Berkeley County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
157,559 (83.44%) out of the total population of 188,835 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 264 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 265 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 343 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,626 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 13,575 | 7.19%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 6,189 | 3.28%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 22,203 | 11.76%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 577 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 593 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 20,198 | 10.70%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 6,795 | 3.60%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 582 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,188 | 2.22%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 444 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 766 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,039 | 1.61%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 3,605 | 1.91%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 657 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 919 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 378 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 322 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 20,482 | 10.85%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,103 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
155,166 (86.31%) out of the total population of 179,773 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 180 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 426 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 288 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,430 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 13,846 | 7.70%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 5,913 | 3.29%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 21,750 | 12.10%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 491 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 500 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 17,590 | 9.78%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,888 | 3.28%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 771 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 3,971 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 266 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 602 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,918 | 1.62%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,031 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 550 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 649 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 348 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 404 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 20,726 | 11.53%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,100 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
145,844 (85.85%) out of the total population of 169,878 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 433 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 388 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 194 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,815 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 13,082 | 7.70%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 5,617 | 3.31%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 21,239 | 12.50%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 390 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 336 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 16,387 | 9.65%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 5,420 | 3.19%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 856 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,850 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 348 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 563 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,346 | 2.56%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 3,873 | 2.28%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 575 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 812 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 267 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 199 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 17,595 | 10.36%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,281 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
139,780 (85.58%) out of the total population of 163,328 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 381 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 382 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 240 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,912 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 13,902 | 8.51%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 5,790 | 3.55%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 20,372 | 12.47%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 247 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 320 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 17,014 | 10.42%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,849 | 2.97%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,281 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,429 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 405 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 595 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,110 | 2.52%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,745 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 520 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 934 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 341 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 192 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 16,384 | 10.03%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,085 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
105,747 (74.13%) out of the total population of 142,651 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 138 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 67 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 178 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 796 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.91% |
| English | 8,145 | 5.71%, see rank | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| French | 3,113 | 2.18%, see rank | 1.39% | 2.39% |
| German | 10,603 | 7.43%, see rank | 6.01% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 250 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 236 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 8,862 | 6.21%, see rank | 5.42% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,449 | 2.42%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 649 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,109 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 98 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 237 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,303 | 1.61%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,938 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,144 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 467 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 123 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 32 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 17,321 | 12.14%, see rank | 13.90% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 230 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 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.