Jefferson County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
558,313 (84.74%) out of the total population of 658,834 reported first ancestry.
| Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,799 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 601 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 621 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 4,715 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 55,055 | 8.36%, see rank | 8.22% | 8.02% |
| French | 10,682 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.80% | 3.34% |
| German | 37,555 | 5.70%, see rank | 7.03% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,234 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 575 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 48,224 | 7.32%, see rank | 9.11% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 12,852 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.71% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,500 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 3,768 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.61% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 195 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,359 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,360 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 14,119 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,994 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,879 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 538 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 393 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 87,532 | 13.29%, see rank | 15.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,863 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
568,448 (86.33%) out of the total population of 658,464 reported first ancestry.
| Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,135 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 517 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 632 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 5,413 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.51% |
| English | 57,656 | 8.76%, see rank | 8.80% | 8.53% |
| French | 11,662 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.54% |
| German | 40,706 | 6.18%, see rank | 7.49% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,123 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 592 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 50,214 | 7.63%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 13,688 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.73% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,598 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,487 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.67% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 184 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,605 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,212 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.69% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 15,119 | 2.30%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,036 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,333 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 604 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 404 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.31% |
| American | 71,695 | 10.89%, see rank | 14.21% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,270 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
572,187 (87.10%) out of the total population of 656,912 reported first ancestry.
| Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,858 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 850 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 527 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 5,975 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.63% |
| English | 59,170 | 9.01%, see rank | 9.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 12,037 | 1.83%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.77% |
| German | 44,753 | 6.81%, see rank | 7.74% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,324 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 493 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 53,452 | 8.14%, see rank | 10.42% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 14,083 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.78% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,528 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 5,097 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.70% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 313 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,663 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.18% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 17,789 | 2.71%, see rank | 2.40% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 15,773 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.11% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,962 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,386 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 723 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 461 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 60,075 | 9.15%, see rank | 13.35% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,338 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
582,822 (88.01%) out of the total population of 662,212 reported first ancestry.
| Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,338 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 883 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 632 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 6,727 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.68% |
| English | 61,432 | 9.28%, see rank | 10.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 12,438 | 1.88%, see rank | 2.18% | 3.90% |
| German | 46,558 | 7.03%, see rank | 8.01% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,417 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 579 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 55,193 | 8.33%, see rank | 10.66% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 14,290 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.82% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,769 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 5,409 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.71% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 430 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,814 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 18,476 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 16,470 | 2.49%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,676 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,348 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 725 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 399 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.32% |
| American | 66,321 | 10.02%, see rank | 13.57% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,200 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
488,705 (73.82%) out of the total population of 662,047 reported first ancestry.
| Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,875 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 282 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 297 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 3,654 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| English | 44,021 | 6.65%, see rank | 6.23% | 5.91% |
| French | 6,643 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.12% | 2.39% |
| German | 23,943 | 3.62%, see rank | 4.03% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 1,308 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 468 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 29,666 | 4.48%, see rank | 5.39% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 9,960 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.04% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 1,183 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 2,114 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.37% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 140 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 991 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,754 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 9,503 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,140 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 868 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 376 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 191 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.24% |
| American | 69,498 | 10.50%, see rank | 17.01% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 1,782 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.