Lexington County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
215,764 (79.83%) out of the total population of 270,263 reported first ancestry.
| Lexington County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 468 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 414 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 668 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,486 | 1.29%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 26,570 | 9.83%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 5,623 | 2.08%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 42,476 | 15.72%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,122 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 868 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 30,716 | 11.37%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 8,911 | 3.30%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,178 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 3,949 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 277 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 873 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,804 | 2.52%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 6,701 | 2.48%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,165 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,330 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 547 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 231 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 32,937 | 12.19%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,667 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
216,860 (82.64%) out of the total population of 262,424 reported first ancestry.
| Lexington County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 569 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 368 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 755 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,448 | 1.31%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 28,642 | 10.91%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 5,833 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 42,971 | 16.37%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 938 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 645 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 31,536 | 12.02%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 8,621 | 3.29%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,252 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 3,668 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 351 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 951 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,098 | 2.70%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 6,070 | 2.31%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,349 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,511 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 774 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 270 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 33,618 | 12.81%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,351 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
216,616 (85.77%) out of the total population of 252,563 reported first ancestry.
| Lexington County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 474 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 573 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 569 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,177 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 31,576 | 12.50%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 6,837 | 2.71%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 43,470 | 17.21%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 880 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 673 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 29,928 | 11.85%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 8,031 | 3.18%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 941 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 3,633 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 371 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 990 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,197 | 3.64%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 6,077 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,216 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,734 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 679 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 344 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 35,404 | 14.02%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,282 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
212,482 (86.96%) out of the total population of 244,348 reported first ancestry.
| Lexington County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 449 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 549 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 552 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,520 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 32,354 | 13.24%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 7,055 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 41,502 | 16.98%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 940 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 593 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 29,642 | 12.13%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 8,095 | 3.31%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 989 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 3,368 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 233 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 909 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,702 | 3.97%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 5,879 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,492 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,907 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 691 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 324 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 36,366 | 14.88%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,305 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
159,618 (73.89%) out of the total population of 216,014 reported first ancestry.
| Lexington County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 253 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 135 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 148 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,963 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.91% |
| English | 16,133 | 7.47%, see rank | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| French | 3,541 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.39% | 2.39% |
| German | 24,556 | 11.37%, see rank | 6.01% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 589 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 388 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 13,887 | 6.43%, see rank | 5.42% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,917 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 885 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,765 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 105 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 448 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,474 | 3.00%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 3,262 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,460 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 759 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 234 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 156 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 35,088 | 16.24%, see rank | 13.90% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 458 | 0.21%, 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.