Fairfax, VA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
21,244 (90.37%) out of the total population of 23,507 reported first ancestry.
Fairfax, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 461 | 1.96%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
Czech | 180 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
Danish | 53 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 316 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
English | 2,550 | 10.85%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
French | 400 | 1.70%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
German | 3,147 | 13.39%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
Greek | 64 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 151 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
Irish | 3,108 | 13.22%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
Italian | 1,314 | 5.59%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 193 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
Polish | 583 | 2.48%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 233 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
Russian | 210 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 312 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 516 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 584 | 2.48%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 144 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 39 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 104 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
American | 924 | 3.93%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 278 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
20,783 (91.51%) out of the total population of 22,712 reported first ancestry.
Fairfax, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 174 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
Czech | 167 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
Danish | 47 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 336 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
English | 3,031 | 13.35%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
French | 516 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
German | 3,351 | 14.75%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
Greek | 76 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 127 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
Irish | 2,940 | 12.94%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
Italian | 1,477 | 6.50%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 216 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
Polish | 563 | 2.48%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 170 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
Russian | 252 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 501 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 595 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 284 | 1.25%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 124 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 40 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 166 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 652 | 2.87%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 367 | 1.62%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
20,263 (91.86%) out of the total population of 22,058 reported first ancestry.
Fairfax, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 159 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
Czech | 135 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
Danish | 61 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 349 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
English | 2,994 | 13.57%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
French | 597 | 2.71%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
German | 3,697 | 16.76%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
Greek | 170 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 88 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
Irish | 3,000 | 13.60%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
Italian | 1,218 | 5.52%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 238 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
Polish | 506 | 2.29%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 176 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
Russian | 281 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 731 | 3.31%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 576 | 2.61%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 300 | 1.36%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 207 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 43 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 115 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 669 | 3.03%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 362 | 1.64%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
21,513 (92.06%) out of the total population of 23,369 reported first ancestry.
Fairfax, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 210 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
Czech | 153 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
Danish | 54 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 461 | 1.97%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
English | 3,118 | 13.34%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
French | 679 | 2.91%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
German | 3,767 | 16.12%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
Greek | 166 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 102 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
Irish | 3,331 | 14.25%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
Italian | 1,237 | 5.29%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 310 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
Polish | 556 | 2.38%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 184 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
Russian | 294 | 1.26%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 818 | 3.50%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 578 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 447 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 275 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 64 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 118 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
American | 723 | 3.09%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 380 | 1.63%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
18,291 (85.08%) out of the total population of 21,498 reported first ancestry.
Fairfax, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 242 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
Czech | 59 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
Danish | 14 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 181 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
English | 1,717 | 7.99%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
French | 355 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
German | 1,829 | 8.51%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
Greek | 164 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 58 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
Irish | 1,753 | 8.15%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
Italian | 702 | 3.27%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 226 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
Polish | 353 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 48 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
Russian | 176 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 513 | 2.39%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 440 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 123 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 138 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 59 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 49 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
American | 1,209 | 5.62%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 85 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.38% | 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.