Knoxville Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
674,735 (79.59%) out of the total population of 847,765 reported first ancestry.
| Knoxville Area | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,619 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,343 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,578 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 13,102 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.40% |
| English | 106,781 | 12.60%, see rank | 9.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 17,971 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.34% |
| German | 108,557 | 12.81%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,200 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,890 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 96,732 | 11.41%, see rank | 10.74% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 19,279 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.16% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 4,087 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 9,752 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.01% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 584 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,549 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 30,471 | 3.59%, see rank | 2.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 22,513 | 2.66%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,296 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 5,617 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,864 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,197 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 169,186 | 19.96%, see rank | 16.94% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 5,507 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
574,327 (82.15%) out of the total population of 699,097 reported first ancestry.
| Knoxville Area | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,075 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,385 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,299 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 12,782 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 100,049 | 14.31%, see rank | 10.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 16,561 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.05% | 3.54% |
| German | 102,633 | 14.68%, see rank | 10.43% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,189 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 2,046 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 85,852 | 12.28%, see rank | 11.18% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 16,923 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.17% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 3,875 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 9,577 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.03% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 522 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,541 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 28,471 | 4.07%, see rank | 2.42% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 20,370 | 2.91%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,283 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 5,653 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,864 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,481 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 110,097 | 15.75%, see rank | 16.78% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 5,694 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
569,012 (83.03%) out of the total population of 685,335 reported first ancestry.
| Knoxville Area | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,354 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,289 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,313 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 13,138 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.63% |
| English | 97,850 | 14.28%, see rank | 10.51% | 9.02% |
| French | 16,561 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.08% | 3.77% |
| German | 103,317 | 15.08%, see rank | 10.55% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,948 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 2,223 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 89,429 | 13.05%, see rank | 11.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 17,119 | 2.50%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 3,765 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 9,763 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.04% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 464 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,635 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 34,014 | 4.96%, see rank | 3.20% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 20,489 | 2.99%, see rank | 2.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,256 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 4,888 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.56% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 2,280 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,224 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| American | 108,028 | 15.76%, see rank | 17.25% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 5,684 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
566,456 (83.23%) out of the total population of 680,629 reported first ancestry.
| Knoxville Area | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,997 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,213 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,214 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 14,464 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 94,628 | 13.90%, see rank | 10.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 16,148 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 103,761 | 15.24%, see rank | 10.64% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,510 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,887 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 88,399 | 12.99%, see rank | 11.39% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 17,337 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.08% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 3,696 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 9,891 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.05% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 552 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,487 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 34,084 | 5.01%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 20,041 | 2.94%, see rank | 2.29% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,929 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 4,665 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,459 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,037 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 116,004 | 17.04%, see rank | 17.69% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 5,987 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.65% |
* 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.