Charleston Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
159,848 (70.97%) out of the total population of 225,248 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston Area | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,574 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 265 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 136 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 4,798 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.40% |
| English | 31,006 | 13.77%, see rank | 11.39% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,437 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.34% |
| German | 33,234 | 14.75%, see rank | 17.89% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 729 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 919 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 30,816 | 13.68%, see rank | 14.57% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 7,564 | 3.36%, see rank | 4.58% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 518 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 3,280 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 117 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 685 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,211 | 2.76%, see rank | 2.06% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,734 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,010 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,282 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 257 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 183 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 26,593 | 11.81%, see rank | 13.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,687 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
209,094 (68.78%) out of the total population of 303,995 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston Area | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,563 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 325 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 240 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 6,325 | 2.08%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.51% |
| English | 39,016 | 12.83%, see rank | 11.83% | 8.53% |
| French | 5,605 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.54% |
| German | 43,011 | 14.15%, see rank | 19.01% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 962 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,023 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 41,806 | 13.75%, see rank | 15.07% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 8,925 | 2.94%, see rank | 4.68% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 551 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 3,044 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.86% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 118 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 863 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,764 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 6,958 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 534 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,724 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 414 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 121 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 40,404 | 13.29%, see rank | 12.87% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,082 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
214,304 (70.49%) out of the total population of 304,033 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston Area | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,497 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 271 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 274 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 6,736 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.63% |
| English | 39,139 | 12.87%, see rank | 12.27% | 9.02% |
| French | 6,113 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.77% |
| German | 43,514 | 14.31%, see rank | 19.84% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 789 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 999 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 40,841 | 13.43%, see rank | 15.14% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 8,408 | 2.77%, see rank | 4.66% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 759 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,931 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 210 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 996 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,143 | 3.34%, see rank | 2.85% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 6,797 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 509 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,616 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 457 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 96 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 43,368 | 14.26%, see rank | 13.40% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,234 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
218,940 (72.07%) out of the total population of 303,777 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston Area | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,246 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 269 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 276 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 6,251 | 2.06%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.68% |
| English | 40,135 | 13.21%, see rank | 12.50% | 9.29% |
| French | 5,798 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 44,078 | 14.51%, see rank | 20.13% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 647 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 925 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 40,953 | 13.48%, see rank | 15.26% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 8,517 | 2.80%, see rank | 4.57% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 596 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 3,250 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.93% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 221 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 823 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,475 | 3.12%, see rank | 2.84% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 6,970 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 423 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,414 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 408 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 261 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 44,188 | 14.55%, see rank | 14.04% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,429 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.81% | 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.