Shelby County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
168,735 (83.88%) out of the total population of 201,168 reported first ancestry.
| Shelby County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 985 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 287 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 282 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,465 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 28,261 | 14.05%, see rank | 8.22% | 8.02% |
| French | 5,468 | 2.72%, see rank | 1.80% | 3.34% |
| German | 21,825 | 10.85%, see rank | 7.03% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 948 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 385 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 24,327 | 12.09%, see rank | 9.11% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 9,010 | 4.48%, see rank | 1.71% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,039 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,359 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.61% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 376 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 480 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,131 | 2.55%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,890 | 2.93%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,014 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 952 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 395 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 184 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 26,609 | 13.23%, see rank | 15.41% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,582 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
166,620 (85.34%) out of the total population of 195,237 reported first ancestry.
| Shelby County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,098 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 260 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 290 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,456 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.51% |
| English | 30,714 | 15.73%, see rank | 8.80% | 8.53% |
| French | 5,311 | 2.72%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.54% |
| German | 20,729 | 10.62%, see rank | 7.49% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 931 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 386 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 25,641 | 13.13%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 8,430 | 4.32%, see rank | 1.73% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 741 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,437 | 1.25%, see rank | 0.67% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 364 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 356 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,478 | 2.81%, see rank | 1.69% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 5,380 | 2.76%, see rank | 1.93% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 866 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,135 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 382 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 124 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.31% |
| American | 23,215 | 11.89%, see rank | 14.21% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,509 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
162,155 (86.31%) out of the total population of 187,880 reported first ancestry.
| Shelby County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,187 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 368 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 238 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,425 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.63% |
| English | 29,757 | 15.84%, see rank | 9.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 5,506 | 2.93%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.77% |
| German | 20,926 | 11.14%, see rank | 7.74% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 840 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 335 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 26,163 | 13.93%, see rank | 10.42% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 8,015 | 4.27%, see rank | 1.78% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 932 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.33% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,880 | 1.53%, see rank | 0.70% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 303 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 419 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,241 | 3.85%, see rank | 2.40% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 6,862 | 3.65%, see rank | 2.11% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,058 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,245 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 416 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 201 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| American | 20,611 | 10.97%, see rank | 13.35% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,472 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
156,731 (85.65%) out of the total population of 182,996 reported first ancestry.
| Shelby County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,162 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 372 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 276 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,672 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.68% |
| English | 30,620 | 16.73%, see rank | 10.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 6,063 | 3.31%, see rank | 2.18% | 3.90% |
| German | 20,760 | 11.34%, see rank | 8.01% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 927 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 325 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 25,857 | 14.13%, see rank | 10.66% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 7,897 | 4.32%, see rank | 1.82% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 915 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,559 | 1.40%, see rank | 0.71% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 236 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 419 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,381 | 4.03%, see rank | 2.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 6,965 | 3.81%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 751 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,146 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 427 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 207 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.32% |
| American | 19,825 | 10.83%, see rank | 13.57% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,397 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
100,605 (70.21%) out of the total population of 143,293 reported first ancestry.
| Shelby County | % of the Total Population | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Arab | 499 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 160 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 127 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,080 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| English | 14,573 | 10.17%, see rank | 6.23% | 5.91% |
| French | 2,376 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.12% | 2.39% |
| German | 9,636 | 6.72%, see rank | 4.03% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 393 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 127 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 10,039 | 7.01%, see rank | 5.39% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,770 | 2.63%, see rank | 1.04% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 590 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,154 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.37% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 91 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 203 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,008 | 2.80%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 3,429 | 2.39%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 797 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 449 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 136 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 170 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.24% |
| American | 23,426 | 16.35%, see rank | 17.01% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 527 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.