Durham County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
254,994 (90.29%) out of the total population of 282,422 reported first ancestry.
| Durham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,538 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 777 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 458 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,901 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 24,012 | 8.50%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 5,360 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 21,951 | 7.77%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 711 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 800 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 16,946 | 6.00%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 7,357 | 2.60%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,166 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,892 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 501 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,017 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,974 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,343 | 1.89%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,743 | 2.03%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,718 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 521 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 527 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 14,969 | 5.30%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,692 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
244,992 (90.98%) out of the total population of 269,283 reported first ancestry.
| Durham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,068 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 649 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 477 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,006 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 23,513 | 8.73%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 5,131 | 1.91%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 22,569 | 8.38%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 664 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 819 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 17,522 | 6.51%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 7,408 | 2.75%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,618 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,609 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 521 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,988 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,668 | 2.10%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 5,608 | 2.08%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,467 | 2.03%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,719 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 637 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 722 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,620 | 5.06%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,572 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
234,729 (90.78%) out of the total population of 258,578 reported first ancestry.
| Durham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 807 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 438 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 428 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,995 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 23,435 | 9.06%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 4,841 | 1.87%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 23,747 | 9.18%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 736 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 666 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 18,631 | 7.21%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 7,212 | 2.79%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,509 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 4,447 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 344 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,933 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,703 | 2.98%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 5,735 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,677 | 2.20%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,571 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 427 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 737 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,032 | 5.04%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,736 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
232,769 (90.82%) out of the total population of 256,296 reported first ancestry.
| Durham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,166 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 515 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 512 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,303 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 25,565 | 9.97%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 5,018 | 1.96%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 25,272 | 9.86%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 700 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 583 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 19,335 | 7.54%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 7,411 | 2.89%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,248 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 4,610 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 359 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,840 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,872 | 3.07%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 6,762 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,651 | 2.99%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,571 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 500 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 735 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 12,669 | 4.94%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,786 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
183,726 (82.27%) out of the total population of 223,314 reported first ancestry.
| Durham County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 798 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 196 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 266 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 864 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 15,171 | 6.79%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 2,537 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 10,828 | 4.85%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 400 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 402 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 9,017 | 4.04%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,656 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 892 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,918 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 143 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,091 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,201 | 1.88%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,871 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,860 | 1.73%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 977 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 314 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 263 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 13,707 | 6.14%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 627 | 0.28%, 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.