Charleston, WV Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
41,368 (81.26%) out of the total population of 50,911 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 936 | 1.84%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 91 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 21 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,032 | 2.03%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.40% |
| English | 7,547 | 14.82%, see rank | 11.39% | 8.02% |
| French | 1,153 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.34% |
| German | 7,655 | 15.04%, see rank | 17.89% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 277 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 375 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 6,848 | 13.45%, see rank | 14.57% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,959 | 5.81%, see rank | 4.58% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 227 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 856 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 29 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 224 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,139 | 4.20%, see rank | 2.06% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,446 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 825 | 1.62%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 770 | 1.51%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 117 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 102 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,519 | 10.84%, see rank | 13.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 542 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
41,617 (81.25%) out of the total population of 51,224 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 819 | 1.60%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 119 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 24 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,186 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.51% |
| English | 7,407 | 14.46%, see rank | 11.83% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,481 | 2.89%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.54% |
| German | 7,716 | 15.06%, see rank | 19.01% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 339 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 242 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 7,165 | 13.99%, see rank | 15.07% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,907 | 5.68%, see rank | 4.68% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 168 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 700 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.86% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 56 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 365 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,910 | 3.73%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,470 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 397 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 482 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 57 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 39 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,647 | 11.02%, see rank | 12.87% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 777 | 1.52%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
41,700 (81.08%) out of the total population of 51,432 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,027 | 2.00%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 48 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 52 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,168 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.63% |
| English | 7,289 | 14.17%, see rank | 12.27% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,425 | 2.77%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.77% |
| German | 7,541 | 14.66%, see rank | 19.84% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 119 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 262 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 6,884 | 13.38%, see rank | 15.14% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,426 | 4.72%, see rank | 4.66% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 300 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 783 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 36 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 429 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,220 | 4.32%, see rank | 2.85% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,326 | 2.58%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 338 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 307 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 60 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 59 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,334 | 10.37%, see rank | 13.40% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 745 | 1.45%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
41,444 (82.14%) out of the total population of 50,454 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 805 | 1.60%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 39 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 49 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 873 | 1.73%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.68% |
| English | 7,328 | 14.52%, see rank | 12.50% | 9.29% |
| French | 1,260 | 2.50%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 6,955 | 13.78%, see rank | 20.13% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 90 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 156 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 7,155 | 14.18%, see rank | 15.26% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,637 | 5.23%, see rank | 4.57% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 181 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 809 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.93% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 21 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 357 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,126 | 4.21%, see rank | 2.84% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,298 | 2.57%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 166 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 256 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 35 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 172 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 4,551 | 9.02%, see rank | 14.04% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 790 | 1.57%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
37,698 (70.57%) out of the total population of 53,421 reported first ancestry.
| Charleston, WV | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,012 | 1.89%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 19 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 62 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 329 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.91% |
| English | 4,607 | 8.62%, see rank | 7.41% | 5.91% |
| French | 525 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.96% | 2.39% |
| German | 4,358 | 8.16%, see rank | 10.06% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 87 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 137 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 3,917 | 7.33%, see rank | 7.04% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,848 | 3.46%, see rank | 3.28% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 145 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.16% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 418 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.16% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 99 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,320 | 2.47%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 759 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 541 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 112 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 82 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 35 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.24% |
| American | 6,105 | 11.43%, see rank | 18.83% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 308 | 0.58%, 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.