Whatcom County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
178,920 (87.34%) out of the total population of 204,855 reported first ancestry.
Whatcom County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
Arab | 380 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.56% |
Czech | 1,042 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.47% |
Danish | 2,765 | 1.35%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 15,441 | 7.54%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.40% |
English | 23,779 | 11.61%, see rank | 10.73% | 8.02% |
French | 8,590 | 4.19%, see rank | 4.06% | 3.34% |
German | 40,074 | 19.56%, see rank | 18.48% | 15.03% |
Greek | 791 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 873 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.46% |
Irish | 26,510 | 12.94%, see rank | 11.22% | 10.80% |
Italian | 6,996 | 3.42%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 13,768 | 6.72%, see rank | 5.49% | 1.42% |
Polish | 4,588 | 2.24%, see rank | 1.84% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 694 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.44% |
Russian | 3,796 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,477 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.26% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 8,556 | 4.18%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 557 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 7,273 | 3.55%, see rank | 3.33% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 986 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 1,912 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.31% |
American | 7,828 | 3.82%, see rank | 4.99% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 2,140 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
180,756 (89.75%) out of the total population of 201,404 reported first ancestry.
Whatcom County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
Arab | 358 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
Czech | 979 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.50% |
Danish | 2,810 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 15,836 | 7.86%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.51% |
English | 24,234 | 12.03%, see rank | 11.38% | 8.53% |
French | 8,734 | 4.34%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.54% |
German | 40,345 | 20.03%, see rank | 19.45% | 15.79% |
Greek | 770 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 1,062 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.48% |
Irish | 26,131 | 12.97%, see rank | 11.90% | 11.36% |
Italian | 7,398 | 3.67%, see rank | 3.60% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 14,177 | 7.04%, see rank | 5.75% | 1.46% |
Polish | 4,444 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.88% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 738 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
Russian | 3,331 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.31% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,509 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.40% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 8,276 | 4.11%, see rank | 3.08% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 471 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 7,788 | 3.87%, see rank | 3.54% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,056 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 2,089 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.31% |
American | 8,030 | 3.99%, see rank | 4.63% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 2,010 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
178,886 (91.27%) out of the total population of 195,993 reported first ancestry.
Whatcom County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
Arab | 256 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
Czech | 961 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.53% |
Danish | 2,857 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 15,763 | 8.04%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.63% |
English | 24,601 | 12.55%, see rank | 12.11% | 9.02% |
French | 8,551 | 4.36%, see rank | 4.63% | 3.77% |
German | 40,864 | 20.85%, see rank | 20.35% | 16.51% |
Greek | 893 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 986 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.51% |
Irish | 25,169 | 12.84%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.76% |
Italian | 8,078 | 4.12%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 13,453 | 6.86%, see rank | 6.04% | 1.51% |
Polish | 3,697 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.91% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 664 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.47% |
Russian | 3,365 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,677 | 2.90%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 8,528 | 4.35%, see rank | 3.24% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 540 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 7,990 | 4.08%, see rank | 3.73% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 1,099 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 1,460 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.31% |
American | 8,592 | 4.38%, see rank | 4.09% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 1,840 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
176,642 (91.58%) out of the total population of 192,886 reported first ancestry.
Whatcom County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
Arab | 242 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,017 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.54% |
Danish | 2,523 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 14,584 | 7.56%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.68% |
English | 26,029 | 13.49%, see rank | 12.62% | 9.29% |
French | 8,871 | 4.60%, see rank | 4.77% | 3.90% |
German | 39,873 | 20.67%, see rank | 20.94% | 16.89% |
Greek | 887 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 996 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
Irish | 25,384 | 13.16%, see rank | 12.63% | 12.01% |
Italian | 7,486 | 3.88%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 13,943 | 7.23%, see rank | 6.31% | 1.55% |
Polish | 3,550 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.92% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 828 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.48% |
Russian | 3,104 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.33% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,576 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 8,345 | 4.33%, see rank | 3.34% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 333 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 8,375 | 4.34%, see rank | 3.89% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 974 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 1,765 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
American | 8,581 | 4.45%, see rank | 4.13% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 1,788 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
134,464 (80.61%) out of the total population of 166,814 reported first ancestry.
Whatcom County | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
Arab | 333 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.36% |
Czech | 375 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.27% |
Danish | 1,358 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 11,017 | 6.60%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.91% |
English | 12,397 | 7.43%, see rank | 7.61% | 5.91% |
French | 3,908 | 2.34%, see rank | 2.69% | 2.39% |
German | 20,934 | 12.55%, see rank | 12.79% | 10.81% |
Greek | 415 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 391 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.32% |
Irish | 10,645 | 6.38%, see rank | 6.86% | 6.85% |
Italian | 3,838 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.51% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 9,370 | 5.62%, see rank | 4.74% | 1.15% |
Polish | 1,711 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.14% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 241 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
Russian | 1,826 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,861 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.54% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 4,434 | 2.66%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 261 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 4,388 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.30% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 516 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 1,096 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.24% |
American | 8,812 | 5.28%, see rank | 5.36% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 1,000 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.