Columbia, SC Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
118,783 (90.45%) out of the total population of 131,331 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia, SC | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 917 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 225 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 185 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 883 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 11,944 | 9.09%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,004 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 12,174 | 9.27%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 418 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 349 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 11,969 | 9.11%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 3,424 | 2.61%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 534 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,577 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 170 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 632 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,447 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 3,621 | 2.76%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,611 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 743 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 338 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 86 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,381 | 7.14%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 983 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
119,022 (91.73%) out of the total population of 129,757 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia, SC | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 685 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 165 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 174 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,061 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 11,916 | 9.18%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 3,374 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 12,207 | 9.41%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 366 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 254 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 11,870 | 9.15%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 3,317 | 2.56%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 719 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,514 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 139 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 531 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,836 | 2.96%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 3,689 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,377 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 721 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 260 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 59 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,403 | 7.25%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 728 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
115,590 (90.58%) out of the total population of 127,605 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia, SC | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 547 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 246 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 201 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,053 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 12,269 | 9.61%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,969 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 12,039 | 9.43%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 603 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 311 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 10,384 | 8.14%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,784 | 2.18%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 742 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,762 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 113 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 602 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,743 | 3.72%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 3,524 | 2.76%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,163 | 1.70%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 504 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 308 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 142 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 7,637 | 5.98%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 697 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
114,094 (90.41%) out of the total population of 126,193 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia, SC | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 470 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 190 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 228 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,036 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 12,884 | 10.21%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,869 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 12,431 | 9.85%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 552 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 334 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 10,015 | 7.94%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,777 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 802 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,693 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 77 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 752 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,813 | 3.81%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,737 | 2.96%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,284 | 1.81%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 605 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 247 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 111 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 7,646 | 6.06%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 653 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
90,072 (77.46%) out of the total population of 116,278 reported first ancestry.
| Columbia, SC | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 382 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 64 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 66 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 446 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.91% |
| English | 6,783 | 5.83%, see rank | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,733 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.39% | 2.39% |
| German | 6,596 | 5.67%, see rank | 6.01% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 382 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 41 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 4,956 | 4.26%, see rank | 5.42% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 2,067 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 463 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 681 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 55 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 239 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,195 | 2.75%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,835 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,549 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 258 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 136 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 41 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 6,060 | 5.21%, see rank | 13.90% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 200 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 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.