Gilmer County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
5,964 (68.50%) out of the total population of 8,706 reported first ancestry.
Gilmer County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 66 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.56% |
Czech | 2 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.47% |
Danish | 8 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 170 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.40% |
English | 944 | 10.84%, see rank | 11.39% | 8.02% |
French | 79 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.34% |
German | 1,376 | 15.81%, see rank | 17.89% | 15.03% |
Greek | 12 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 6 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.46% |
Irish | 1,032 | 11.85%, see rank | 14.57% | 10.80% |
Italian | 330 | 3.79%, see rank | 4.58% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 36 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.42% |
Polish | 107 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
Russian | 28 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 118 | 1.36%, see rank | 2.06% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 112 | 1.29%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 148 | 1.70%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 82 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 3 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
American | 813 | 9.34%, see rank | 13.03% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 16 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
6,123 (71.01%) out of the total population of 8,623 reported first ancestry.
Gilmer County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 74 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
Czech | 3 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
Danish | 13 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 178 | 2.06%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.51% |
English | 903 | 10.47%, see rank | 11.83% | 8.53% |
French | 87 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.54% |
German | 1,878 | 21.78%, see rank | 19.01% | 15.79% |
Greek | 8 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
Irish | 1,077 | 12.49%, see rank | 15.07% | 11.36% |
Italian | 207 | 2.40%, see rank | 4.68% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 25 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.46% |
Polish | 102 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.86% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
Russian | 35 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 160 | 1.86%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 88 | 1.02%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 107 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 112 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 5 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
American | 758 | 8.79%, see rank | 12.87% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 9 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
5,984 (71.29%) out of the total population of 8,394 reported first ancestry.
Gilmer County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 66 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
Czech | 6 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
Danish | 2 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 206 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.63% |
English | 513 | 6.11%, see rank | 12.27% | 9.02% |
French | 97 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.77% |
German | 1,948 | 23.21%, see rank | 19.84% | 16.51% |
Greek | 7 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.51% |
Irish | 1,251 | 14.90%, see rank | 15.14% | 11.76% |
Italian | 206 | 2.45%, see rank | 4.66% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 20 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.51% |
Polish | 44 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
Russian | 16 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 133 | 1.58%, see rank | 2.85% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 115 | 1.37%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 131 | 1.56%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 62 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 15 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
American | 802 | 9.55%, see rank | 13.40% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 28 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
4,898 (71.10%) out of the total population of 6,889 reported first ancestry.
Gilmer County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 42 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
Czech | 5 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.54% |
Danish | 1 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 265 | 3.85%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.68% |
English | 349 | 5.07%, see rank | 12.50% | 9.29% |
French | 75 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.90% |
German | 1,682 | 24.42%, see rank | 20.13% | 16.89% |
Greek | 16 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 112 | 1.63%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.52% |
Irish | 1,004 | 14.57%, see rank | 15.26% | 12.01% |
Italian | 198 | 2.87%, see rank | 4.57% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 9 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.55% |
Polish | 31 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.93% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 8 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 137 | 1.99%, see rank | 2.84% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 124 | 1.80%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 77 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 4 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 4 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 17 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
American | 505 | 7.33%, see rank | 14.04% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 20 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
4,538 (63.38%) out of the total population of 7,160 reported first ancestry.
Gilmer County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 1 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.36% |
Czech | 2 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.27% |
Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 61 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.91% |
English | 586 | 8.18%, see rank | 7.41% | 5.91% |
French | 46 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.96% | 2.39% |
German | 771 | 10.77%, see rank | 10.06% | 10.81% |
Greek | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 6 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.32% |
Irish | 375 | 5.24%, see rank | 7.04% | 6.85% |
Italian | 69 | 0.96%, see rank | 3.28% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 36 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.16% | 1.15% |
Polish | 95 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.16% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.33% |
Russian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 74 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 103 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 11 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 16 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.24% |
American | 1,757 | 24.54%, see rank | 18.83% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 27 | 0.38%, 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.