Raleigh, NC Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
382,386 (90.34%) out of the total population of 423,287 reported first ancestry.
| Raleigh, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,040 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,137 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 830 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,497 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 41,035 | 9.69%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 9,528 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 40,716 | 9.62%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,478 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,266 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 35,223 | 8.32%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 17,317 | 4.09%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,600 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 6,985 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 547 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,479 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,921 | 2.11%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 10,949 | 2.59%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 15,320 | 3.62%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,015 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,069 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,103 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 44,102 | 10.42%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,896 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
372,003 (91.85%) out of the total population of 405,007 reported first ancestry.
| Raleigh, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 4,635 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 997 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 777 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,569 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 41,551 | 10.26%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,675 | 2.14%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 40,276 | 9.94%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,424 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,128 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 33,235 | 8.21%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 15,527 | 3.83%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,349 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 7,408 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 611 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,553 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,453 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 10,709 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 16,508 | 4.08%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,536 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 843 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 745 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 38,202 | 9.43%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,180 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
352,292 (92.05%) out of the total population of 382,729 reported first ancestry.
| Raleigh, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,796 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 959 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 689 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,068 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 39,630 | 10.35%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 8,586 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 38,291 | 10.00%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,389 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 972 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 31,339 | 8.19%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 14,642 | 3.83%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,108 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 7,411 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 370 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,411 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,189 | 3.18%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 10,633 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 12,109 | 3.16%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,719 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 846 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 846 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 37,404 | 9.77%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,130 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
346,958 (91.91%) out of the total population of 377,487 reported first ancestry.
| Raleigh, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 3,246 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,130 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 688 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 4,375 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 42,108 | 11.15%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 8,816 | 2.34%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 40,145 | 10.63%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,345 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,087 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 32,070 | 8.50%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 15,019 | 3.98%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,971 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 7,287 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 451 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,500 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,074 | 3.46%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 11,208 | 2.97%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 10,258 | 2.72%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,295 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 817 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 952 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 37,844 | 10.03%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,665 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
226,251 (81.95%) out of the total population of 276,093 reported first ancestry.
| Raleigh, NC | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 2,393 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 342 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 684 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,450 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 25,412 | 9.20%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 4,605 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 18,721 | 6.78%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 787 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 488 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 14,982 | 5.43%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 7,720 | 2.80%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 1,487 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 3,424 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 268 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,520 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,638 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 5,357 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,798 | 1.74%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 1,489 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 372 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 592 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 17,282 | 6.26%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 1,228 | 0.44%, 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.