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Beckley, WV Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
13,673 (78.00%) out of the total population of 17,529 reported first ancestry.
| Beckley, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 85 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 14 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 13 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 184 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.40% |
| English | 1,232 | 7.03%, see rank | 11.39% | 8.02% |
| French | 251 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.34% |
| German | 1,407 | 8.03%, see rank | 17.89% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 136 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 109 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 1,642 | 9.37%, see rank | 14.57% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 539 | 3.07%, see rank | 4.58% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 401 | 2.29%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 6 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 30 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 261 | 1.49%, see rank | 2.06% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 167 | 0.95%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 247 | 1.41%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 16 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 60 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 11 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,368 | 19.21%, see rank | 13.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 102 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
14,790 (84.05%) out of the total population of 17,596 reported first ancestry.
| Beckley, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 93 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 30 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 16 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 141 | 0.80%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.51% |
| English | 1,552 | 8.82%, see rank | 11.83% | 8.53% |
| French | 298 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.54% |
| German | 1,554 | 8.83%, see rank | 19.01% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 66 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 125 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 1,599 | 9.09%, see rank | 15.07% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 655 | 3.72%, see rank | 4.68% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 5 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 249 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.86% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 45 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 268 | 1.52%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 294 | 1.67%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 139 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 18 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 104 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 12 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 4,070 | 23.13%, see rank | 12.87% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 74 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
14,521 (82.96%) out of the total population of 17,503 reported first ancestry.
| Beckley, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 89 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 39 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 296 | 1.69%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.63% |
| English | 1,715 | 9.80%, see rank | 12.27% | 9.02% |
| French | 200 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.77% |
| German | 1,626 | 9.29%, see rank | 19.84% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 11 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 58 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 1,657 | 9.47%, see rank | 15.14% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 791 | 4.52%, see rank | 4.66% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 18 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 303 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 42 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 455 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.85% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 340 | 1.94%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 99 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 16 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 85 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,981 | 22.74%, see rank | 13.40% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 96 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
14,037 (84.15%) out of the total population of 16,681 reported first ancestry.
| Beckley, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 117 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 22 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 313 | 1.88%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.68% |
| English | 1,652 | 9.90%, see rank | 12.50% | 9.29% |
| French | 183 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 1,578 | 9.46%, see rank | 20.13% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 40 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 80 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 1,697 | 10.17%, see rank | 15.26% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 875 | 5.25%, see rank | 4.57% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 22 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 243 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.93% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 16 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 40 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 548 | 3.29%, see rank | 2.84% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 298 | 1.79%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 93 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 60 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 59 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 13 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 3,712 | 22.25%, see rank | 14.04% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 60 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
12,533 (72.64%) out of the total population of 17,254 reported first ancestry.
| Beckley, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 125 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 20 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 116 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.91% |
| English | 1,234 | 7.15%, see rank | 7.41% | 5.91% |
| French | 115 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.96% | 2.39% |
| German | 1,059 | 6.14%, see rank | 10.06% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 5 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 67 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 933 | 5.41%, see rank | 7.04% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 583 | 3.38%, see rank | 3.28% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 10 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.16% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 202 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.16% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 17 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 282 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 179 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 74 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 36 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.24% |
| American | 2,643 | 15.32%, see rank | 18.83% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 87 | 0.50%, 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.