Horry County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
247,481 (87.36%) out of the total population of 283,280 reported first ancestry.
| Horry County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 830 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 669 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 660 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,669 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 42,940 | 15.16%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 8,774 | 3.10%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 38,468 | 13.58%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,024 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,184 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 39,189 | 13.83%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 18,548 | 6.55%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,243 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 7,777 | 2.75%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 911 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,566 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,530 | 2.31%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 6,346 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 759 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,155 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 262 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 464 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 39,318 | 13.88%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,815 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
240,055 (88.60%) out of the total population of 270,943 reported first ancestry.
| Horry County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 828 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 575 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 495 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,704 | 1.37%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 36,584 | 13.50%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 9,275 | 3.42%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 36,832 | 13.59%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,238 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,543 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 35,996 | 13.29%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 18,201 | 6.72%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,048 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 7,533 | 2.78%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,022 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,345 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,427 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 6,738 | 2.49%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 571 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,405 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 435 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 507 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 38,645 | 14.26%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,890 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
225,531 (87.32%) out of the total population of 258,267 reported first ancestry.
| Horry County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 659 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 676 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 263 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,334 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 29,277 | 11.34%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 9,420 | 3.65%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 33,367 | 12.92%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,159 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,430 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 34,399 | 13.32%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 15,851 | 6.14%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 995 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 6,974 | 2.70%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 863 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,377 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,783 | 3.01%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 7,045 | 2.73%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 402 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,003 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 579 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 585 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 39,456 | 15.28%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,957 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
216,386 (87.04%) out of the total population of 248,601 reported first ancestry.
| Horry County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 622 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 475 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 281 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,778 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 28,673 | 11.53%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 9,229 | 3.71%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 31,187 | 12.55%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,219 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,516 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 31,702 | 12.75%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 14,541 | 5.85%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 890 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 6,890 | 2.77%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,103 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,236 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,652 | 3.08%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 6,459 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 553 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,841 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 576 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 573 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 38,131 | 15.34%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,936 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
144,617 (73.55%) out of the total population of 196,629 reported first ancestry.
| Horry County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 324 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 208 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 184 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,271 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.91% |
| English | 15,343 | 7.80%, see rank | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| French | 4,080 | 2.07%, see rank | 1.39% | 2.39% |
| German | 14,757 | 7.50%, see rank | 6.01% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 611 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 568 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 14,970 | 7.61%, see rank | 5.42% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 7,099 | 3.61%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 637 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 2,850 | 1.45%, see rank | 0.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 237 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 506 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,445 | 2.26%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,994 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 820 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 944 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 259 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 115 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 28,922 | 14.71%, see rank | 13.90% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 679 | 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.