Lynchburg Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
212,816 (83.31%) out of the total population of 255,440 reported first ancestry.
| Lynchburg Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 223 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 463 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 625 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,255 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 37,159 | 14.55%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 5,424 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 28,794 | 11.27%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 448 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 653 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 26,821 | 10.50%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 8,338 | 3.26%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,049 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,771 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 372 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 711 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,951 | 2.33%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,874 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,805 | 0.71%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,502 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 615 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 215 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 43,186 | 16.91%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,732 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
214,546 (84.95%) out of the total population of 252,560 reported first ancestry.
| Lynchburg Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 239 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 643 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 395 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,478 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 35,460 | 14.04%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 5,918 | 2.34%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 29,970 | 11.87%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 519 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 779 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 26,693 | 10.57%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 7,978 | 3.16%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,054 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,783 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 415 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 725 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,314 | 2.50%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 6,132 | 2.43%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,361 | 0.54%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,545 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 491 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 280 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 46,064 | 18.24%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,544 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
210,892 (84.78%) out of the total population of 248,742 reported first ancestry.
| Lynchburg Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 271 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 501 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 367 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,797 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 35,025 | 14.08%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 7,168 | 2.88%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 31,869 | 12.81%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 777 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 981 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 27,697 | 11.13%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 7,339 | 2.95%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,172 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,826 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 476 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 742 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,848 | 3.16%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 7,068 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,134 | 0.46%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,753 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 461 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 396 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 42,564 | 17.11%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,506 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
204,396 (84.28%) out of the total population of 242,509 reported first ancestry.
| Lynchburg Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 236 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 499 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 375 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,934 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 34,494 | 14.22%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 7,160 | 2.95%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 31,344 | 12.92%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 756 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 970 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 28,162 | 11.61%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 7,615 | 3.14%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,243 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,958 | 1.22%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 426 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 700 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,647 | 3.57%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 7,182 | 2.96%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,204 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,585 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 546 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 465 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 40,474 | 16.69%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,513 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.74% | 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.