Ancestry in Columbia County, Washington (County)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Washington and Columbia County
Columbia County
Washington
0%10%20%30%CountGermanOther1EnglishUnclassified2IrishAmericanNorwegianSwedishFrenchScottishFinnishEuropeanScotch-IrishItalianDutchDanishPolishFrench CanadianBritishCzech23.923445%17.776644%23.923445%23.9%95019.994963%32.713901%19.994963%20.0%79417.854445%10.359139%17.854445%17.9%70915.789474%14.707147%15.789474%15.8%62711.029967%10.808500%11.029967%11.0%4389.040544%4.645345%9.040544%9.0%3594.809872%5.377551%4.809872%4.8%1913.475195%3.212531%3.475195%3.5%1383.349282%3.091580%3.349282%3.3%1332.442710%2.885053%2.442710%2.4%972.392344%0.636237%2.392344%2.4%952.115336%2.461338%2.115336%2.1%842.115336%1.240085%2.115336%2.1%842.090154%3.490823%2.090154%2.1%831.536137%2.043221%1.536137%1.5%611.485772%0.954413%1.485772%1.5%591.485772%1.856953%1.485772%1.5%591.133216%0.748521%1.133216%1.1%450.705112%0.722253%0.705112%0.7%280.705112%0.438687%0.705112%0.7%28
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Washington and Columbia County
Columbia County
Washington
0%20%40%60%80%Count%MexicanOther HispanicSpanish92.962963%80.493284%92.962963%93.0%2516.321%6.32%7.037037%5.420386%7.037037%7.0%190.478%0.48%5.555556%1.351672%5.555556%5.6%150.378%0.38%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Washington and Columbia County
Columbia County
Washington
0%20%40%60%80%Count%IndianChineseJapanese87.234043%15.966285%87.234043%87.2%411.032%1.03%8.510638%20.295925%8.510638%8.5%40.101%0.10%4.255319%6.818989%4.255319%4.3%20.050%0.05%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Columbia County

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
15.2%17.1%19.0%20.8%22.7%24.6%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
16.79%17.02%17.25%17.48%17.70%17.93%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
10.7%11.7%12.7%13.7%14.7%15.7%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
8.97%9.17%9.36%9.55%9.73%9.93%

Norwegian Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
1.5%2.2%2.9%3.6%4.3%5.1%

Swedish Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.52%1.94%2.36%2.78%3.20%3.62%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.2%2.9%3.6%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.90%2.02%2.14%2.25%2.37%2.49%

Finnish Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Finnish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

European Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
1.14%1.35%1.56%1.77%1.98%2.19%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.76%1.05%1.34%1.63%1.92%2.22%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.45%0.90%1.34%1.79%2.24%

Dutch Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
1.50%1.59%1.67%1.75%1.83%1.91%

Danish Ancestry by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.38%0.62%0.85%1.09%1.33%1.57%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.2%1.9%2.5%3.0%3.6%4.2%

Mexican Ancestry by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
3.4%4.1%4.7%5.3%5.9%6.6%

Spanish Ancestry by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spanish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.16%0.24%0.32%0.41%

Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.22%0.44%0.66%0.88%1.11%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.022%0.043%0.065%0.086%0.108%

Japanese Ancestry by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.011%0.022%0.032%0.043%0.054%
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Ancestry by Place in Columbia County

There are 2 places in Columbia County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Columbia County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia County.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Columbia County, selected places in Columbia County, and entities that contain Columbia County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#StarbuckColumbia CountyColumbiaWalla Walla Metro AreaWalla WallaDaytonWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacific26.315789%26.315789%26.3%25123.923445%23.923445%23.9%95021.872060%21.872060%21.9%13,95014.0k20.059215%20.059215%20.1%542217.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M11.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M10.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Columbia County

There are 2 county subdivisions in Columbia County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Columbia County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia County.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Columbia County, selected county subdivisions in Columbia County, and entities that contain Columbia County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#DaytonColumbia CountyColumbiaWalla Walla Metro AreaWalla WallaWashingtonStarbuckUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacific24.534915%24.534915%24.5%910123.923445%23.923445%23.9%95021.872060%21.872060%21.9%13,95014.0k17.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M15.267176%15.267176%15.3%40214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M11.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M10.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 2 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the Walla Walla Area

There are 2 counties in the Walla Walla Area. This section compares Columbia County to all of the counties in the Walla Walla Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia County.

German Ancestry by County#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Columbia County, selected other counties in the Walla Walla Area, and entities that contain Columbia County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Columbia CountyColumbiaWalla Walla Metro AreaWalla WallaWalla Walla CountyWalla WallaWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacific23.923445%23.923445%23.9%950121.872060%21.872060%21.9%13,95014.0k21.735859%21.735859%21.7%13,00013.0k217.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M11.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M10.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Washington

There are 39 counties in Washington. This section compares Columbia County to all of the counties in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia County.

German Ancestry by County#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Columbia County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain Columbia County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Lincoln CountyLincolnGarfield CountyGarfieldAsotin CountyAsotinPend Oreille CountyPend OreilleWhitman CountyWhitmanFerry CountyFerryColumbia CountyColumbiaStevens CountyStevensSpokane CountySpokaneWahkiakum CountyWahkiakumKittitas CountyKittitasWalla Walla Metro AreaWalla WallaWalla Walla CountyWalla WallaCowlitz CountyCowlitzClark CountyClarkJefferson CountyJeffersonLewis CountyLewisKitsap CountyKitsapClallam CountyClallamBenton CountyBentonKlickitat CountyKlickitatSan Juan CountySan JuanMason CountyMasonPacific CountyPacificThurston CountyThurstonWhatcom CountyWhatcomDouglas CountyDouglasIsland CountyIslandPierce CountyPierceSnohomish CountySnohomishOkanogan CountyOkanoganWashingtonGrays Harbor CountyGrays HarborSkamania CountySkamaniaSkagit CountySkagitGrant CountyGrantKing CountyKingUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAdams CountyAdamsYakima CountyYakimaChelan CountyChelanWestFranklin CountyFranklinPacific31.289948%31.289948%31.3%3,231129.359032%29.359032%29.4%655227.694117%27.694117%27.7%6,124325.359588%25.359588%25.4%3,297423.965132%23.965132%24.0%11,38211.4k523.942924%23.942924%23.9%1,829623.923445%23.923445%23.9%950723.267191%23.267191%23.3%10,17810.2k823.107115%23.107115%23.1%112,268112k922.710442%22.710442%22.7%9201021.895524%21.895524%21.9%9,3681121.872060%21.872060%21.9%13,95014.0k21.735859%21.735859%21.7%13,00013.0k1221.662745%21.662745%21.7%22,28122.3k1321.364270%21.364270%21.4%96,33096.3k1421.158474%21.158474%21.2%6,4181521.009191%21.009191%21.0%15,90915.9k1620.741549%20.741549%20.7%53,40753.4k1720.467596%20.467596%20.5%14,93514.9k1819.913182%19.913182%19.9%37,34137.3k1919.761108%19.761108%19.8%4,1362019.606378%19.606378%19.6%3,1482119.593842%19.593842%19.6%11,96412.0k2219.351106%19.351106%19.4%4,0142318.855023%18.855023%18.9%50,21350.2k2418.662655%18.662655%18.7%39,14139.1k2518.622977%18.622977%18.6%7,4682618.421480%18.421480%18.4%14,75814.8k2718.212718%18.212718%18.2%151,693152k2818.058153%18.058153%18.1%136,998137k2917.906003%17.906003%17.9%7,3953017.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M16.547106%16.547106%16.5%11,78711.8k3116.454578%16.454578%16.5%1,8623216.112886%16.112886%16.1%19,41219.4k3314.890306%14.890306%14.9%13,77813.8k3414.738814%14.738814%14.7%306,501307k3514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.575916%13.575916%13.6%2,5933613.011091%13.011091%13.0%32,22632.2k3712.339321%12.339321%12.3%9,2253811.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M10.514748%10.514748%10.5%9,2333910.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 39 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Columbia County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

German Ancestry by County#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Columbia County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Columbia County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Hennepin CountyHennepinAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeColumbia CountyColumbiaWalla Walla Metro AreaWalla WallaFranklin CountyFranklinWashingtonOakland CountyOaklandCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaKing CountyKingSuffolk CountySuffolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPima CountyPimaMaricopa CountyMaricopaWestTravis CountyTravisWake CountyWakeFairfax CountyFairfaxSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSacramento CountySacramentoSan Diego CountySan DiegoPacificTarrant CountyTarrantWayne CountyWayneCook CountyCookHillsborough CountyHillsboroughClark CountyClarkContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryNassau CountyNassauFairfield CountyFairfieldBexar CountyBexarPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachRiverside CountyRiversideOrange CountyOrangeFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoAlameda CountyAlamedaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaHarris CountyHarrisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraWestchester CountyWestchesterFulton CountyFultonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardDallas CountyDallasHonolulu CountyHonoluluLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesQueens CountyQueensKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBronx CountyBronx26.064758%26.064758%26.1%315,192315k125.800985%25.800985%25.8%317,445317k225.790158%25.790158%25.8%258,046258k324.734902%24.734902%24.7%236,294236k423.923445%23.923445%23.9%95021.872060%21.872060%21.9%13,95014.0k21.733389%21.733389%21.7%267,781268k517.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M17.708091%17.708091%17.7%218,733219k616.120075%16.120075%16.1%202,905203k714.738814%14.738814%14.7%306,501307k814.637048%14.637048%14.6%219,282219k914.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.181263%14.181263%14.2%142,286142k1013.818032%13.818032%13.8%564,957565k1111.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M11.701952%11.701952%11.7%134,359134k1211.632064%11.632064%11.6%116,155116k1311.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k1410.865999%10.865999%10.9%118,713119k1510.800139%10.800139%10.8%109,273109k1610.639965%10.639965%10.6%157,397157k1710.454405%10.454405%10.5%340,119340k1810.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M10.266137%10.266137%10.3%199,936200k1910.112000%10.112000%10.1%178,739179k2010.095159%10.095159%10.1%527,732528k219.977182%9.977182%10.0%132,004132k229.854875%9.854875%9.9%204,011204k239.568789%9.568789%9.6%106,015106k249.185620%9.185620%9.2%287,713288k259.108695%9.108695%9.1%93,48993.5k269.046279%9.046279%9.0%122,740123k278.978800%8.978800%9.0%84,54684.5k288.831123%8.831123%8.8%164,144164k298.739045%8.739045%8.7%122,238122k308.484000%8.484000%8.5%197,159197k317.963346%7.963346%8.0%100,024100k327.909278%7.909278%7.9%76,17976.2k337.604922%7.604922%7.6%160,217160k347.059731%7.059731%7.1%113,324113k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.884761%6.884761%6.9%305,288305k376.697732%6.697732%6.7%126,256126k386.664885%6.664885%6.7%64,59864.6k396.551145%6.551145%6.6%65,29965.3k406.446055%6.446055%6.4%101,049101k416.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k426.223374%6.223374%6.2%115,990116k436.148495%6.148495%6.1%154,515155k445.261707%5.261707%5.3%51,93351.9k454.654338%4.654338%4.7%468,094468k462.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k472.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k481.880748%1.880748%1.9%50,11150.1k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Columbia County. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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Cities:
Dayton
Towns:
Starbuck
ZIP Codes:
99328, 99347, 99348, 99359, 99361
Unified School Districts:
Dayton, Pomeroy, Prescott, Starbuck, Waitsburg
Congressional District:
WA-5
State Senate District:
WA-16
State House District:
WA-16
Neighboring Counties:
Franklin, Garfield, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Wallowa, Whitman
Nearby Counties:
Adams, Asotin