Gaston County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
162,504 (77.98%) out of the total population of 208,379 reported first ancestry.
| Gaston County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 525 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 281 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 67 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,014 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 16,156 | 7.75%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,503 | 1.68%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 25,760 | 12.36%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 467 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 256 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 20,207 | 9.70%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 4,284 | 2.06%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 591 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,913 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 312 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 499 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,895 | 3.79%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,082 | 2.44%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,026 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 717 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 321 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 107 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 31,232 | 14.99%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 763 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
160,466 (77.79%) out of the total population of 206,291 reported first ancestry.
| Gaston County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 346 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 266 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 76 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,862 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 16,177 | 7.84%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 3,504 | 1.70%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 25,342 | 12.28%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 652 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 288 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 19,739 | 9.57%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 4,118 | 2.00%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 317 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,851 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 300 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 487 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,968 | 3.86%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,810 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 906 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 632 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 264 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 122 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 30,328 | 14.70%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 809 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
153,240 (75.62%) out of the total population of 202,642 reported first ancestry.
| Gaston County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 650 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 324 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 109 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,850 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 17,178 | 8.48%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 3,897 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 27,302 | 13.47%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 810 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 222 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 19,979 | 9.86%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 3,701 | 1.83%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 338 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,548 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 162 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 441 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,583 | 4.73%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,871 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 860 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 515 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 303 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 78 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 24,321 | 12.00%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 723 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
153,087 (75.73%) out of the total population of 202,149 reported first ancestry.
| Gaston County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 484 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 261 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 114 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,741 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 16,764 | 8.29%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 3,336 | 1.65%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 29,126 | 14.41%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 593 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 212 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 20,043 | 9.91%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 3,486 | 1.72%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 286 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,613 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 569 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 462 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,217 | 5.05%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,237 | 2.10%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 910 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 522 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 175 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 96 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 24,352 | 12.05%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 760 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
121,920 (64.05%) out of the total population of 190,365 reported first ancestry.
| Gaston County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 313 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 60 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 70 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,800 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 9,531 | 5.01%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,541 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 14,948 | 7.85%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 185 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 142 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 9,702 | 5.10%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 2,114 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 369 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 721 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 34 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 148 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,779 | 3.04%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,671 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,075 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 264 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 164 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 130 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 32,993 | 17.33%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 295 | 0.15%, 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.