Wayne County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
46,658 (68.25%) out of the total population of 68,360 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 77 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 44 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 97 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,334 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.97% | 1.40% |
| English | 6,695 | 9.79%, see rank | 8.65% | 8.02% |
| French | 1,646 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.34% |
| German | 14,954 | 21.88%, see rank | 23.81% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 178 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 285 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 8,729 | 12.77%, see rank | 11.76% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 1,959 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.69% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 411 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 527 | 0.77%, see rank | 3.17% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 85 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 222 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 784 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,110 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 264 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 376 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 279 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 44 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 7,112 | 10.40%, see rank | 11.14% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 483 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
47,893 (69.61%) out of the total population of 68,797 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 37 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 91 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 95 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,501 | 2.18%, see rank | 2.09% | 1.51% |
| English | 6,969 | 10.13%, see rank | 9.25% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,656 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.67% | 3.54% |
| German | 16,161 | 23.49%, see rank | 24.94% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 118 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 374 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 8,372 | 12.17%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,262 | 3.29%, see rank | 2.74% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 420 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 763 | 1.11%, see rank | 3.18% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 33 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 204 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 772 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.97% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,003 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.79% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 202 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 386 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 290 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 18 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 6,791 | 9.87%, see rank | 10.89% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 417 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
50,052 (72.34%) out of the total population of 69,187 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 33 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 64 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 118 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,908 | 2.76%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.63% |
| English | 7,639 | 11.04%, see rank | 9.71% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,184 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.88% | 3.77% |
| German | 17,009 | 24.58%, see rank | 26.58% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 131 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 233 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 8,196 | 11.85%, see rank | 12.90% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,010 | 2.91%, see rank | 2.88% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 272 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 760 | 1.10%, see rank | 3.28% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 32 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 143 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,333 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,247 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 195 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.23% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 297 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 278 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 30 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 7,563 | 10.93%, see rank | 10.04% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 372 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
50,600 (74.25%) out of the total population of 68,151 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 8 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 78 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 130 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,601 | 2.35%, see rank | 2.31% | 1.68% |
| English | 7,696 | 11.29%, see rank | 9.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 1,343 | 1.97%, see rank | 3.02% | 3.90% |
| German | 17,095 | 25.08%, see rank | 27.12% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 116 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 309 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 8,128 | 11.93%, see rank | 13.15% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 1,998 | 2.93%, see rank | 2.93% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 249 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 796 | 1.17%, see rank | 3.35% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 37 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 109 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,144 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,202 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 201 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 285 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 165 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 32 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| American | 8,310 | 12.19%, see rank | 10.09% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 353 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
44,970 (63.25%) out of the total population of 71,097 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 43 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 20 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 62 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 661 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.25% | 0.91% |
| English | 4,869 | 6.85%, see rank | 6.22% | 5.91% |
| French | 814 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.66% | 2.39% |
| German | 10,553 | 14.84%, see rank | 17.61% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 92 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 283 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 4,775 | 6.72%, see rank | 6.51% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,153 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.80% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 187 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 339 | 0.48%, see rank | 2.22% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 38 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 50 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 637 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 743 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 163 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 196 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 34 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 56 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 11,094 | 15.60%, see rank | 12.01% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 152 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.32% | 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.