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Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
3,151,594 (88.60%) out of the total population of 3,557,037 reported first ancestry.
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 18,246 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 15,604 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 34,749 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 64,295 | 1.81%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.40% |
| English | 371,279 | 10.44%, see rank | 10.73% | 8.02% |
| French | 138,101 | 3.88%, see rank | 4.06% | 3.34% |
| German | 599,901 | 16.87%, see rank | 18.48% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 14,523 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 12,473 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 380,186 | 10.69%, see rank | 11.22% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 132,934 | 3.74%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 203,008 | 5.71%, see rank | 5.49% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 69,516 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.84% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 11,524 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 51,115 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 42,520 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 100,698 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 60,116 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 118,080 | 3.32%, see rank | 3.33% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 19,788 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 34,011 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.31% |
| American | 149,399 | 4.20%, see rank | 4.99% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 36,062 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
3,131,746 (90.68%) out of the total population of 3,453,748 reported first ancestry.
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 14,388 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 16,101 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 36,170 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 66,496 | 1.93%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 376,707 | 10.91%, see rank | 11.38% | 8.53% |
| French | 142,785 | 4.13%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.54% |
| German | 613,053 | 17.75%, see rank | 19.45% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 15,000 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 13,474 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 395,044 | 11.44%, see rank | 11.90% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 130,074 | 3.77%, see rank | 3.60% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 206,494 | 5.98%, see rank | 5.75% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 70,673 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.88% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 11,529 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 49,761 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.31% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 46,301 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.40% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 102,320 | 2.96%, see rank | 3.08% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 52,766 | 1.53%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 125,708 | 3.64%, see rank | 3.54% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 20,449 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 31,191 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.31% |
| American | 136,016 | 3.94%, see rank | 4.63% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 37,429 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
3,061,273 (91.22%) out of the total population of 3,356,089 reported first ancestry.
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 13,289 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 16,933 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 38,171 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 68,238 | 2.03%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.63% |
| English | 387,189 | 11.54%, see rank | 12.11% | 9.02% |
| French | 144,651 | 4.31%, see rank | 4.63% | 3.77% |
| German | 624,198 | 18.60%, see rank | 20.35% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 15,626 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 13,259 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 398,862 | 11.88%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 129,353 | 3.85%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 209,872 | 6.25%, see rank | 6.04% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 70,940 | 2.11%, see rank | 1.91% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 10,666 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 48,644 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 79,555 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 105,977 | 3.16%, see rank | 3.24% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 47,878 | 1.43%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 129,777 | 3.87%, see rank | 3.73% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 19,225 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 27,721 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.31% |
| American | 111,678 | 3.33%, see rank | 4.09% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 36,155 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
3,022,568 (91.40%) out of the total population of 3,306,836 reported first ancestry.
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 12,611 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 17,299 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 38,276 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 69,316 | 2.10%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.68% |
| English | 399,147 | 12.07%, see rank | 12.62% | 9.29% |
| French | 147,978 | 4.47%, see rank | 4.77% | 3.90% |
| German | 635,809 | 19.23%, see rank | 20.94% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 16,083 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 13,635 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 409,447 | 12.38%, see rank | 12.63% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 129,355 | 3.91%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 216,810 | 6.56%, see rank | 6.31% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 70,311 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.92% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 10,669 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 48,572 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.33% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 79,986 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 109,763 | 3.32%, see rank | 3.34% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 45,759 | 1.38%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 134,028 | 4.05%, see rank | 3.89% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 19,254 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 27,512 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
| American | 113,039 | 3.42%, see rank | 4.13% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 37,644 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.13% | 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.