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Sterling Heights, MI Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
120,457 (92.23%) out of the total population of 130,604 reported first ancestry.
| Sterling Heights, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 10,494 | 8.03%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 271 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 185 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,554 | 1.19%, see rank | 4.77% | 1.40% |
| English | 8,371 | 6.41%, see rank | 9.31% | 8.02% |
| French | 6,940 | 5.31%, see rank | 6.00% | 3.34% |
| German | 20,536 | 15.72%, see rank | 20.99% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,095 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,012 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 10,808 | 8.28%, see rank | 11.09% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 12,086 | 9.25%, see rank | 4.72% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 770 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 20,240 | 15.50%, see rank | 8.63% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 74 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,070 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 774 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,485 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.22% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 861 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,019 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 49 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,666 | 1.28%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,227 | 4.00%, see rank | 5.98% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 393 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
121,115 (93.25%) out of the total population of 129,887 reported first ancestry.
| Sterling Heights, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,263 | 7.13%, see rank | 1.60% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 346 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 157 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,499 | 1.15%, see rank | 4.97% | 1.51% |
| English | 8,566 | 6.59%, see rank | 9.89% | 8.53% |
| French | 7,191 | 5.54%, see rank | 6.42% | 3.54% |
| German | 21,868 | 16.84%, see rank | 21.87% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,143 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,156 | 0.89%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 11,311 | 8.71%, see rank | 11.59% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 13,508 | 10.40%, see rank | 4.78% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 738 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 21,798 | 16.78%, see rank | 8.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 50 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,029 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 805 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,175 | 1.67%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,253 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 873 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 44 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,586 | 1.22%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| American | 4,780 | 3.68%, see rank | 5.25% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 320 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
121,892 (93.99%) out of the total population of 129,687 reported first ancestry.
| Sterling Heights, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 8,396 | 6.47%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 463 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 261 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,216 | 0.94%, see rank | 5.18% | 1.63% |
| English | 8,908 | 6.87%, see rank | 10.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 8,102 | 6.25%, see rank | 6.91% | 3.77% |
| German | 23,659 | 18.24%, see rank | 22.75% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,148 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,195 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 11,759 | 9.07%, see rank | 11.92% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 15,325 | 11.82%, see rank | 4.81% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 712 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 23,071 | 17.79%, see rank | 9.05% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 94 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,070 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,593 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,501 | 1.93%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 966 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 899 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 93 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,410 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.31% |
| American | 4,311 | 3.32%, see rank | 4.76% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 398 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
119,910 (94.22%) out of the total population of 127,263 reported first ancestry.
| Sterling Heights, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,840 | 5.37%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 445 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 191 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,525 | 1.20%, see rank | 5.22% | 1.68% |
| English | 8,818 | 6.93%, see rank | 10.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 8,634 | 6.78%, see rank | 7.07% | 3.90% |
| German | 23,545 | 18.50%, see rank | 22.89% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,136 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,178 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 11,556 | 9.08%, see rank | 11.95% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 15,976 | 12.55%, see rank | 4.84% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 744 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 23,210 | 18.24%, see rank | 9.19% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 116 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 979 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,619 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,505 | 1.97%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 852 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 763 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 76 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,670 | 1.31%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.32% |
| American | 3,013 | 2.37%, see rank | 4.87% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 391 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
109,624 (88.07%) out of the total population of 124,471 reported first ancestry.
| Sterling Heights, MI | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,039 | 3.24%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 175 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 123 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 679 | 0.55%, see rank | 3.44% | 0.91% |
| English | 5,520 | 4.43%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.91% |
| French | 4,487 | 3.60%, see rank | 4.14% | 2.39% |
| German | 15,777 | 12.68%, see rank | 13.90% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 979 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 820 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 6,228 | 5.00%, see rank | 6.16% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 13,685 | 10.99%, see rank | 3.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 311 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 20,802 | 16.71%, see rank | 6.42% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 48 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 477 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,187 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,507 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 93 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 409 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 76 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 940 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.24% |
| American | 4,357 | 3.50%, see rank | 5.21% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 204 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
* 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.