Salem, VA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
20,494 (81.58%) out of the total population of 25,120 reported first ancestry.
Salem, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 121 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
Czech | 34 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
Danish | 90 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 454 | 1.81%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
English | 4,000 | 15.92%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
French | 494 | 1.97%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
German | 4,032 | 16.05%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
Greek | 52 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 16 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
Irish | 2,849 | 11.34%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
Italian | 686 | 2.73%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 86 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
Polish | 390 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 52 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
Russian | 80 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 909 | 3.62%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 722 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 282 | 1.12%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 168 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 90 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 15 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
American | 4,611 | 18.36%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 301 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
19,698 (79.45%) out of the total population of 24,792 reported first ancestry.
Salem, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 185 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
Czech | 35 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
Danish | 72 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 469 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
English | 3,842 | 15.50%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
French | 571 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
German | 4,141 | 16.70%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
Greek | 74 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
Irish | 2,537 | 10.23%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
Italian | 594 | 2.40%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 63 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
Polish | 357 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 8 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
Russian | 55 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 690 | 2.78%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 788 | 3.18%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 200 | 0.81%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 198 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 42 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 46 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 4,044 | 16.31%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 353 | 1.42%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
19,860 (80.60%) out of the total population of 24,641 reported first ancestry.
Salem, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 102 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
Czech | 12 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
Danish | 55 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 332 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
English | 3,825 | 15.52%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
French | 705 | 2.86%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
German | 4,254 | 17.26%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
Greek | 54 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 26 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
Irish | 3,326 | 13.50%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
Italian | 731 | 2.97%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 120 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
Polish | 258 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
Russian | 40 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 849 | 3.45%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 701 | 2.84%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 68 | 0.28%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 135 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 64 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 57 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
American | 3,300 | 13.39%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 307 | 1.25%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
20,591 (81.91%) out of the total population of 25,139 reported first ancestry.
Salem, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 96 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
Danish | 41 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 272 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
English | 3,638 | 14.47%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
French | 788 | 3.13%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
German | 4,494 | 17.88%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
Greek | 38 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 14 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
Irish | 3,570 | 14.20%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
Italian | 738 | 2.94%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 129 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
Polish | 271 | 1.08%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 16 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
Russian | 33 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 933 | 3.71%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 661 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 111 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 139 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 43 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 45 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
American | 3,739 | 14.87%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 218 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
17,636 (71.27%) out of the total population of 24,747 reported first ancestry.
Salem, VA | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
Arab | 79 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.36% |
Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
Danish | 33 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 238 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.91% |
English | 2,496 | 10.09%, see rank | 8.34% | 5.91% |
French | 558 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
German | 2,645 | 10.69%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.81% |
Greek | 14 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 34 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
Irish | 1,819 | 7.35%, see rank | 6.46% | 6.85% |
Italian | 515 | 2.08%, see rank | 2.87% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 58 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.15% |
Polish | 229 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.17% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.33% |
Russian | 12 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 505 | 2.04%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 358 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.43% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 72 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 113 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 55 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.24% |
American | 4,474 | 18.08%, see rank | 11.42% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 129 | 0.52%, 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.