Springfield Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
557,311 (88.92%) out of the total population of 626,775 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield Area | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,996 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,582 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,017 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 4,140 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.40% |
| English | 59,800 | 9.54%, see rank | 10.33% | 8.02% |
| French | 112,584 | 17.96%, see rank | 11.20% | 3.34% |
| German | 41,243 | 6.58%, see rank | 6.24% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 5,092 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,421 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 112,182 | 17.90%, see rank | 22.17% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 64,399 | 10.27%, see rank | 13.57% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,444 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 66,590 | 10.62%, see rank | 4.80% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 13,301 | 2.12%, see rank | 4.63% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 10,018 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,409 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 13,223 | 2.11%, see rank | 2.34% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,344 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 6,570 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 746 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 4,417 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 19,030 | 3.04%, see rank | 4.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,132 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
626,710 (90.25%) out of the total population of 694,411 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield Area | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,801 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,787 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,196 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 5,248 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 73,577 | 10.60%, see rank | 11.02% | 8.53% |
| French | 131,797 | 18.98%, see rank | 11.89% | 3.54% |
| German | 51,262 | 7.38%, see rank | 6.56% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 5,586 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 2,282 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 128,751 | 18.54%, see rank | 23.08% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 71,938 | 10.36%, see rank | 13.92% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,496 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 80,720 | 11.62%, see rank | 5.11% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 14,107 | 2.03%, see rank | 4.75% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 11,711 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,895 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 15,993 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,375 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 8,715 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 939 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 5,101 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
| American | 19,889 | 2.86%, see rank | 3.91% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,867 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
629,888 (91.14%) out of the total population of 691,119 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield Area | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,405 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,173 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,403 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 5,725 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.63% |
| English | 77,183 | 11.17%, see rank | 11.54% | 9.02% |
| French | 134,403 | 19.45%, see rank | 12.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 53,171 | 7.69%, see rank | 6.75% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 5,602 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 2,170 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 129,351 | 18.72%, see rank | 23.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 70,642 | 10.22%, see rank | 13.93% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,781 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 82,315 | 11.91%, see rank | 5.23% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 13,316 | 1.93%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 11,733 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,994 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 17,744 | 2.57%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,836 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 8,863 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 983 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 4,949 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,899 | 2.73%, see rank | 3.27% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,976 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
635,559 (91.43%) out of the total population of 695,157 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield Area | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,179 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,267 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,426 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 5,474 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.68% |
| English | 79,980 | 11.51%, see rank | 11.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 137,145 | 19.73%, see rank | 12.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 53,119 | 7.64%, see rank | 6.77% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 5,864 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.34% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 2,230 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 130,167 | 18.72%, see rank | 23.68% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 71,280 | 10.25%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,996 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 84,237 | 12.12%, see rank | 5.30% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 14,809 | 2.13%, see rank | 4.92% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 11,615 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,916 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 18,613 | 2.68%, see rank | 2.74% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,170 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 9,324 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.96% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 829 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 4,836 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.32% |
| American | 19,564 | 2.81%, see rank | 3.42% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,870 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.43% | 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.