West Virginia Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,319,517 (71.18%) out of the total population of 1,853,881 reported first ancestry.
West Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 6,441 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 3,685 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 1,243 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 36,759 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 211,073 | 11.39%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 31,964 | 1.72%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 331,629 | 17.89%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 5,201 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 9,008 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 270,114 | 14.57%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 84,893 | 4.58%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 4,242 | 0.23%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 36,394 | 1.96%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 1,244 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 6,654 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 38,130 | 2.06%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 39,211 | 2.12%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 4,559 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 7,238 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 3,952 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 2,013 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 241,543 | 13.03%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 13,771 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,344,099 (72.64%) out of the total population of 1,850,481 reported first ancestry.
West Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 6,427 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 3,533 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 1,525 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 41,292 | 2.23%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 218,850 | 11.83%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 34,315 | 1.85%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 351,767 | 19.01%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 5,278 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 9,568 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 278,819 | 15.07%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 86,603 | 4.68%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 4,069 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 34,497 | 1.86%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 1,167 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 6,887 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 39,832 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 39,299 | 2.12%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 3,803 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 7,558 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 3,833 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 1,794 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 238,192 | 12.87%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 14,329 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,371,780 (74.52%) out of the total population of 1,840,802 reported first ancestry.
West Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 5,973 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 3,834 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 1,451 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 46,046 | 2.50%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 225,930 | 12.27%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 34,970 | 1.90%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 365,204 | 19.84%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 5,595 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 9,727 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 278,642 | 15.14%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 85,791 | 4.66%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 4,093 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 34,920 | 1.90%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 1,161 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 6,836 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 52,425 | 2.85%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 39,458 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 4,094 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 7,471 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 3,806 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 1,952 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 246,632 | 13.40%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 14,347 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,370,182 (75.64%) out of the total population of 1,811,403 reported first ancestry.
West Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 5,476 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 3,843 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 1,500 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 46,017 | 2.54%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 226,340 | 12.50%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 34,362 | 1.90%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 364,622 | 20.13%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 5,357 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 9,441 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 276,504 | 15.26%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 82,839 | 4.57%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 3,999 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 34,984 | 1.93%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 1,222 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 6,418 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 51,527 | 2.84%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 38,500 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 3,346 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 7,182 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 3,814 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 2,025 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 254,279 | 14.04%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 14,592 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
1,156,047 (63.93%) out of the total population of 1,808,344 reported first ancestry.
West Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 4,620 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 1,511 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 834 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 19,166 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 134,037 | 7.41%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 17,447 | 0.96%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 181,851 | 10.06%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 3,651 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 5,184 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 127,241 | 7.04%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 59,395 | 3.28%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 2,845 | 0.16%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 20,904 | 1.16%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 339 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 2,605 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 30,791 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 19,509 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 2,681 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 3,238 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 1,950 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 1,237 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 340,519 | 18.83%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 6,908 | 0.38%, 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.