York County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
187,846 (79.84%) out of the total population of 235,285 reported first ancestry.
| York County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 463 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 195 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 619 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,828 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.40% |
| English | 23,104 | 9.82%, see rank | 9.17% | 8.02% |
| French | 5,871 | 2.50%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.34% |
| German | 29,654 | 12.60%, see rank | 10.08% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 608 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,329 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 26,682 | 11.34%, see rank | 9.62% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 9,193 | 3.91%, see rank | 2.87% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,342 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,187 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.30% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 337 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 707 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,356 | 3.98%, see rank | 2.38% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 5,852 | 2.49%, see rank | 2.21% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 9,907 | 4.21%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,100 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 277 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 384 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| American | 21,811 | 9.27%, see rank | 12.63% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,247 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
187,286 (82.66%) out of the total population of 226,576 reported first ancestry.
| York County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 444 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 367 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 458 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,160 | 1.39%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| English | 21,960 | 9.69%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,109 | 2.70%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.54% |
| German | 30,526 | 13.47%, see rank | 10.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 487 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 883 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 27,633 | 12.20%, see rank | 9.75% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 8,938 | 3.94%, see rank | 2.81% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,201 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,227 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 86 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 767 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,402 | 4.59%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 5,271 | 2.33%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 5,480 | 2.42%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,343 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 502 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 430 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 20,917 | 9.23%, see rank | 13.04% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,348 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
181,073 (84.25%) out of the total population of 214,916 reported first ancestry.
| York County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 541 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 527 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 439 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,413 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 22,002 | 10.24%, see rank | 9.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 5,705 | 2.65%, see rank | 2.32% | 3.77% |
| German | 30,287 | 14.09%, see rank | 10.34% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 296 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 582 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 26,398 | 12.28%, see rank | 9.66% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 8,612 | 4.01%, see rank | 2.67% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,208 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 3,693 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 173 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 703 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,825 | 5.97%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 5,274 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.15% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 929 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,458 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 590 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 403 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 19,706 | 9.17%, see rank | 12.49% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,276 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
175,534 (83.85%) out of the total population of 209,351 reported first ancestry.
| York County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 554 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 498 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 333 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,510 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 21,329 | 10.19%, see rank | 9.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 5,360 | 2.56%, see rank | 2.36% | 3.90% |
| German | 28,894 | 13.80%, see rank | 10.32% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 272 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 477 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 25,327 | 12.10%, see rank | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 8,097 | 3.87%, see rank | 2.59% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,046 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.40% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 3,758 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 276 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 716 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,266 | 6.34%, see rank | 3.49% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,764 | 2.28%, see rank | 2.19% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 842 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,388 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.52% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 602 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 369 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| American | 20,060 | 9.58%, see rank | 12.54% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,370 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
117,334 (71.28%) out of the total population of 164,614 reported first ancestry.
| York County | % of the Total Population | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Arab | 147 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 79 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 55 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,376 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.91% |
| English | 10,316 | 6.27%, see rank | 6.30% | 5.91% |
| French | 2,460 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.39% | 2.39% |
| German | 10,400 | 6.32%, see rank | 6.01% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 150 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 429 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 10,371 | 6.30%, see rank | 5.42% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 3,173 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.64% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 487 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.27% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,324 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.64% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 30 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 126 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,488 | 5.16%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 2,659 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 930 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 492 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 51 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 163 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 24,513 | 14.89%, see rank | 13.90% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 406 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 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.