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Wilkes Barre, PA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
37,224 (90.35%) out of the total population of 41,202 reported first ancestry.
| Wilkes Barre, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 643 | 1.56%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 155 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 482 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 1,723 | 4.18%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
| French | 597 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| German | 7,271 | 17.65%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 99 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 342 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 8,234 | 19.98%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 4,884 | 11.85%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 45 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 6,777 | 16.45%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 31 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,040 | 2.52%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 85 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 290 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 811 | 1.97%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 116 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 44 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 239 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,373 | 3.33%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,509 | 6.09%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
37,488 (90.41%) out of the total population of 41,463 reported first ancestry.
| Wilkes Barre, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 581 | 1.40%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 163 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 17 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 467 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
| English | 1,839 | 4.44%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
| French | 431 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
| German | 7,180 | 17.32%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 117 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 360 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 8,748 | 21.10%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,097 | 12.29%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 30 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 7,567 | 18.25%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 64 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,336 | 3.22%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 103 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 396 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 629 | 1.52%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 144 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 35 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 393 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| American | 922 | 2.22%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,419 | 5.83%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
37,611 (90.42%) out of the total population of 41,595 reported first ancestry.
| Wilkes Barre, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 588 | 1.41%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 117 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 61 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 644 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
| English | 2,186 | 5.26%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
| French | 512 | 1.23%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| German | 7,850 | 18.87%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 225 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 392 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 9,075 | 21.82%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 5,097 | 12.25%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 40 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 8,088 | 19.44%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 33 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,417 | 3.41%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 325 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 609 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 343 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 177 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 25 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 437 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| American | 916 | 2.20%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,318 | 5.57%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
37,677 (91.71%) out of the total population of 41,084 reported first ancestry.
| Wilkes Barre, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 668 | 1.63%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 141 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 78 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 720 | 1.75%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
| English | 2,395 | 5.83%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
| French | 570 | 1.39%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 8,148 | 19.83%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 228 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 321 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 9,336 | 22.72%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 5,170 | 12.58%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 40 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 8,323 | 20.26%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 60 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,605 | 3.91%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 450 | 1.10%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 582 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 202 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 190 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 12 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 499 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
| American | 876 | 2.13%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,600 | 6.33%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
35,501 (82.32%) out of the total population of 43,123 reported first ancestry.
| Wilkes Barre, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Arab | 770 | 1.79%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 33 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 34 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 333 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.91% |
| English | 1,285 | 2.98%, see rank | 4.75% | 5.91% |
| French | 223 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.39% |
| German | 4,900 | 11.36%, see rank | 19.14% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 139 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 115 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 6,631 | 15.38%, see rank | 10.11% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,965 | 9.19%, see rank | 9.55% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 16 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 6,470 | 15.00%, see rank | 4.74% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 57 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 969 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 137 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 209 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 179 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 116 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 5 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 396 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.24% |
| American | 1,057 | 2.45%, see rank | 5.16% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 1,384 | 3.21%, 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.