Wayne County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,614,668 (90.20%) out of the total population of 1,790,078 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 83,070 | 4.64%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.56% |
Czech | 4,143 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.47% |
Danish | 2,607 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 14,944 | 0.83%, see rank | 4.77% | 1.40% |
English | 90,349 | 5.05%, see rank | 9.31% | 8.02% |
French | 69,589 | 3.89%, see rank | 6.00% | 3.34% |
German | 191,855 | 10.72%, see rank | 20.99% | 15.03% |
Greek | 9,223 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 24,202 | 1.35%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
Irish | 139,619 | 7.80%, see rank | 11.09% | 10.80% |
Italian | 71,881 | 4.02%, see rank | 4.72% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 5,613 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.42% |
Polish | 142,419 | 7.96%, see rank | 8.63% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 725 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
Russian | 8,210 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,253 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 27,695 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.22% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 16,950 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 9,912 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,548 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 7,672 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.31% |
American | 87,232 | 4.87%, see rank | 5.98% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 5,325 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,672,026 (91.75%) out of the total population of 1,822,469 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 79,109 | 4.34%, see rank | 1.60% | 0.53% |
Czech | 4,163 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.50% |
Danish | 2,572 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 17,395 | 0.95%, see rank | 4.97% | 1.51% |
English | 97,468 | 5.35%, see rank | 9.89% | 8.53% |
French | 76,757 | 4.21%, see rank | 6.42% | 3.54% |
German | 208,585 | 11.45%, see rank | 21.87% | 15.79% |
Greek | 8,731 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 25,946 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.48% |
Irish | 148,274 | 8.14%, see rank | 11.59% | 11.36% |
Italian | 76,390 | 4.19%, see rank | 4.78% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 6,339 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.46% |
Polish | 150,825 | 8.28%, see rank | 8.95% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 775 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
Russian | 8,523 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 11,071 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 29,252 | 1.61%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 18,262 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 11,187 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,734 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 7,377 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
American | 64,060 | 3.52%, see rank | 5.25% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 6,365 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,727,263 (92.35%) out of the total population of 1,870,362 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 74,434 | 3.98%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.50% |
Czech | 5,025 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.53% |
Danish | 3,201 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 19,136 | 1.02%, see rank | 5.18% | 1.63% |
English | 104,287 | 5.58%, see rank | 10.39% | 9.02% |
French | 85,491 | 4.57%, see rank | 6.91% | 3.77% |
German | 220,216 | 11.77%, see rank | 22.75% | 16.51% |
Greek | 8,815 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 26,623 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.51% |
Irish | 156,009 | 8.34%, see rank | 11.92% | 11.76% |
Italian | 80,023 | 4.28%, see rank | 4.81% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 7,266 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.51% |
Polish | 154,979 | 8.29%, see rank | 9.05% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 738 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
Russian | 8,155 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 22,644 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 31,442 | 1.68%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 18,028 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 12,374 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 1,867 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 8,110 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.31% |
American | 49,458 | 2.64%, see rank | 4.76% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 6,345 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,833,350 (92.69%) out of the total population of 1,977,997 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 81,425 | 4.12%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.50% |
Czech | 5,411 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.54% |
Danish | 3,759 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 20,758 | 1.05%, see rank | 5.22% | 1.68% |
English | 110,559 | 5.59%, see rank | 10.57% | 9.29% |
French | 90,324 | 4.57%, see rank | 7.07% | 3.90% |
German | 231,336 | 11.70%, see rank | 22.89% | 16.89% |
Greek | 9,255 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 27,264 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.52% |
Irish | 166,473 | 8.42%, see rank | 11.95% | 12.01% |
Italian | 82,564 | 4.17%, see rank | 4.84% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 8,118 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.55% |
Polish | 163,672 | 8.27%, see rank | 9.19% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 772 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
Russian | 9,261 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 22,969 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 32,913 | 1.66%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 18,828 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 13,943 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 2,062 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 8,826 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.32% |
American | 51,598 | 2.61%, see rank | 4.87% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 7,223 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
1,691,891 (82.08%) out of the total population of 2,061,162 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
Arab | 52,856 | 2.56%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.36% |
Czech | 2,367 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.27% |
Danish | 2,046 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 9,496 | 0.46%, see rank | 3.44% | 0.91% |
English | 68,382 | 3.32%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.91% |
French | 55,154 | 2.68%, see rank | 4.14% | 2.39% |
German | 144,233 | 7.00%, see rank | 13.90% | 10.81% |
Greek | 8,843 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 19,805 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.32% |
Irish | 96,449 | 4.68%, see rank | 6.16% | 6.85% |
Italian | 69,258 | 3.36%, see rank | 3.64% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 5,630 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.15% |
Polish | 135,905 | 6.59%, see rank | 6.42% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 721 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
Russian | 5,364 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 14,517 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 21,800 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 19,859 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 6,532 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 1,152 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 7,155 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.24% |
American | 59,062 | 2.87%, see rank | 5.21% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 3,249 | 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.