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North Carolina Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

8,183,128 (83.93%) out of the total population of 9,750,405 reported first ancestry.

	North Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	33,276	0.34%, see rank	0.56%
Czech	17,421	0.18%, see rank	0.47%
Danish	14,776	0.15%, see rank	0.42%
Dutch	103,891	1.07%, see rank	1.40%
English	950,192	9.75%, see rank	8.02%
French	196,927	2.02%, see rank	3.34%
German	1,042,679	10.69%, see rank	15.03%
Greek	27,665	0.28%, see rank	0.41%
Hungarian	25,459	0.26%, see rank	0.46%
Irish	865,689	8.88%, see rank	10.80%
Italian	297,951	3.06%, see rank	5.52%
Norwegian	44,374	0.46%, see rank	1.42%
Polish	135,970	1.39%, see rank	3.01%
Portuguese	15,695	0.16%, see rank	0.44%
Russian	41,442	0.43%, see rank	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	261,221	2.68%, see rank	0.99%
Scottish	239,679	2.46%, see rank	1.72%
Subsaharan African	97,280	1.00%, see rank	0.95%
Swedish	53,435	0.55%, see rank	1.27%
Swiss	16,136	0.17%, see rank	0.30%
Ukrainian	16,783	0.17%, see rank	0.31%
American	1,220,236	12.51%, see rank	7.12%
Welsh	50,903	0.52%, see rank	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

8,106,723 (84.94%) out of the total population of 9,544,249 reported first ancestry.

	North Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	30,556	0.32%, see rank	0.53%
Czech	18,608	0.19%, see rank	0.50%
Danish	15,286	0.16%, see rank	0.45%
Dutch	110,686	1.16%, see rank	1.51%
English	960,834	10.07%, see rank	8.53%
French	200,225	2.10%, see rank	3.54%
German	1,060,970	11.12%, see rank	15.79%
Greek	26,651	0.28%, see rank	0.42%
Hungarian	24,950	0.26%, see rank	0.48%
Irish	869,500	9.11%, see rank	11.36%
Italian	289,648	3.03%, see rank	5.66%
Norwegian	42,935	0.45%, see rank	1.46%
Polish	132,982	1.39%, see rank	3.13%
Portuguese	14,655	0.15%, see rank	0.46%
Russian	42,321	0.44%, see rank	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	276,665	2.90%, see rank	1.07%
Scottish	243,870	2.56%, see rank	1.81%
Subsaharan African	87,377	0.92%, see rank	0.93%
Swedish	54,306	0.57%, see rank	1.34%
Swiss	14,902	0.16%, see rank	0.31%
Ukrainian	16,003	0.17%, see rank	0.31%
American	1,152,926	12.08%, see rank	6.72%
Welsh	52,464	0.55%, see rank	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

7,920,252 (85.43%) out of the total population of 9,271,178 reported first ancestry.

	North Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	28,696	0.31%, see rank	0.50%
Czech	18,171	0.20%, see rank	0.53%
Danish	15,824	0.17%, see rank	0.48%
Dutch	119,440	1.29%, see rank	1.63%
English	981,660	10.59%, see rank	9.02%
French	203,828	2.20%, see rank	3.77%
German	1,081,486	11.67%, see rank	16.51%
Greek	25,926	0.28%, see rank	0.44%
Hungarian	25,192	0.27%, see rank	0.51%
Irish	879,734	9.49%, see rank	11.76%
Italian	284,191	3.07%, see rank	5.78%
Norwegian	43,446	0.47%, see rank	1.51%
Polish	131,740	1.42%, see rank	3.24%
Portuguese	11,957	0.13%, see rank	0.47%
Russian	41,674	0.45%, see rank	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	340,471	3.67%, see rank	1.72%
Scottish	246,993	2.66%, see rank	1.92%
Subsaharan African	80,071	0.86%, see rank	0.91%
Swedish	52,952	0.57%, see rank	1.41%
Swiss	15,605	0.17%, see rank	0.33%
Ukrainian	15,628	0.17%, see rank	0.31%
American	1,066,458	11.50%, see rank	6.28%
Welsh	54,197	0.58%, see rank	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

7,752,566 (85.70%) out of the total population of 9,045,705 reported first ancestry.

	North Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	28,322	0.31%, see rank	0.50%
Czech	18,135	0.20%, see rank	0.54%
Danish	15,332	0.17%, see rank	0.49%
Dutch	121,820	1.35%, see rank	1.68%
English	986,004	10.90%, see rank	9.29%
French	202,139	2.23%, see rank	3.90%
German	1,091,045	12.06%, see rank	16.89%
Greek	25,425	0.28%, see rank	0.45%
Hungarian	24,345	0.27%, see rank	0.52%
Irish	871,711	9.64%, see rank	12.01%
Italian	280,289	3.10%, see rank	5.91%
Norwegian	42,828	0.47%, see rank	1.55%
Polish	130,852	1.45%, see rank	3.32%
Portuguese	12,535	0.14%, see rank	0.48%
Russian	40,311	0.45%, see rank	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	343,186	3.79%, see rank	1.77%
Scottish	246,345	2.72%, see rank	1.97%
Subsaharan African	79,375	0.88%, see rank	0.88%
Swedish	53,240	0.59%, see rank	1.45%
Swiss	15,261	0.17%, see rank	0.34%
Ukrainian	15,028	0.17%, see rank	0.32%
American	1,072,125	11.85%, see rank	6.43%
Welsh	53,223	0.59%, see rank	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

5,910,960 (73.43%) out of the total population of 8,049,313 reported first ancestry.

	North Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	16,984	0.21%, see rank	0.36%
Czech	5,622	0.07%, see rank	0.27%
Danish	7,070	0.09%, see rank	0.30%
Dutch	54,546	0.68%, see rank	0.91%
English	603,301	7.50%, see rank	5.91%
French	100,769	1.25%, see rank	2.39%
German	537,856	6.68%, see rank	10.81%
Greek	15,920	0.20%, see rank	0.34%
Hungarian	10,587	0.13%, see rank	0.32%
Irish	396,920	4.93%, see rank	6.85%
Italian	145,645	1.81%, see rank	4.59%
Norwegian	24,070	0.30%, see rank	1.15%
Polish	60,018	0.75%, see rank	2.24%
Portuguese	5,074	0.06%, see rank	0.33%
Russian	17,297	0.21%, see rank	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	214,507	2.66%, see rank	1.17%
Scottish	128,464	1.60%, see rank	1.12%
Subsaharan African	60,242	0.75%, see rank	0.61%
Swedish	26,473	0.33%, see rank	0.87%
Swiss	7,343	0.09%, see rank	0.19%
Ukrainian	6,940	0.09%, see rank	0.24%
American	1,115,401	13.86%, see rank	7.33%
Welsh	21,479	0.27%, 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.