ancestry.
| Portland | % of the Total Population | Maine | U.S. | |
| Arab | 766 | 1.16%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 115 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 390 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 564 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.98% | 1.40% |
| English | 11,161 | 16.83%, see rank | 21.18% | 8.02% |
| French | 9,385 | 14.15%, see rank | 23.94% | 3.34% |
| German | 5,614 | 8.47%, see rank | 8.14% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 748 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 292 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 13,431 | 20.25%, see rank | 17.63% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 6,059 | 9.14%, see rank | 5.68% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 805 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,834 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 372 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 997 | 1.50%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,026 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.64% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 3,612 | 5.45%, see rank | 5.16% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,751 | 5.66%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,167 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 257 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 189 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,974 | 4.48%, see rank | 8.37% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 512 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
60,245 (90.96%) out of the total population of 66,235 reported first ancestry.
| Portland | % of the Total Population | Maine | U.S. | |
| Arab | 658 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 145 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 419 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 644 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.51% |
| English | 12,029 | 18.16%, see rank | 22.20% | 8.53% |
| French | 10,220 | 15.43%, see rank | 24.41% | 3.54% |
| German | 5,326 | 8.04%, see rank | 8.18% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 534 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 232 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 14,343 | 21.65%, see rank | 17.70% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 6,430 | 9.71%, see rank | 5.77% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 658 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,966 | 2.97%, see rank | 2.22% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 399 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 963 | 1.45%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,418 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.74% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 3,597 | 5.43%, see rank | 5.43% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,862 | 4.32%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,159 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 286 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 236 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,470 | 3.73%, see rank | 7.88% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 473 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
61,135 (92.44%) out of the total population of 66,138 reported first ancestry.
| Portland | % of the Total Population | Maine | U.S. | |
| Arab | 475 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 109 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 558 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 596 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.63% |
| English | 12,604 | 19.06%, see rank | 23.17% | 9.02% |
| French | 10,322 | 15.61%, see rank | 25.04% | 3.77% |
| German | 5,440 | 8.23%, see rank | 8.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 477 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 260 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 14,751 | 22.30%, see rank | 17.92% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 5,963 | 9.02%, see rank | 5.71% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 613 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.76% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,000 | 3.02%, see rank | 2.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 451 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,091 | 1.65%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,162 | 4.78%, see rank | 3.72% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 3,739 | 5.65%, see rank | 5.60% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,462 | 3.72%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,291 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 205 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 175 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,110 | 3.19%, see rank | 6.96% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 589 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
58,934 (93.32%) out of the total population of 63,153 reported first ancestry.
| Portland | % of the Total Population | Maine | U.S. | |
| Arab | 294 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 71 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 470 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 552 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.68% |
| English | 12,326 | 19.52%, see rank | 23.69% | 9.29% |
| French | 10,451 | 16.55%, see rank | 25.27% | 3.90% |
| German | 5,446 | 8.62%, see rank | 8.57% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 529 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 197 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 13,723 | 21.73%, see rank | 17.79% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 6,613 | 10.47%, see rank | 5.79% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 552 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,834 | 2.90%, see rank | 2.38% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 533 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,107 | 1.75%, see rank | 0.75% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,134 | 4.96%, see rank | 3.75% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,707 | 5.87%, see rank | 5.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,521 | 3.99%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,378 | 2.18%, see rank | 1.84% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 155 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 144 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 2,082 | 3.30%, see rank | 6.96% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 589 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.87% | 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.