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Providence, RI Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
163,514 (91.57%) out of the total population of 178,562 reported first ancestry.
| Providence, RI | % of the Total Population | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,206 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 99 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 237 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 567 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.40% |
| English | 7,049 | 3.95%, see rank | 11.01% | 8.02% |
| French | 8,899 | 4.98%, see rank | 15.51% | 3.34% |
| German | 5,803 | 3.25%, see rank | 5.53% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 584 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 396 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 15,139 | 8.48%, see rank | 18.53% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 18,011 | 10.09%, see rank | 18.59% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 447 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 3,456 | 1.94%, see rank | 4.05% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 5,024 | 2.81%, see rank | 9.44% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,443 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 343 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,931 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.91% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,990 | 5.03%, see rank | 3.04% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,198 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 161 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 351 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.31% |
| American | 4,236 | 2.37%, see rank | 3.31% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 213 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
163,918 (91.99%) out of the total population of 178,185 reported first ancestry.
| Providence, RI | % of the Total Population | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| Arab | 876 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 143 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 258 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 602 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.51% |
| English | 7,991 | 4.48%, see rank | 12.35% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,978 | 5.04%, see rank | 16.53% | 3.54% |
| German | 6,648 | 3.73%, see rank | 5.76% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 653 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 424 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 16,121 | 9.05%, see rank | 19.32% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 19,034 | 10.68%, see rank | 18.95% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 493 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,057 | 2.28%, see rank | 3.99% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 5,550 | 3.11%, see rank | 9.61% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,443 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 363 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,769 | 0.99%, see rank | 2.03% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,441 | 5.30%, see rank | 2.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,059 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.71% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 149 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 300 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,432 | 1.36%, see rank | 2.57% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 298 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
166,055 (93.14%) out of the total population of 178,286 reported first ancestry.
| Providence, RI | % of the Total Population | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| Arab | 840 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 145 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 269 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 577 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.63% |
| English | 8,854 | 4.97%, see rank | 12.79% | 9.02% |
| French | 9,204 | 5.16%, see rank | 17.40% | 3.77% |
| German | 6,564 | 3.68%, see rank | 6.23% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 701 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 330 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 17,079 | 9.58%, see rank | 20.06% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 19,741 | 11.07%, see rank | 19.13% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 666 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 4,525 | 2.54%, see rank | 4.17% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 5,572 | 3.13%, see rank | 9.57% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,749 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,413 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.45% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,938 | 1.09%, see rank | 2.22% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 10,267 | 5.76%, see rank | 2.95% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,225 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 155 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 347 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,519 | 0.85%, see rank | 2.17% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 470 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
161,864 (93.82%) out of the total population of 172,519 reported first ancestry.
| Providence, RI | % of the Total Population | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| Arab | 929 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 157 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 155 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 581 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.68% |
| English | 9,266 | 5.37%, see rank | 13.14% | 9.29% |
| French | 9,090 | 5.27%, see rank | 17.81% | 3.90% |
| German | 6,477 | 3.75%, see rank | 6.18% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 731 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 215 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 16,669 | 9.66%, see rank | 20.44% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 19,342 | 11.21%, see rank | 19.37% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 693 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 4,300 | 2.49%, see rank | 4.16% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 5,958 | 3.45%, see rank | 9.69% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,475 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,532 | 0.89%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,814 | 1.05%, see rank | 2.18% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,738 | 5.64%, see rank | 2.76% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,321 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.84% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 154 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 332 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 1,694 | 0.98%, see rank | 2.17% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 408 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
149,371 (86.03%) out of the total population of 173,618 reported first ancestry.
| Providence, RI | % of the Total Population | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| Arab | 600 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 38 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 124 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 279 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.91% |
| English | 4,977 | 2.87%, see rank | 7.34% | 5.91% |
| French | 5,853 | 3.37%, see rank | 12.33% | 2.39% |
| German | 3,509 | 2.02%, see rank | 2.94% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 549 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 256 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 10,895 | 6.28%, see rank | 12.07% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 20,958 | 12.07%, see rank | 16.03% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 266 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 2,749 | 1.58%, see rank | 2.69% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 5,777 | 3.33%, see rank | 7.09% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,658 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 492 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,063 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,016 | 4.04%, see rank | 2.07% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 688 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 70 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 319 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.24% |
| American | 4,255 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.99% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 256 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 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.