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Wake County Schools Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
844,963 (88.71%) out of the total population of 952,513 reported first ancestry.
| Wake County Schools | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,237 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 3,266 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,963 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 10,144 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 105,311 | 11.06%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 22,968 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 111,971 | 11.76%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 3,284 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 4,259 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 95,377 | 10.01%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 47,869 | 5.03%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 6,040 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 22,905 | 2.40%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,644 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 5,789 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 20,167 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 26,155 | 2.75%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 22,121 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 6,732 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,702 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 2,851 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 91,824 | 9.64%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 7,693 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
818,047 (90.33%) out of the total population of 905,573 reported first ancestry.
| Wake County Schools | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 7,858 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 3,379 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 2,009 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 10,397 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 104,483 | 11.54%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 22,227 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 108,766 | 12.01%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,975 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 3,955 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 90,680 | 10.01%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 45,833 | 5.06%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 5,792 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 22,826 | 2.52%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,822 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 6,529 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 20,475 | 2.26%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 26,258 | 2.90%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 22,020 | 2.43%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 6,991 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 2,198 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2,383 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 87,675 | 9.68%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 7,667 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
774,795 (91.09%) out of the total population of 850,546 reported first ancestry.
| Wake County Schools | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,631 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,594 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 2,200 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 10,723 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 101,808 | 11.97%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 23,417 | 2.75%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 105,779 | 12.44%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 3,090 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 3,681 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 86,855 | 10.21%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 44,365 | 5.22%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 6,009 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 21,156 | 2.49%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,442 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 6,597 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 28,676 | 3.37%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 25,344 | 2.98%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 16,569 | 1.95%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 6,901 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 2,258 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 2,475 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 82,720 | 9.73%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 7,154 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
756,384 (91.27%) out of the total population of 828,759 reported first ancestry.
| Wake County Schools | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,426 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,708 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,218 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 10,980 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 103,779 | 12.52%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 24,306 | 2.93%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 107,431 | 12.96%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 3,315 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 3,210 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 86,314 | 10.41%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 43,081 | 5.20%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 6,584 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 20,407 | 2.46%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 1,698 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 6,607 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 29,077 | 3.51%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 25,979 | 3.13%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 14,550 | 1.76%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 7,617 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,188 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 2,450 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 83,387 | 10.06%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 6,331 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.59% | 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.