Knoxville, TN Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
150,525 (82.82%) out of the total population of 181,759 reported first ancestry.
| Knoxville, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,400 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 227 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 376 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,956 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.40% |
| English | 30,225 | 16.63%, see rank | 9.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 4,265 | 2.35%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.34% |
| German | 25,336 | 13.94%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 632 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 389 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 20,306 | 11.17%, see rank | 10.74% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 4,377 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.16% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 581 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,852 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.01% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 89 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 494 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,794 | 3.19%, see rank | 2.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,549 | 2.50%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,341 | 1.29%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,466 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 520 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 302 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,838 | 10.36%, see rank | 16.94% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,126 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
152,885 (84.95%) out of the total population of 179,973 reported first ancestry.
| Knoxville, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,120 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 354 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 295 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,116 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 32,053 | 17.81%, see rank | 10.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 4,168 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.05% | 3.54% |
| German | 27,623 | 15.35%, see rank | 10.43% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 765 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 670 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 20,935 | 11.63%, see rank | 11.18% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 4,116 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.17% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 942 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,310 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.03% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 90 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 659 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,822 | 3.23%, see rank | 2.42% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,402 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,248 | 1.25%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,018 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 381 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 463 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 16,045 | 8.92%, see rank | 16.78% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,610 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
152,733 (85.71%) out of the total population of 178,202 reported first ancestry.
| Knoxville, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 792 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 393 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 370 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,933 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.63% |
| English | 27,870 | 15.64%, see rank | 10.51% | 9.02% |
| French | 4,422 | 2.48%, see rank | 2.08% | 3.77% |
| German | 26,604 | 14.93%, see rank | 10.55% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 730 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 442 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 20,484 | 11.49%, see rank | 11.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 4,053 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,155 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,364 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.04% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 114 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 777 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,606 | 4.27%, see rank | 3.20% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 5,075 | 2.85%, see rank | 2.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,605 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,700 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.56% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 535 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 469 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| American | 19,205 | 10.78%, see rank | 17.25% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,534 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
156,148 (85.31%) out of the total population of 183,032 reported first ancestry.
| Knoxville, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 619 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 430 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 401 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,432 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 26,080 | 14.25%, see rank | 10.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 4,297 | 2.35%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 26,670 | 14.57%, see rank | 10.64% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 498 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 513 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 22,107 | 12.08%, see rank | 11.39% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 4,494 | 2.46%, see rank | 2.08% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,188 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,703 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.05% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 146 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 855 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,529 | 4.11%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 5,115 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.29% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,479 | 1.35%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,473 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 619 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 396 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 23,580 | 12.88%, see rank | 17.69% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,557 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
120,826 (69.48%) out of the total population of 173,890 reported first ancestry.
| Knoxville, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 501 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 96 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 160 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,808 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.91% |
| English | 13,269 | 7.63%, see rank | 7.17% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,792 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 11,903 | 6.85%, see rank | 5.84% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 363 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 246 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 11,302 | 6.50%, see rank | 6.38% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 2,599 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.31% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 608 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,185 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.56% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 105 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 397 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,850 | 3.36%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 3,299 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 908 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 623 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 299 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 113 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 23,175 | 13.33%, see rank | 17.55% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 799 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.