Luzerne County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
289,553 (90.37%) out of the total population of 320,392 reported first ancestry.
Luzerne County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,358 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.56% |
Czech | 1,276 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.47% |
Danish | 183 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 6,602 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
English | 18,796 | 5.87%, see rank | 7.42% | 8.02% |
French | 4,216 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.87% | 3.34% |
German | 61,415 | 19.17%, see rank | 27.27% | 15.03% |
Greek | 1,512 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 1,866 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.46% |
Irish | 61,247 | 19.12%, see rank | 16.97% | 10.80% |
Italian | 55,842 | 17.43%, see rank | 12.13% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 472 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.42% |
Polish | 69,962 | 21.84%, see rank | 6.62% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 284 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.44% |
Russian | 10,129 | 3.16%, see rank | 1.47% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,004 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 2,532 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.50% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 1,240 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 1,410 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 513 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 3,420 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.31% |
American | 13,420 | 4.19%, see rank | 5.22% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 15,022 | 4.69%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
292,674 (91.30%) out of the total population of 320,555 reported first ancestry.
Luzerne County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,042 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.53% |
Czech | 1,555 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.50% |
Danish | 142 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 7,858 | 2.45%, see rank | 1.94% | 1.51% |
English | 20,061 | 6.26%, see rank | 7.94% | 8.53% |
French | 4,284 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.54% |
German | 65,066 | 20.30%, see rank | 28.44% | 15.79% |
Greek | 1,675 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 2,401 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.48% |
Irish | 63,356 | 19.76%, see rank | 17.65% | 11.36% |
Italian | 55,208 | 17.22%, see rank | 12.26% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 494 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.46% |
Polish | 72,489 | 22.61%, see rank | 6.78% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 369 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
Russian | 10,062 | 3.14%, see rank | 1.53% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,298 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 2,905 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 973 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 1,499 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 522 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 3,328 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.31% |
American | 11,470 | 3.58%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 15,824 | 4.94%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
292,954 (91.80%) out of the total population of 319,120 reported first ancestry.
Luzerne County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,548 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,604 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.53% |
Danish | 196 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 9,176 | 2.88%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.63% |
English | 21,969 | 6.88%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.02% |
French | 4,768 | 1.49%, see rank | 2.11% | 3.77% |
German | 63,592 | 19.93%, see rank | 29.39% | 16.51% |
Greek | 2,157 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 2,520 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.51% |
Irish | 63,846 | 20.01%, see rank | 17.85% | 11.76% |
Italian | 54,739 | 17.15%, see rank | 12.51% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 662 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.51% |
Polish | 75,045 | 23.52%, see rank | 6.98% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 286 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
Russian | 9,976 | 3.13%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,447 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 3,318 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 526 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 1,445 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 558 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 3,745 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.31% |
American | 10,544 | 3.30%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 15,996 | 5.01%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
288,339 (92.44%) out of the total population of 311,919 reported first ancestry.
Luzerne County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,426 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,604 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.54% |
Danish | 260 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 9,885 | 3.17%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.68% |
English | 22,389 | 7.18%, see rank | 8.53% | 9.29% |
French | 4,620 | 1.48%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
German | 63,927 | 20.49%, see rank | 29.85% | 16.89% |
Greek | 2,091 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 2,406 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.52% |
Irish | 62,724 | 20.11%, see rank | 18.11% | 12.01% |
Italian | 54,191 | 17.37%, see rank | 12.73% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 619 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
Polish | 76,056 | 24.38%, see rank | 7.14% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 289 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
Russian | 10,553 | 3.38%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,408 | 0.77%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 3,127 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 389 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 1,578 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 337 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 4,132 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.32% |
American | 11,310 | 3.63%, see rank | 4.49% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 16,596 | 5.32%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
270,187 (84.63%) out of the total population of 319,250 reported first ancestry.
Luzerne County | % of the Total Population | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,096 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.36% |
Czech | 474 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.27% |
Danish | 109 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 4,722 | 1.48%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.91% |
English | 12,830 | 4.02%, see rank | 4.75% | 5.91% |
French | 2,045 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.39% |
German | 35,686 | 11.18%, see rank | 19.14% | 10.81% |
Greek | 1,377 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 1,018 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.32% |
Irish | 37,303 | 11.68%, see rank | 10.11% | 6.85% |
Italian | 42,036 | 13.17%, see rank | 9.55% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 255 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.15% |
Polish | 59,970 | 18.78%, see rank | 4.74% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 156 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.33% |
Russian | 5,266 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,192 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 1,685 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 298 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 640 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 141 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 3,270 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.24% |
American | 10,321 | 3.23%, see rank | 5.16% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 8,941 | 2.80%, 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.