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Washington County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

178,748 (85.87%) out of the total population of 208,157 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	1,307	0.63%, see rank	0.49%	0.56%
Czech	2,228	1.07%, see rank	0.40%	0.47%
Danish	138	0.07%, see rank	0.13%	0.42%
Dutch	2,838	1.36%, see rank	1.76%	1.40%
English	23,479	11.28%, see rank	7.42%	8.02%
French	5,249	2.52%, see rank	1.87%	3.34%
German	56,332	27.06%, see rank	27.27%	15.03%
Greek	1,700	0.82%, see rank	0.50%	0.41%
Hungarian	4,595	2.21%, see rank	1.03%	0.46%
Irish	37,558	18.04%, see rank	16.97%	10.80%
Italian	37,666	18.09%, see rank	12.13%	5.52%
Norwegian	638	0.31%, see rank	0.33%	1.42%
Polish	21,329	10.25%, see rank	6.62%	3.01%
Portuguese	275	0.13%, see rank	0.15%	0.44%
Russian	4,222	2.03%, see rank	1.47%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	8,357	4.01%, see rank	1.18%	0.99%
Scottish	3,916	1.88%, see rank	1.50%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	548	0.26%, see rank	0.74%	0.95%
Swedish	1,338	0.64%, see rank	0.82%	1.27%
Swiss	460	0.22%, see rank	0.51%	0.30%
Ukrainian	1,449	0.70%, see rank	0.88%	0.31%
American	9,294	4.46%, see rank	5.22%	7.12%
Welsh	2,224	1.07%, see rank	1.30%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

183,240 (88.13%) out of the total population of 207,916 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	1,312	0.63%, see rank	0.49%	0.53%
Czech	1,909	0.92%, see rank	0.44%	0.50%
Danish	191	0.09%, see rank	0.14%	0.45%
Dutch	3,028	1.46%, see rank	1.94%	1.51%
English	24,489	11.78%, see rank	7.94%	8.53%
French	6,076	2.92%, see rank	1.99%	3.54%
German	57,907	27.85%, see rank	28.44%	15.79%
Greek	1,771	0.85%, see rank	0.51%	0.42%
Hungarian	5,199	2.50%, see rank	1.08%	0.48%
Irish	38,572	18.55%, see rank	17.65%	11.36%
Italian	38,281	18.41%, see rank	12.26%	5.66%
Norwegian	596	0.29%, see rank	0.34%	1.46%
Polish	21,988	10.58%, see rank	6.78%	3.13%
Portuguese	337	0.16%, see rank	0.15%	0.46%
Russian	4,387	2.11%, see rank	1.53%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	8,471	4.07%, see rank	1.30%	1.07%
Scottish	4,095	1.97%, see rank	1.58%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	395	0.19%, see rank	0.68%	0.93%
Swedish	1,290	0.62%, see rank	0.85%	1.34%
Swiss	462	0.22%, see rank	0.55%	0.31%
Ukrainian	1,606	0.77%, see rank	0.91%	0.31%
American	7,727	3.72%, see rank	4.84%	6.72%
Welsh	2,388	1.15%, see rank	1.41%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

185,251 (89.50%) out of the total population of 206,987 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	1,005	0.49%, see rank	0.47%	0.50%
Czech	1,818	0.88%, see rank	0.46%	0.53%
Danish	186	0.09%, see rank	0.15%	0.48%
Dutch	3,182	1.54%, see rank	2.13%	1.63%
English	25,465	12.30%, see rank	8.35%	9.02%
French	6,384	3.08%, see rank	2.11%	3.77%
German	55,992	27.05%, see rank	29.39%	16.51%
Greek	1,749	0.84%, see rank	0.53%	0.44%
Hungarian	5,712	2.76%, see rank	1.15%	0.51%
Irish	39,239	18.96%, see rank	17.85%	11.76%
Italian	39,403	19.04%, see rank	12.51%	5.78%
Norwegian	462	0.22%, see rank	0.34%	1.51%
Polish	22,604	10.92%, see rank	6.98%	3.24%
Portuguese	214	0.10%, see rank	0.15%	0.47%
Russian	4,772	2.31%, see rank	1.60%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	11,333	5.48%, see rank	1.99%	1.72%
Scottish	4,446	2.15%, see rank	1.67%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	374	0.18%, see rank	0.65%	0.91%
Swedish	1,239	0.60%, see rank	0.91%	1.41%
Swiss	633	0.31%, see rank	0.57%	0.33%
Ukrainian	1,738	0.84%, see rank	0.94%	0.31%
American	6,888	3.33%, see rank	4.36%	6.28%
Welsh	2,485	1.20%, see rank	1.49%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

186,925 (90.72%) out of the total population of 206,037 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	786	0.38%, see rank	0.47%	0.50%
Czech	1,899	0.92%, see rank	0.47%	0.54%
Danish	147	0.07%, see rank	0.16%	0.49%
Dutch	3,491	1.69%, see rank	2.21%	1.68%
English	27,245	13.22%, see rank	8.53%	9.29%
French	6,721	3.26%, see rank	2.15%	3.90%
German	57,031	27.68%, see rank	29.85%	16.89%
Greek	1,966	0.95%, see rank	0.53%	0.45%
Hungarian	5,454	2.65%, see rank	1.17%	0.52%
Irish	39,833	19.33%, see rank	18.11%	12.01%
Italian	39,828	19.33%, see rank	12.73%	5.91%
Norwegian	422	0.20%, see rank	0.35%	1.55%
Polish	22,227	10.79%, see rank	7.14%	3.32%
Portuguese	294	0.14%, see rank	0.15%	0.48%
Russian	4,732	2.30%, see rank	1.65%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	12,063	5.85%, see rank	2.06%	1.77%
Scottish	4,806	2.33%, see rank	1.70%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	460	0.22%, see rank	0.64%	0.88%
Swedish	1,209	0.59%, see rank	0.93%	1.45%
Swiss	628	0.30%, see rank	0.58%	0.34%
Ukrainian	1,933	0.94%, see rank	0.98%	0.32%
American	6,987	3.39%, see rank	4.49%	6.43%
Welsh	2,595	1.26%, see rank	1.52%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

163,883 (80.77%) out of the total population of 202,897 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Arab	716	0.35%, see rank	0.32%	0.36%
Czech	708	0.35%, see rank	0.17%	0.27%
Danish	94	0.05%, see rank	0.08%	0.30%
Dutch	1,498	0.74%, see rank	0.99%	0.91%
English	14,171	6.98%, see rank	4.75%	5.91%
French	3,015	1.49%, see rank	1.05%	2.39%
German	30,171	14.87%, see rank	19.14%	10.81%
Greek	1,054	0.52%, see rank	0.37%	0.34%
Hungarian	2,865	1.41%, see rank	0.66%	0.32%
Irish	17,411	8.58%, see rank	10.11%	6.85%
Italian	28,198	13.90%, see rank	9.55%	4.59%
Norwegian	192	0.09%, see rank	0.22%	1.15%
Polish	12,946	6.38%, see rank	4.74%	2.24%
Portuguese	83	0.04%, see rank	0.08%	0.33%
Russian	2,712	1.34%, see rank	1.04%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	7,650	3.77%, see rank	1.29%	1.17%
Scottish	2,664	1.31%, see rank	0.93%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	230	0.11%, see rank	0.46%	0.61%
Swedish	773	0.38%, see rank	0.51%	0.87%
Swiss	262	0.13%, see rank	0.31%	0.19%
Ukrainian	986	0.49%, see rank	0.72%	0.24%
American	10,197	5.03%, see rank	5.16%	7.33%
Welsh	1,155	0.57%, see rank	0.72%	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.