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Memphis, TN Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
577,386 (87.92%) out of the total population of 656,715 reported first ancestry.
| Memphis, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,845 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 527 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 401 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,396 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.40% |
| English | 28,455 | 4.33%, see rank | 9.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 7,079 | 1.08%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.34% |
| German | 28,028 | 4.27%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 911 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 608 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 30,302 | 4.61%, see rank | 10.74% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 10,995 | 1.67%, see rank | 2.16% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,225 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 3,703 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.01% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 231 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,770 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,197 | 1.10%, see rank | 2.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 7,593 | 1.16%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 11,142 | 1.70%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,702 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 411 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 333 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 28,425 | 4.33%, see rank | 16.94% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,319 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
587,301 (90.21%) out of the total population of 651,050 reported first ancestry.
| Memphis, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,498 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 487 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 493 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,878 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 28,892 | 4.44%, see rank | 10.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 7,429 | 1.14%, see rank | 2.05% | 3.54% |
| German | 27,119 | 4.17%, see rank | 10.43% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 675 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 354 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 31,921 | 4.90%, see rank | 11.18% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 11,139 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.17% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,686 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 3,638 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.03% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 279 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,712 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,343 | 1.13%, see rank | 2.42% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 7,808 | 1.20%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 11,039 | 1.70%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,825 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 444 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 352 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 27,554 | 4.23%, see rank | 16.78% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,652 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
601,277 (91.82%) out of the total population of 654,876 reported first ancestry.
| Memphis, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,874 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 471 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 547 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,241 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.63% |
| English | 33,489 | 5.11%, see rank | 10.51% | 9.02% |
| French | 7,688 | 1.17%, see rank | 2.08% | 3.77% |
| German | 28,268 | 4.32%, see rank | 10.55% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 985 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 471 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 34,871 | 5.32%, see rank | 11.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 9,939 | 1.52%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,242 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 3,834 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.04% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 257 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,581 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,576 | 1.61%, see rank | 3.20% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 7,654 | 1.17%, see rank | 2.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,553 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,981 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.56% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 556 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 439 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| American | 32,233 | 4.92%, see rank | 17.25% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,935 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
626,061 (92.20%) out of the total population of 679,052 reported first ancestry.
| Memphis, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,278 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 567 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 592 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,634 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 38,474 | 5.67%, see rank | 10.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 8,755 | 1.29%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 32,029 | 4.72%, see rank | 10.64% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 959 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,015 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 39,783 | 5.86%, see rank | 11.39% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 10,838 | 1.60%, see rank | 2.08% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,395 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 4,045 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.05% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 281 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,497 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,775 | 1.88%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 8,739 | 1.29%, see rank | 2.29% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,376 | 1.38%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,288 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 671 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 531 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 36,778 | 5.42%, see rank | 17.69% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,173 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
525,917 (80.90%) out of the total population of 650,100 reported first ancestry.
| Memphis, TN | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,750 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 233 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 310 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,798 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.91% |
| English | 26,322 | 4.05%, see rank | 7.17% | 5.91% |
| French | 5,538 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 18,497 | 2.85%, see rank | 5.84% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 689 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 317 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 21,689 | 3.34%, see rank | 6.38% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 8,452 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.31% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 1,020 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 2,401 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.56% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 108 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,394 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,575 | 1.47%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 5,497 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 10,618 | 1.63%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 1,030 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 145 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 223 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 29,105 | 4.48%, see rank | 17.55% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 808 | 0.12%, 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.