Anderson Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
152,012 (81.19%) out of the total population of 187,228 reported first ancestry.
| Anderson Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 500 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 374 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 144 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,826 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 19,248 | 10.28%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 3,618 | 1.93%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 18,584 | 9.93%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 344 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 278 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 23,395 | 12.50%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 4,818 | 2.57%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 392 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,608 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 186 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 238 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,422 | 3.43%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,122 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 591 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 625 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 401 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 132 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 33,759 | 18.03%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 932 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
150,118 (81.72%) out of the total population of 183,691 reported first ancestry.
| Anderson Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 525 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 240 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 195 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,199 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 19,855 | 10.81%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 4,150 | 2.26%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 18,878 | 10.28%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 334 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 580 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 24,931 | 13.57%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 4,583 | 2.49%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 629 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,660 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 292 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 379 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,789 | 4.24%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,049 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 594 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 546 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 301 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 436 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 29,203 | 15.90%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 892 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
146,401 (81.37%) out of the total population of 179,914 reported first ancestry.
| Anderson Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 512 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 221 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 265 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,151 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 20,325 | 11.30%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 3,740 | 2.08%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 17,956 | 9.98%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 299 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 454 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 24,284 | 13.50%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,472 | 2.49%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 680 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,574 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 288 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 375 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,378 | 4.10%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,928 | 2.18%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 594 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 355 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 279 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 351 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 28,131 | 15.64%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 930 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
* 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.