Richmond Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,050,594 (85.13%) out of the total population of 1,234,058 reported first ancestry.
| Richmond Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 8,105 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 3,750 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,880 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 9,494 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 146,452 | 11.87%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 27,740 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 123,748 | 10.03%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 4,397 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 4,444 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 106,138 | 8.60%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 44,430 | 3.60%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 6,555 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 20,213 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,397 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 7,381 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 20,976 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 26,647 | 2.16%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 17,601 | 1.43%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 6,969 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,905 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 3,200 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 101,892 | 8.26%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 7,716 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,105,671 (87.74%) out of the total population of 1,260,202 reported first ancestry.
| Richmond Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7,634 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 3,984 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 2,245 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 10,579 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 162,767 | 12.92%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 29,545 | 2.34%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 133,607 | 10.60%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 5,504 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 4,360 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 117,281 | 9.31%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 44,495 | 3.53%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 6,551 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 22,492 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,806 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 6,738 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 22,836 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 29,504 | 2.34%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 15,378 | 1.22%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 7,780 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 2,040 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2,715 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 111,487 | 8.85%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 8,853 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,101,593 (89.17%) out of the total population of 1,235,365 reported first ancestry.
| Richmond Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,733 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 4,769 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 2,380 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 11,238 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 165,005 | 13.36%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 29,678 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 135,018 | 10.93%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 4,760 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 3,876 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 117,779 | 9.53%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 43,747 | 3.54%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 6,537 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 21,051 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 2,033 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 6,031 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 32,356 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 28,771 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 14,450 | 1.17%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 7,919 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 2,506 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,996 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 120,426 | 9.75%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 9,462 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,083,575 (89.59%) out of the total population of 1,209,484 reported first ancestry.
| Richmond Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,057 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 4,655 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,527 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 12,036 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 165,438 | 13.68%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 29,988 | 2.48%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 135,530 | 11.21%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 4,656 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 4,055 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 118,661 | 9.81%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 43,823 | 3.62%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 6,065 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 20,927 | 1.73%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,986 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 6,399 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 33,024 | 2.73%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 29,670 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 14,311 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 7,585 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,498 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 2,306 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 127,934 | 10.58%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 8,753 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.74% | 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.