Buncombe County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
208,726 (85.33%) out of the total population of 244,599 reported first ancestry.
| Buncombe County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 279 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 664 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 545 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,850 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 34,018 | 13.91%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 7,608 | 3.11%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 34,573 | 14.13%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 785 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 830 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 32,187 | 13.16%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 9,327 | 3.81%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,620 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,964 | 2.03%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 937 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,470 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,673 | 4.77%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 9,497 | 3.88%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,023 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,595 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 790 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,618 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 38,478 | 15.73%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,708 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
202,980 (84.93%) out of the total population of 239,000 reported first ancestry.
| Buncombe County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 291 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 650 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 753 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 4,330 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 31,814 | 13.31%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,099 | 3.39%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 34,478 | 14.43%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,007 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 717 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 29,957 | 12.53%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 8,196 | 3.43%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,578 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,587 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 939 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,097 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,631 | 4.87%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 9,186 | 3.84%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 903 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,266 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 722 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,401 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 38,243 | 16.00%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,723 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
195,906 (83.99%) out of the total population of 233,249 reported first ancestry.
| Buncombe County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 457 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 836 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,035 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,701 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 32,204 | 13.81%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 7,617 | 3.27%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 34,469 | 14.78%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,036 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 827 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 30,205 | 12.95%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 7,773 | 3.33%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,771 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 4,848 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 640 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,643 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,972 | 6.42%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 9,933 | 4.26%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 923 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,960 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 915 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,816 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 31,776 | 13.62%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,666 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
189,016 (83.68%) out of the total population of 225,869 reported first ancestry.
| Buncombe County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 400 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 787 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 911 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 5,053 | 2.24%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 31,690 | 14.03%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 7,313 | 3.24%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 33,807 | 14.97%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 853 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 789 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 28,311 | 12.53%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 7,141 | 3.16%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,993 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 4,407 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 531 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,598 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 15,575 | 6.90%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 9,801 | 4.34%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 878 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,707 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 845 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,556 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 29,993 | 13.28%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,352 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
147,286 (71.38%) out of the total population of 206,330 reported first ancestry.
| Buncombe County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 152 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 126 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 199 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 2,434 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 20,402 | 9.89%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 3,212 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 15,683 | 7.60%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 606 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 381 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 15,510 | 7.52%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,571 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 820 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,716 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 158 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 781 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,218 | 4.95%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 5,677 | 2.75%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 754 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 1,137 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 310 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 644 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 29,505 | 14.30%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 921 | 0.45%, 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.