USA.com / California / Santa Clara County / San Jose, CA / Population and Races / Historical First Ancestry Data
San Jose, CA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
900,063 (91.25%) out of the total population of 986,320 reported first ancestry.
| San Jose, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,713 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,435 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,183 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 6,876 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.40% |
| English | 40,211 | 4.08%, see rank | 5.94% | 8.02% |
| French | 15,220 | 1.54%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 59,240 | 6.01%, see rank | 8.51% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 3,379 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 2,316 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 45,413 | 4.60%, see rank | 6.69% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 40,694 | 4.13%, see rank | 3.97% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 7,476 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 9,959 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.32% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 13,256 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 7,146 | 0.72%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,066 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 8,361 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,502 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 7,202 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,080 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,919 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.31% |
| American | 17,132 | 1.74%, see rank | 3.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,956 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
887,015 (92.94%) out of the total population of 954,379 reported first ancestry.
| San Jose, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,202 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,587 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 3,509 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 7,071 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.51% |
| English | 41,244 | 4.32%, see rank | 6.39% | 8.53% |
| French | 15,744 | 1.65%, see rank | 2.28% | 3.54% |
| German | 61,611 | 6.46%, see rank | 9.10% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,911 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,756 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 45,076 | 4.72%, see rank | 7.13% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 41,115 | 4.31%, see rank | 4.08% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 7,881 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 8,436 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 15,006 | 1.57%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 6,655 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,199 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 8,747 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,484 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 7,921 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,951 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,713 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,121 | 1.37%, see rank | 2.78% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,176 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
867,688 (93.77%) out of the total population of 925,300 reported first ancestry.
| San Jose, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,619 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,653 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 3,362 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 7,446 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.63% |
| English | 42,150 | 4.56%, see rank | 6.77% | 9.02% |
| French | 15,809 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.77% |
| German | 61,539 | 6.65%, see rank | 9.60% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 3,018 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,873 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 46,086 | 4.98%, see rank | 7.50% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 40,806 | 4.41%, see rank | 4.21% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 8,087 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 8,895 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.41% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 15,480 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 6,163 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,094 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 9,176 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.54% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,437 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 8,620 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 2,530 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,748 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,998 | 1.30%, see rank | 2.43% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,304 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
881,317 (94.32%) out of the total population of 934,415 reported first ancestry.
| San Jose, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,203 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,721 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 3,994 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 7,695 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.68% |
| English | 46,192 | 4.94%, see rank | 7.02% | 9.29% |
| French | 17,016 | 1.82%, see rank | 2.56% | 3.90% |
| German | 66,398 | 7.11%, see rank | 9.93% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 2,878 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 2,255 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 49,477 | 5.29%, see rank | 7.79% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 43,129 | 4.62%, see rank | 4.33% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 8,161 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.14% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 9,753 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 15,761 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 7,510 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,121 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.23% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 10,339 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,510 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 8,934 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,757 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,619 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| American | 14,392 | 1.54%, see rank | 2.66% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,246 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
775,923 (86.70%) out of the total population of 894,943 reported first ancestry.
| San Jose, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,814 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 949 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 2,535 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 4,585 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.91% |
| English | 32,201 | 3.60%, see rank | 4.91% | 5.91% |
| French | 10,647 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.57% | 2.39% |
| German | 43,721 | 4.89%, see rank | 6.45% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 2,864 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 1,718 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 32,133 | 3.59%, see rank | 4.72% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 35,512 | 3.97%, see rank | 3.41% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 6,415 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 7,441 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.95% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 12,190 | 1.36%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 5,239 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,012 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 6,752 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,467 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 5,957 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 1,613 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 1,059 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.24% |
| American | 16,961 | 1.90%, see rank | 3.37% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 1,537 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.