San Diego County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
2,864,745 (90.00%) out of the total population of 3,183,143 reported first ancestry.
| San Diego County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 33,124 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 9,807 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 14,863 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 34,095 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.40% |
| English | 265,320 | 8.34%, see rank | 5.94% | 8.02% |
| French | 84,415 | 2.65%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 344,666 | 10.83%, see rank | 8.51% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 10,837 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 12,521 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 266,215 | 8.36%, see rank | 6.69% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 138,868 | 4.36%, see rank | 3.97% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 41,543 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 57,702 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.32% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 17,967 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 31,650 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 23,991 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 52,372 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 23,259 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 41,522 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 8,486 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 6,971 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.31% |
| American | 96,199 | 3.02%, see rank | 3.22% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 18,150 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
2,843,305 (91.70%) out of the total population of 3,100,500 reported first ancestry.
| San Diego County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 30,848 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 11,307 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 16,543 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 35,928 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.51% |
| English | 265,891 | 8.58%, see rank | 6.39% | 8.53% |
| French | 88,379 | 2.85%, see rank | 2.28% | 3.54% |
| German | 360,962 | 11.64%, see rank | 9.10% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 10,527 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 13,181 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 272,313 | 8.78%, see rank | 7.13% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 140,035 | 4.52%, see rank | 4.08% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 41,588 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 60,934 | 1.97%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 19,505 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 32,805 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 25,772 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 54,610 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 25,406 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 44,761 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 9,046 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 6,607 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| American | 85,875 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.78% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 19,091 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
2,802,383 (92.72%) out of the total population of 3,022,468 reported first ancestry.
| San Diego County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 25,434 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 11,932 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 17,527 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 38,399 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.63% |
| English | 262,378 | 8.68%, see rank | 6.77% | 9.02% |
| French | 95,471 | 3.16%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.77% |
| German | 378,179 | 12.51%, see rank | 9.60% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 12,143 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 14,031 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 282,766 | 9.36%, see rank | 7.50% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 144,319 | 4.77%, see rank | 4.21% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 43,505 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 62,094 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.41% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 21,235 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 34,609 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 46,116 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 59,926 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.54% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 26,793 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 46,391 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 9,616 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 6,956 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| American | 76,031 | 2.52%, see rank | 2.43% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 20,179 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
2,785,491 (93.24%) out of the total population of 2,987,543 reported first ancestry.
| San Diego County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 24,454 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 12,358 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 18,113 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 40,235 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.68% |
| English | 265,808 | 8.90%, see rank | 7.02% | 9.29% |
| French | 99,245 | 3.32%, see rank | 2.56% | 3.90% |
| German | 388,291 | 13.00%, see rank | 9.93% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 12,785 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 13,685 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 289,933 | 9.70%, see rank | 7.79% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 146,906 | 4.92%, see rank | 4.33% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 45,196 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.14% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 64,213 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 21,049 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 37,756 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 48,125 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.23% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 62,891 | 2.11%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 25,932 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 48,798 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 10,064 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 7,337 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| American | 81,709 | 2.73%, see rank | 2.66% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 20,973 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
2,422,741 (86.10%) out of the total population of 2,813,833 reported first ancestry.
| San Diego County | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
| Arab | 15,988 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 5,676 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 11,612 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 20,704 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.91% |
| English | 167,709 | 5.96%, see rank | 4.91% | 5.91% |
| French | 56,616 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.57% | 2.39% |
| German | 233,202 | 8.29%, see rank | 6.45% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 9,546 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 9,178 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 167,467 | 5.95%, see rank | 4.72% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 105,667 | 3.76%, see rank | 3.41% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 34,322 | 1.22%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 38,529 | 1.37%, see rank | 0.95% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 12,365 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 22,553 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 32,259 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 34,837 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 18,133 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 28,916 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 6,027 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 4,742 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.24% |
| American | 106,116 | 3.77%, see rank | 3.37% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 9,871 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.