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Winston, Salem Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
521,705 (80.50%) out of the total population of 648,045 reported first ancestry.
| Winston, Salem Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,688 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 814 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 830 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 7,214 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.40% |
| English | 65,343 | 10.08%, see rank | 9.75% | 8.02% |
| French | 11,072 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.02% | 3.34% |
| German | 79,702 | 12.30%, see rank | 10.69% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 2,804 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,294 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 50,412 | 7.78%, see rank | 8.88% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 14,070 | 2.17%, see rank | 3.06% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,671 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 6,677 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 554 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,635 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,139 | 2.18%, see rank | 2.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 16,053 | 2.48%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,233 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 3,723 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,190 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 750 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 76,578 | 11.82%, see rank | 12.51% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 3,032 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
405,144 (84.75%) out of the total population of 478,029 reported first ancestry.
| Winston, Salem Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,599 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 739 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 613 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 5,430 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.51% |
| English | 51,234 | 10.72%, see rank | 10.07% | 8.53% |
| French | 8,568 | 1.79%, see rank | 2.10% | 3.54% |
| German | 54,015 | 11.30%, see rank | 11.12% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 2,201 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 899 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 37,336 | 7.81%, see rank | 9.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 10,344 | 2.16%, see rank | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,791 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 5,178 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 635 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,510 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,058 | 2.52%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 12,269 | 2.57%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,249 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,358 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 609 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 505 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 57,437 | 12.02%, see rank | 12.08% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,871 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
398,749 (85.04%) out of the total population of 468,922 reported first ancestry.
| Winston, Salem Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,233 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 753 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 646 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 5,916 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| English | 51,456 | 10.97%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.02% |
| French | 8,993 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.20% | 3.77% |
| German | 58,822 | 12.54%, see rank | 11.67% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 2,208 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,024 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 41,215 | 8.79%, see rank | 9.49% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 10,824 | 2.31%, see rank | 3.07% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,343 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 5,092 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.42% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 468 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,695 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,530 | 3.10%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 11,462 | 2.44%, see rank | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,286 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,266 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 663 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 539 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 55,054 | 11.74%, see rank | 11.50% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,017 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
399,482 (84.89%) out of the total population of 470,584 reported first ancestry.
| Winston, Salem Area | % of the Total Population | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,147 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 781 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 651 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 6,747 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.35% | 1.68% |
| English | 51,962 | 11.04%, see rank | 10.90% | 9.29% |
| French | 8,154 | 1.73%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.90% |
| German | 62,236 | 13.23%, see rank | 12.06% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,958 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,013 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 43,039 | 9.15%, see rank | 9.64% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 10,371 | 2.20%, see rank | 3.10% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,335 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 5,480 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 648 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,642 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,565 | 3.10%, see rank | 3.79% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 11,994 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,931 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,240 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 821 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 455 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.32% |
| American | 59,486 | 12.64%, see rank | 11.85% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,917 | 0.62%, 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.