Richmond, VA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
184,231 (87.29%) out of the total population of 211,063 reported first ancestry.
| Richmond, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 919 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 279 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 367 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,034 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 18,072 | 8.56%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,746 | 1.77%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 15,510 | 7.35%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 617 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 437 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 14,258 | 6.76%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 5,924 | 2.81%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 815 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,429 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 234 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,227 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,143 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 4,298 | 2.04%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,753 | 1.78%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,007 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 341 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 435 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 7,880 | 3.73%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,120 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
185,073 (90.13%) out of the total population of 205,348 reported first ancestry.
| Richmond, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,060 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 276 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 526 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,113 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 16,710 | 8.14%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 3,909 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 15,081 | 7.34%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 594 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 402 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 13,829 | 6.73%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 5,815 | 2.83%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 611 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 3,051 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 176 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 954 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,996 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 4,285 | 2.09%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,570 | 1.74%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 955 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 410 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 337 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,075 | 3.93%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,185 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
187,290 (92.80%) out of the total population of 201,828 reported first ancestry.
| Richmond, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,174 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 359 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 374 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,217 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 17,923 | 8.88%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 3,748 | 1.86%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 15,370 | 7.62%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 441 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 598 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 13,244 | 6.56%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 6,021 | 2.98%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 808 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 3,121 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 214 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,322 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,401 | 2.18%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,564 | 2.26%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,456 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,105 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 498 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 277 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 7,748 | 3.84%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,390 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
187,321 (93.21%) out of the total population of 200,976 reported first ancestry.
| Richmond, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 830 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 345 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 396 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,312 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 18,979 | 9.44%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 3,776 | 1.88%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 16,055 | 7.99%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 567 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 609 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 13,863 | 6.90%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 6,224 | 3.10%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 823 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,890 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 138 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,251 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,736 | 2.36%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 5,095 | 2.54%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,366 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 876 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 469 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 303 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 9,448 | 4.70%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,403 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
154,775 (78.25%) out of the total population of 197,790 reported first ancestry.
| Richmond, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 509 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 196 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 138 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 662 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| English | 13,072 | 6.61%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,868 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
| German | 7,552 | 3.82%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 309 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 324 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 7,178 | 3.63%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,063 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 452 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,209 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 126 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 673 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,671 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,600 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,749 | 1.39%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 496 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 143 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 209 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| American | 7,575 | 3.83%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 613 | 0.31%, 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.