Roanoke City County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
81,102 (82.80%) out of the total population of 97,949 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke City County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 494 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 71 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 185 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,230 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 10,238 | 10.45%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 1,959 | 2.00%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 10,415 | 10.63%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 241 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 153 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 9,434 | 9.63%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,010 | 2.05%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 441 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,224 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 65 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 356 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,879 | 2.94%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,443 | 1.47%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,080 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 521 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 126 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 112 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,721 | 11.97%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 590 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
80,869 (83.59%) out of the total population of 96,742 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke City County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 299 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 45 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 106 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,014 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 11,512 | 11.90%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,896 | 1.96%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 11,641 | 12.03%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 264 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 95 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 9,502 | 9.82%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,200 | 2.27%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 489 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 937 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 86 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 183 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,590 | 3.71%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,414 | 1.46%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,810 | 1.87%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 437 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 101 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 42 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,351 | 9.67%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 557 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
82,591 (86.22%) out of the total population of 95,793 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke City County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 465 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 104 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 52 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,132 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 11,748 | 12.26%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,124 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 11,454 | 11.96%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 316 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 222 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 8,565 | 8.94%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,083 | 2.17%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 489 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 939 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 103 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 196 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,985 | 4.16%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,714 | 1.79%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,077 | 1.12%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 401 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 73 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 100 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,233 | 11.73%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 513 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
81,439 (87.31%) out of the total population of 93,271 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke City County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 524 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 94 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 60 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,241 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 12,456 | 13.35%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,058 | 2.21%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 11,461 | 12.29%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 272 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 253 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 8,755 | 9.39%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,241 | 2.40%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 458 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 785 | 0.84%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 171 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 207 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,961 | 4.25%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,557 | 2.74%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 887 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 384 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 85 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 139 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 12,779 | 13.70%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 562 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
67,880 (71.52%) out of the total population of 94,911 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke City County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 512 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 8 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 12 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 454 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| English | 6,974 | 7.35%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
| French | 894 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
| German | 6,319 | 6.66%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 114 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 160 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 5,178 | 5.46%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,390 | 1.46%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 157 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 639 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 42 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 80 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,131 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 979 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 677 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 260 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 41 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 43 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| American | 11,855 | 12.49%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 346 | 0.36%, 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.