Massachusetts Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
6,005,221 (90.21%) out of the total population of 6,657,291 reported first ancestry.
Massachusetts | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 73,058 | 1.10%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 12,284 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 14,530 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 43,213 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 687,378 | 10.33%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 745,622 | 11.20%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 415,398 | 6.24%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 82,707 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 19,674 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 1,475,606 | 22.17%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 903,422 | 13.57%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 35,274 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 319,681 | 4.80%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 307,901 | 4.63%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 117,304 | 1.76%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 44,292 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 155,621 | 2.34%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 123,790 | 1.86%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 116,503 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 11,024 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 23,751 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 293,636 | 4.41%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 22,671 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
6,028,507 (91.89%) out of the total population of 6,560,595 reported first ancestry.
Massachusetts | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 67,144 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 12,939 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 15,513 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 45,820 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 723,290 | 11.02%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 779,849 | 11.89%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 430,506 | 6.56%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 84,057 | 1.28%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 20,741 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 1,514,031 | 23.08%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 913,465 | 13.92%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 34,800 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 335,383 | 5.11%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 311,924 | 4.75%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 122,233 | 1.86%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 46,459 | 0.71%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 162,997 | 2.48%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 115,743 | 1.76%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 121,220 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 11,656 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 24,620 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 256,285 | 3.91%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 24,440 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
5,994,422 (92.55%) out of the total population of 6,477,096 reported first ancestry.
Massachusetts | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 62,287 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 13,668 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 15,620 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 47,023 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 747,486 | 11.54%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 812,437 | 12.54%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 437,005 | 6.75%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 85,195 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 21,035 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 1,516,205 | 23.41%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 902,538 | 13.93%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 33,943 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 339,044 | 5.23%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 311,767 | 4.81%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 120,438 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 123,361 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 172,593 | 2.66%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 108,102 | 1.67%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 122,801 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 12,578 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 23,908 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 211,558 | 3.27%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 26,359 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
6,039,188 (92.75%) out of the total population of 6,511,176 reported first ancestry.
Massachusetts | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 63,097 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 14,515 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 16,757 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 48,053 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 776,089 | 11.92%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 839,725 | 12.90%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 441,118 | 6.77%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 87,547 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 21,663 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 1,541,660 | 23.68%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 919,291 | 14.12%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 34,508 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 345,259 | 5.30%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 320,172 | 4.92%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 120,334 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 126,648 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 178,680 | 2.74%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 101,776 | 1.56%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 127,701 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 12,390 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 23,997 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 222,364 | 3.42%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 27,695 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
5,455,035 (85.92%) out of the total population of 6,349,097 reported first ancestry.
Massachusetts | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 42,325 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 5,492 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 9,116 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 22,357 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 447,523 | 7.05%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 559,506 | 8.81%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 207,793 | 3.27%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 65,634 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 11,069 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 1,040,758 | 16.39%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 686,980 | 10.82%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 23,624 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 222,481 | 3.50%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 232,472 | 3.66%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 83,514 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 72,762 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 96,206 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 75,886 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 71,955 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 5,819 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 16,499 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 244,572 | 3.85%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 10,965 | 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.