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Raleigh County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

60,337 (76.54%) out of the total population of 78,827 reported first ancestry.

	Raleigh County	% of the Total Population	West Virginia	U.S.
Arab	168	0.21%, see rank	0.35%	0.56%
Czech	65	0.08%, see rank	0.20%	0.47%
Danish	42	0.05%, see rank	0.07%	0.42%
Dutch	1,121	1.42%, see rank	1.98%	1.40%
English	7,849	9.96%, see rank	11.39%	8.02%
French	1,350	1.71%, see rank	1.72%	3.34%
German	8,776	11.13%, see rank	17.89%	15.03%
Greek	205	0.26%, see rank	0.28%	0.41%
Hungarian	408	0.52%, see rank	0.49%	0.46%
Irish	9,951	12.62%, see rank	14.57%	10.80%
Italian	1,982	2.51%, see rank	4.58%	5.52%
Norwegian	48	0.06%, see rank	0.23%	1.42%
Polish	1,625	2.06%, see rank	1.96%	3.01%
Portuguese	32	0.04%, see rank	0.07%	0.44%
Russian	301	0.38%, see rank	0.36%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	1,073	1.36%, see rank	2.06%	0.99%
Scottish	1,026	1.30%, see rank	2.12%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	345	0.44%, see rank	0.25%	0.95%
Swedish	44	0.06%, see rank	0.39%	1.27%
Swiss	138	0.18%, see rank	0.21%	0.30%
Ukrainian	11	0.01%, see rank	0.11%	0.31%
American	20,355	25.82%, see rank	13.03%	7.12%
Welsh	307	0.39%, see rank	0.74%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

66,616 (84.48%) out of the total population of 78,852 reported first ancestry.

	Raleigh County	% of the Total Population	West Virginia	U.S.
Arab	141	0.18%, see rank	0.35%	0.53%
Czech	133	0.17%, see rank	0.19%	0.50%
Danish	29	0.04%, see rank	0.08%	0.45%
Dutch	1,064	1.35%, see rank	2.23%	1.51%
English	7,301	9.26%, see rank	11.83%	8.53%
French	1,248	1.58%, see rank	1.85%	3.54%
German	7,694	9.76%, see rank	19.01%	15.79%
Greek	116	0.15%, see rank	0.29%	0.42%
Hungarian	396	0.50%, see rank	0.52%	0.48%
Irish	7,701	9.77%, see rank	15.07%	11.36%
Italian	2,046	2.59%, see rank	4.68%	5.66%
Norwegian	9	0.01%, see rank	0.22%	1.46%
Polish	1,183	1.50%, see rank	1.86%	3.13%
Portuguese	16	0.02%, see rank	0.06%	0.46%
Russian	232	0.29%, see rank	0.37%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	930	1.18%, see rank	2.15%	1.07%
Scottish	892	1.13%, see rank	2.12%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	274	0.35%, see rank	0.21%	0.93%
Swedish	107	0.14%, see rank	0.41%	1.34%
Swiss	117	0.15%, see rank	0.21%	0.31%
Ukrainian	34	0.04%, see rank	0.10%	0.31%
American	30,712	38.95%, see rank	12.87%	6.72%
Welsh	255	0.32%, see rank	0.77%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

66,955 (85.28%) out of the total population of 78,513 reported first ancestry.

	Raleigh County	% of the Total Population	West Virginia	U.S.
Arab	196	0.25%, see rank	0.32%	0.50%
Czech	109	0.14%, see rank	0.21%	0.53%
Danish	21	0.03%, see rank	0.08%	0.48%
Dutch	1,119	1.43%, see rank	2.50%	1.63%
English	7,119	9.07%, see rank	12.27%	9.02%
French	1,165	1.48%, see rank	1.90%	3.77%
German	6,764	8.62%, see rank	19.84%	16.51%
Greek	131	0.17%, see rank	0.30%	0.44%
Hungarian	369	0.47%, see rank	0.53%	0.51%
Irish	6,705	8.54%, see rank	15.14%	11.76%
Italian	2,286	2.91%, see rank	4.66%	5.78%
Norwegian	47	0.06%, see rank	0.22%	1.51%
Polish	1,047	1.33%, see rank	1.90%	3.24%
Portuguese	10	0.01%, see rank	0.06%	0.47%
Russian	85	0.11%, see rank	0.37%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	1,265	1.61%, see rank	2.85%	1.72%
Scottish	973	1.24%, see rank	2.14%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	272	0.35%, see rank	0.22%	0.91%
Swedish	108	0.14%, see rank	0.41%	1.41%
Swiss	121	0.15%, see rank	0.21%	0.33%
Ukrainian	29	0.04%, see rank	0.11%	0.31%
American	32,791	41.77%, see rank	13.40%	6.28%
Welsh	262	0.33%, see rank	0.78%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

66,598 (84.64%) out of the total population of 78,686 reported first ancestry.

	Raleigh County	% of the Total Population	West Virginia	U.S.
Arab	195	0.25%, see rank	0.30%	0.50%
Czech	109	0.14%, see rank	0.21%	0.54%
Danish	14	0.02%, see rank	0.08%	0.49%
Dutch	1,115	1.42%, see rank	2.54%	1.68%
English	6,982	8.87%, see rank	12.50%	9.29%
French	998	1.27%, see rank	1.90%	3.90%
German	6,941	8.82%, see rank	20.13%	16.89%
Greek	193	0.25%, see rank	0.30%	0.45%
Hungarian	435	0.55%, see rank	0.52%	0.52%
Irish	6,897	8.77%, see rank	15.26%	12.01%
Italian	2,540	3.23%, see rank	4.57%	5.91%
Norwegian	48	0.06%, see rank	0.22%	1.55%
Polish	913	1.16%, see rank	1.93%	3.32%
Portuguese	16	0.02%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Russian	88	0.11%, see rank	0.35%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	1,351	1.72%, see rank	2.84%	1.77%
Scottish	867	1.10%, see rank	2.13%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	217	0.28%, see rank	0.18%	0.88%
Swedish	171	0.22%, see rank	0.40%	1.45%
Swiss	195	0.25%, see rank	0.21%	0.34%
Ukrainian	49	0.06%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
American	32,161	40.87%, see rank	14.04%	6.43%
Welsh	183	0.23%, see rank	0.81%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

49,031 (61.89%) out of the total population of 79,220 reported first ancestry.

	Raleigh County	% of the Total Population	West Virginia	U.S.
Arab	165	0.21%, see rank	0.26%	0.36%
Czech	78	0.10%, see rank	0.08%	0.27%
Danish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.30%
Dutch	738	0.93%, see rank	1.06%	0.91%
English	5,548	7.00%, see rank	7.41%	5.91%
French	786	0.99%, see rank	0.96%	2.39%
German	4,796	6.05%, see rank	10.06%	10.81%
Greek	139	0.18%, see rank	0.20%	0.34%
Hungarian	138	0.17%, see rank	0.29%	0.32%
Irish	4,446	5.61%, see rank	7.04%	6.85%
Italian	2,086	2.63%, see rank	3.28%	4.59%
Norwegian	42	0.05%, see rank	0.16%	1.15%
Polish	615	0.78%, see rank	1.16%	2.24%
Portuguese	14	0.02%, see rank	0.02%	0.33%
Russian	62	0.08%, see rank	0.14%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	1,045	1.32%, see rank	1.70%	1.17%
Scottish	745	0.94%, see rank	1.08%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	112	0.14%, see rank	0.15%	0.61%
Swedish	154	0.19%, see rank	0.18%	0.87%
Swiss	47	0.06%, see rank	0.11%	0.19%
Ukrainian	94	0.12%, see rank	0.07%	0.24%
American	16,963	21.41%, see rank	18.83%	7.33%
Welsh	173	0.22%, 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.