Chatham County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
54,841 (83.03%) out of the total population of 66,050 reported first ancestry.
| Chatham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 95 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 84 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 158 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 787 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 8,735 | 13.22%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,008 | 3.04%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 7,795 | 11.80%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 131 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 293 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 5,704 | 8.64%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 1,919 | 2.91%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 444 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,146 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 58 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 812 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,656 | 2.51%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,560 | 2.36%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 284 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 585 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 91 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 244 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 6,314 | 9.56%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 341 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
53,719 (84.07%) out of the total population of 63,896 reported first ancestry.
| Chatham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 27 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 111 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 205 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 653 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 9,012 | 14.10%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,198 | 3.44%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 8,103 | 12.68%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 45 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 423 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 6,036 | 9.45%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 1,949 | 3.05%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 638 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,399 | 2.19%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 26 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 543 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,045 | 3.20%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,773 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 203 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 488 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 253 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 339 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 6,089 | 9.53%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 334 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
53,315 (86.80%) out of the total population of 61,426 reported first ancestry.
| Chatham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 27 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 135 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 131 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 968 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 9,073 | 14.77%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,787 | 2.91%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 7,866 | 12.81%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 85 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 313 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 6,476 | 10.54%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 1,796 | 2.92%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 545 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,263 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 28 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 445 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,852 | 4.64%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,211 | 3.60%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 389 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 344 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 238 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 329 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,463 | 8.89%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 374 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
53,483 (87.04%) out of the total population of 61,444 reported first ancestry.
| Chatham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 34 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 143 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 143 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 937 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 8,884 | 14.46%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 1,773 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 8,200 | 13.35%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 67 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 321 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 6,650 | 10.82%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 1,908 | 3.11%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 561 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,240 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 66 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 425 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,724 | 4.43%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,058 | 3.35%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 358 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 489 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 259 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 235 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 5,887 | 9.58%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 418 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
38,088 (77.21%) out of the total population of 49,329 reported first ancestry.
| Chatham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 99 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 43 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 114 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 287 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 4,763 | 9.66%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 540 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 3,388 | 6.87%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 76 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 83 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 2,852 | 5.78%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 888 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 183 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 449 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 12 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 239 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,517 | 3.08%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,208 | 2.45%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 402 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 222 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 33 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 37 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 6,697 | 13.58%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 202 | 0.41%, 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.