Spokane Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
445,521 (83.52%) out of the total population of 533,456 reported first ancestry.
| Spokane Area | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,743 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 2,447 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 5,443 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 9,982 | 1.87%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.40% |
| English | 60,842 | 11.41%, see rank | 10.73% | 8.02% |
| French | 25,319 | 4.75%, see rank | 4.06% | 3.34% |
| German | 125,290 | 23.49%, see rank | 18.48% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,787 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,587 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 71,891 | 13.48%, see rank | 11.22% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 24,946 | 4.68%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 30,857 | 5.78%, see rank | 5.49% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 8,974 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.84% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,871 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 7,982 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,837 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 15,656 | 2.93%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,752 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 19,654 | 3.68%, see rank | 3.33% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,530 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 5,062 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.31% |
| American | 29,452 | 5.52%, see rank | 4.99% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 5,133 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
406,142 (86.34%) out of the total population of 470,375 reported first ancestry.
| Spokane Area | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,846 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,738 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 4,821 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 9,923 | 2.11%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 58,156 | 12.36%, see rank | 11.38% | 8.53% |
| French | 23,157 | 4.92%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.54% |
| German | 117,901 | 25.07%, see rank | 19.45% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,106 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,268 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 66,119 | 14.06%, see rank | 11.90% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 22,708 | 4.83%, see rank | 3.60% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 30,069 | 6.39%, see rank | 5.75% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 8,334 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.88% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,349 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 6,451 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.31% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,334 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.40% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 14,945 | 3.18%, see rank | 3.08% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,618 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 17,455 | 3.71%, see rank | 3.54% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 2,566 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 3,751 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.31% |
| American | 22,978 | 4.89%, see rank | 4.63% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 4,630 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
407,014 (88.24%) out of the total population of 461,262 reported first ancestry.
| Spokane Area | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,116 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,816 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 5,687 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 11,484 | 2.49%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.63% |
| English | 62,500 | 13.55%, see rank | 12.11% | 9.02% |
| French | 24,765 | 5.37%, see rank | 4.63% | 3.77% |
| German | 124,877 | 27.07%, see rank | 20.35% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,761 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,652 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 71,045 | 15.40%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 22,523 | 4.88%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 31,663 | 6.86%, see rank | 6.04% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 8,254 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.91% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,328 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 6,383 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,102 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 16,160 | 3.50%, see rank | 3.24% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,477 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 18,146 | 3.93%, see rank | 3.73% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 2,524 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 3,180 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.31% |
| American | 20,513 | 4.45%, see rank | 4.09% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 5,085 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
404,444 (88.90%) out of the total population of 454,927 reported first ancestry.
| Spokane Area | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,767 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,014 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 5,759 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 11,727 | 2.58%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.68% |
| English | 62,722 | 13.79%, see rank | 12.62% | 9.29% |
| French | 24,942 | 5.48%, see rank | 4.77% | 3.90% |
| German | 126,761 | 27.86%, see rank | 20.94% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,983 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,432 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 73,662 | 16.19%, see rank | 12.63% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 22,162 | 4.87%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 32,078 | 7.05%, see rank | 6.31% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 8,441 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.92% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,296 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 6,192 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.33% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,141 | 2.67%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 15,987 | 3.51%, see rank | 3.34% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,466 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 17,273 | 3.80%, see rank | 3.89% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,495 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 3,271 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
| American | 20,790 | 4.57%, see rank | 4.13% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 5,306 | 1.17%, 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.