Durham, NC Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
218,854 (91.15%) out of the total population of 240,107 reported first ancestry.
| Durham, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,391 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 722 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 417 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,704 | 0.71%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 18,086 | 7.53%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 4,273 | 1.78%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 17,790 | 7.41%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 602 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 676 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 13,400 | 5.58%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 6,217 | 2.59%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,912 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,299 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 410 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,714 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,890 | 1.62%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,343 | 1.81%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,828 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,464 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 376 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 477 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,351 | 4.31%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,462 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
210,459 (91.52%) out of the total population of 229,963 reported first ancestry.
| Durham, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 942 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 598 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 381 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,778 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 17,804 | 7.74%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 4,224 | 1.84%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 18,183 | 7.91%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 475 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 678 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 13,565 | 5.90%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 6,378 | 2.77%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,358 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,052 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 413 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,668 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,473 | 1.95%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,725 | 2.05%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,875 | 2.12%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,453 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 527 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 644 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,710 | 4.22%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,348 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
201,407 (91.41%) out of the total population of 220,324 reported first ancestry.
| Durham, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 725 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 388 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 348 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,816 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 18,137 | 8.23%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 3,867 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 18,906 | 8.58%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 448 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 571 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 14,557 | 6.61%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 6,105 | 2.77%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,246 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 3,725 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 279 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,774 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,163 | 2.80%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,809 | 2.18%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,135 | 2.33%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,342 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 381 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 597 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,730 | 3.96%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,397 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
199,142 (91.66%) out of the total population of 217,254 reported first ancestry.
| Durham, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,089 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 442 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 447 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,030 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 19,659 | 9.05%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 3,972 | 1.83%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 20,399 | 9.39%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 315 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 446 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 15,425 | 7.10%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 6,363 | 2.93%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 973 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 3,905 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 300 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,717 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,319 | 2.91%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 5,484 | 2.52%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,826 | 3.14%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,332 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 475 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 634 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 8,581 | 3.95%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,429 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
157,028 (83.96%) out of the total population of 187,035 reported first ancestry.
| Durham, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 728 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 148 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 190 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 717 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 11,233 | 6.01%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,878 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 8,545 | 4.57%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 340 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 282 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 6,972 | 3.73%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,071 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 766 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,657 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 111 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 925 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,952 | 1.58%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,275 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,631 | 1.94%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 789 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 206 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 213 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 9,266 | 4.95%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 559 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.