Berkeley County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
73,411 (68.40%) out of the total population of 107,324 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 97 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 133 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 105 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,185 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.40% |
| English | 9,712 | 9.05%, see rank | 11.39% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,187 | 2.04%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.34% |
| German | 21,886 | 20.39%, see rank | 17.89% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 275 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 458 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 13,195 | 12.29%, see rank | 14.57% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 4,646 | 4.33%, see rank | 4.58% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 507 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,777 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 196 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 406 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,487 | 1.39%, see rank | 2.06% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,993 | 1.86%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 473 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 503 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 292 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 141 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,442 | 8.80%, see rank | 13.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 918 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
79,838 (76.47%) out of the total population of 104,410 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 37 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 200 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 136 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,535 | 1.47%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.51% |
| English | 10,430 | 9.99%, see rank | 11.83% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,065 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.54% |
| German | 24,360 | 23.33%, see rank | 19.01% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 288 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 465 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 14,116 | 13.52%, see rank | 15.07% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,500 | 5.27%, see rank | 4.68% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 491 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,050 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.86% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 225 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 541 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,600 | 1.53%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,143 | 2.05%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 150 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 705 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 81 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 170 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,287 | 10.81%, see rank | 12.87% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 971 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
82,241 (81.50%) out of the total population of 100,910 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 76 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 219 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 160 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,857 | 1.84%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.63% |
| English | 12,448 | 12.34%, see rank | 12.27% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,576 | 2.55%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.77% |
| German | 27,341 | 27.09%, see rank | 19.84% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 269 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 355 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 14,922 | 14.79%, see rank | 15.14% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 5,132 | 5.09%, see rank | 4.66% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 380 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,992 | 1.97%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 304 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 487 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,494 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.85% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,246 | 2.23%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 292 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 598 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 144 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 135 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,272 | 10.18%, see rank | 13.40% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 886 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
81,987 (82.77%) out of the total population of 99,058 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 61 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 303 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 267 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,651 | 1.67%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.68% |
| English | 12,690 | 12.81%, see rank | 12.50% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,233 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 27,504 | 27.77%, see rank | 20.13% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 207 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 380 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 15,082 | 15.23%, see rank | 15.26% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 5,178 | 5.23%, see rank | 4.57% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 530 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,807 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.93% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 251 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 427 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,345 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.84% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,416 | 2.44%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 306 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 596 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 208 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 157 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 10,987 | 11.09%, see rank | 14.04% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 854 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
52,305 (68.91%) out of the total population of 75,905 reported first ancestry.
| Berkeley County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 25 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 59 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 104 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 465 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.91% |
| English | 5,620 | 7.40%, see rank | 7.41% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,245 | 1.64%, see rank | 0.96% | 2.39% |
| German | 12,563 | 16.55%, see rank | 10.06% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 145 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 114 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 5,092 | 6.71%, see rank | 7.04% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 2,274 | 3.00%, see rank | 3.28% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 173 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 908 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.16% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 43 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 87 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 885 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 846 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 168 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 86 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 93 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 52 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.24% |
| American | 11,795 | 15.54%, see rank | 18.83% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 317 | 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.