Laurel County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
39,115 (65.70%) out of the total population of 59,535 reported first ancestry.
| Laurel County | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 15 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 346 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.40% |
| English | 5,853 | 9.83%, see rank | 10.29% | 8.02% |
| French | 731 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.82% | 3.34% |
| German | 5,464 | 9.18%, see rank | 14.75% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 27 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 7,194 | 12.08%, see rank | 12.51% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 677 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.99% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 143 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 292 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.83% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 14 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 20 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 671 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 948 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.88% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 28 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 140 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 495 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 10,572 | 17.76%, see rank | 20.66% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 227 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
43,323 (73.56%) out of the total population of 58,891 reported first ancestry.
| Laurel County | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 13 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 60 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 467 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.51% |
| English | 6,830 | 11.60%, see rank | 10.97% | 8.53% |
| French | 918 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.54% |
| German | 5,629 | 9.56%, see rank | 15.19% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 62 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 57 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 7,670 | 13.02%, see rank | 13.16% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 732 | 1.24%, see rank | 2.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 111 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 297 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.87% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 11 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 11 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 502 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 565 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 55 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 482 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 87 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 14,540 | 24.69%, see rank | 20.61% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 213 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
45,621 (78.45%) out of the total population of 58,155 reported first ancestry.
| Laurel County | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 52 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 604 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.63% |
| English | 7,014 | 12.06%, see rank | 11.53% | 9.02% |
| French | 596 | 1.02%, see rank | 2.06% | 3.77% |
| German | 5,465 | 9.40%, see rank | 15.98% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 18 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 48 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 7,448 | 12.81%, see rank | 13.68% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 660 | 1.13%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 126 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 408 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.95% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 837 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 637 | 1.10%, see rank | 2.00% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 18 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 103 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 479 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 85 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,571 | 31.93%, see rank | 19.75% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 161 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
47,674 (83.60%) out of the total population of 57,023 reported first ancestry.
| Laurel County | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 81 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 680 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 6,803 | 11.93%, see rank | 11.69% | 9.29% |
| French | 730 | 1.28%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 5,159 | 9.05%, see rank | 16.15% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 14 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 43 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 6,803 | 11.93%, see rank | 13.83% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 789 | 1.38%, see rank | 2.09% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 99 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 403 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.96% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 9 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 11 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.25% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 737 | 1.29%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 857 | 1.50%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 163 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 352 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 79 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| American | 21,045 | 36.91%, see rank | 19.92% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 200 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
31,484 (59.72%) out of the total population of 52,715 reported first ancestry.
| Laurel County | % of the Total Population | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Arab | 18 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 6 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 12 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 484 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 4,219 | 8.00%, see rank | 7.62% | 5.91% |
| French | 441 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.16% | 2.39% |
| German | 2,539 | 4.82%, see rank | 9.56% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 18 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 43 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 3,538 | 6.71%, see rank | 7.08% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 362 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.19% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 64 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 149 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.49% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 27 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 394 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 491 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 23 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 73 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 373 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 30 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 13,506 | 25.62%, see rank | 20.93% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 124 | 0.24%, 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.