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Arlington County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

201,314 (91.43%) out of the total population of 220,173 reported first ancestry.

	Arlington County	% of the Total Population	Virginia	U.S.
Arab	2,919	1.33%, see rank	0.83%	0.56%
Czech	1,117	0.51%, see rank	0.28%	0.47%
Danish	1,198	0.54%, see rank	0.23%	0.42%
Dutch	1,992	0.90%, see rank	1.00%	1.40%
English	22,818	10.36%, see rank	10.69%	8.02%
French	5,935	2.70%, see rank	2.33%	3.34%
German	28,762	13.06%, see rank	11.87%	15.03%
Greek	1,549	0.70%, see rank	0.41%	0.41%
Hungarian	1,278	0.58%, see rank	0.35%	0.46%
Irish	27,660	12.56%, see rank	9.99%	10.80%
Italian	13,050	5.93%, see rank	4.00%	5.52%
Norwegian	1,970	0.89%, see rank	0.61%	1.42%
Polish	7,439	3.38%, see rank	1.89%	3.01%
Portuguese	468	0.21%, see rank	0.20%	0.44%
Russian	4,435	2.01%, see rank	0.70%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	3,245	1.47%, see rank	1.68%	0.99%
Scottish	5,533	2.51%, see rank	2.13%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	4,990	2.27%, see rank	2.02%	0.95%
Swedish	3,125	1.42%, see rank	0.71%	1.27%
Swiss	936	0.43%, see rank	0.24%	0.30%
Ukrainian	912	0.41%, see rank	0.23%	0.31%
American	8,377	3.80%, see rank	11.04%	7.12%
Welsh	1,976	0.90%, see rank	0.65%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

194,034 (92.81%) out of the total population of 209,077 reported first ancestry.

	Arlington County	% of the Total Population	Virginia	U.S.
Arab	2,639	1.26%, see rank	0.75%	0.53%
Czech	993	0.47%, see rank	0.29%	0.50%
Danish	1,279	0.61%, see rank	0.24%	0.45%
Dutch	2,267	1.08%, see rank	1.05%	1.51%
English	23,479	11.23%, see rank	11.31%	8.53%
French	5,528	2.64%, see rank	2.44%	3.54%
German	28,035	13.41%, see rank	12.33%	15.79%
Greek	1,322	0.63%, see rank	0.44%	0.42%
Hungarian	1,442	0.69%, see rank	0.36%	0.48%
Irish	28,173	13.47%, see rank	10.45%	11.36%
Italian	12,473	5.97%, see rank	4.05%	5.66%
Norwegian	2,166	1.04%, see rank	0.62%	1.46%
Polish	7,184	3.44%, see rank	1.95%	3.13%
Portuguese	662	0.32%, see rank	0.20%	0.46%
Russian	3,973	1.90%, see rank	0.70%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	3,267	1.56%, see rank	1.78%	1.07%
Scottish	5,999	2.87%, see rank	2.30%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	5,594	2.68%, see rank	2.05%	0.93%
Swedish	2,977	1.42%, see rank	0.74%	1.34%
Swiss	757	0.36%, see rank	0.26%	0.31%
Ukrainian	1,218	0.58%, see rank	0.24%	0.31%
American	7,504	3.59%, see rank	11.02%	6.72%
Welsh	1,881	0.90%, see rank	0.70%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

184,822 (93.60%) out of the total population of 197,467 reported first ancestry.

	Arlington County	% of the Total Population	Virginia	U.S.
Arab	2,863	1.45%, see rank	0.65%	0.50%
Czech	1,076	0.54%, see rank	0.32%	0.53%
Danish	945	0.48%, see rank	0.25%	0.48%
Dutch	2,197	1.11%, see rank	1.16%	1.63%
English	22,268	11.28%, see rank	11.75%	9.02%
French	5,403	2.74%, see rank	2.54%	3.77%
German	26,616	13.48%, see rank	12.95%	16.51%
Greek	1,390	0.70%, see rank	0.44%	0.44%
Hungarian	1,325	0.67%, see rank	0.38%	0.51%
Irish	26,567	13.45%, see rank	10.78%	11.76%
Italian	11,278	5.71%, see rank	4.05%	5.78%
Norwegian	2,116	1.07%, see rank	0.65%	1.51%
Polish	6,664	3.37%, see rank	1.98%	3.24%
Portuguese	663	0.34%, see rank	0.19%	0.47%
Russian	4,145	2.10%, see rank	0.70%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	5,275	2.67%, see rank	2.57%	1.72%
Scottish	5,607	2.84%, see rank	2.41%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	4,796	2.43%, see rank	2.00%	0.91%
Swedish	2,581	1.31%, see rank	0.77%	1.41%
Swiss	787	0.40%, see rank	0.27%	0.33%
Ukrainian	1,375	0.70%, see rank	0.24%	0.31%
American	5,396	2.73%, see rank	10.65%	6.28%
Welsh	1,767	0.89%, see rank	0.74%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

192,656 (93.34%) out of the total population of 206,405 reported first ancestry.

	Arlington County	% of the Total Population	Virginia	U.S.
Arab	3,082	1.49%, see rank	0.66%	0.50%
Czech	1,171	0.57%, see rank	0.31%	0.54%
Danish	1,049	0.51%, see rank	0.27%	0.49%
Dutch	2,911	1.41%, see rank	1.24%	1.68%
English	23,354	11.31%, see rank	12.05%	9.29%
French	6,248	3.03%, see rank	2.64%	3.90%
German	27,387	13.27%, see rank	13.25%	16.89%
Greek	1,189	0.58%, see rank	0.44%	0.45%
Hungarian	1,277	0.62%, see rank	0.38%	0.52%
Irish	27,954	13.54%, see rank	11.09%	12.01%
Italian	11,988	5.81%, see rank	4.17%	5.91%
Norwegian	2,437	1.18%, see rank	0.66%	1.55%
Polish	6,494	3.15%, see rank	2.01%	3.32%
Portuguese	687	0.33%, see rank	0.20%	0.48%
Russian	3,938	1.91%, see rank	0.71%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	5,113	2.48%, see rank	2.67%	1.77%
Scottish	6,239	3.02%, see rank	2.52%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	4,512	2.19%, see rank	1.88%	0.88%
Swedish	2,515	1.22%, see rank	0.78%	1.45%
Swiss	813	0.39%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Ukrainian	1,457	0.71%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
American	5,551	2.69%, see rank	10.83%	6.43%
Welsh	1,635	0.79%, see rank	0.74%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

166,352 (87.81%) out of the total population of 189,453 reported first ancestry.

	Arlington County	% of the Total Population	Virginia	U.S.
Arab	3,164	1.67%, see rank	0.53%	0.36%
Czech	523	0.28%, see rank	0.14%	0.27%
Danish	618	0.33%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Dutch	1,075	0.57%, see rank	0.64%	0.91%
English	14,648	7.73%, see rank	8.34%	5.91%
French	3,163	1.67%, see rank	1.56%	2.39%
German	14,488	7.65%, see rank	7.93%	10.81%
Greek	1,109	0.59%, see rank	0.30%	0.34%
Hungarian	766	0.40%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Irish	16,622	8.77%, see rank	6.46%	6.85%
Italian	7,417	3.91%, see rank	2.87%	4.59%
Norwegian	1,646	0.87%, see rank	0.48%	1.15%
Polish	3,405	1.80%, see rank	1.17%	2.24%
Portuguese	461	0.24%, see rank	0.13%	0.33%
Russian	2,814	1.49%, see rank	0.45%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	3,294	1.74%, see rank	1.75%	1.17%
Scottish	3,271	1.73%, see rank	1.43%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	4,262	2.25%, see rank	0.96%	0.61%
Swedish	1,680	0.89%, see rank	0.44%	0.87%
Swiss	588	0.31%, see rank	0.16%	0.19%
Ukrainian	711	0.38%, see rank	0.15%	0.24%
American	6,346	3.35%, see rank	11.42%	7.33%
Welsh	972	0.51%, see rank	0.38%	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.