Columbia Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
669,230 (85.29%) out of the total population of 784,698 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,261 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,311 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,150 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 6,369 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 64,850 | 8.26%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 14,637 | 1.87%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 87,953 | 11.21%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,575 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 2,166 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 68,969 | 8.79%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 19,893 | 2.54%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 3,583 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 8,751 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 678 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,855 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 17,623 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 16,541 | 2.11%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,856 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 3,212 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,233 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,133 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 90,182 | 11.49%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 3,772 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
670,664 (87.41%) out of the total population of 767,299 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,103 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,059 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,172 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 6,577 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 67,744 | 8.83%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 15,563 | 2.03%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 88,574 | 11.54%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,368 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,600 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 70,435 | 9.18%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 19,715 | 2.57%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 3,669 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 8,438 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 727 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,420 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 18,400 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 15,547 | 2.03%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 12,161 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 3,359 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,457 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 658 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 94,939 | 12.37%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,120 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
662,585 (89.04%) out of the total population of 744,145 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,016 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,157 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,234 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 6,861 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 72,474 | 9.74%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 17,025 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 89,362 | 12.01%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 2,528 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,962 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 66,936 | 9.00%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 17,679 | 2.38%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 3,174 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 8,355 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 788 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,545 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 24,478 | 3.29%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 15,981 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 12,144 | 1.63%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 3,717 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,606 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 823 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 88,957 | 11.95%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,270 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
643,912 (89.58%) out of the total population of 718,843 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia Area | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,932 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,060 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,149 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 7,632 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 72,258 | 10.05%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 17,240 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 87,633 | 12.19%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 2,478 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,730 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 66,946 | 9.31%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 16,912 | 2.35%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 3,161 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 8,192 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 545 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,525 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 24,896 | 3.46%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 16,125 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 13,507 | 1.88%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,741 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,527 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 769 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 83,865 | 11.67%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,342 | 0.46%, 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.