Dekalb County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
11,736 (61.87%) out of the total population of 18,968 reported first ancestry.
| Dekalb County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 31 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 154 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.40% |
| English | 2,002 | 10.55%, see rank | 9.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 436 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.34% |
| German | 1,230 | 6.48%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 46 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 18 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 1,725 | 9.09%, see rank | 10.74% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 129 | 0.68%, see rank | 2.16% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 55 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 35 | 0.18%, see rank | 1.01% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 66 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 321 | 1.69%, see rank | 2.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 134 | 0.71%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 47 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 94 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 5 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 2 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 4,000 | 21.09%, see rank | 16.94% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 70 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
11,284 (60.12%) out of the total population of 18,770 reported first ancestry.
| Dekalb County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 20 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 46 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 162 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 1,749 | 9.32%, see rank | 10.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 294 | 1.57%, see rank | 2.05% | 3.54% |
| German | 1,295 | 6.90%, see rank | 10.43% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 73 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 1,984 | 10.57%, see rank | 11.18% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 192 | 1.02%, see rank | 2.17% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 33 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 13 | 0.07%, see rank | 1.03% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 52 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 223 | 1.19%, see rank | 2.42% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 161 | 0.86%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 12 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 56 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 14 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,675 | 19.58%, see rank | 16.78% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 59 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
11,674 (62.87%) out of the total population of 18,569 reported first ancestry.
| Dekalb County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 13 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 22 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 187 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.63% |
| English | 1,452 | 7.82%, see rank | 10.51% | 9.02% |
| French | 417 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.08% | 3.77% |
| German | 1,818 | 9.79%, see rank | 10.55% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 68 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 27 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 2,219 | 11.95%, see rank | 11.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 306 | 1.65%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 13 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.04% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 14 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 9 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 187 | 1.01%, see rank | 3.20% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 92 | 0.50%, see rank | 2.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 5 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 81 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.56% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 12 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 4 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,495 | 18.82%, see rank | 17.25% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 10 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
11,878 (63.78%) out of the total population of 18,624 reported first ancestry.
| Dekalb County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 15 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 32 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 259 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 1,422 | 7.64%, see rank | 10.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 420 | 2.26%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 1,540 | 8.27%, see rank | 10.64% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 45 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 22 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 2,262 | 12.15%, see rank | 11.39% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 275 | 1.48%, see rank | 2.08% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 10 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 25 | 0.13%, see rank | 1.05% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 19 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 21 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 238 | 1.28%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 140 | 0.75%, see rank | 2.29% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 51 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 13 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 3,714 | 19.94%, see rank | 17.69% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 14 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
11,375 (65.29%) out of the total population of 17,423 reported first ancestry.
| Dekalb County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 151 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.91% |
| English | 1,221 | 7.01%, see rank | 7.17% | 5.91% |
| French | 267 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 637 | 3.66%, see rank | 5.84% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 9 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 1,332 | 7.65%, see rank | 6.38% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 191 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.31% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 83 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 84 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.56% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 2 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 307 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 209 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 45 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 8 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 1 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 4,762 | 27.33%, see rank | 17.55% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 32 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.