Wayne County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
27,282 (65.37%) out of the total population of 41,735 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 65 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.56% |
Czech | 59 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.47% |
Danish | 19 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 940 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.40% |
English | 7,741 | 18.55%, see rank | 11.39% | 8.02% |
French | 451 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.34% |
German | 4,498 | 10.78%, see rank | 17.89% | 15.03% |
Greek | 67 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 135 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.46% |
Irish | 6,944 | 16.64%, see rank | 14.57% | 10.80% |
Italian | 884 | 2.12%, see rank | 4.58% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 49 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.42% |
Polish | 265 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 25 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
Russian | 17 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 731 | 1.75%, see rank | 2.06% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 899 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 97 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 11 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
American | 4,575 | 10.96%, see rank | 13.03% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 223 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
27,177 (64.29%) out of the total population of 42,273 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 14 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
Czech | 74 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
Danish | 8 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 1,117 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.51% |
English | 6,629 | 15.68%, see rank | 11.83% | 8.53% |
French | 589 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.54% |
German | 4,421 | 10.46%, see rank | 19.01% | 15.79% |
Greek | 72 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 98 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
Irish | 7,345 | 17.38%, see rank | 15.07% | 11.36% |
Italian | 911 | 2.16%, see rank | 4.68% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 62 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.46% |
Polish | 240 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.86% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 16 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
Russian | 130 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 850 | 2.01%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 981 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 90 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 3 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
American | 3,934 | 9.31%, see rank | 12.87% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 393 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
30,643 (71.85%) out of the total population of 42,647 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 27 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
Czech | 49 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 1,233 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.63% |
English | 7,190 | 16.86%, see rank | 12.27% | 9.02% |
French | 641 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.77% |
German | 5,041 | 11.82%, see rank | 19.84% | 16.51% |
Greek | 45 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 33 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.51% |
Irish | 7,736 | 18.14%, see rank | 15.14% | 11.76% |
Italian | 773 | 1.81%, see rank | 4.66% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 73 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.51% |
Polish | 170 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
Russian | 144 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,576 | 3.70%, see rank | 2.85% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 923 | 2.16%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 116 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 71 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
American | 5,543 | 13.00%, see rank | 13.40% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 306 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
30,903 (74.47%) out of the total population of 41,496 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 25 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
Czech | 91 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.54% |
Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 1,116 | 2.69%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.68% |
English | 6,682 | 16.10%, see rank | 12.50% | 9.29% |
French | 642 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.90% |
German | 5,143 | 12.39%, see rank | 20.13% | 16.89% |
Greek | 47 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 69 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.52% |
Irish | 7,106 | 17.12%, see rank | 15.26% | 12.01% |
Italian | 689 | 1.66%, see rank | 4.57% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 93 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.55% |
Polish | 126 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.93% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 164 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,579 | 3.81%, see rank | 2.84% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 1,049 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 94 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 6 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 54 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
American | 6,706 | 16.16%, see rank | 14.04% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 303 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
24,316 (56.68%) out of the total population of 42,903 reported first ancestry.
Wayne County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 17 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.36% |
Czech | 18 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.27% |
Danish | 12 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 282 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.91% |
English | 3,517 | 8.20%, see rank | 7.41% | 5.91% |
French | 288 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.96% | 2.39% |
German | 1,903 | 4.44%, see rank | 10.06% | 10.81% |
Greek | 18 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 23 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.32% |
Irish | 2,504 | 5.84%, see rank | 7.04% | 6.85% |
Italian | 326 | 0.76%, see rank | 3.28% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 74 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 1.15% |
Polish | 85 | 0.20%, see rank | 1.16% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 2 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.33% |
Russian | 40 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 866 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 327 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 9 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 81 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.24% |
American | 10,751 | 25.06%, see rank | 18.83% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 126 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.38% | 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.