Wayne County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
107,240 (86.42%) out of the total population of 124,093 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 446 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 135 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 211 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 574 | 0.46%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 14,566 | 11.74%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,024 | 1.63%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 10,156 | 8.18%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 196 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 224 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 10,492 | 8.45%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,820 | 2.27%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 460 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 945 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 143 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 120 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,538 | 1.24%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,044 | 1.65%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,230 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 435 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 83 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 43 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,747 | 11.08%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 624 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
106,095 (86.67%) out of the total population of 122,419 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 235 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 207 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 256 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 810 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 13,396 | 10.94%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,839 | 1.50%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 9,500 | 7.76%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 342 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 250 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 10,425 | 8.52%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,436 | 1.99%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 441 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,072 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 226 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 165 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,918 | 1.57%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,052 | 1.68%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,007 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 522 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 92 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 62 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 14,364 | 11.73%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 499 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
105,030 (87.45%) out of the total population of 120,102 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 255 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 188 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 196 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 991 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 11,415 | 9.50%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,805 | 1.50%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 8,374 | 6.97%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 233 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 173 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 9,352 | 7.79%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,274 | 1.89%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 539 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,062 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 278 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 93 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,843 | 2.37%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,143 | 1.78%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 499 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 616 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 93 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 48 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 15,495 | 12.90%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 343 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
97,849 (86.37%) out of the total population of 113,290 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 257 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 204 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 228 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 941 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 9,905 | 8.74%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,090 | 1.84%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 7,318 | 6.46%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 234 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 195 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 8,654 | 7.64%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 1,920 | 1.69%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 519 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,026 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 324 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 106 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,822 | 2.49%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,855 | 1.64%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 430 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 629 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 113 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 15,754 | 13.91%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 265 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
87,152 (76.90%) out of the total population of 113,329 reported first ancestry.
| Wayne County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 219 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 46 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 41 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 423 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| English | 7,510 | 6.63%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,226 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
| German | 4,501 | 3.97%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 55 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 85 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 4,490 | 3.96%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,499 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 370 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 553 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 48 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 30 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,521 | 1.34%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 992 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 710 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 214 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 14 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 67 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| American | 18,966 | 16.74%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 211 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.