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Somerset County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

290,572 (88.40%) out of the total population of 328,704 reported first ancestry.

	Somerset County	% of the Total Population	New Jersey	U.S.
Arab	3,448	1.05%, see rank	1.09%	0.56%
Czech	1,452	0.44%, see rank	0.32%	0.47%
Danish	1,187	0.36%, see rank	0.20%	0.42%
Dutch	3,745	1.14%, see rank	1.08%	1.40%
English	15,729	4.79%, see rank	4.98%	8.02%
French	5,034	1.53%, see rank	1.49%	3.34%
German	34,423	10.47%, see rank	11.12%	15.03%
Greek	2,316	0.70%, see rank	0.72%	0.41%
Hungarian	4,883	1.49%, see rank	1.12%	0.46%
Irish	38,490	11.71%, see rank	14.59%	10.80%
Italian	48,739	14.83%, see rank	16.58%	5.52%
Norwegian	1,603	0.49%, see rank	0.45%	1.42%
Polish	23,411	7.12%, see rank	5.98%	3.01%
Portuguese	2,655	0.81%, see rank	0.88%	0.44%
Russian	7,748	2.36%, see rank	2.00%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	1,311	0.40%, see rank	0.39%	0.99%
Scottish	3,781	1.15%, see rank	1.04%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	2,966	0.90%, see rank	0.97%	0.95%
Swedish	2,441	0.74%, see rank	0.58%	1.27%
Swiss	644	0.20%, see rank	0.19%	0.30%
Ukrainian	4,212	1.28%, see rank	0.78%	0.31%
American	19,891	6.05%, see rank	4.19%	7.12%
Welsh	1,204	0.37%, see rank	0.38%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

294,583 (91.02%) out of the total population of 323,650 reported first ancestry.

	Somerset County	% of the Total Population	New Jersey	U.S.
Arab	2,798	0.86%, see rank	1.02%	0.53%
Czech	1,610	0.50%, see rank	0.36%	0.50%
Danish	1,121	0.35%, see rank	0.20%	0.45%
Dutch	3,895	1.20%, see rank	1.15%	1.51%
English	18,072	5.58%, see rank	5.42%	8.53%
French	5,141	1.59%, see rank	1.57%	3.54%
German	38,305	11.84%, see rank	11.81%	15.79%
Greek	2,242	0.69%, see rank	0.73%	0.42%
Hungarian	5,729	1.77%, see rank	1.19%	0.48%
Irish	41,825	12.92%, see rank	15.34%	11.36%
Italian	51,136	15.80%, see rank	17.07%	5.66%
Norwegian	1,925	0.59%, see rank	0.47%	1.46%
Polish	22,918	7.08%, see rank	6.30%	3.13%
Portuguese	2,654	0.82%, see rank	0.91%	0.46%
Russian	7,499	2.32%, see rank	2.14%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	1,418	0.44%, see rank	0.44%	1.07%
Scottish	4,199	1.30%, see rank	1.10%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	3,362	1.04%, see rank	1.02%	0.93%
Swedish	2,570	0.79%, see rank	0.60%	1.34%
Swiss	677	0.21%, see rank	0.20%	0.31%
Ukrainian	4,186	1.29%, see rank	0.79%	0.31%
American	19,649	6.07%, see rank	3.77%	6.72%
Welsh	1,221	0.38%, see rank	0.41%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

292,658 (91.64%) out of the total population of 319,347 reported first ancestry.

	Somerset County	% of the Total Population	New Jersey	U.S.
Arab	2,621	0.82%, see rank	0.95%	0.50%
Czech	1,589	0.50%, see rank	0.37%	0.53%
Danish	1,241	0.39%, see rank	0.23%	0.48%
Dutch	4,747	1.49%, see rank	1.27%	1.63%
English	18,908	5.92%, see rank	5.80%	9.02%
French	5,449	1.71%, see rank	1.65%	3.77%
German	40,510	12.69%, see rank	12.34%	16.51%
Greek	2,076	0.65%, see rank	0.75%	0.44%
Hungarian	5,832	1.83%, see rank	1.25%	0.51%
Irish	42,700	13.37%, see rank	15.72%	11.76%
Italian	52,364	16.40%, see rank	17.44%	5.78%
Norwegian	2,295	0.72%, see rank	0.49%	1.51%
Polish	24,904	7.80%, see rank	6.48%	3.24%
Portuguese	2,732	0.86%, see rank	0.91%	0.47%
Russian	7,908	2.48%, see rank	2.26%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	2,898	0.91%, see rank	0.95%	1.72%
Scottish	4,822	1.51%, see rank	1.20%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	2,931	0.92%, see rank	1.02%	0.91%
Swedish	2,367	0.74%, see rank	0.62%	1.41%
Swiss	765	0.24%, see rank	0.21%	0.33%
Ukrainian	4,100	1.28%, see rank	0.82%	0.31%
American	15,603	4.89%, see rank	3.22%	6.28%
Welsh	1,608	0.50%, see rank	0.44%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

295,315 (92.08%) out of the total population of 320,712 reported first ancestry.

	Somerset County	% of the Total Population	New Jersey	U.S.
Arab	2,514	0.78%, see rank	0.96%	0.50%
Czech	1,485	0.46%, see rank	0.38%	0.54%
Danish	1,168	0.36%, see rank	0.23%	0.49%
Dutch	4,912	1.53%, see rank	1.31%	1.68%
English	20,492	6.39%, see rank	6.09%	9.29%
French	5,882	1.83%, see rank	1.71%	3.90%
German	41,728	13.01%, see rank	12.78%	16.89%
Greek	2,171	0.68%, see rank	0.77%	0.45%
Hungarian	5,999	1.87%, see rank	1.29%	0.52%
Irish	44,586	13.90%, see rank	16.05%	12.01%
Italian	55,264	17.23%, see rank	17.87%	5.91%
Norwegian	2,324	0.72%, see rank	0.50%	1.55%
Polish	25,927	8.08%, see rank	6.63%	3.32%
Portuguese	2,669	0.83%, see rank	0.93%	0.48%
Russian	8,121	2.53%, see rank	2.35%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	2,920	0.91%, see rank	0.99%	1.77%
Scottish	5,004	1.56%, see rank	1.26%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	3,300	1.03%, see rank	1.00%	0.88%
Swedish	2,210	0.69%, see rank	0.66%	1.45%
Swiss	774	0.24%, see rank	0.21%	0.34%
Ukrainian	4,201	1.31%, see rank	0.84%	0.32%
American	15,882	4.95%, see rank	3.14%	6.43%
Welsh	1,782	0.56%, see rank	0.46%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

267,530 (89.93%) out of the total population of 297,490 reported first ancestry.

	Somerset County	% of the Total Population	New Jersey	U.S.
Arab	2,285	0.77%, see rank	0.75%	0.36%
Czech	807	0.27%, see rank	0.15%	0.27%
Danish	674	0.23%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Dutch	2,393	0.80%, see rank	0.74%	0.91%
English	12,864	4.32%, see rank	3.57%	5.91%
French	3,400	1.14%, see rank	0.94%	2.39%
German	25,021	8.41%, see rank	7.42%	10.81%
Greek	1,965	0.66%, see rank	0.60%	0.34%
Hungarian	4,250	1.43%, see rank	0.86%	0.32%
Irish	30,415	10.22%, see rank	10.49%	6.85%
Italian	47,140	15.85%, see rank	15.32%	4.59%
Norwegian	1,891	0.64%, see rank	0.39%	1.15%
Polish	20,187	6.79%, see rank	4.80%	2.24%
Portuguese	1,550	0.52%, see rank	0.76%	0.33%
Russian	6,388	2.15%, see rank	1.68%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	1,857	0.62%, see rank	0.66%	1.17%
Scottish	3,040	1.02%, see rank	0.78%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	3,000	1.01%, see rank	0.80%	0.61%
Swedish	1,724	0.58%, see rank	0.39%	0.87%
Swiss	580	0.19%, see rank	0.13%	0.19%
Ukrainian	2,776	0.93%, see rank	0.61%	0.24%
American	9,425	3.17%, see rank	3.14%	7.33%
Welsh	611	0.21%, see rank	0.21%	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.