Franklin County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
124,912 (82.44%) out of the total population of 151,517 reported first ancestry.
Franklin County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 193 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
Czech | 126 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
Danish | 150 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 2,092 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
English | 11,061 | 7.30%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
French | 2,854 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
German | 54,051 | 35.67%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
Greek | 615 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 657 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
Irish | 19,080 | 12.59%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
Italian | 6,772 | 4.47%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 525 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
Polish | 3,510 | 2.32%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 64 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
Russian | 635 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,723 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 2,640 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 241 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 1,178 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,650 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 310 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
American | 17,732 | 11.70%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,128 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
125,068 (83.63%) out of the total population of 149,554 reported first ancestry.
Franklin County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 298 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
Czech | 189 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
Danish | 175 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 2,173 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
English | 11,515 | 7.70%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
French | 2,970 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
German | 55,732 | 37.27%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
Greek | 620 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 625 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
Irish | 19,644 | 13.14%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
Italian | 6,410 | 4.29%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 394 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
Polish | 3,419 | 2.29%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 113 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
Russian | 437 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,346 | 2.24%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 2,747 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 245 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 1,287 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,714 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 234 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
American | 16,089 | 10.76%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 1,003 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
124,476 (84.93%) out of the total population of 146,558 reported first ancestry.
Franklin County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 433 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
Czech | 255 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
Danish | 194 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 2,642 | 1.80%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
English | 11,632 | 7.94%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
French | 3,405 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
German | 59,498 | 40.60%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
Greek | 590 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 595 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
Irish | 18,736 | 12.78%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
Italian | 6,394 | 4.36%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 304 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
Polish | 3,449 | 2.35%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 109 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
Russian | 434 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,214 | 2.88%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 3,127 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 318 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 1,238 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 2,005 | 1.37%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 277 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
American | 14,803 | 10.10%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 1,318 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
119,337 (84.30%) out of the total population of 141,556 reported first ancestry.
Franklin County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 456 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
Czech | 357 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
Danish | 202 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 2,684 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
English | 10,628 | 7.51%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
French | 3,296 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
German | 57,556 | 40.66%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
Greek | 555 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 535 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
Irish | 18,068 | 12.76%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
Italian | 5,372 | 3.79%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 385 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
Polish | 3,244 | 2.29%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 84 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
Russian | 363 | 0.26%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,402 | 3.11%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 2,990 | 2.11%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 148 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 1,061 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 1,718 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 287 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
American | 15,283 | 10.80%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 1,287 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
90,903 (70.30%) out of the total population of 129,313 reported first ancestry.
Franklin County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 65 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.36% |
Czech | 70 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.27% |
Danish | 134 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 869 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.91% |
English | 5,463 | 4.22%, see rank | 4.75% | 5.91% |
French | 1,680 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.39% |
German | 37,045 | 28.65%, see rank | 19.14% | 10.81% |
Greek | 238 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 178 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.32% |
Irish | 6,893 | 5.33%, see rank | 10.11% | 6.85% |
Italian | 2,738 | 2.12%, see rank | 9.55% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 217 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.15% |
Polish | 1,143 | 0.88%, see rank | 4.74% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 118 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.33% |
Russian | 104 | 0.08%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,265 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 1,383 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 136 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 468 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 1,002 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 186 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.24% |
American | 17,670 | 13.66%, see rank | 5.16% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 640 | 0.49%, 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.