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Wilmington, DE Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
65,086 (91.33%) out of the total population of 71,263 reported first ancestry.
| Wilmington, DE | % of the Total Population | Delaware | U.S. | |
| Arab | 109 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 150 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 80 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 354 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.40% |
| English | 2,956 | 4.15%, see rank | 10.72% | 8.02% |
| French | 738 | 1.04%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.34% |
| German | 4,793 | 6.73%, see rank | 14.94% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 161 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 61 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 6,952 | 9.76%, see rank | 17.23% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 4,266 | 5.99%, see rank | 9.94% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 167 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,761 | 2.47%, see rank | 4.66% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 59 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 375 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 218 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 474 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.55% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 627 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 325 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 100 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 139 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,067 | 1.50%, see rank | 5.24% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 231 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
66,513 (93.52%) out of the total population of 71,119 reported first ancestry.
| Wilmington, DE | % of the Total Population | Delaware | U.S. | |
| Arab | 164 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 154 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 45 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 435 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.51% |
| English | 3,495 | 4.91%, see rank | 11.70% | 8.53% |
| French | 906 | 1.27%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.54% |
| German | 5,086 | 7.15%, see rank | 15.87% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 176 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 65 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 7,243 | 10.18%, see rank | 18.09% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 4,280 | 6.02%, see rank | 9.97% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 165 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,859 | 2.61%, see rank | 4.84% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 61 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 395 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 453 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.94% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 532 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.79% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 621 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 320 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 72 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 195 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.31% |
| American | 996 | 1.40%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 253 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
67,450 (94.42%) out of the total population of 71,437 reported first ancestry.
| Wilmington, DE | % of the Total Population | Delaware | U.S. | |
| Arab | 94 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 143 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 127 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 397 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.63% |
| English | 4,423 | 6.19%, see rank | 12.31% | 9.02% |
| French | 831 | 1.16%, see rank | 2.56% | 3.77% |
| German | 5,231 | 7.32%, see rank | 16.36% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 134 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 232 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 7,378 | 10.33%, see rank | 18.20% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 4,486 | 6.28%, see rank | 9.87% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 120 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,117 | 2.96%, see rank | 5.17% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 43 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 413 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 995 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 711 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 596 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.14% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 297 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.83% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 93 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 286 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.31% |
| American | 977 | 1.37%, see rank | 4.25% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 281 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
68,722 (94.54%) out of the total population of 72,692 reported first ancestry.
| Wilmington, DE | % of the Total Population | Delaware | U.S. | |
| Arab | 75 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 103 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 145 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 405 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.68% |
| English | 4,707 | 6.48%, see rank | 12.65% | 9.29% |
| French | 967 | 1.33%, see rank | 2.63% | 3.90% |
| German | 5,574 | 7.67%, see rank | 16.69% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 164 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 275 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 7,761 | 10.68%, see rank | 18.67% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,657 | 6.41%, see rank | 10.16% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 63 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,248 | 3.09%, see rank | 5.10% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 51 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 352 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,116 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 747 | 1.03%, see rank | 2.05% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 689 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 408 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 68 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 360 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.32% |
| American | 917 | 1.26%, see rank | 4.35% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 388 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.11% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
58,968 (81.15%) out of the total population of 72,664 reported first ancestry.
| Wilmington, DE | % of the Total Population | Delaware | U.S. | |
| Arab | 54 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 36 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 36 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 122 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.91% |
| English | 2,156 | 2.97%, see rank | 8.18% | 5.91% |
| French | 434 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.39% |
| German | 2,259 | 3.11%, see rank | 9.50% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 215 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 97 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 4,443 | 6.11%, see rank | 11.07% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,591 | 4.94%, see rank | 7.56% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 71 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,967 | 2.71%, see rank | 3.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 28 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 428 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 397 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 339 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,854 | 2.55%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 208 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 36 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 101 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.24% |
| American | 1,299 | 1.79%, see rank | 6.06% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 129 | 0.18%, 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.