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Charleston County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
321,579 (87.94%) out of the total population of 365,674 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,377 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 845 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 829 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,634 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 36,953 | 10.11%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 11,052 | 3.02%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 41,318 | 11.30%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,442 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 971 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 37,788 | 10.33%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 13,294 | 3.64%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,430 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 6,156 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 579 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,905 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,285 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 10,710 | 2.93%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,133 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,145 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,047 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 798 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 44,236 | 12.10%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,318 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
311,974 (88.49%) out of the total population of 352,548 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,593 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 915 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 603 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,811 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 37,158 | 10.54%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 10,658 | 3.02%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 40,619 | 11.52%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,749 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 910 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 37,361 | 10.60%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 12,570 | 3.57%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,487 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 5,753 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 444 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,731 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,425 | 2.39%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 11,011 | 3.12%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,088 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,449 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 972 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 659 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 36,544 | 10.37%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,028 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
303,148 (88.53%) out of the total population of 342,434 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,420 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 962 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 544 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,382 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 37,501 | 10.95%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 10,233 | 2.99%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 38,865 | 11.35%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,876 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 976 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 34,851 | 10.18%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 12,460 | 3.64%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,644 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 5,800 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 642 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,276 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,151 | 3.26%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 10,628 | 3.10%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,183 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,596 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 799 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 929 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 33,568 | 9.80%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,167 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
309,380 (89.49%) out of the total population of 345,714 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,376 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 850 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 595 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,540 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 37,876 | 10.96%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 10,620 | 3.07%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 39,417 | 11.40%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,822 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,152 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 35,454 | 10.26%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 12,163 | 3.52%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,583 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 5,651 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 686 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,095 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,705 | 3.39%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 10,953 | 3.17%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,377 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,773 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 861 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,060 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 36,099 | 10.44%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,100 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
242,840 (78.34%) out of the total population of 309,969 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 525 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 415 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 441 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,729 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.91% |
| English | 23,126 | 7.46%, see rank | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| French | 6,345 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.39% | 2.39% |
| German | 22,151 | 7.15%, see rank | 6.01% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 1,308 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 604 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 18,413 | 5.94%, see rank | 5.42% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 7,531 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 1,176 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 2,857 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 208 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,273 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,235 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 5,467 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,635 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 1,132 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 347 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 294 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 23,406 | 7.55%, see rank | 13.90% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 1,096 | 0.35%, 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.