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Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
5,248,705 (89.51%) out of the total population of 5,863,608 reported first ancestry.
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 63,918 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.56% |
| Czech | 19,087 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Danish | 15,416 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 47,392 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.40% |
| English | 446,075 | 7.61%, see rank | 8.02% |
| French | 125,782 | 2.15%, see rank | 3.34% |
| German | 629,318 | 10.73%, see rank | 15.03% |
| Greek | 30,356 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 24,790 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Irish | 546,688 | 9.32%, see rank | 10.80% |
| Italian | 259,595 | 4.43%, see rank | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 37,895 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.42% |
| Polish | 137,698 | 2.35%, see rank | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 14,764 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Russian | 79,320 | 1.35%, see rank | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 56,234 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 106,483 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 221,018 | 3.77%, see rank | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 45,206 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 14,840 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 20,677 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 273,358 | 4.66%, see rank | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 34,803 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
5,126,508 (91.48%) out of the total population of 5,603,696 reported first ancestry.
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 57,135 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Czech | 19,249 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Danish | 16,288 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 48,124 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.51% |
| English | 457,002 | 8.16%, see rank | 8.53% |
| French | 128,037 | 2.28%, see rank | 3.54% |
| German | 629,120 | 11.23%, see rank | 15.79% |
| Greek | 29,770 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 25,418 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Irish | 543,935 | 9.71%, see rank | 11.36% |
| Italian | 250,781 | 4.48%, see rank | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 37,733 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.46% |
| Polish | 133,068 | 2.37%, see rank | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 13,640 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Russian | 80,070 | 1.43%, see rank | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 58,284 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 106,457 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 206,523 | 3.69%, see rank | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 45,501 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 15,450 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 20,440 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 240,489 | 4.29%, see rank | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 35,600 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
4,985,875 (92.05%) out of the total population of 5,416,691 reported first ancestry.
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 49,001 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 18,722 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Danish | 15,384 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 50,559 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.63% |
| English | 464,471 | 8.57%, see rank | 9.02% |
| French | 129,390 | 2.39%, see rank | 3.77% |
| German | 638,693 | 11.79%, see rank | 16.51% |
| Greek | 29,682 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 26,312 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.51% |
| Irish | 542,562 | 10.02%, see rank | 11.76% |
| Italian | 246,432 | 4.55%, see rank | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 39,018 | 0.72%, see rank | 1.51% |
| Polish | 134,471 | 2.48%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 13,790 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Russian | 78,071 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 92,083 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 107,284 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 191,395 | 3.53%, see rank | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 45,227 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 15,736 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 20,643 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 216,603 | 4.00%, see rank | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 36,137 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
4,924,915 (92.36%) out of the total population of 5,332,297 reported first ancestry.
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 50,237 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 18,759 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.54% |
| Danish | 16,462 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 53,655 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.68% |
| English | 482,371 | 9.05%, see rank | 9.29% |
| French | 132,621 | 2.49%, see rank | 3.90% |
| German | 651,890 | 12.23%, see rank | 16.89% |
| Greek | 30,063 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 26,246 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.52% |
| Irish | 555,939 | 10.43%, see rank | 12.01% |
| Italian | 251,635 | 4.72%, see rank | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 40,820 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.55% |
| Polish | 136,596 | 2.56%, see rank | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 13,211 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Russian | 79,505 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 95,890 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 110,039 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 181,547 | 3.40%, see rank | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 44,575 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 15,654 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 21,147 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.32% |
| American | 223,470 | 4.19%, see rank | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 36,991 | 0.69%, see rank | 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.