Bedford County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
60,803 (80.42%) out of the total population of 75,607 reported first ancestry.
Bedford County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 80 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
Czech | 103 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
Danish | 139 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 915 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
English | 11,602 | 15.35%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
French | 1,451 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
German | 9,642 | 12.75%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
Greek | 115 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 250 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
Irish | 9,335 | 12.35%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
Italian | 2,293 | 3.03%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 361 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
Polish | 866 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 33 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
Russian | 239 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,780 | 2.35%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 1,964 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 209 | 0.28%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 515 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 204 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 55 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
American | 13,809 | 18.26%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 650 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
56,624 (82.36%) out of the total population of 68,750 reported first ancestry.
Bedford County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 61 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
Czech | 105 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
Danish | 86 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 913 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
English | 10,469 | 15.23%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
French | 1,690 | 2.46%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
German | 9,339 | 13.58%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
Greek | 148 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 243 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
Irish | 7,986 | 11.62%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
Italian | 2,145 | 3.12%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 286 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
Polish | 982 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 31 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
Russian | 167 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,650 | 2.40%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 1,909 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 54 | 0.08%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 438 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 86 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 29 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 14,092 | 20.50%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 492 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
55,230 (81.58%) out of the total population of 67,697 reported first ancestry.
Bedford County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 66 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
Czech | 128 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
Danish | 81 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 1,132 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
English | 10,820 | 15.98%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
French | 2,464 | 3.64%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
German | 9,842 | 14.54%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
Greek | 192 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 246 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
Irish | 7,864 | 11.62%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
Italian | 2,238 | 3.31%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 299 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
Polish | 938 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 100 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
Russian | 147 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,250 | 3.32%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 1,954 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 100 | 0.15%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 357 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 63 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 35 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 13,041 | 19.26%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 432 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
54,437 (82.59%) out of the total population of 65,916 reported first ancestry.
Bedford County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 21 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
Czech | 93 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
Danish | 107 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 1,160 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
English | 10,595 | 16.07%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
French | 2,606 | 3.95%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
German | 9,968 | 15.12%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
Greek | 156 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 289 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
Irish | 8,406 | 12.75%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
Italian | 2,278 | 3.46%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 231 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
Polish | 924 | 1.40%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 110 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
Russian | 174 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,110 | 3.20%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 1,720 | 2.61%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 105 | 0.16%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 347 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 65 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 49 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
American | 12,201 | 18.51%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 475 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
40,050 (66.34%) out of the total population of 60,371 reported first ancestry.
Bedford County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 35 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
Czech | 39 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
Danish | 73 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 529 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
English | 6,245 | 10.34%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
French | 850 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
German | 4,402 | 7.29%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
Greek | 35 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 91 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
Irish | 3,860 | 6.39%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
Italian | 1,255 | 2.08%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 246 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
Polish | 608 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 29 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
Russian | 114 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,314 | 2.18%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 900 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 50 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 239 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 48 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 58 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
American | 11,300 | 18.72%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 252 | 0.42%, 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.