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Gastonia, NC Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
58,264 (80.18%) out of the total population of 72,664 reported first ancestry.
| Gastonia, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 269 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 18 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 36 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 844 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 5,594 | 7.70%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 1,190 | 1.64%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 7,110 | 9.78%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 223 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 101 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 5,740 | 7.90%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 1,505 | 2.07%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 191 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 621 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 102 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 206 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,405 | 3.31%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,485 | 2.04%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 583 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 316 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 74 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 18 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,896 | 8.11%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 173 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
58,919 (81.99%) out of the total population of 71,865 reported first ancestry.
| Gastonia, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 142 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 62 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 30 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,166 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 5,761 | 8.02%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,059 | 1.47%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 6,386 | 8.89%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 401 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 56 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 5,539 | 7.71%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 1,464 | 2.04%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 56 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 643 | 0.89%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 87 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 190 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,732 | 3.80%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,730 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 667 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 211 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 69 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,744 | 7.99%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 346 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
57,847 (81.81%) out of the total population of 70,709 reported first ancestry.
| Gastonia, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 208 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 87 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 22 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,116 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 5,568 | 7.87%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,169 | 1.65%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 7,269 | 10.28%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 576 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 15 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 5,979 | 8.46%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 1,119 | 1.58%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 42 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 514 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 45 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 214 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,416 | 4.83%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,911 | 2.70%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 682 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 182 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 61 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 20 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,604 | 7.93%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 327 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
57,463 (81.37%) out of the total population of 70,618 reported first ancestry.
| Gastonia, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 89 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 91 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 28 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,163 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 5,071 | 7.18%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 1,078 | 1.53%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 7,705 | 10.91%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 337 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 38 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 6,275 | 8.89%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 1,143 | 1.62%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 46 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 570 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 38 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 216 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,402 | 4.82%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,617 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 708 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 162 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 68 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 56 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 5,724 | 8.11%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 399 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
47,020 (70.94%) out of the total population of 66,277 reported first ancestry.
| Gastonia, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 160 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 38 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 33 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 693 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 3,166 | 4.78%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 604 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 4,284 | 6.46%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 45 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 44 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 3,210 | 4.84%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 828 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 81 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 234 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 26 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 61 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,115 | 3.19%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 908 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 785 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 132 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 99 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 34 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 9,128 | 13.77%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 137 | 0.21%, 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.