Ancestry in Pierce 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 Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
0%10%20%30%CountOther1GermanUnclassified2IrishEnglishNorwegianAmericanItalianFrenchSwedishScottishEuropeanPolishDutchScotch-IrishSubsaharan AfricanRussianWelshDanishAfrican35.046392%32.713901%35.046392%35.0%291,900292k18.212718%17.776644%18.212718%18.2%151,693152k14.220743%14.707147%14.220743%14.2%118,444118k11.598207%10.808500%11.598207%11.6%96,60196.6k9.750437%10.359139%9.750437%9.8%81,21181.2k5.926910%5.377551%5.926910%5.9%49,36549.4k4.439450%4.645345%4.439450%4.4%36,97637.0k3.808999%3.490823%3.808999%3.8%31,72531.7k3.208084%3.091580%3.208084%3.2%26,72026.7k2.979604%3.212531%2.979604%3.0%24,81724.8k2.608729%2.885053%2.608729%2.6%21,72821.7k2.258505%2.461338%2.258505%2.3%18,81118.8k1.775612%1.856953%1.775612%1.8%14,78914.8k1.623612%2.043221%1.623612%1.6%13,52313.5k1.082488%1.240085%1.082488%1.1%9,0161.045148%1.082729%1.045148%1.0%8,7050.930608%1.226993%0.930608%0.9%7,7510.912599%0.981049%0.912599%0.9%7,6010.866014%0.954413%0.866014%0.9%7,2130.800100%0.412193%0.800100%0.8%6,664
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 Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
0%20%40%60%80%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanOther HispanicCentral AmericanSpaniardSouth AmericanSpanishSalvadoranGuatemalanPanamanianCubanPeruvianColombianNicaraguanDominican71.783245%80.493284%71.783245%71.8%60,31360.3k7.241%7.24%9.110818%3.678558%9.110818%9.1%7,6550.919%0.92%7.420764%5.420386%7.420764%7.4%6,2350.749%0.75%6.960165%5.946563%6.960165%7.0%5,8480.702%0.70%2.987348%2.125077%2.987348%3.0%2,5100.301%0.30%2.908797%3.125106%2.908797%2.9%2,4440.293%0.29%2.247057%1.351672%2.247057%2.2%1,8880.227%0.23%2.188739%2.203272%2.188739%2.2%1,8390.221%0.22%2.029255%1.856779%2.029255%2.0%1,7050.205%0.20%1.475822%0.436628%1.475822%1.5%1,2400.149%0.15%1.309197%1.011501%1.309197%1.3%1,1000.132%0.13%0.985468%0.761113%0.985468%1.0%8280.099%0.10%0.704586%0.871265%0.704586%0.7%5920.071%0.07%0.687923%0.487899%0.687923%0.7%5780.069%0.07%0.507016%0.324603%0.507016%0.5%4260.051%0.05%
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 Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
0%5%10%15%20%Count%FilipinoKoreanVietnameseCambodianChineseJapaneseIndianMixedThaiLaotianNot Specified23.805411%17.285230%23.805411%23.8%11,85211.9k1.423%1.42%21.218390%11.396260%21.218390%21.2%10,56410.6k1.268%1.27%14.335067%12.960662%14.335067%14.3%7,1370.857%0.86%12.161809%3.755217%12.161809%12.2%6,0550.727%0.73%8.239099%20.295925%8.239099%8.2%4,1020.492%0.49%5.794685%6.818989%5.794685%5.8%2,8850.346%0.35%5.710326%15.966285%5.710326%5.7%2,8430.341%0.34%3.695744%3.305424%3.695744%3.7%1,8400.221%0.22%1.464238%1.092871%1.464238%1.5%7290.088%0.09%1.152911%1.722364%1.152911%1.2%5740.069%0.07%1.030389%0.602864%1.030389%1.0%5130.062%0.06%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Pierce County

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
15.6%17.0%18.5%19.9%21.3%22.8%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
10.2%11.6%12.9%14.2%15.6%16.9%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
8.0%9.9%11.7%13.6%15.4%17.3%

Norwegian Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
2.9%4.1%5.3%6.4%7.6%8.8%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
3.4%4.2%5.0%5.7%6.4%7.2%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
2.2%3.3%4.5%5.6%6.7%7.9%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
2.35%2.83%3.30%3.78%4.25%4.73%

Swedish Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
2.1%2.9%3.5%4.2%4.9%5.6%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
2.1%3.4%4.7%6.0%7.2%8.6%

European Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.9%1.6%2.4%3.1%3.8%4.6%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.8%1.5%2.1%2.7%3.3%4.0%

Dutch Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
1.38%1.67%1.96%2.25%2.53%2.82%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.2%0.9%1.5%2.2%2.8%3.5%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.66%0.98%1.31%1.65%

Russian Ancestry by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.12%0.40%0.67%0.94%1.22%1.49%

Mexican Ancestry by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
2.1%3.6%5.0%6.4%7.8%9.2%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.5%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.01%0.30%0.59%0.87%1.16%1.45%

Spaniard Ancestry by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spaniard' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.15%0.31%0.46%0.62%0.78%

South American Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.26%0.38%0.51%0.65%

Filipino Ancestry by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.47%0.94%1.41%1.88%2.35%

Korean Ancestry by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.04%0.40%0.76%1.12%1.48%1.84%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.56%0.84%1.11%1.40%

Cambodian Ancestry by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.23%0.46%0.68%0.91%1.15%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.20%0.39%0.59%0.78%0.98%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Pierce County

German Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
2%8%15%21%27%34%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
2.8%7.2%11.6%16.0%20.4%24.9%

English Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1.3%5.2%9.1%13.0%16.9%20.8%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.7%3.4%6.0%8.6%11.2%13.9%

American Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.4%2.8%5.3%7.7%10.2%12.7%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.1%2.5%4.9%7.3%9.7%12.1%

French Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.2%9.0%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.9%9.2%11.5%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.6%

European Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%3.1%4.6%6.1%7.7%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.6%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.6%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.0%6.3%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.7%7.0%9.4%11.8%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.3%3.5%4.6%5.9%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%8%16%25%33%41%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.8%7.3%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%12.0%15.0%

Spaniard Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spaniard' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

South American Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%3.0%3.8%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.5%14.4%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.3%5.0%6.7%8.4%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.4%8.5%10.7%

Cambodian Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.8%5.7%8.5%11.4%14.2%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.5%5.6%
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Ancestry by Place in Pierce County

There are 74 places that are fully or partially contained within Pierce County (70 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 74 of those to each other, Pierce County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

German Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected places in Pierce County, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#AlderGreenwaterLa GrandeRaft IslandHomeWilkesonStansberry LakeStansberry LkMcKennaAnderson IslandAnderson IsCanterwoodRoyBuckleyDash PointMaplewoodEatonvilleWollochetSouth CreekEdgewoodLake TappsGig HarborRosedaleCarbonadoCrockerSummitAshfordClover CreekWaunaMcMillinFox IslandVaughnPrairie HeightsPrairie HtsSouth PrairieElk PlainSouth HillAldertonPierce CountyPierceFife HeightsWashingtonTacomaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaAuburnFort LewisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLakewoodMcChord AFBMidlandWestClear LakeFifePacificHerron Island100.000000%100.000000%100.0%34148.000000%48.000000%48.0%48238.613861%38.613861%38.6%39335.380117%35.380117%35.4%121433.311561%33.311561%33.3%510531.764706%31.764706%31.8%135627.843137%27.843137%27.8%710727.842721%27.842721%27.8%262827.826087%27.826087%27.8%320926.958052%26.958052%27.0%9191026.850508%26.850508%26.9%1851125.243578%25.243578%25.2%1,1401224.813632%24.813632%24.8%2331324.430404%24.430404%24.4%1,2761424.353599%24.353599%24.4%6971524.271845%24.271845%24.3%1,5501624.202627%24.202627%24.2%5161723.960657%23.960657%24.0%2,3631823.844973%23.844973%23.8%3,1071923.570483%23.570483%23.6%1,9582023.331214%23.331214%23.3%1,1012123.313783%23.313783%23.3%1592223.027375%23.027375%23.0%2862322.953178%22.953178%23.0%1,7552422.868217%22.868217%22.9%592522.389957%22.389957%22.4%1,4092622.352148%22.352148%22.4%9942722.249691%22.249691%22.2%3602821.990076%21.990076%22.0%8422921.928166%21.928166%21.9%1163021.791112%21.791112%21.8%9663120.921986%20.921986%20.9%593620.065052%20.065052%20.1%2,7764119.906149%19.906149%19.9%10,98711.0k4318.955453%18.955453%19.0%6174618.212718%18.212718%18.2%151,693152k17.874166%17.874166%17.9%3755117.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M16.303830%16.303830%16.3%33,52133.5k5616.212928%16.212928%16.2%595,192595k15.815996%15.815996%15.8%11,95812.0k5915.772163%15.772163%15.8%2,1106114.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.985779%13.985779%14.0%8,3206613.234832%13.234832%13.2%4216812.508591%12.508591%12.5%1,0926911.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M11.464968%11.464968%11.5%1087010.544323%10.544323%10.5%1,0177110.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M0.000000%0.000000%0.0%072
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 72 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Pierce County

There are 10 county subdivisions in Pierce County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Pierce County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected county subdivisions in Pierce County, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Mount RainierKey Peninsula-Anderson IslandKey Peninsula-An…Gig Harbor PeninsulaGig Hbr PeninsulaBuckleyEatonvilleRoyGraham-ThriftPuyallupPierce CountyPierceWashingtonSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaTacomaFort Lewis-DuPontUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacific22.755628%22.755628%22.8%839122.426216%22.426216%22.4%3,237222.225903%22.225903%22.2%11,40511.4k321.958470%21.958470%22.0%4,949421.867008%21.867008%21.9%1,197521.204626%21.204626%21.2%3,172621.071846%21.071846%21.1%17,83517.8k720.438288%20.438288%20.4%33,31433.3k818.212718%18.212718%18.2%151,693152k17.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M16.212928%16.212928%16.2%595,192595k16.047033%16.047033%16.0%71,06371.1k915.600946%15.600946%15.6%4,6821014.402193%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 10 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the Seattle Area

There are 3 counties in the Seattle Area. This section compares Pierce County to all of the counties in the Seattle Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

German Ancestry by County#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected other counties in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%5%10%15%Count#Pierce CountyPierceSnohomish CountySnohomishWashingtonSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaKing CountyKingUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacific18.212718%18.212718%18.2%151,693152k118.058153%18.058153%18.1%136,998137k217.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M16.212928%16.212928%16.2%595,192595k14.738814%14.738814%14.7%306,501307k314.402193%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 3 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Washington

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

German Ancestry by County#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Lincoln CountyLincolnGarfield CountyGarfieldAsotin CountyAsotinPend Oreille CountyPend OreilleWhitman CountyWhitmanFerry CountyFerryColumbia CountyColumbiaStevens CountyStevensSpokane CountySpokaneWahkiakum CountyWahkiakumKittitas CountyKittitasWalla 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 CountySkamaniaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaSkagit 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%9,3681121.735859%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%1,8623216.212928%16.212928%16.2%595,192595k16.112886%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 Pierce County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

German Ancestry by County#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Hennepin CountyHennepinAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinPierce CountyPierceWashingtonOakland CountyOaklandSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaCuyahoga 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%236,294236k421.733389%21.733389%21.7%267,781268k518.212718%18.212718%18.2%151,693152k17.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M17.708091%17.708091%17.7%218,733219k616.212928%16.212928%16.2%595,192595k16.120075%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 Pierce 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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Principal Cities:
Tacoma, Auburn, Lakewood
Cities:
Auburn, Bonney Lake, Buckley, DuPont, Edgewood, Enumclaw, Fife, Fircrest, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Milton, Orting, Pacific, Puyallup, Roy, Sumner, Tacoma, University Place
Towns:
Carbonado, Eatonville, Ruston, South Prairie, Steilacoom, Wilkeson
Unincorporated Places:
Alder, Alderton, Anderson Island, Artondale, Ashford, Browns Point, Canterwood, Clear Lake, Clover Creek, Crocker, Dash Point, Elbe, Elk Plain, Fife Heights, Fort Lewis, Fox Island, Frederickson, Graham, Greenwater, Herron Island, Home, Kapowsin, Ketron Island, Key Center, La Grande, Lake Tapps, Longbranch, Maplewood, McChord AFB, McKenna, McMillin, Midland, North Fort Lewis, North Puyallup, Parkland, Prairie Heights, Prairie Ridge, Purdy, Raft Island, Rosedale, South Creek, South Hill, Spanaway, Stansberry Lake, Summit, Summit View, Vaughn, Waller, Wauna, Wollochet
ZIP Codes:
98022, 98047, 98092, 98303, 98304, 98321, 98323, 98327, 98328, 98329, 98330, 98332, 98333, 98335, 98338, 98349, 98351, 98354, 98355, 98360, 98371, 98372, 98373, 98374, 98375, 98385, 98387, 98388, 98390, 98391, 98394, 98396, 98402, 98403, 98404, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98408, 98409, 98416, 98418, 98421, 98422, 98424, 98430, 98433, 98438, 98439, 98443, 98444, 98445, 98446, 98447, 98465, 98466, 98467, 98498, 98499, 98513, 98516, 98524, 98558, 98580, 98597, 98937
Unified School Districts:
Auburn, Bethel, Carbonado, Clover Park, Dieringer, Eatonville, Fife, Franklin Pierce, Orting, Peninsula, Puyallup, Steilacoom Historical, Sumner, Tacoma, University Place, White River, Yelm
Congressional Districts:
WA-6, WA-8, WA-9, WA-10
State Senate Districts:
WA-2, WA-25, WA-26, WA-27, WA-28, WA-29, WA-30, WA-31
State House Districts:
WA-2, WA-25, WA-26, WA-27, WA-28, WA-29, WA-30, WA-31
Neighboring Counties:
King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Thurston, Yakima