Amherst County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
26,145 (81.10%) out of the total population of 32,237 reported first ancestry.
| Amherst County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 22 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 137 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 87 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 395 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 4,850 | 15.04%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 692 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 3,235 | 10.04%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 80 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 2,743 | 8.51%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 728 | 2.26%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 59 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 380 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 41 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 120 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 958 | 2.97%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 848 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 247 | 0.77%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 224 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 123 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 4,500 | 13.96%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 199 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
26,330 (81.51%) out of the total population of 32,301 reported first ancestry.
| Amherst County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 126 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 82 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 449 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 4,090 | 12.66%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 712 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 3,257 | 10.08%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 83 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 19 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 2,887 | 8.94%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 657 | 2.03%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 77 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 434 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 5 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 149 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 893 | 2.76%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 959 | 2.97%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 375 | 1.16%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 178 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 112 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 26 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,628 | 17.42%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 195 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
26,513 (82.05%) out of the total population of 32,315 reported first ancestry.
| Amherst County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 22 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 44 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 65 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 641 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 3,996 | 12.37%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 848 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 3,516 | 10.88%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 31 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 109 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 3,572 | 11.05%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 749 | 2.32%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 58 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 446 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 188 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,210 | 3.74%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,003 | 3.10%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 277 | 0.86%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 275 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 66 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,214 | 16.13%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 149 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
26,229 (81.49%) out of the total population of 32,185 reported first ancestry.
| Amherst County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 27 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 21 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 19 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 588 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 4,231 | 13.15%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 728 | 2.26%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 3,266 | 10.15%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 19 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 126 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 3,674 | 11.42%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 705 | 2.19%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 53 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 509 | 1.58%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 191 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,229 | 3.82%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,035 | 3.22%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 260 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 241 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 54 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 35 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 5,520 | 17.15%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 180 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
22,590 (70.83%) out of the total population of 31,894 reported first ancestry.
| Amherst County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 40 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 27 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 101 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| English | 2,438 | 7.64%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
| French | 345 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
| German | 1,322 | 4.14%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 45 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 1,249 | 3.92%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 296 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 64 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 204 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 4 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 56 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 482 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 693 | 2.17%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 87 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 128 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 25 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 21 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| American | 7,717 | 24.20%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 51 | 0.16%, 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.