Rutherford County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
231,632 (84.09%) out of the total population of 275,461 reported first ancestry.
| Rutherford County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,894 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 412 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 768 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,204 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.19% | 1.40% |
| English | 24,852 | 9.02%, see rank | 9.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 6,027 | 2.19%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.34% |
| German | 24,906 | 9.04%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 420 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 409 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 25,285 | 9.18%, see rank | 10.74% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 7,610 | 2.76%, see rank | 2.16% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,269 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.43% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,995 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.01% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 184 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 438 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,319 | 1.93%, see rank | 2.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,861 | 2.13%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,047 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,547 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.54% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 321 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 98 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 61,190 | 22.21%, see rank | 16.94% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,711 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
223,233 (84.62%) out of the total population of 263,815 reported first ancestry.
| Rutherford County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,168 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 517 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 802 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,238 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 24,570 | 9.31%, see rank | 10.22% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,406 | 2.43%, see rank | 2.05% | 3.54% |
| German | 26,740 | 10.14%, see rank | 10.43% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 514 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 476 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 26,650 | 10.10%, see rank | 11.18% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 7,937 | 3.01%, see rank | 2.17% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,206 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,953 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.03% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 123 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 574 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,507 | 2.09%, see rank | 2.42% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 5,671 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,318 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,960 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 407 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 94 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 51,320 | 19.45%, see rank | 16.78% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,949 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
210,101 (83.87%) out of the total population of 250,517 reported first ancestry.
| Rutherford County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 980 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 529 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 491 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,249 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.63% |
| English | 24,097 | 9.62%, see rank | 10.51% | 9.02% |
| French | 6,951 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.08% | 3.77% |
| German | 28,212 | 11.26%, see rank | 10.55% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 451 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 531 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 28,283 | 11.29%, see rank | 11.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 6,675 | 2.66%, see rank | 2.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,574 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 3,605 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.04% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 123 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 691 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,682 | 3.07%, see rank | 3.20% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 5,385 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,027 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,743 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.56% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 370 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 309 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| American | 45,271 | 18.07%, see rank | 17.25% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,487 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
201,055 (83.71%) out of the total population of 240,181 reported first ancestry.
| Rutherford County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 638 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 468 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 311 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,610 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.68% |
| English | 23,688 | 9.86%, see rank | 10.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 6,987 | 2.91%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.90% |
| German | 26,863 | 11.18%, see rank | 10.64% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 380 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 536 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 27,906 | 11.62%, see rank | 11.39% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 5,981 | 2.49%, see rank | 2.08% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,390 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 3,531 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.05% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 122 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 700 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,664 | 3.19%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 5,349 | 2.23%, see rank | 2.29% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 842 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,551 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 344 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 251 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 46,386 | 19.31%, see rank | 17.69% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,411 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
127,062 (69.81%) out of the total population of 182,023 reported first ancestry.
| Rutherford County | % of the Total Population | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Arab | 396 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 132 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 148 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,285 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.91% |
| English | 14,839 | 8.15%, see rank | 7.17% | 5.91% |
| French | 3,005 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 12,204 | 6.70%, see rank | 5.84% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 175 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 187 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 13,396 | 7.36%, see rank | 6.38% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,215 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.31% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 868 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,631 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.56% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 31 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 200 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,598 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,765 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,270 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 862 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 301 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 156 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 31,995 | 17.58%, see rank | 17.55% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 635 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.