Lake County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
440,356 (89.30%) out of the total population of 493,140 reported first ancestry.
| Lake County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,233 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 2,420 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,048 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 14,878 | 3.02%, see rank | 1.97% | 1.40% |
| English | 24,904 | 5.05%, see rank | 8.65% | 8.02% |
| French | 8,580 | 1.74%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.34% |
| German | 74,969 | 15.20%, see rank | 23.81% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 4,608 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 6,463 | 1.31%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 55,353 | 11.22%, see rank | 11.76% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 21,557 | 4.37%, see rank | 2.69% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,782 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 46,991 | 9.53%, see rank | 3.17% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 46 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,846 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,795 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,239 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,911 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 6,283 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 585 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 919 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,509 | 3.75%, see rank | 11.14% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,999 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
449,836 (90.83%) out of the total population of 495,230 reported first ancestry.
| Lake County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,381 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,640 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,163 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 14,787 | 2.99%, see rank | 2.09% | 1.51% |
| English | 26,611 | 5.37%, see rank | 9.25% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,830 | 1.78%, see rank | 2.67% | 3.54% |
| German | 76,355 | 15.42%, see rank | 24.94% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 4,780 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 6,725 | 1.36%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 54,416 | 10.99%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 21,835 | 4.41%, see rank | 2.74% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,504 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 45,633 | 9.21%, see rank | 3.18% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 89 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,963 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,336 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.97% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,750 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.79% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,651 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 7,149 | 1.44%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 694 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,223 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 19,795 | 4.00%, see rank | 10.89% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,401 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
455,327 (92.09%) out of the total population of 494,417 reported first ancestry.
| Lake County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,147 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,416 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,008 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 14,612 | 2.96%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.63% |
| English | 26,719 | 5.40%, see rank | 9.71% | 9.02% |
| French | 9,950 | 2.01%, see rank | 2.88% | 3.77% |
| German | 79,957 | 16.17%, see rank | 26.58% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 5,765 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 6,256 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 54,906 | 11.11%, see rank | 12.90% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 23,510 | 4.76%, see rank | 2.88% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,635 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 47,271 | 9.56%, see rank | 3.28% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 191 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,898 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,669 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 5,537 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,642 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.23% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 7,763 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 755 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,355 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,230 | 3.69%, see rank | 10.04% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,892 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
452,750 (92.17%) out of the total population of 491,203 reported first ancestry.
| Lake County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,875 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,597 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,135 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 13,923 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.31% | 1.68% |
| English | 26,855 | 5.47%, see rank | 9.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 10,672 | 2.17%, see rank | 3.02% | 3.90% |
| German | 81,798 | 16.65%, see rank | 27.12% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 5,629 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 6,547 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 57,383 | 11.68%, see rank | 13.15% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 24,377 | 4.96%, see rank | 2.93% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,594 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 47,796 | 9.73%, see rank | 3.35% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 258 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 3,168 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,068 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 5,679 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,835 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 7,878 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 799 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,451 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| American | 18,299 | 3.73%, see rank | 10.09% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,821 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
402,496 (83.06%) out of the total population of 484,564 reported first ancestry.
| Lake County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 987 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 948 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 700 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 9,406 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.25% | 0.91% |
| English | 15,256 | 3.15%, see rank | 6.22% | 5.91% |
| French | 6,066 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.66% | 2.39% |
| German | 49,349 | 10.18%, see rank | 17.61% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 4,035 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 4,967 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 28,580 | 5.90%, see rank | 6.51% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 15,627 | 3.22%, see rank | 1.80% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 1,832 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 38,832 | 8.01%, see rank | 2.22% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 34 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,744 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,347 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,561 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,386 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 4,282 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 342 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 774 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 17,820 | 3.68%, see rank | 12.01% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 943 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.32% | 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.