Forsyth County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
307,082 (85.75%) out of the total population of 358,130 reported first ancestry.
| Forsyth County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,065 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 589 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 698 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,434 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 36,641 | 10.23%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 6,795 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 38,597 | 10.78%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,273 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 823 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 26,703 | 7.46%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 8,821 | 2.46%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,614 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,000 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 472 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,189 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,131 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 8,868 | 2.48%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,278 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,240 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 645 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 551 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 27,281 | 7.62%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,895 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
307,834 (87.61%) out of the total population of 351,368 reported first ancestry.
| Forsyth County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,297 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 655 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 541 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,910 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 36,854 | 10.49%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,591 | 1.88%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 39,197 | 11.16%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,960 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 755 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 26,946 | 7.67%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 8,504 | 2.42%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,501 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,194 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 622 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,334 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,465 | 2.69%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 9,243 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,999 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,988 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 433 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 440 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 27,087 | 7.71%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,238 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
300,310 (87.56%) out of the total population of 342,989 reported first ancestry.
| Forsyth County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 963 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 581 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 496 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,345 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 37,365 | 10.89%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 6,787 | 1.98%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 41,553 | 12.11%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,859 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 878 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 29,839 | 8.70%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 8,774 | 2.56%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,990 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 4,314 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 456 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,566 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,110 | 3.24%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 8,479 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,127 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,628 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 512 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 325 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 26,383 | 7.69%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,486 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
301,570 (86.95%) out of the total population of 346,851 reported first ancestry.
| Forsyth County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 870 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 608 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 509 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 4,456 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 38,601 | 11.13%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 6,082 | 1.75%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 44,908 | 12.95%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,688 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 854 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 31,526 | 9.09%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 8,090 | 2.33%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,862 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 4,542 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 648 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,537 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,159 | 3.22%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 9,260 | 2.67%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,776 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,687 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 630 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 289 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 30,131 | 8.69%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,361 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
236,822 (77.38%) out of the total population of 306,067 reported first ancestry.
| Forsyth County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 529 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 189 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 245 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 2,189 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 25,704 | 8.40%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 3,692 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 25,924 | 8.47%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 1,178 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 397 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 13,843 | 4.52%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 5,340 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 845 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 2,722 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 223 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 668 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,995 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 4,574 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,057 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 862 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 316 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 366 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 34,436 | 11.25%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 1,140 | 0.37%, 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.