Durham Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
462,494 (88.09%) out of the total population of 525,050 reported first ancestry.
| Durham Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,266 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,378 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,025 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 4,707 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 56,174 | 10.70%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 12,053 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 51,081 | 9.73%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,693 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,966 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 41,852 | 7.97%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 15,782 | 3.01%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 4,022 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 9,850 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 955 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 5,018 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,643 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 12,486 | 2.38%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,925 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 4,127 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,401 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,220 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 35,276 | 6.72%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 3,527 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
451,552 (89.16%) out of the total population of 506,459 reported first ancestry.
| Durham Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,843 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,536 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,274 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 5,009 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 57,545 | 11.36%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 12,218 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 52,245 | 10.32%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,733 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,985 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 42,541 | 8.40%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 15,241 | 3.01%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 3,554 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 10,092 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 939 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 4,955 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,820 | 2.93%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 13,539 | 2.67%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,708 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 4,222 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,603 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,632 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 33,100 | 6.54%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,530 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
436,170 (89.29%) out of the total population of 488,508 reported first ancestry.
| Durham Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,472 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,319 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,104 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 5,644 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 59,454 | 12.17%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 11,336 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 53,773 | 11.01%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,589 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,738 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 43,974 | 9.00%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 14,688 | 3.01%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 3,041 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 9,692 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 680 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 4,581 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 18,754 | 3.84%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 13,829 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 7,338 | 1.50%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 3,689 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,433 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,508 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 30,858 | 6.32%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,500 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
428,131 (89.28%) out of the total population of 479,544 reported first ancestry.
| Durham Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,894 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,606 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,229 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 5,547 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 60,070 | 12.53%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 11,661 | 2.43%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 54,649 | 11.40%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,587 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,480 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 42,969 | 8.96%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 14,918 | 3.11%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,898 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 9,952 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 712 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 4,364 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 18,817 | 3.92%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 14,923 | 3.11%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,290 | 1.94%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,690 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,490 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,398 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 30,409 | 6.34%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,636 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.59% | 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.