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Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
510,475 (90.73%) out of the total population of 562,644 reported first ancestry.
| Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,674 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,863 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 591 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 10,432 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 37,509 | 6.67%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 8,152 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 107,149 | 19.04%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,117 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 3,257 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 121,493 | 21.59%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 108,210 | 19.23%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,179 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 110,828 | 19.70%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 793 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 18,871 | 3.35%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,945 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,184 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,516 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,582 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,503 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 7,164 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 24,719 | 4.39%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 27,936 | 4.97%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
517,419 (91.88%) out of the total population of 563,129 reported first ancestry.
| Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,455 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,203 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 486 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 11,657 | 2.07%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 39,637 | 7.04%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,238 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 112,277 | 19.94%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,392 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 3,832 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 126,369 | 22.44%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 109,933 | 19.52%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,034 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 114,492 | 20.33%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 907 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 19,149 | 3.40%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,354 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 5,872 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,183 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,947 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,385 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 7,355 | 1.31%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 20,320 | 3.61%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 30,333 | 5.39%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
518,460 (92.40%) out of the total population of 561,113 reported first ancestry.
| Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,127 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,473 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 615 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 12,789 | 2.28%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 42,529 | 7.58%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 8,478 | 1.51%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 112,302 | 20.01%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 2,942 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 4,303 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 128,066 | 22.82%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 109,916 | 19.59%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,138 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 117,864 | 21.01%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 729 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 20,001 | 3.56%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,761 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 6,555 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 784 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,747 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,136 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 7,664 | 1.37%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 17,488 | 3.12%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 31,230 | 5.57%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
509,394 (92.80%) out of the total population of 548,901 reported first ancestry.
| Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,843 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,570 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 738 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 13,253 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 43,794 | 7.98%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 8,640 | 1.57%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 112,303 | 20.46%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 2,947 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 4,656 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 127,232 | 23.18%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 109,462 | 19.94%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,137 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 120,008 | 21.86%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 538 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 20,776 | 3.79%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,805 | 0.88%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 6,239 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 588 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,900 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 884 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 8,367 | 1.52%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 17,710 | 3.23%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 32,109 | 5.85%, see rank | 1.52% | 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.