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Mecklenburg County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
865,954 (89.41%) out of the total population of 968,500 reported first ancestry.
| Mecklenburg County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,488 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 2,104 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,942 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 8,494 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 79,242 | 8.18%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 20,422 | 2.11%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 108,542 | 11.21%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 5,362 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 3,756 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 82,363 | 8.50%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 39,996 | 4.13%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 5,238 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 18,452 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 2,126 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 7,633 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 28,558 | 2.95%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 23,307 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 19,253 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 7,085 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,100 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 2,831 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 51,119 | 5.28%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 6,033 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
843,653 (91.02%) out of the total population of 926,873 reported first ancestry.
| Mecklenburg County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,455 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,319 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 2,090 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 8,502 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 79,193 | 8.54%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 20,844 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 105,814 | 11.42%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 5,112 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 3,634 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 80,632 | 8.70%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 39,582 | 4.27%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 4,597 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 17,161 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,890 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 7,321 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 29,714 | 3.21%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 23,809 | 2.57%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 15,830 | 1.71%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 7,158 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,851 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2,869 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 48,012 | 5.18%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 5,847 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
808,644 (91.60%) out of the total population of 882,761 reported first ancestry.
| Mecklenburg County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,521 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,279 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 2,092 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 10,335 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 81,508 | 9.23%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 20,523 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 102,767 | 11.64%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 5,084 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 3,236 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 77,732 | 8.81%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 40,415 | 4.58%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 4,573 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 16,672 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,459 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 7,208 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 35,310 | 4.00%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 23,405 | 2.65%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 12,614 | 1.43%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 5,941 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 2,217 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 2,902 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 43,953 | 4.98%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 6,715 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
791,486 (91.91%) out of the total population of 861,189 reported first ancestry.
| Mecklenburg County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,929 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,382 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,019 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 10,956 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 84,574 | 9.82%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 21,516 | 2.50%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 105,885 | 12.30%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 5,511 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 3,276 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 80,438 | 9.34%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 41,720 | 4.84%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 4,644 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 17,296 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,514 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 7,562 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 37,777 | 4.39%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 24,085 | 2.80%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 12,667 | 1.47%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 5,740 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,282 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 3,364 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 44,697 | 5.19%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 6,662 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
562,138 (80.83%) out of the total population of 695,454 reported first ancestry.
| Mecklenburg County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,554 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 894 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 758 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 4,903 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 47,607 | 6.85%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 9,955 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 53,642 | 7.71%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 3,835 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 1,440 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 39,548 | 5.69%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 19,857 | 2.86%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 2,636 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 7,506 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 611 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 3,237 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 24,551 | 3.53%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 11,977 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,573 | 1.38%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 3,396 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 841 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 1,233 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 52,162 | 7.50%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 2,581 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.