Jefferson County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
44,168 (80.82%) out of the total population of 54,650 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 55 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.56% |
Czech | 267 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.47% |
Danish | 210 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 923 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.40% |
English | 7,326 | 13.41%, see rank | 11.39% | 8.02% |
French | 1,214 | 2.22%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.34% |
German | 12,909 | 23.62%, see rank | 17.89% | 15.03% |
Greek | 291 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 296 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.46% |
Irish | 8,546 | 15.64%, see rank | 14.57% | 10.80% |
Italian | 3,168 | 5.80%, see rank | 4.58% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 334 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.42% |
Polish | 1,134 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 44 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
Russian | 468 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 933 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.06% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 1,889 | 3.46%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 185 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 324 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 174 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 158 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
American | 4,018 | 7.35%, see rank | 13.03% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 378 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
44,126 (82.41%) out of the total population of 53,545 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 57 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
Czech | 211 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
Danish | 107 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 864 | 1.61%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.51% |
English | 8,324 | 15.55%, see rank | 11.83% | 8.53% |
French | 1,439 | 2.69%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.54% |
German | 13,114 | 24.49%, see rank | 19.01% | 15.79% |
Greek | 208 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 235 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
Irish | 7,554 | 14.11%, see rank | 15.07% | 11.36% |
Italian | 3,088 | 5.77%, see rank | 4.68% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 231 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.46% |
Polish | 1,236 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.86% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 86 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
Russian | 471 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 719 | 1.34%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 1,510 | 2.82%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 224 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 512 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 220 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 125 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
American | 3,380 | 6.31%, see rank | 12.87% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 430 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
44,014 (84.59%) out of the total population of 52,033 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 36 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
Czech | 247 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
Danish | 62 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 701 | 1.35%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.63% |
English | 9,009 | 17.31%, see rank | 12.27% | 9.02% |
French | 1,271 | 2.44%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.77% |
German | 13,463 | 25.87%, see rank | 19.84% | 16.51% |
Greek | 93 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 55 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.51% |
Irish | 6,316 | 12.14%, see rank | 15.14% | 11.76% |
Italian | 2,479 | 4.76%, see rank | 4.66% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 248 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.51% |
Polish | 1,467 | 2.82%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 93 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
Russian | 361 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 795 | 1.53%, see rank | 2.85% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 1,199 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 212 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 448 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 362 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 150 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
American | 3,442 | 6.62%, see rank | 13.40% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 491 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
44,350 (87.32%) out of the total population of 50,791 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 44 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
Czech | 213 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.54% |
Danish | 38 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 705 | 1.39%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.68% |
English | 10,071 | 19.83%, see rank | 12.50% | 9.29% |
French | 1,445 | 2.84%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.90% |
German | 13,683 | 26.94%, see rank | 20.13% | 16.89% |
Greek | 107 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 56 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.52% |
Irish | 6,211 | 12.23%, see rank | 15.26% | 12.01% |
Italian | 2,000 | 3.94%, see rank | 4.57% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 282 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.55% |
Polish | 1,633 | 3.22%, see rank | 1.93% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 148 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 245 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,256 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.84% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 1,121 | 2.21%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 179 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 401 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 319 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 104 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
American | 3,590 | 7.07%, see rank | 14.04% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 427 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
29,739 (70.49%) out of the total population of 42,190 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 32 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.36% |
Czech | 58 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.27% |
Danish | 34 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 396 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.91% |
English | 4,079 | 9.67%, see rank | 7.41% | 5.91% |
French | 697 | 1.65%, see rank | 0.96% | 2.39% |
German | 5,609 | 13.29%, see rank | 10.06% | 10.81% |
Greek | 80 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 101 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.32% |
Irish | 3,567 | 8.45%, see rank | 7.04% | 6.85% |
Italian | 1,618 | 3.84%, see rank | 3.28% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 120 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.16% | 1.15% |
Polish | 567 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.16% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 3 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.33% |
Russian | 90 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 672 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 563 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 84 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 138 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 46 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.24% |
American | 5,371 | 12.73%, see rank | 18.83% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 146 | 0.35%, 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.