Clay County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
8,661 (81.58%) out of the total population of 10,616 reported first ancestry.
Clay County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
Danish | 8 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 141 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
English | 1,440 | 13.56%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
French | 534 | 5.03%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
German | 1,053 | 9.92%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
Greek | 3 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
Irish | 1,595 | 15.02%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
Italian | 244 | 2.30%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 47 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
Polish | 264 | 2.49%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
Russian | 63 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 510 | 4.80%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 521 | 4.91%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 102 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 2,124 | 20.01%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 218 | 2.05%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
8,229 (77.82%) out of the total population of 10,575 reported first ancestry.
Clay County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
Czech | 13 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
Danish | 31 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 237 | 2.24%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
English | 1,637 | 15.48%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
French | 553 | 5.23%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
German | 1,119 | 10.58%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
Greek | 2 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 21 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
Irish | 1,385 | 13.10%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
Italian | 196 | 1.85%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 50 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
Polish | 159 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
Russian | 37 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 546 | 5.16%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 359 | 3.39%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 104 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 29 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 1,664 | 15.74%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 170 | 1.61%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
7,465 (71.65%) out of the total population of 10,418 reported first ancestry.
Clay County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
Czech | 27 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
Danish | 39 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 343 | 3.29%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
English | 1,449 | 13.91%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
French | 316 | 3.03%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
German | 1,255 | 12.05%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
Greek | 2 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 21 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
Irish | 1,247 | 11.97%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
Italian | 225 | 2.16%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 23 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
Polish | 161 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 45 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
Russian | 17 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 527 | 5.06%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 422 | 4.05%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 90 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 29 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 1,530 | 14.69%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 117 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
7,192 (71.32%) out of the total population of 10,084 reported first ancestry.
Clay County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
Czech | 25 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
Danish | 44 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 324 | 3.21%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
English | 1,714 | 17.00%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
French | 340 | 3.37%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
German | 1,237 | 12.27%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
Greek | 9 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 18 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
Irish | 1,021 | 10.12%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
Italian | 215 | 2.13%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 30 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
Polish | 77 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 27 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
Russian | 23 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 601 | 5.96%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 445 | 4.41%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 70 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 28 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
American | 1,524 | 15.11%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 68 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
5,458 (62.20%) out of the total population of 8,775 reported first ancestry.
Clay County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 4 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
Danish | 3 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 90 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
English | 853 | 9.72%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
French | 149 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
German | 563 | 6.42%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
Greek | 10 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 15 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
Irish | 586 | 6.68%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
Italian | 245 | 2.79%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 15 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
Polish | 24 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 5 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
Russian | 13 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 418 | 4.76%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 97 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 27 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 6 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
American | 1,714 | 19.53%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 17 | 0.19%, 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.