Roanoke Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
249,500 (80.24%) out of the total population of 310,934 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,293 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 653 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 511 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,702 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 40,235 | 12.94%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 7,181 | 2.31%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 43,069 | 13.85%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 849 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 607 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 34,341 | 11.04%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 7,946 | 2.56%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,469 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,092 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 193 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 966 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,122 | 2.93%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,967 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,214 | 1.03%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,723 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 649 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 255 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 49,832 | 16.03%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,022 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
251,057 (81.45%) out of the total population of 308,238 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,337 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 470 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 383 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,716 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 41,874 | 13.58%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,934 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 43,667 | 14.17%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 799 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 665 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 33,595 | 10.90%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 7,608 | 2.47%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,766 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,058 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 316 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 810 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,705 | 3.15%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 7,251 | 2.35%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,519 | 0.82%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,738 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 626 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 368 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 48,340 | 15.68%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,253 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
254,767 (83.53%) out of the total population of 304,995 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,555 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 555 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 427 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,829 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 41,656 | 13.66%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 7,431 | 2.44%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 44,414 | 14.56%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 801 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 954 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 33,345 | 10.93%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 8,055 | 2.64%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,868 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 4,102 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 282 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 735 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,280 | 4.03%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 7,708 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,419 | 0.47%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,549 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 501 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 459 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 52,253 | 17.13%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,437 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
250,043 (84.30%) out of the total population of 296,624 reported first ancestry.
| Roanoke Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,570 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 389 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 325 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,758 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 41,831 | 14.10%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 7,501 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 44,364 | 14.96%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 801 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 889 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 34,130 | 11.51%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 8,240 | 2.78%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,695 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 3,729 | 1.26%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 416 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 762 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,671 | 3.93%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 8,606 | 2.90%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,196 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,444 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 506 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 405 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 53,925 | 18.18%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,221 | 0.75%, 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.