Virginia Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
7,019,056 (85.75%) out of the total population of 8,185,131 reported first ancestry.
Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 68,093 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 22,735 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 18,979 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 81,595 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 875,142 | 10.69%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 190,772 | 2.33%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 971,333 | 11.87%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 33,769 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 28,516 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 817,740 | 9.99%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 327,049 | 4.00%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 49,716 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 154,765 | 1.89%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 16,143 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 57,609 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 137,401 | 1.68%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 174,394 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 165,276 | 2.02%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 58,127 | 0.71%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 19,933 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 19,231 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 903,584 | 11.04%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 53,587 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
6,997,755 (87.31%) out of the total population of 8,014,955 reported first ancestry.
Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 60,074 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 23,234 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 18,972 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 84,182 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 906,212 | 11.31%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 195,631 | 2.44%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 987,993 | 12.33%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 35,298 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 28,708 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 837,877 | 10.45%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 324,867 | 4.05%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 49,767 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 156,201 | 1.95%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 15,933 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 55,772 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 142,552 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 184,398 | 2.30%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 164,378 | 2.05%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 59,598 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 21,084 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 19,549 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 882,965 | 11.02%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 56,053 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
6,869,859 (87.61%) out of the total population of 7,841,754 reported first ancestry.
Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 51,089 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 24,760 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 19,482 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 91,219 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 921,368 | 11.75%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 199,041 | 2.54%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 1,015,158 | 12.95%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 34,660 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 29,610 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 845,190 | 10.78%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 317,483 | 4.05%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 50,733 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 155,128 | 1.98%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 15,036 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 55,000 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 201,730 | 2.57%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 188,707 | 2.41%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 156,808 | 2.00%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 60,352 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 20,872 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 18,941 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 835,282 | 10.65%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 58,256 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
6,781,261 (87.82%) out of the total population of 7,721,730 reported first ancestry.
Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 51,072 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 23,731 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 20,664 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 96,025 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 930,288 | 12.05%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 203,564 | 2.64%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 1,023,054 | 13.25%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 33,809 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 29,712 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 856,459 | 11.09%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 322,328 | 4.17%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 50,989 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 155,211 | 2.01%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 15,095 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 54,723 | 0.71%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 206,234 | 2.67%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 194,216 | 2.52%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 145,313 | 1.88%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 59,902 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 20,794 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 19,464 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 835,914 | 10.83%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 57,215 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
5,475,609 (77.36%) out of the total population of 7,078,515 reported first ancestry.
Virginia | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 37,529 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 9,886 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 10,418 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 45,053 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 590,588 | 8.34%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 110,297 | 1.56%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 561,491 | 7.93%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 21,225 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 16,617 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 457,446 | 6.46%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 202,915 | 2.87%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 33,917 | 0.48%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 82,568 | 1.17%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 8,879 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 32,060 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 124,051 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 101,412 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 67,723 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 30,952 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 11,093 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 10,468 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 808,386 | 11.42%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 26,969 | 0.38%, 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.