Wetzel County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
11,511 (70.56%) out of the total population of 16,314 reported first ancestry.
| Wetzel County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 34 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 6 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 503 | 3.08%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.40% |
| English | 1,903 | 11.66%, see rank | 11.39% | 8.02% |
| French | 556 | 3.41%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.34% |
| German | 3,711 | 22.75%, see rank | 17.89% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 35 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 2,500 | 15.32%, see rank | 14.57% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 448 | 2.75%, see rank | 4.58% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 28 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 250 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 8 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 47 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 271 | 1.66%, see rank | 2.06% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 120 | 0.74%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 115 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.39% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 117 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,216 | 13.58%, see rank | 13.03% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 161 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
11,680 (70.68%) out of the total population of 16,526 reported first ancestry.
| Wetzel County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 21 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 5 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 498 | 3.01%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.51% |
| English | 2,158 | 13.06%, see rank | 11.83% | 8.53% |
| French | 355 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.54% |
| German | 4,058 | 24.56%, see rank | 19.01% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 26 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 2,437 | 14.75%, see rank | 15.07% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 442 | 2.67%, see rank | 4.68% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 66 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 297 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.86% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 9 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 59 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 267 | 1.62%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 273 | 1.65%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 125 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 127 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,072 | 12.54%, see rank | 12.87% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 184 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
11,937 (71.49%) out of the total population of 16,697 reported first ancestry.
| Wetzel County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 16 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 449 | 2.69%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.63% |
| English | 2,075 | 12.43%, see rank | 12.27% | 9.02% |
| French | 324 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.77% |
| German | 4,600 | 27.55%, see rank | 19.84% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 19 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 2,665 | 15.96%, see rank | 15.14% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 409 | 2.45%, see rank | 4.66% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 82 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 427 | 2.56%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 63 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 280 | 1.68%, see rank | 2.85% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 351 | 2.10%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 147 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.41% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 114 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,131 | 12.76%, see rank | 13.40% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 173 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
12,193 (73.87%) out of the total population of 16,507 reported first ancestry.
| Wetzel County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 10 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 681 | 4.13%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.68% |
| English | 2,129 | 12.90%, see rank | 12.50% | 9.29% |
| French | 282 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.90% | 3.90% |
| German | 4,847 | 29.36%, see rank | 20.13% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 10 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 14 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 2,653 | 16.07%, see rank | 15.26% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 419 | 2.54%, see rank | 4.57% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 97 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.22% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 386 | 2.34%, see rank | 1.93% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 14 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 61 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 358 | 2.17%, see rank | 2.84% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 462 | 2.80%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 101 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 150 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| American | 2,029 | 12.29%, see rank | 14.04% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 180 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
10,677 (60.35%) out of the total population of 17,693 reported first ancestry.
| Wetzel County | % of the Total Population | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 62 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 1 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 256 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.91% |
| English | 1,154 | 6.52%, see rank | 7.41% | 5.91% |
| French | 172 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.96% | 2.39% |
| German | 2,433 | 13.75%, see rank | 10.06% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 13 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 47 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 1,091 | 6.17%, see rank | 7.04% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 320 | 1.81%, see rank | 3.28% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 23 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 238 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.16% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 9 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 4 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 198 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.70% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 108 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 25 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 86 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 12 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.24% |
| American | 3,306 | 18.69%, see rank | 18.83% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 75 | 0.42%, 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.