State College Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
115,834 (74.14%) out of the total population of 156,240 reported first ancestry.
| State College Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 962 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 887 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 240 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,723 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 11,521 | 7.37%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,199 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 41,881 | 26.81%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 662 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,262 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 20,371 | 13.04%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 12,099 | 7.74%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 775 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 7,914 | 5.07%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 150 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,685 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,926 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,647 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,084 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,166 | 1.39%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 663 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 875 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,755 | 5.60%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,687 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
115,983 (75.43%) out of the total population of 153,758 reported first ancestry.
| State College Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 738 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 895 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 341 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,581 | 2.33%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 11,982 | 7.79%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 3,081 | 2.00%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 42,327 | 27.53%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 690 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,266 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 20,595 | 13.39%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 11,641 | 7.57%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 988 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 7,319 | 4.76%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 215 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,646 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,206 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 3,315 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 504 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,129 | 1.38%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 817 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,150 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,685 | 5.65%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,825 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
116,899 (77.21%) out of the total population of 151,411 reported first ancestry.
| State College Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 786 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 943 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 505 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,290 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 13,021 | 8.60%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 3,729 | 2.46%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 43,946 | 29.02%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 622 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,331 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 20,295 | 13.40%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 11,643 | 7.69%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 819 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 7,677 | 5.07%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 235 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,849 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,115 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 3,697 | 2.44%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 558 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,028 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,011 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,345 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,599 | 5.68%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,210 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
112,513 (77.97%) out of the total population of 144,306 reported first ancestry.
| State College Area | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 501 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 911 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 401 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 4,240 | 2.94%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 13,685 | 9.48%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 3,780 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 43,087 | 29.86%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 634 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,124 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 19,607 | 13.59%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 11,159 | 7.73%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,002 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 7,474 | 5.18%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 242 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,955 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,072 | 2.13%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,577 | 2.48%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 522 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,988 | 1.38%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 998 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,329 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 8,177 | 5.67%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,228 | 1.54%, 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.