Worcester Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
826,780 (89.41%) out of the total population of 924,722 reported first ancestry.
| Worcester Area | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 8,748 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,409 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,986 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 7,265 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.40% |
| English | 97,851 | 10.58%, see rank | 10.33% | 8.02% |
| French | 196,285 | 21.23%, see rank | 11.20% | 3.34% |
| German | 60,841 | 6.58%, see rank | 6.24% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 10,805 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 2,799 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 188,072 | 20.34%, see rank | 22.17% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 123,092 | 13.31%, see rank | 13.57% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 3,972 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 60,267 | 6.52%, see rank | 4.80% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 15,079 | 1.63%, see rank | 4.63% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 9,881 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,307 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 20,505 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.34% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 12,952 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 29,512 | 3.19%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,293 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 2,288 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 38,329 | 4.14%, see rank | 4.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,900 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
729,080 (91.22%) out of the total population of 799,277 reported first ancestry.
| Worcester Area | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 8,181 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,272 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,831 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 6,673 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 87,045 | 10.89%, see rank | 11.02% | 8.53% |
| French | 168,264 | 21.05%, see rank | 11.89% | 3.54% |
| German | 53,078 | 6.64%, see rank | 6.56% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 10,006 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 2,428 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 175,196 | 21.92%, see rank | 23.08% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 111,103 | 13.90%, see rank | 13.92% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 3,952 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 52,453 | 6.56%, see rank | 5.11% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 13,142 | 1.64%, see rank | 4.75% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 9,420 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,079 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 19,566 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 10,427 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 27,066 | 3.39%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,139 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,948 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
| American | 28,938 | 3.62%, see rank | 3.91% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,404 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
731,066 (92.32%) out of the total population of 791,855 reported first ancestry.
| Worcester Area | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7,654 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,353 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,967 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 7,031 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.63% |
| English | 92,610 | 11.70%, see rank | 11.54% | 9.02% |
| French | 172,432 | 21.78%, see rank | 12.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 54,518 | 6.88%, see rank | 6.75% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 9,643 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 2,798 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 175,644 | 22.18%, see rank | 23.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 113,873 | 14.38%, see rank | 13.93% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 4,088 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 55,442 | 7.00%, see rank | 5.23% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 12,663 | 1.60%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 9,004 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,157 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 20,710 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,939 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 27,041 | 3.41%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 979 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,931 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.31% |
| American | 25,128 | 3.17%, see rank | 3.27% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,117 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
735,496 (92.43%) out of the total population of 795,726 reported first ancestry.
| Worcester Area | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7,419 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,508 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,175 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 7,739 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.68% |
| English | 96,729 | 12.16%, see rank | 11.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 178,386 | 22.42%, see rank | 12.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 54,582 | 6.86%, see rank | 6.77% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 9,740 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.34% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 2,976 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 178,171 | 22.39%, see rank | 23.68% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 113,291 | 14.24%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 4,238 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 55,666 | 7.00%, see rank | 5.30% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 13,284 | 1.67%, see rank | 4.92% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 8,461 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,270 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 21,055 | 2.65%, see rank | 2.74% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,343 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 29,275 | 3.68%, see rank | 1.96% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,005 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,656 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.32% |
| American | 25,477 | 3.20%, see rank | 3.42% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,406 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.65% |
* 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.