Roanoke County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
76,256 (81.83%) out of the total population of 93,194 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 283 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 163 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 146 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,215 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 14,019 | 15.04%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,513 | 2.70%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 14,188 | 15.22%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 435 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 265 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 11,640 | 12.49%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 3,017 | 3.24%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 435 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,262 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 71 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 323 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,452 | 2.63%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,868 | 2.00%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 689 | 0.74%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 679 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 293 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 13 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 15,484 | 16.61%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 613 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
77,182 (83.50%) out of the total population of 92,432 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 333 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 161 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 139 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,400 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 15,199 | 16.44%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,481 | 2.68%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 14,988 | 16.22%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 312 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 270 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 12,107 | 13.10%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,982 | 3.23%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 544 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,372 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 85 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 324 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,747 | 2.97%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,772 | 3.00%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 421 | 0.46%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 734 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 253 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 163 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,725 | 14.85%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 767 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
77,194 (84.29%) out of the total population of 91,583 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 609 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 206 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 183 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,570 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 14,919 | 16.29%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,858 | 3.12%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 15,541 | 16.97%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 290 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 318 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 11,910 | 13.00%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 3,357 | 3.67%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 707 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,531 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 79 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 282 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,137 | 4.52%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 3,099 | 3.38%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 236 | 0.26%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 600 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 179 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 175 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,781 | 15.05%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 920 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
75,672 (84.17%) out of the total population of 89,905 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 623 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 198 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 119 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,425 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 14,741 | 16.40%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,904 | 3.23%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 16,441 | 18.29%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 358 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 331 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 12,480 | 13.88%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 3,369 | 3.75%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 678 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,558 | 1.73%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 77 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 306 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,006 | 4.46%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,135 | 3.49%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 185 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 511 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 217 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 146 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 13,250 | 14.74%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 902 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
59,778 (69.69%) out of the total population of 85,778 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke County | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 453 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 145 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 77 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 523 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| English | 10,037 | 11.70%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,392 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
| German | 8,876 | 10.35%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 104 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 134 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 6,448 | 7.52%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,943 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 288 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 786 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 31 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 288 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,366 | 2.76%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,844 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 235 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 342 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 49 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 61 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| American | 13,375 | 15.59%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 344 | 0.40%, 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.