District of Columbia Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
541,626 (85.47%) out of the total population of 633,736 reported first ancestry.
District of Columbia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 4,176 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 1,508 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 1,365 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 3,450 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 32,288 | 5.09%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 11,818 | 1.86%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 42,459 | 6.70%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 2,232 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 2,554 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 42,186 | 6.66%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 22,906 | 3.61%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 3,810 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 12,605 | 1.99%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 1,197 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 10,693 | 1.69%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,919 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 8,238 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 19,800 | 3.12%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 4,344 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,964 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 2,491 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 14,780 | 2.33%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 2,666 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
541,641 (89.42%) out of the total population of 605,759 reported first ancestry.
District of Columbia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 4,179 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 1,519 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 1,462 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 3,338 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 32,422 | 5.35%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 11,674 | 1.93%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 41,081 | 6.78%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 1,965 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 2,453 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 41,553 | 6.86%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 19,769 | 3.26%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 3,885 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 11,414 | 1.88%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 1,067 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 10,545 | 1.74%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,038 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 8,309 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 16,831 | 2.78%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 4,485 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,782 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 1,919 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 10,854 | 1.79%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 2,709 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
534,364 (91.44%) out of the total population of 584,400 reported first ancestry.
District of Columbia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,571 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,392 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 1,495 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 3,668 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 30,297 | 5.18%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 11,477 | 1.96%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 38,880 | 6.65%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 2,120 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 2,196 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 39,622 | 6.78%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 17,799 | 3.05%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 3,821 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 11,744 | 2.01%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 1,209 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 9,585 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,907 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 7,961 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 15,661 | 2.68%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 4,055 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 1,732 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 1,967 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 8,279 | 1.42%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 2,671 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
542,174 (92.14%) out of the total population of 588,433 reported first ancestry.
District of Columbia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,357 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,390 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 1,430 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 3,565 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 30,545 | 5.19%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 10,851 | 1.84%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 37,846 | 6.43%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 1,865 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 2,103 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 38,209 | 6.49%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 16,720 | 2.84%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 3,617 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 11,297 | 1.92%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 1,357 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 9,129 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,193 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 7,221 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 15,373 | 2.61%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 3,554 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 1,613 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 1,840 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 9,466 | 1.61%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 2,429 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
463,180 (80.97%) out of the total population of 572,059 reported first ancestry.
District of Columbia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,837 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 817 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 652 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 1,735 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 17,199 | 3.01%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 5,232 | 0.91%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 16,819 | 2.94%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 1,613 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 1,425 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 19,448 | 3.40%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 10,326 | 1.81%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 1,675 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 5,005 | 0.87%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 453 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 6,428 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,023 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 4,028 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 15,599 | 2.73%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 1,822 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 666 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 961 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 9,919 | 1.73%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 995 | 0.17%, see rank | 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.