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Charleston, North Charleston Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
605,139 (86.79%) out of the total population of 697,281 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,864 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,399 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,377 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 6,699 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 61,655 | 8.84%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 21,076 | 3.02%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 80,363 | 11.53%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,836 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 2,030 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 72,753 | 10.43%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 25,168 | 3.61%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,484 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 12,623 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,343 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 4,195 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,673 | 1.96%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 17,081 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,456 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 3,845 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,810 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,502 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 90,908 | 13.04%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 4,081 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
590,415 (88.23%) out of the total population of 669,157 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,839 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,587 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,155 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 6,778 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 63,931 | 9.55%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 20,934 | 3.13%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 80,042 | 11.96%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,949 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,747 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 69,432 | 10.38%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 23,619 | 3.53%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,802 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 11,989 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 978 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 4,039 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,627 | 2.04%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 17,876 | 2.67%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,513 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 3,784 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,659 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,282 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 81,311 | 12.15%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,915 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
564,604 (87.95%) out of the total population of 641,930 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,936 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,729 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,019 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 6,898 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 62,971 | 9.81%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 20,208 | 3.15%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 77,787 | 12.12%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 2,782 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,645 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 65,681 | 10.23%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 22,704 | 3.54%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 3,166 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 11,139 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,307 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 3,451 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 18,650 | 2.91%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 17,315 | 2.70%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,430 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 4,431 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,379 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,327 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 70,515 | 10.98%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 4,071 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
557,275 (88.25%) out of the total population of 631,484 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,841 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,590 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 983 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 6,892 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 65,204 | 10.33%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 20,647 | 3.27%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 76,323 | 12.09%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 2,398 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 2,206 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 66,121 | 10.47%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 21,659 | 3.43%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 3,629 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 10,273 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,564 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 3,184 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 18,816 | 2.98%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 17,855 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,642 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 4,658 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,568 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,363 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 69,348 | 10.98%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,764 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
* 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.