Posey County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
20,086 (78.34%) out of the total population of 25,641 reported first ancestry.
| Posey County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 103 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 13 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 403 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.97% | 1.40% |
| English | 2,848 | 11.11%, see rank | 8.65% | 8.02% |
| French | 352 | 1.37%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.34% |
| German | 10,533 | 41.08%, see rank | 23.81% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 44 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 3,452 | 13.46%, see rank | 11.76% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 463 | 1.81%, see rank | 2.69% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 29 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 219 | 0.85%, see rank | 3.17% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 35 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 260 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 347 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 16 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 88 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 81 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,021 | 11.78%, see rank | 11.14% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 87 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
20,572 (79.61%) out of the total population of 25,840 reported first ancestry.
| Posey County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 143 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 10 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 312 | 1.21%, see rank | 2.09% | 1.51% |
| English | 2,818 | 10.91%, see rank | 9.25% | 8.53% |
| French | 344 | 1.33%, see rank | 2.67% | 3.54% |
| German | 10,894 | 42.16%, see rank | 24.94% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 50 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 2,995 | 11.59%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 400 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.74% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 81 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 207 | 0.80%, see rank | 3.18% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 154 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 254 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.97% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 436 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.79% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 12 | 0.05%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 77 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 121 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 10 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,211 | 12.43%, see rank | 10.89% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 148 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
21,563 (82.62%) out of the total population of 26,100 reported first ancestry.
| Posey County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 168 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 10 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 293 | 1.12%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.63% |
| English | 2,921 | 11.19%, see rank | 9.71% | 9.02% |
| French | 618 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.88% | 3.77% |
| German | 11,382 | 43.61%, see rank | 26.58% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 72 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 35 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 3,028 | 11.60%, see rank | 12.90% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 436 | 1.67%, see rank | 2.88% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 124 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 224 | 0.86%, see rank | 3.28% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 136 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 438 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 452 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.23% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 29 | 0.11%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 139 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 21 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,553 | 13.61%, see rank | 10.04% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 140 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
22,101 (84.21%) out of the total population of 26,244 reported first ancestry.
| Posey County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 98 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 11 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 464 | 1.77%, see rank | 2.31% | 1.68% |
| English | 3,275 | 12.48%, see rank | 9.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 669 | 2.55%, see rank | 3.02% | 3.90% |
| German | 11,820 | 45.04%, see rank | 27.12% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 28 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 33 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 3,067 | 11.69%, see rank | 13.15% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 449 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.93% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 178 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 258 | 0.98%, see rank | 3.35% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 148 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 466 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 443 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.99% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.10% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 46 | 0.18%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 107 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 20 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| American | 3,448 | 13.14%, see rank | 10.09% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 137 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
19,042 (70.37%) out of the total population of 27,061 reported first ancestry.
| Posey County | % of the Total Population | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Arab | 12 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 29 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 20 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 229 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.25% | 0.91% |
| English | 2,055 | 7.59%, see rank | 6.22% | 5.91% |
| French | 398 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.66% | 2.39% |
| German | 8,424 | 31.13%, see rank | 17.61% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 22 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 1,332 | 4.92%, see rank | 6.51% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 170 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.80% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 32 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 116 | 0.43%, see rank | 2.22% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 30 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 274 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 253 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 27 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 109 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 71 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 3,662 | 13.53%, see rank | 12.01% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 71 | 0.26%, 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.