Franklin County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
53,109 (86.04%) out of the total population of 61,723 reported first ancestry.
| Franklin County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 23 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 63 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 91 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 328 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 5,966 | 9.67%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 1,493 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 4,854 | 7.86%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 294 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 188 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 6,332 | 10.26%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,094 | 3.39%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 456 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,032 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 22 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 131 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 919 | 1.49%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,190 | 1.93%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 534 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 515 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 11 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 105 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,113 | 18.00%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 397 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
52,398 (86.65%) out of the total population of 60,470 reported first ancestry.
| Franklin County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 74 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 55 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 165 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 316 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 7,185 | 11.88%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,446 | 2.39%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 5,281 | 8.73%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 90 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 104 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 6,123 | 10.13%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,004 | 3.31%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 498 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 697 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 71 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 132 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,163 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,327 | 2.19%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 488 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 276 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 3 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 77 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,260 | 16.97%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 276 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
50,094 (85.67%) out of the total population of 58,473 reported first ancestry.
| Franklin County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 43 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 48 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 62 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 255 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 7,352 | 12.57%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,284 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 5,287 | 9.04%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 131 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 115 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 5,314 | 9.09%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 1,710 | 2.92%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 354 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 730 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 56 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 95 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,133 | 1.94%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,001 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 433 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 270 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 10 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,525 | 16.29%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 147 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
49,580 (86.68%) out of the total population of 57,201 reported first ancestry.
| Franklin County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 54 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 54 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 52 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 334 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 7,365 | 12.88%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 1,186 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 5,566 | 9.73%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 137 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 162 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 5,343 | 9.34%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 1,588 | 2.78%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 285 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 827 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 54 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 42 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,108 | 1.94%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 971 | 1.70%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 320 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 317 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 12 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 9,566 | 16.72%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 169 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
33,938 (71.81%) out of the total population of 47,260 reported first ancestry.
| Franklin County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 47 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 33 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 35 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 212 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 3,354 | 7.10%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 497 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 1,908 | 4.04%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 52 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 42 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 1,879 | 3.98%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 656 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 95 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 255 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 44 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 25 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 588 | 1.24%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 555 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 566 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 72 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 12 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 4 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 8,234 | 17.42%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 59 | 0.12%, 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.