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Dorchester County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
126,001 (88.25%) out of the total population of 142,772 reported first ancestry.
| Dorchester County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 223 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 289 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 205 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,439 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 11,127 | 7.79%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,835 | 2.69%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 16,842 | 11.80%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 817 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 466 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 14,767 | 10.34%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 5,079 | 3.56%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 472 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,279 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 320 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 524 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,349 | 1.65%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,766 | 1.94%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 666 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 781 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 385 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 382 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 26,190 | 18.34%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 660 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
123,275 (90.09%) out of the total population of 136,836 reported first ancestry.
| Dorchester County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 66 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 246 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 264 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,537 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 12,927 | 9.45%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 4,363 | 3.19%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 17,673 | 12.92%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 709 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 337 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 14,481 | 10.58%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,161 | 3.77%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 544 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,265 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 268 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 706 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,284 | 1.67%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,834 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 875 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 686 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 339 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 219 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 24,041 | 17.57%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 787 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
115,612 (89.19%) out of the total population of 129,618 reported first ancestry.
| Dorchester County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 83 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 379 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 281 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,701 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 12,388 | 9.56%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 4,358 | 3.36%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 17,683 | 13.64%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 516 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 333 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 14,443 | 11.14%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 4,824 | 3.72%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 666 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,489 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 317 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 612 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,153 | 2.43%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,814 | 2.17%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 672 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,023 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 313 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 199 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 19,352 | 14.93%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 623 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
108,115 (88.30%) out of the total population of 122,442 reported first ancestry.
| Dorchester County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 84 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 358 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 148 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,440 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 13,426 | 10.97%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 4,237 | 3.46%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 16,534 | 13.50%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 329 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 734 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 13,653 | 11.15%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,647 | 3.80%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 765 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,193 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 473 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 494 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,001 | 2.45%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,157 | 2.58%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 745 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 951 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 366 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 111 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 16,865 | 13.77%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 579 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
73,184 (75.91%) out of the total population of 96,413 reported first ancestry.
| Dorchester County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 38 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 80 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 84 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 625 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.91% |
| English | 7,023 | 7.28%, see rank | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| French | 2,201 | 2.28%, see rank | 1.39% | 2.39% |
| German | 8,476 | 8.79%, see rank | 6.01% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 279 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 184 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 5,820 | 6.04%, see rank | 5.42% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 2,529 | 2.62%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 274 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 940 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 150 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 206 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,056 | 2.13%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,515 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 545 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 292 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 84 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 57 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 10,850 | 11.25%, see rank | 13.90% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 385 | 0.40%, 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.