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Rhode Island Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

962,560 (91.39%) out of the total population of 1,053,252 reported first ancestry.

	Rhode Island	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	8,634	0.82%, see rank	0.56%
Czech	1,503	0.14%, see rank	0.47%
Danish	1,789	0.17%, see rank	0.42%
Dutch	5,549	0.53%, see rank	1.40%
English	115,963	11.01%, see rank	8.02%
French	163,308	15.51%, see rank	3.34%
German	58,208	5.53%, see rank	15.03%
Greek	7,354	0.70%, see rank	0.41%
Hungarian	2,631	0.25%, see rank	0.46%
Irish	195,176	18.53%, see rank	10.80%
Italian	195,771	18.59%, see rank	5.52%
Norwegian	4,385	0.42%, see rank	1.42%
Polish	42,657	4.05%, see rank	3.01%
Portuguese	99,418	9.44%, see rank	0.44%
Russian	10,941	1.04%, see rank	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	5,505	0.52%, see rank	0.99%
Scottish	20,065	1.91%, see rank	1.72%
Subsaharan African	32,051	3.04%, see rank	0.95%
Swedish	17,659	1.68%, see rank	1.27%
Swiss	1,146	0.11%, see rank	0.30%
Ukrainian	3,404	0.32%, see rank	0.31%
American	34,842	3.31%, see rank	7.12%
Welsh	3,125	0.30%, see rank	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

976,268 (92.76%) out of the total population of 1,052,471 reported first ancestry.

	Rhode Island	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	8,148	0.77%, see rank	0.53%
Czech	1,459	0.14%, see rank	0.50%
Danish	2,178	0.21%, see rank	0.45%
Dutch	5,448	0.52%, see rank	1.51%
English	130,030	12.35%, see rank	8.53%
French	173,959	16.53%, see rank	3.54%
German	60,634	5.76%, see rank	15.79%
Greek	7,733	0.73%, see rank	0.42%
Hungarian	2,470	0.23%, see rank	0.48%
Irish	203,349	19.32%, see rank	11.36%
Italian	199,495	18.95%, see rank	5.66%
Norwegian	4,562	0.43%, see rank	1.46%
Polish	41,968	3.99%, see rank	3.13%
Portuguese	101,171	9.61%, see rank	0.46%
Russian	10,761	1.02%, see rank	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	5,383	0.51%, see rank	1.07%
Scottish	21,346	2.03%, see rank	1.81%
Subsaharan African	30,744	2.92%, see rank	0.93%
Swedish	18,039	1.71%, see rank	1.34%
Swiss	1,206	0.11%, see rank	0.31%
Ukrainian	3,515	0.33%, see rank	0.31%
American	27,087	2.57%, see rank	6.72%
Welsh	2,758	0.26%, see rank	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

990,341 (93.75%) out of the total population of 1,056,389 reported first ancestry.

	Rhode Island	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	8,308	0.79%, see rank	0.50%
Czech	1,249	0.12%, see rank	0.53%
Danish	2,127	0.20%, see rank	0.48%
Dutch	5,604	0.53%, see rank	1.63%
English	135,087	12.79%, see rank	9.02%
French	183,775	17.40%, see rank	3.77%
German	65,780	6.23%, see rank	16.51%
Greek	7,603	0.72%, see rank	0.44%
Hungarian	2,662	0.25%, see rank	0.51%
Irish	211,879	20.06%, see rank	11.76%
Italian	202,067	19.13%, see rank	5.78%
Norwegian	4,523	0.43%, see rank	1.51%
Polish	44,019	4.17%, see rank	3.24%
Portuguese	101,095	9.57%, see rank	0.47%
Russian	11,523	1.09%, see rank	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	15,267	1.45%, see rank	1.72%
Scottish	23,453	2.22%, see rank	1.92%
Subsaharan African	31,181	2.95%, see rank	0.91%
Swedish	18,996	1.80%, see rank	1.41%
Swiss	1,054	0.10%, see rank	0.33%
Ukrainian	2,653	0.25%, see rank	0.31%
American	22,938	2.17%, see rank	6.28%
Welsh	3,185	0.30%, see rank	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

997,192 (94.31%) out of the total population of 1,057,381 reported first ancestry.

	Rhode Island	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	8,326	0.79%, see rank	0.50%
Czech	1,252	0.12%, see rank	0.54%
Danish	1,885	0.18%, see rank	0.49%
Dutch	5,711	0.54%, see rank	1.68%
English	138,892	13.14%, see rank	9.29%
French	188,300	17.81%, see rank	3.90%
German	65,332	6.18%, see rank	16.89%
Greek	7,615	0.72%, see rank	0.45%
Hungarian	2,751	0.26%, see rank	0.52%
Irish	216,115	20.44%, see rank	12.01%
Italian	204,860	19.37%, see rank	5.91%
Norwegian	4,705	0.44%, see rank	1.55%
Polish	43,949	4.16%, see rank	3.32%
Portuguese	102,417	9.69%, see rank	0.48%
Russian	11,918	1.13%, see rank	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	15,481	1.46%, see rank	1.77%
Scottish	23,070	2.18%, see rank	1.97%
Subsaharan African	29,155	2.76%, see rank	0.88%
Swedish	19,445	1.84%, see rank	1.45%
Swiss	1,427	0.13%, see rank	0.34%
Ukrainian	2,602	0.25%, see rank	0.32%
American	22,944	2.17%, see rank	6.43%
Welsh	3,572	0.34%, see rank	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

914,098 (87.20%) out of the total population of 1,048,319 reported first ancestry.

	Rhode Island	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	5,193	0.50%, see rank	0.36%
Czech	393	0.04%, see rank	0.27%
Danish	1,018	0.10%, see rank	0.30%
Dutch	3,062	0.29%, see rank	0.91%
English	76,934	7.34%, see rank	5.91%
French	129,270	12.33%, see rank	2.39%
German	30,808	2.94%, see rank	10.81%
Greek	5,137	0.49%, see rank	0.34%
Hungarian	1,188	0.11%, see rank	0.32%
Irish	126,493	12.07%, see rank	6.85%
Italian	168,048	16.03%, see rank	4.59%
Norwegian	2,811	0.27%, see rank	1.15%
Polish	28,201	2.69%, see rank	2.24%
Portuguese	74,323	7.09%, see rank	0.33%
Russian	6,792	0.65%, see rank	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	8,172	0.78%, see rank	1.17%
Scottish	11,465	1.09%, see rank	1.12%
Subsaharan African	21,706	2.07%, see rank	0.61%
Swedish	11,174	1.07%, see rank	0.87%
Swiss	833	0.08%, see rank	0.19%
Ukrainian	2,198	0.21%, see rank	0.24%
American	31,357	2.99%, see rank	7.33%
Welsh	1,196	0.11%, 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.