Philadelphia, PA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,369,875 (88.55%) out of the total population of 1,546,920 reported first ancestry.
Philadelphia, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 10,566 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
Czech | 1,748 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
Danish | 962 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 5,246 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
English | 41,542 | 2.69%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
French | 12,298 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
German | 117,590 | 7.60%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
Greek | 5,730 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 5,182 | 0.33%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
Irish | 182,763 | 11.81%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
Italian | 121,493 | 7.85%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 2,314 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
Polish | 52,471 | 3.39%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 2,832 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
Russian | 23,394 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,269 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 9,434 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 29,093 | 1.88%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 3,756 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,809 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 13,093 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
American | 34,914 | 2.26%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 5,025 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,371,909 (89.91%) out of the total population of 1,525,811 reported first ancestry.
Philadelphia, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 8,863 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
Czech | 1,968 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
Danish | 822 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 6,087 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
English | 44,781 | 2.93%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
French | 12,664 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
German | 121,364 | 7.95%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
Greek | 4,548 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 5,645 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
Irish | 190,488 | 12.48%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
Italian | 124,004 | 8.13%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 2,517 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
Polish | 55,799 | 3.66%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 3,862 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
Russian | 24,878 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,205 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 8,720 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 28,416 | 1.86%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 3,514 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,774 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 13,861 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
American | 28,161 | 1.85%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 5,413 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,377,273 (91.52%) out of the total population of 1,504,950 reported first ancestry.
Philadelphia, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 7,665 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
Czech | 2,209 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
Danish | 830 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 5,855 | 0.39%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
English | 47,303 | 3.14%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
French | 13,663 | 0.91%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
German | 124,750 | 8.29%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
Greek | 4,288 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 5,463 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
Irish | 195,849 | 13.01%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
Italian | 125,061 | 8.31%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 2,417 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
Polish | 58,395 | 3.88%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 3,158 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
Russian | 25,520 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,813 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 8,768 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 28,683 | 1.91%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 3,719 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 1,886 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 13,262 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
American | 20,637 | 1.37%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 4,345 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,408,340 (91.98%) out of the total population of 1,531,112 reported first ancestry.
Philadelphia, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 7,710 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
Czech | 2,192 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
Danish | 900 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 5,962 | 0.39%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
English | 50,254 | 3.28%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
French | 14,531 | 0.95%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
German | 133,422 | 8.71%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
Greek | 4,526 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 5,972 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
Irish | 210,680 | 13.76%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
Italian | 135,367 | 8.84%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 2,291 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
Polish | 64,845 | 4.24%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 3,476 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
Russian | 27,436 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 10,641 | 0.69%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 8,883 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 29,941 | 1.96%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 3,961 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 1,712 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 14,427 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
American | 23,675 | 1.55%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 4,288 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
1,271,675 (83.80%) out of the total population of 1,517,550 reported first ancestry.
Philadelphia, PA | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 4,701 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.36% |
Czech | 831 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.27% |
Danish | 506 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 2,385 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.91% |
English | 23,558 | 1.55%, see rank | 4.75% | 5.91% |
French | 6,895 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.39% |
German | 70,995 | 4.68%, see rank | 19.14% | 10.81% |
Greek | 3,781 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 3,321 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.32% |
Irish | 150,216 | 9.90%, see rank | 10.11% | 6.85% |
Italian | 119,786 | 7.89%, see rank | 9.55% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 1,306 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.15% |
Polish | 46,203 | 3.04%, see rank | 4.74% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 2,199 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.33% |
Russian | 22,273 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,852 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 5,038 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 23,853 | 1.57%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 2,102 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 623 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 12,807 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.24% |
American | 27,843 | 1.83%, see rank | 5.16% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 2,126 | 0.14%, 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.