California Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
34,780,600 (91.37%) out of the total population of 38,066,920 reported first ancestry.
California | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 275,403 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 85,351 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 176,237 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 377,355 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 2,260,897 | 5.94%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 816,831 | 2.15%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 3,240,251 | 8.51%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 133,245 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 123,066 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 2,547,831 | 6.69%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 1,511,970 | 3.97%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 389,040 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 500,646 | 1.32%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 346,760 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 428,915 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 230,584 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 508,704 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 261,017 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 416,683 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 102,594 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 102,806 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 1,226,030 | 3.22%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 162,113 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
34,732,087 (93.05%) out of the total population of 37,325,068 reported first ancestry.
California | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 259,877 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 89,531 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 188,202 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 402,881 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 2,383,639 | 6.39%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 851,424 | 2.28%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 3,394,823 | 9.10%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 131,973 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 127,470 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 2,662,678 | 7.13%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 1,523,941 | 4.08%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 395,582 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 505,259 | 1.35%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 359,570 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 440,588 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 248,729 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 532,916 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 270,351 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 433,847 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 106,359 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 98,380 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 1,039,496 | 2.78%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 172,619 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
34,387,161 (93.86%) out of the total population of 36,637,290 reported first ancestry.
California | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 241,635 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 93,936 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 194,960 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 421,974 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 2,482,136 | 6.77%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 892,432 | 2.44%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 3,515,490 | 9.60%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 138,153 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 131,741 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 2,748,155 | 7.50%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 1,542,476 | 4.21%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 401,548 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 515,633 | 1.41%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 374,602 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 446,376 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 435,810 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 565,334 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 264,553 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 456,603 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 114,687 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 93,438 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 889,435 | 2.43%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 180,792 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
34,224,462 (94.26%) out of the total population of 36,308,527 reported first ancestry.
California | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 239,575 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 98,496 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 200,847 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 433,712 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 2,547,617 | 7.02%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 929,327 | 2.56%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 3,605,351 | 9.93%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 139,373 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 134,635 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 2,827,568 | 7.79%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 1,571,411 | 4.33%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 414,536 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 527,518 | 1.45%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 381,204 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 454,938 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 446,180 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 585,294 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 257,790 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 464,227 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 117,091 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 97,016 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 964,552 | 2.66%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 188,751 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
29,029,327 (85.70%) out of the total population of 33,871,648 reported first ancestry.
California | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 167,807 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 45,886 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 129,866 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 240,811 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 1,664,512 | 4.91%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 532,403 | 1.57%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 2,185,073 | 6.45%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 98,912 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 89,959 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 1,597,310 | 4.72%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 1,155,752 | 3.41%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 310,652 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 321,965 | 0.95%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 254,541 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 305,521 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 295,538 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 339,943 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 174,197 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 290,379 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 72,589 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 66,833 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 1,140,830 | 3.37%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 90,751 | 0.27%, 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.