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Asheville, NC Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
75,402 (87.90%) out of the total population of 85,783 reported first ancestry.
| Asheville, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 110 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 256 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 291 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,235 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 11,820 | 13.78%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,991 | 3.49%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 12,547 | 14.63%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 369 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 373 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 11,246 | 13.11%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 3,581 | 4.17%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 709 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,216 | 2.58%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 227 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,075 | 1.25%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,586 | 4.18%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 3,389 | 3.95%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 721 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 889 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 195 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 897 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,932 | 11.58%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,072 | 1.25%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
74,015 (88.33%) out of the total population of 83,796 reported first ancestry.
| Asheville, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 120 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 225 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 350 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,407 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 11,205 | 13.37%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 3,242 | 3.87%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 12,499 | 14.92%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 376 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 288 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 9,394 | 11.21%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 3,124 | 3.73%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 555 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,294 | 2.74%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 220 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 934 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,523 | 4.20%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 3,452 | 4.12%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 390 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 636 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 258 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 661 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,015 | 13.15%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,233 | 1.47%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
72,534 (88.49%) out of the total population of 81,970 reported first ancestry.
| Asheville, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 349 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 366 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 465 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,295 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 12,259 | 14.96%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,969 | 3.62%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 12,083 | 14.74%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 443 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 174 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 9,641 | 11.76%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,842 | 3.47%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 841 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,531 | 3.09%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 63 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 655 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,845 | 5.91%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 3,480 | 4.25%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 355 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 620 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 492 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 745 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,825 | 11.99%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,103 | 1.35%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
65,585 (87.33%) out of the total population of 75,096 reported first ancestry.
| Asheville, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 296 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 379 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 429 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,329 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 11,183 | 14.89%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,799 | 3.73%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 11,506 | 15.32%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 259 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 151 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 8,665 | 11.54%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,509 | 3.34%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 910 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,227 | 2.97%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 59 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 677 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,765 | 6.35%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,429 | 4.57%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 315 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 623 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 478 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 644 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 7,889 | 10.51%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 961 | 1.28%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
53,240 (77.28%) out of the total population of 68,889 reported first ancestry.
| Asheville, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 56 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 69 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 95 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 778 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 6,978 | 10.13%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,031 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 5,413 | 7.86%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 215 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 175 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 4,913 | 7.13%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,319 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 323 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 565 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 39 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 327 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,227 | 4.68%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,952 | 2.83%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 583 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 397 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 124 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 382 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 6,800 | 9.87%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 351 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.