Alexandria, VA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
134,127 (91.60%) out of the total population of 146,422 reported first ancestry.
Alexandria, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,577 | 2.44%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
Czech | 799 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
Danish | 618 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 1,728 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
English | 13,662 | 9.33%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
French | 3,652 | 2.49%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
German | 17,581 | 12.01%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
Greek | 857 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 443 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
Irish | 16,293 | 11.13%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
Italian | 7,357 | 5.02%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 1,217 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
Polish | 3,864 | 2.64%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 346 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
Russian | 2,198 | 1.50%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,429 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 3,537 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 12,172 | 8.31%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 1,378 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 405 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 566 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
American | 6,945 | 4.74%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,080 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
130,642 (93.09%) out of the total population of 140,337 reported first ancestry.
Alexandria, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,460 | 2.47%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
Czech | 763 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
Danish | 548 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 1,608 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
English | 14,088 | 10.04%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
French | 3,332 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
German | 17,329 | 12.35%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
Greek | 817 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 507 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
Irish | 16,095 | 11.47%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
Italian | 7,250 | 5.17%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 1,123 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
Polish | 3,786 | 2.70%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 192 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
Russian | 1,840 | 1.31%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,483 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 3,637 | 2.59%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 10,924 | 7.78%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 1,493 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 542 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 556 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 5,313 | 3.79%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 1,310 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
124,629 (93.25%) out of the total population of 133,647 reported first ancestry.
Alexandria, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,202 | 1.65%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
Czech | 647 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
Danish | 463 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 1,734 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
English | 14,500 | 10.85%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
French | 3,871 | 2.90%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
German | 17,339 | 12.97%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
Greek | 673 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 577 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
Irish | 15,846 | 11.86%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
Italian | 6,580 | 4.92%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 1,182 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
Polish | 3,729 | 2.79%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 271 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
Russian | 1,494 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,602 | 2.70%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 3,670 | 2.75%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 10,512 | 7.87%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 1,304 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 572 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 593 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 3,640 | 2.72%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 1,404 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
132,698 (93.36%) out of the total population of 142,131 reported first ancestry.
Alexandria, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,675 | 1.88%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
Czech | 744 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
Danish | 605 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 1,843 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
English | 15,594 | 10.97%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
French | 4,387 | 3.09%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
German | 18,972 | 13.35%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
Greek | 799 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 546 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
Irish | 16,704 | 11.75%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
Italian | 7,204 | 5.07%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 1,321 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
Polish | 3,599 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 385 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
Russian | 1,559 | 1.10%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,179 | 2.94%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 4,153 | 2.92%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 11,562 | 8.13%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 1,388 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 455 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 515 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
American | 4,564 | 3.21%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 1,581 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
112,035 (87.33%) out of the total population of 128,283 reported first ancestry.
Alexandria, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,741 | 1.36%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
Czech | 361 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
Danish | 280 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 633 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
English | 9,471 | 7.38%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
French | 1,940 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
German | 9,004 | 7.02%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
Greek | 540 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 404 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
Irish | 9,927 | 7.74%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
Italian | 4,671 | 3.64%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 879 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
Polish | 1,929 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 217 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
Russian | 1,237 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,903 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 2,149 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 8,352 | 6.51%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 885 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 294 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 291 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
American | 3,904 | 3.04%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 495 | 0.39%, 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.