Powhatan County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
22,501 (79.81%) out of the total population of 28,193 reported first ancestry.
| Powhatan County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 62 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 30 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 40 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 153 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 3,897 | 13.82%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 802 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 3,706 | 13.15%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 77 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 51 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 2,790 | 9.90%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 821 | 2.91%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 180 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 521 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 366 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 729 | 2.59%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 857 | 3.04%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 44 | 0.16%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 92 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 13 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 88 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 4,782 | 16.96%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 158 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
22,240 (79.42%) out of the total population of 28,003 reported first ancestry.
| Powhatan County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 90 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 47 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 33 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 152 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 3,756 | 13.41%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 669 | 2.39%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 3,258 | 11.63%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 149 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 86 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 2,825 | 10.09%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 865 | 3.09%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 256 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 460 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 45 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 164 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 808 | 2.89%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 887 | 3.17%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 19 | 0.07%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 93 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 9 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 64 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,223 | 18.65%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 167 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
18,565 (66.88%) out of the total population of 27,758 reported first ancestry.
| Powhatan County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 43 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 53 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 45 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 156 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 3,601 | 12.97%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 605 | 2.18%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 3,091 | 11.14%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 55 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 43 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 2,670 | 9.62%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 717 | 2.58%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 135 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 272 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 101 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 71 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 786 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 725 | 2.61%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 10 | 0.04%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 150 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 19 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 36 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 4,346 | 15.66%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 104 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
17,832 (65.24%) out of the total population of 27,334 reported first ancestry.
| Powhatan County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 18 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 57 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 44 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 152 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 3,357 | 12.28%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 856 | 3.13%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 3,309 | 12.11%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 66 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 35 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 2,643 | 9.67%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 711 | 2.60%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 123 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 213 | 0.78%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 96 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 59 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 835 | 3.05%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 603 | 2.21%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.03%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 144 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 29 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 42 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 3,980 | 14.56%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 95 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
15,023 (67.14%) out of the total population of 22,377 reported first ancestry.
| Powhatan County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 21 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 8 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 17 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 44 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| English | 2,666 | 11.91%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
| French | 314 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
| German | 1,590 | 7.11%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 59 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 73 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 1,331 | 5.95%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 502 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 96 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 113 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 23 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 24 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 382 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 350 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 41 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 43 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 55 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| American | 3,729 | 16.66%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 150 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.38% | 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.