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Worcester, MA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
161,456 (88.46%) out of the total population of 182,511 reported first ancestry.
| Worcester, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,639 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 139 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 295 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 715 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.40% |
| English | 9,079 | 4.97%, see rank | 10.33% | 8.02% |
| French | 19,681 | 10.78%, see rank | 11.20% | 3.34% |
| German | 5,692 | 3.12%, see rank | 6.24% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,215 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 242 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 29,742 | 16.30%, see rank | 22.17% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 19,384 | 10.62%, see rank | 13.57% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 519 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 7,678 | 4.21%, see rank | 4.80% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,632 | 0.89%, see rank | 4.63% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,116 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 442 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,055 | 1.13%, see rank | 2.34% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,245 | 4.52%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 4,766 | 2.61%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 148 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 239 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,248 | 2.88%, see rank | 4.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 399 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
163,070 (89.86%) out of the total population of 181,473 reported first ancestry.
| Worcester, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,288 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 191 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 388 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 623 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 9,766 | 5.38%, see rank | 11.02% | 8.53% |
| French | 21,519 | 11.86%, see rank | 11.89% | 3.54% |
| German | 6,039 | 3.33%, see rank | 6.56% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,269 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 362 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 31,412 | 17.31%, see rank | 23.08% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 20,751 | 11.43%, see rank | 13.92% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 641 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 8,757 | 4.83%, see rank | 5.11% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,817 | 1.00%, see rank | 4.75% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,585 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 431 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,553 | 1.41%, see rank | 2.48% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,931 | 3.82%, see rank | 1.76% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 4,717 | 2.60%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 115 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 349 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.31% |
| American | 4,228 | 2.33%, see rank | 3.91% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 286 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
161,969 (89.99%) out of the total population of 179,994 reported first ancestry.
| Worcester, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,670 | 1.48%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 303 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 217 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,039 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.63% |
| English | 10,881 | 6.05%, see rank | 11.54% | 9.02% |
| French | 22,716 | 12.62%, see rank | 12.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 6,500 | 3.61%, see rank | 6.75% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 2,240 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 609 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 31,857 | 17.70%, see rank | 23.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 21,873 | 12.15%, see rank | 13.93% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 748 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 9,684 | 5.38%, see rank | 5.23% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,480 | 0.82%, see rank | 4.81% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,321 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.86% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,705 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,755 | 1.53%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,184 | 2.88%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 4,756 | 2.64%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 88 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 315 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,364 | 1.87%, see rank | 3.27% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 365 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
160,682 (90.07%) out of the total population of 178,397 reported first ancestry.
| Worcester, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,495 | 1.40%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 414 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 172 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,072 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.68% |
| English | 11,756 | 6.59%, see rank | 11.92% | 9.29% |
| French | 24,076 | 13.50%, see rank | 12.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 6,777 | 3.80%, see rank | 6.77% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 2,563 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.34% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 689 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 33,488 | 18.77%, see rank | 23.68% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 21,104 | 11.83%, see rank | 14.12% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 815 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 10,019 | 5.62%, see rank | 5.30% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,441 | 0.81%, see rank | 4.92% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,309 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.85% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,774 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,760 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.74% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,123 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 5,313 | 2.98%, see rank | 1.96% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 110 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 286 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.32% |
| American | 3,515 | 1.97%, see rank | 3.42% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 455 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
146,595 (84.91%) out of the total population of 172,648 reported first ancestry.
| Worcester, MA | % of the Total Population | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,933 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 50 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 91 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 316 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.91% |
| English | 6,032 | 3.49%, see rank | 7.05% | 5.91% |
| French | 17,093 | 9.90%, see rank | 8.81% | 2.39% |
| German | 3,081 | 1.78%, see rank | 3.27% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 2,157 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 184 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 23,681 | 13.72%, see rank | 16.39% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 16,248 | 9.41%, see rank | 10.82% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 333 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 7,545 | 4.37%, see rank | 3.50% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 970 | 0.56%, see rank | 3.66% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,834 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,079 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,370 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,758 | 2.18%, see rank | 1.20% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 3,619 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 35 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 168 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.24% |
| American | 6,054 | 3.51%, see rank | 3.85% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 174 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.17% | 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.