Henderson County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
88,335 (81.31%) out of the total population of 108,642 reported first ancestry.
| Henderson County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 97 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 370 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 203 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,663 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 16,933 | 15.59%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,141 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 14,582 | 13.42%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 144 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 586 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 14,395 | 13.25%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 3,828 | 3.52%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 976 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,545 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 109 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 806 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,099 | 4.69%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,586 | 4.22%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 284 | 0.26%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,127 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 272 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 215 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 14,218 | 13.09%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 692 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
90,083 (84.52%) out of the total population of 106,577 reported first ancestry.
| Henderson County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 78 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 332 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 189 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,080 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 16,465 | 15.45%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 3,327 | 3.12%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 15,544 | 14.58%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 72 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 463 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 14,035 | 13.17%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 3,252 | 3.05%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,093 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,681 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 108 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 966 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,729 | 4.44%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 5,415 | 5.08%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 187 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,379 | 1.29%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 197 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 439 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,742 | 12.89%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,013 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
88,660 (85.35%) out of the total population of 103,881 reported first ancestry.
| Henderson County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 36 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 221 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 273 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,415 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 16,636 | 16.01%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 3,498 | 3.37%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 17,108 | 16.47%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 218 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 317 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 13,716 | 13.20%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,641 | 2.54%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,197 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,092 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 179 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 839 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,347 | 6.11%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,967 | 4.78%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 74 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,381 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 184 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 395 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,596 | 11.16%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,065 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
85,051 (84.77%) out of the total population of 100,333 reported first ancestry.
| Henderson County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 75 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 296 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 250 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,599 | 2.59%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 16,920 | 16.86%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 3,291 | 3.28%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 16,501 | 16.45%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 205 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 354 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 12,827 | 12.78%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,858 | 2.85%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,134 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,934 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 211 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 703 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,279 | 6.26%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,795 | 4.78%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 152 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,249 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 293 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 332 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 11,913 | 11.87%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,168 | 1.16%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
65,580 (73.54%) out of the total population of 89,173 reported first ancestry.
| Henderson County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 94 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 63 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 275 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,157 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 10,293 | 11.54%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,787 | 2.00%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 8,675 | 9.73%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 138 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 220 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 6,492 | 7.28%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,765 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 438 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 984 | 1.10%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 114 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 281 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,905 | 4.38%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,591 | 2.91%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 202 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 519 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 148 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 70 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 12,060 | 13.52%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 478 | 0.54%, 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.