Richland County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
351,843 (89.37%) out of the total population of 393,707 reported first ancestry.
| Richland County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,713 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 846 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 398 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,217 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 30,061 | 7.64%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 7,340 | 1.86%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 37,039 | 9.41%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,235 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,045 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 29,855 | 7.58%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 9,053 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,897 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 3,962 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 266 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,819 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,336 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 8,011 | 2.03%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,601 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,597 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 508 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 825 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 30,750 | 7.81%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,808 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
349,365 (90.84%) out of the total population of 384,596 reported first ancestry.
| Richland County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,414 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 620 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 360 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,447 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 30,250 | 7.87%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,043 | 2.09%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 36,529 | 9.50%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,248 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 834 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 30,454 | 7.92%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 9,286 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,833 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,120 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 285 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,362 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,967 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 7,952 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,187 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,589 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 426 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 385 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 30,275 | 7.87%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,522 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
340,466 (91.38%) out of the total population of 372,597 reported first ancestry.
| Richland County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,357 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 544 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 584 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,830 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 32,004 | 8.59%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 8,322 | 2.23%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 35,784 | 9.60%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,468 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,056 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 28,198 | 7.57%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 7,720 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,849 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 4,124 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 347 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,415 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,933 | 3.20%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 7,947 | 2.13%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,335 | 2.24%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,765 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 622 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 459 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 26,531 | 7.12%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,602 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
328,852 (91.57%) out of the total population of 359,144 reported first ancestry.
| Richland County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,296 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 471 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 512 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,173 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 31,021 | 8.64%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 8,302 | 2.31%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 36,046 | 10.04%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,412 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 895 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 27,758 | 7.73%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 7,221 | 2.01%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,977 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 4,168 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 270 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,499 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,945 | 3.33%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 8,174 | 2.28%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 8,473 | 2.36%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,701 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 559 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 400 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 25,382 | 7.07%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,596 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
255,710 (79.74%) out of the total population of 320,677 reported first ancestry.
| Richland County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 698 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 244 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 218 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,427 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.91% |
| English | 18,227 | 5.68%, see rank | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| French | 4,084 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.39% | 2.39% |
| German | 19,503 | 6.08%, see rank | 6.01% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 869 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 273 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 13,017 | 4.06%, see rank | 5.42% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 5,345 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 983 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 2,025 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 121 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 720 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,192 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 4,303 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,138 | 1.29%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 901 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 344 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 160 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 22,482 | 7.01%, see rank | 13.90% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 658 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 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.