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Raleigh, Cary Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,050,121 (88.28%) out of the total population of 1,189,579 reported first ancestry.
| Raleigh, Cary Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,639 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 3,735 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 2,160 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 12,149 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 131,192 | 11.03%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 28,184 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 132,443 | 11.13%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 3,879 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 4,827 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 119,181 | 10.02%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 55,496 | 4.67%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 7,559 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 26,357 | 2.22%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 2,215 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 6,541 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 25,114 | 2.11%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 31,843 | 2.68%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 23,549 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 8,408 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,848 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 3,230 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 134,990 | 11.35%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 8,735 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,017,687 (89.65%) out of the total population of 1,135,165 reported first ancestry.
| Raleigh, Cary Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 8,292 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 3,921 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 2,287 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 12,170 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 130,970 | 11.54%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 27,452 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 127,644 | 11.24%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 3,399 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 4,405 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 112,307 | 9.89%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 53,735 | 4.73%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 7,020 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 25,825 | 2.27%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 2,372 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 7,309 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 25,464 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 31,640 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 23,715 | 2.09%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 8,375 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 2,343 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2,702 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 130,429 | 11.49%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 8,616 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
959,987 (89.74%) out of the total population of 1,069,694 reported first ancestry.
| Raleigh, Cary Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7,218 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,830 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 2,389 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 12,638 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 127,063 | 11.88%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 28,245 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 124,845 | 11.67%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 3,544 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 4,296 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 107,603 | 10.06%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 51,838 | 4.85%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 6,824 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 24,578 | 2.30%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,791 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 7,212 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 33,964 | 3.18%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 29,836 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 18,599 | 1.74%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 8,118 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 2,437 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 2,676 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 116,927 | 10.93%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 8,022 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
937,059 (89.86%) out of the total population of 1,042,848 reported first ancestry.
| Raleigh, Cary Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,907 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,861 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,455 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 12,874 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 130,089 | 12.47%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 29,110 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 127,273 | 12.20%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 3,708 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 3,850 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 107,229 | 10.28%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 50,277 | 4.82%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 7,256 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 24,140 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,993 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 7,062 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 34,419 | 3.30%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 30,348 | 2.91%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 16,718 | 1.60%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 8,766 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,324 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 2,618 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 116,343 | 11.16%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 7,335 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.59% | 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.