Asheville Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
363,383 (83.88%) out of the total population of 433,204 reported first ancestry.
| Asheville Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 605 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,173 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 879 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 7,064 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 59,453 | 13.72%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 12,357 | 2.85%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 58,766 | 13.57%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,005 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,588 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 54,939 | 12.68%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 14,984 | 3.46%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 3,005 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 7,278 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,091 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 3,476 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 21,265 | 4.91%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 16,699 | 3.85%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,362 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 4,175 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,184 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,953 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 76,818 | 17.73%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 4,001 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
358,784 (84.38%) out of the total population of 425,219 reported first ancestry.
| Asheville Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 562 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,161 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,030 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 8,107 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 57,548 | 13.53%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 13,203 | 3.10%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 60,098 | 14.13%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,176 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,334 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 53,233 | 12.52%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 13,564 | 3.19%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 3,075 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 7,082 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,106 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 3,326 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 21,538 | 5.07%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 17,129 | 4.03%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,150 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 4,151 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 949 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,889 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 72,604 | 17.07%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 4,274 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
348,349 (83.68%) out of the total population of 416,276 reported first ancestry.
| Asheville Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 504 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,281 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,401 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 8,843 | 2.12%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 59,383 | 14.27%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 13,415 | 3.22%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 61,783 | 14.84%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,422 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,337 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 54,598 | 13.12%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 12,751 | 3.06%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 3,311 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 7,668 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 870 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,752 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 27,748 | 6.67%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 17,574 | 4.22%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,061 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 4,035 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,169 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 2,232 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 59,677 | 14.34%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 4,473 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
335,935 (83.37%) out of the total population of 402,964 reported first ancestry.
| Asheville Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 504 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,286 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,230 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 9,388 | 2.33%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 58,944 | 14.63%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 12,725 | 3.16%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 60,222 | 14.94%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,147 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,297 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 52,041 | 12.91%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 12,498 | 3.10%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 3,447 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 6,965 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 797 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,641 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 28,203 | 7.00%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 17,103 | 4.24%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,081 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,542 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,244 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,922 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 57,237 | 14.20%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 4,111 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.59% | 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.