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Greenville County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
376,068 (80.51%) out of the total population of 467,087 reported first ancestry.
| Greenville County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,947 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 743 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 906 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 5,380 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 56,985 | 12.20%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 12,087 | 2.59%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 52,124 | 11.16%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,717 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,282 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 47,742 | 10.22%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 14,342 | 3.07%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,944 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 7,158 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 675 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,020 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,416 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 11,935 | 2.56%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,281 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 3,380 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,082 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 784 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 49,925 | 10.69%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,854 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
371,894 (82.11%) out of the total population of 452,931 reported first ancestry.
| Greenville County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,727 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 838 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 722 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 5,019 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 51,195 | 11.30%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 11,591 | 2.56%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 51,749 | 11.43%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,954 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,380 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 48,342 | 10.67%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 13,441 | 2.97%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,642 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 6,974 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 677 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,685 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,734 | 3.03%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 11,087 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,395 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 3,240 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 953 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 622 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 54,415 | 12.01%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,062 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
362,867 (83.14%) out of the total population of 436,437 reported first ancestry.
| Greenville County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,143 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 812 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 748 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,682 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 47,767 | 10.94%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 11,359 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 50,947 | 11.67%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 2,375 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,080 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 46,750 | 10.71%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 13,181 | 3.02%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,447 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 6,976 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 702 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,732 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 15,852 | 3.63%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 11,537 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,108 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,979 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 973 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 598 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 56,684 | 12.99%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,486 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
362,742 (84.31%) out of the total population of 430,273 reported first ancestry.
| Greenville County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,960 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 805 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 859 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 5,283 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 46,770 | 10.87%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 11,032 | 2.56%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 48,562 | 11.29%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 2,232 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,080 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 46,526 | 10.81%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 12,277 | 2.85%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,376 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 6,652 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 609 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,456 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 17,214 | 4.00%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 11,107 | 2.58%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,164 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,918 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 876 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 563 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 58,496 | 13.60%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,747 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
280,627 (73.92%) out of the total population of 379,616 reported first ancestry.
| Greenville County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,092 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 307 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 476 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 3,179 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.91% |
| English | 30,298 | 7.98%, see rank | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| French | 6,009 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.39% | 2.39% |
| German | 25,863 | 6.81%, see rank | 6.01% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 1,389 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 601 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 24,841 | 6.54%, see rank | 5.42% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 7,432 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 1,175 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 2,703 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 284 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 658 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,477 | 3.02%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 6,412 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,444 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 1,267 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 685 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 375 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 54,983 | 14.48%, see rank | 13.90% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 1,334 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.23% | 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.