Wilkes County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
56,910 (82.37%) out of the total population of 69,093 reported first ancestry.
Wilkes County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 12 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
Czech | 46 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
Danish | 59 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 739 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
English | 6,457 | 9.35%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
French | 873 | 1.26%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
German | 4,886 | 7.07%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
Greek | 71 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 27 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
Irish | 4,552 | 6.59%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
Italian | 545 | 0.79%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 168 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
Polish | 305 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 11 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
Russian | 74 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,995 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 1,247 | 1.80%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 118 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 190 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 34 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 51 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 27,725 | 40.13%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 298 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
57,774 (83.41%) out of the total population of 69,265 reported first ancestry.
Wilkes County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 30 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
Czech | 37 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
Danish | 63 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 832 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
English | 7,019 | 10.13%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
French | 1,004 | 1.45%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
German | 5,681 | 8.20%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
Greek | 75 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 34 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
Irish | 4,545 | 6.56%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
Italian | 670 | 0.97%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 141 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
Polish | 328 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 17 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
Russian | 72 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,785 | 2.58%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 1,259 | 1.82%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 107 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 137 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 29 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 38 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 27,515 | 39.72%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 229 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
57,543 (83.32%) out of the total population of 69,063 reported first ancestry.
Wilkes County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 40 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
Czech | 61 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
Danish | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 915 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
English | 7,194 | 10.42%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
French | 868 | 1.26%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
German | 6,456 | 9.35%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
Greek | 90 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 72 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
Irish | 4,591 | 6.65%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
Italian | 722 | 1.05%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 171 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
Polish | 459 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
Russian | 66 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,215 | 3.21%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 1,541 | 2.23%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 110 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 137 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 68 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 5 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 25,895 | 37.49%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 211 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
54,258 (81.51%) out of the total population of 66,563 reported first ancestry.
Wilkes County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 34 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
Czech | 43 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
Danish | 12 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 865 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
English | 6,559 | 9.85%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
French | 857 | 1.29%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
German | 5,795 | 8.71%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
Greek | 108 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 84 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
Irish | 4,840 | 7.27%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
Italian | 660 | 0.99%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 158 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
Polish | 367 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 11 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
Russian | 134 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,246 | 3.37%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 1,412 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 52 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 123 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 55 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 9 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
American | 23,722 | 35.64%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 186 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
40,730 (62.06%) out of the total population of 65,632 reported first ancestry.
Wilkes County | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
Arab | 34 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.36% |
Czech | 19 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.27% |
Danish | 33 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 636 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.91% |
English | 7,503 | 11.43%, see rank | 7.50% | 5.91% |
French | 504 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.25% | 2.39% |
German | 3,264 | 4.97%, see rank | 6.68% | 10.81% |
Greek | 55 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 26 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
Irish | 3,355 | 5.11%, see rank | 4.93% | 6.85% |
Italian | 541 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.81% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 143 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.15% |
Polish | 236 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.75% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
Russian | 73 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,666 | 2.54%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 752 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 87 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 185 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 59 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 25 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.24% |
American | 14,370 | 21.89%, see rank | 13.86% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 55 | 0.08%, 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.