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New York, NY Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
7,589,660 (90.84%) out of the total population of 8,354,889 reported first ancestry.
New York, NY | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
Arab | 93,834 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.56% |
Czech | 12,732 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
Danish | 8,212 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 22,205 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.40% |
English | 142,697 | 1.71%, see rank | 5.38% | 8.02% |
French | 77,288 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.93% | 3.34% |
German | 254,932 | 3.05%, see rank | 10.62% | 15.03% |
Greek | 69,544 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 58,325 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.46% |
Irish | 390,989 | 4.68%, see rank | 12.41% | 10.80% |
Italian | 575,629 | 6.89%, see rank | 13.28% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 21,862 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.42% |
Polish | 207,775 | 2.49%, see rank | 4.82% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 13,681 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.44% |
Russian | 222,779 | 2.67%, see rank | 2.21% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 13,141 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 36,354 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 178,196 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.27% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 22,285 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 8,291 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 57,178 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
American | 346,361 | 4.15%, see rank | 5.03% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 11,379 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
7,618,618 (92.92%) out of the total population of 8,199,221 reported first ancestry.
New York, NY | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
Arab | 89,575 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.53% |
Czech | 12,595 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
Danish | 7,697 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 22,098 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.51% |
English | 145,374 | 1.77%, see rank | 5.77% | 8.53% |
French | 78,911 | 0.96%, see rank | 3.12% | 3.54% |
German | 263,601 | 3.21%, see rank | 11.22% | 15.79% |
Greek | 74,821 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 57,929 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.48% |
Irish | 404,613 | 4.93%, see rank | 13.03% | 11.36% |
Italian | 606,826 | 7.40%, see rank | 13.84% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 22,059 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.46% |
Polish | 215,055 | 2.62%, see rank | 5.08% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 12,801 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.46% |
Russian | 240,817 | 2.94%, see rank | 2.41% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 13,103 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 36,800 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 173,081 | 2.11%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 20,985 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 8,485 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 51,501 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
American | 260,061 | 3.17%, see rank | 4.21% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 11,683 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
7,619,039 (94.31%) out of the total population of 8,078,471 reported first ancestry.
New York, NY | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
Arab | 80,431 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.50% |
Czech | 12,786 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.53% |
Danish | 7,018 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 23,151 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.63% |
English | 146,525 | 1.81%, see rank | 6.14% | 9.02% |
French | 78,568 | 0.97%, see rank | 3.33% | 3.77% |
German | 273,480 | 3.39%, see rank | 11.71% | 16.51% |
Greek | 76,597 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 55,459 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.51% |
Irish | 410,889 | 5.09%, see rank | 13.34% | 11.76% |
Italian | 624,878 | 7.74%, see rank | 14.20% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 21,894 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.51% |
Polish | 216,891 | 2.68%, see rank | 5.24% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 13,201 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
Russian | 240,690 | 2.98%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 27,337 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.86% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 38,000 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 173,807 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 20,940 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.69% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 8,135 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 48,714 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.31% |
American | 209,430 | 2.59%, see rank | 3.58% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 11,219 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
7,869,886 (94.79%) out of the total population of 8,302,659 reported first ancestry.
New York, NY | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
Arab | 83,548 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.50% |
Czech | 14,619 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
Danish | 7,209 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 24,887 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.68% |
English | 155,543 | 1.87%, see rank | 6.30% | 9.29% |
French | 82,779 | 1.00%, see rank | 3.38% | 3.90% |
German | 292,910 | 3.53%, see rank | 11.88% | 16.89% |
Greek | 82,966 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 58,149 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.52% |
Irish | 443,233 | 5.34%, see rank | 13.54% | 12.01% |
Italian | 688,909 | 8.30%, see rank | 14.66% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 23,261 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
Polish | 230,788 | 2.78%, see rank | 5.31% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 14,336 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.48% |
Russian | 257,975 | 3.11%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 28,925 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 40,689 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 178,788 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 22,251 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 8,903 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 52,465 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
American | 241,279 | 2.91%, see rank | 3.66% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 11,749 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
6,858,693 (85.65%) out of the total population of 8,008,278 reported first ancestry.
New York, NY | % of the Total Population | New York | U.S. | |
Arab | 64,144 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.36% |
Czech | 6,486 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.27% |
Danish | 4,533 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 10,263 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.91% |
English | 76,787 | 0.96%, see rank | 3.65% | 5.91% |
French | 38,719 | 0.48%, see rank | 2.01% | 2.39% |
German | 148,539 | 1.85%, see rank | 6.84% | 10.81% |
Greek | 73,741 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 35,453 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.32% |
Irish | 304,741 | 3.81%, see rank | 8.65% | 6.85% |
Italian | 625,491 | 7.81%, see rank | 12.50% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 16,077 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.15% |
Polish | 163,026 | 2.04%, see rank | 3.71% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 8,401 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.33% |
Russian | 207,840 | 2.60%, see rank | 1.93% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 15,915 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 19,481 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 117,011 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 12,258 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 5,111 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 56,564 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.24% |
American | 238,385 | 2.98%, see rank | 3.78% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 4,028 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.