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Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
1,496,027 (88.11%) out of the total population of 1,697,898 reported first ancestry.
| Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,645 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.56% |
| Czech | 4,189 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,704 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 16,388 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.40% |
| English | 162,105 | 9.55%, see rank | 8.02% |
| French | 43,657 | 2.57%, see rank | 3.34% |
| German | 186,726 | 11.00%, see rank | 15.03% |
| Greek | 7,747 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 5,583 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Irish | 161,611 | 9.52%, see rank | 10.80% |
| Italian | 73,479 | 4.33%, see rank | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 10,859 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.42% |
| Polish | 33,521 | 1.97%, see rank | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 4,485 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Russian | 9,842 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 23,558 | 1.39%, see rank | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 35,439 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 53,347 | 3.14%, see rank | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 11,376 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,381 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 3,671 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 185,974 | 10.95%, see rank | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 10,717 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
1,500,494 (89.60%) out of the total population of 1,674,571 reported first ancestry.
| Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 6,219 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Czech | 4,336 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Danish | 3,442 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 17,261 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.51% |
| English | 170,603 | 10.19%, see rank | 8.53% |
| French | 45,246 | 2.70%, see rank | 3.54% |
| German | 188,559 | 11.26%, see rank | 15.79% |
| Greek | 7,689 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 5,524 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Irish | 166,720 | 9.96%, see rank | 11.36% |
| Italian | 77,503 | 4.63%, see rank | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 11,347 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.46% |
| Polish | 33,777 | 2.02%, see rank | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 4,440 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Russian | 9,956 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 24,020 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 37,787 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 53,719 | 3.21%, see rank | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 11,503 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 2,764 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 3,543 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 181,500 | 10.84%, see rank | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 11,630 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
1,496,873 (90.01%) out of the total population of 1,663,070 reported first ancestry.
| Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,860 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 4,369 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Danish | 4,261 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 18,570 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.63% |
| English | 180,314 | 10.84%, see rank | 9.02% |
| French | 46,077 | 2.77%, see rank | 3.77% |
| German | 192,802 | 11.59%, see rank | 16.51% |
| Greek | 8,012 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 6,085 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.51% |
| Irish | 167,986 | 10.10%, see rank | 11.76% |
| Italian | 75,930 | 4.57%, see rank | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 11,104 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.51% |
| Polish | 32,947 | 1.98%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 4,129 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Russian | 10,378 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 36,673 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 38,184 | 2.30%, see rank | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 42,944 | 2.58%, see rank | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 12,292 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 3,114 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 3,535 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 171,366 | 10.30%, see rank | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 12,135 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
1,507,503 (90.29%) out of the total population of 1,669,614 reported first ancestry.
| Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 5,584 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 4,095 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.54% |
| Danish | 4,775 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 20,011 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.68% |
| English | 183,958 | 11.02%, see rank | 9.29% |
| French | 48,472 | 2.90%, see rank | 3.90% |
| German | 200,304 | 12.00%, see rank | 16.89% |
| Greek | 7,917 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 6,021 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.52% |
| Irish | 175,108 | 10.49%, see rank | 12.01% |
| Italian | 77,572 | 4.65%, see rank | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 10,738 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.55% |
| Polish | 34,029 | 2.04%, see rank | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 4,394 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Russian | 9,940 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 37,723 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 39,442 | 2.36%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 34,080 | 2.04%, see rank | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 12,926 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 3,441 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 3,580 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.32% |
| American | 167,449 | 10.03%, see rank | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 12,161 | 0.73%, see rank | 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.