Tennessee Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
5,179,191 (80.28%) out of the total population of 6,451,365 reported first ancestry.
Tennessee | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 29,367 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 9,372 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 10,345 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 76,758 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 625,353 | 9.69%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 129,421 | 2.01%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 650,127 | 10.08%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 11,052 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 11,683 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 692,842 | 10.74%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 139,287 | 2.16%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 27,508 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 65,298 | 1.01%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 5,613 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 19,730 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 145,978 | 2.26%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 134,159 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 63,180 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 34,679 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 11,080 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 6,572 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 1,092,936 | 16.94%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 32,395 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
5,200,256 (81.85%) out of the total population of 6,353,226 reported first ancestry.
Tennessee | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 24,659 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 9,870 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 9,996 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 82,566 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 649,500 | 10.22%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 130,308 | 2.05%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 662,636 | 10.43%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 11,669 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 11,762 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 710,315 | 11.18%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 137,858 | 2.17%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 27,763 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 65,183 | 1.03%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 5,826 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 20,311 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 153,998 | 2.42%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 138,072 | 2.17%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 51,114 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 36,147 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 11,272 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 6,879 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 1,065,813 | 16.78%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 34,942 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
5,148,935 (82.58%) out of the total population of 6,234,968 reported first ancestry.
Tennessee | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 21,303 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 9,906 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 9,312 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 84,418 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 655,559 | 10.51%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 129,818 | 2.08%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 657,532 | 10.55%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 11,234 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 12,297 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 704,259 | 11.30%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 129,047 | 2.07%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 27,199 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 64,764 | 1.04%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 5,608 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 18,228 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 199,359 | 3.20%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 140,810 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 40,191 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 35,031 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 11,563 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 7,311 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 1,075,817 | 17.25%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 34,433 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
5,108,564 (82.95%) out of the total population of 6,158,953 reported first ancestry.
Tennessee | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 21,199 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 9,427 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 8,852 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 88,883 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 659,785 | 10.71%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 132,625 | 2.15%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 655,302 | 10.64%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 10,705 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 12,348 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 701,575 | 11.39%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 127,810 | 2.08%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 27,038 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 64,770 | 1.05%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 5,408 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 19,335 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 200,823 | 3.26%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 140,840 | 2.29%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 38,000 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 33,887 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 12,184 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 6,660 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 1,089,368 | 17.69%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 34,572 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
3,936,561 (69.19%) out of the total population of 5,689,283 reported first ancestry.
Tennessee | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 11,794 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 3,396 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 4,579 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 43,943 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 407,766 | 7.17%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 71,016 | 1.25%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 332,244 | 5.84%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 6,638 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 5,578 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 363,244 | 6.38%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 74,688 | 1.31%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 16,578 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 32,074 | 0.56%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 2,243 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 8,694 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 127,960 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 76,162 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 33,658 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 16,202 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 4,821 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 2,613 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 998,293 | 17.55%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 14,548 | 0.26%, see rank | 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.