Ancestry in Oak Ridge, North Carolina (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%CountOther1Unclassified2EnglishGermanAmericanIrishItalianEuropeanScottishScotch-IrishNorwegianBritishHungarianPolishSwedishSlovakFrenchWelshRussianSubsaharan African27.142209%38.178439%27.142209%27.1%1,79618.588484%17.797340%18.588484%18.6%1,23014.281396%9.433882%14.281396%14.3%94511.470455%10.404767%11.470455%11.5%75910.881064%12.179257%10.881064%10.9%7208.568838%8.600430%8.568838%8.6%5677.193592%3.159053%7.193592%7.2%4763.732809%1.289661%3.732809%3.7%2473.536346%2.411771%3.536346%3.5%2343.460783%2.556859%3.460783%3.5%2291.813511%0.454006%1.813511%1.8%1201.526371%0.537943%1.526371%1.5%1011.239232%0.254385%1.239232%1.2%821.133444%1.419278%1.133444%1.1%751.072994%0.539422%1.072994%1.1%711.057881%0.102305%1.057881%1.1%700.982318%1.621505%0.982318%1.0%650.967206%0.538778%0.967206%1.0%640.800967%0.439853%0.800967%0.8%530.755629%1.143325%0.755629%0.8%50

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
North Carolina
0%20%40%Count%Central AmericanSalvadoranPuerto RicanSouth AmericanMexicanVenezuelanPeruvian46.012270%15.851025%46.012270%46.0%751.133%1.13%46.012270%5.716672%46.012270%46.0%751.133%1.13%27.607362%10.179110%27.607362%27.6%450.680%0.68%14.110429%6.367355%14.110429%14.1%230.348%0.35%12.269939%59.345949%12.269939%12.3%200.302%0.30%7.361963%0.623331%7.361963%7.4%120.181%0.18%6.748466%0.984670%6.748466%6.7%110.166%0.17%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%ChineseKoreanCambodianFilipinoThai59.110169%16.538205%59.110169%59.1%2794.216%4.22%16.949153%7.753290%16.949153%16.9%801.209%1.21%14.194915%1.516009%14.194915%14.2%671.013%1.01%8.262712%8.368886%8.262712%8.3%390.589%0.59%1.483051%1.268513%1.483051%1.5%70.106%0.11%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Oak Ridge

English Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
8.6%10.5%12.3%14.1%15.9%17.8%

German Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
11.9%13.0%14.1%15.1%16.2%17.3%

American Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
7.4%9.0%10.6%12.2%13.7%15.4%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
8.15%8.56%8.96%9.36%9.77%10.17%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
2.0%3.2%4.3%5.4%6.5%7.7%

European Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
1.3%2.3%3.3%4.3%5.3%6.4%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
2.07%2.52%2.97%3.42%3.87%4.32%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
1.5%2.2%2.9%3.5%4.2%4.9%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.16%0.58%0.99%1.39%1.80%2.22%

British Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.14%0.41%0.67%0.93%1.20%1.46%

Hungarian Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Hungarian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.17%0.34%0.51%0.68%0.85%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.65%1.08%1.51%1.94%2.37%2.80%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.27%0.47%0.68%0.88%1.08%1.29%

Slovak Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Slovak' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.24%0.47%0.71%0.95%1.19%

French Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.74%0.84%0.94%1.04%1.14%1.24%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.1%3.9%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.75%1.13%1.51%1.89%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.20%0.41%0.61%0.82%1.03%

South American Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.39%0.79%1.18%1.57%1.97%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.9%2.8%3.8%4.8%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.93%1.39%1.85%2.32%

Cambodian Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.23%0.45%0.68%0.91%1.14%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.18%0.36%0.54%0.72%0.90%

Thai Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Thai' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.06%0.11%0.17%0.23%0.29%
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Ancestry by Place in the Greensboro Area

There are 31 places in the Greensboro Area. This section compares Oak Ridge to all of the places in the Greensboro Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oak Ridge.

English Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Oak Ridge, selected other places in the Greensboro Area, and entities that contain Oak Ridge
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#McLeansvilleForest OaksJamestownPleasant GardenPleasant GdnSummerfieldOak RidgeTrinityWentworthKernersvilleStonevilleStokesdaleMayodanNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArchdaleRandlemanMadisonGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroBurlingtonLibertySouth AtlanticGuilford CountyGuilfordGuilford County SchoolsGuilford CoThomasvilleGibsonvilleAsheboroSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFranklinvilleReidsvilleGreensboroHigh PointEdenRamseurStaleyWhitsettRuffinSeagroveSedalia26.484907%26.484907%26.5%272121.673330%21.673330%21.7%759219.203873%19.203873%19.2%714318.104184%18.104184%18.1%848416.824689%16.824689%16.8%1,810514.281396%14.281396%14.3%945614.163284%14.163284%14.2%942713.183629%13.183629%13.2%364811.130772%11.130772%11.1%2,642910.780370%10.780370%10.8%1341010.477454%10.477454%10.5%553119.746377%9.746377%9.7%269129.433882%9.433882%9.4%937,806938k9.196203%9.196203%9.2%1,056139.130435%9.130435%9.1%378148.764940%8.764940%8.8%198158.736823%8.736823%8.7%65,20365.2k8.474415%8.474415%8.5%4,455168.417132%8.417132%8.4%226178.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M8.268222%8.268222%8.3%42,31842.3k8.268222%8.268222%8.3%42,31842.3k8.161013%8.161013%8.2%2,218187.959757%7.959757%8.0%538197.898991%7.898991%7.9%2,052207.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.614679%7.614679%7.6%83217.443113%7.443113%7.4%1,050227.363109%7.363109%7.4%20,77720.8k236.997486%6.997486%7.0%7,626246.796683%6.796683%6.8%1,049256.715635%6.715635%6.7%128266.622517%6.622517%6.6%20276.427689%6.427689%6.4%52286.040268%6.040268%6.0%18294.545455%4.545455%4.5%13302.264808%2.264808%2.3%1331

Ancestry by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Oak Ridge to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oak Ridge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

English Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Oak Ridge, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Oak Ridge
0%5%10%Count#AshevilleFuquay-VarinaOak RidgeApexBooneMatthewsClaytonClemmonsCarrboroChapel HillWake ForestHuntersvilleWilmingtonCorneliusCaryKernersvilleHolly SpringsGarnerMooresvilleMint HillNew BernNorth CarolinaN CarolinaRaleighKinstonHavelockMorrisvilleSanfordGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroHickoryWinston-SalemJacksonvilleIndian TrailBurlingtonSouth AtlanticGuilford CountyGuilfordGuilford County SchoolsGuilford CoThomasvilleGreenvilleAsheboroSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesConcordGreensboroDurhamCharlotteGastoniaShelbyHigh PointWilsonStatesvilleKannapolisSalisburyFayettevilleMonroeRocky MountGoldsboroLexingtonLumberton14.648525%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k114.364933%14.364933%14.4%3,264214.281396%14.281396%14.3%94514.186772%14.186772%14.2%6,227313.902747%13.902747%13.9%2,536413.655420%13.655420%13.7%4,104513.421010%13.421010%13.4%2,490613.247338%13.247338%13.2%2,588712.704270%12.704270%12.7%2,651812.268452%12.268452%12.3%7,239911.644549%11.644549%11.6%4,2471011.429179%11.429179%11.4%5,9091111.323907%11.323907%11.3%12,87812.9k1211.273974%11.273974%11.3%3,0921311.188407%11.188407%11.2%17,43417.4k1411.130772%11.130772%11.1%2,6421510.917480%10.917480%10.9%3,2891610.888688%10.888688%10.9%3,0081710.794925%10.794925%10.8%3,8201810.573849%10.573849%10.6%2,646199.905237%9.905237%9.9%2,979209.433882%9.433882%9.4%937,806938k9.169639%9.169639%9.2%40,46840.5k218.974898%8.974898%9.0%1,920228.957828%8.957828%9.0%1,848238.778761%8.778761%8.8%1,984248.751033%8.751033%8.8%2,542258.736823%8.736823%8.7%65,20365.2k8.581219%8.581219%8.6%3,456268.579552%8.579552%8.6%20,46020.5k278.565289%8.565289%8.6%5,859288.551311%8.551311%8.6%3,109298.474415%8.474415%8.5%4,455308.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M8.268222%8.268222%8.3%42,31842.3k8.268222%8.268222%8.3%42,31842.3k8.161013%8.161013%8.2%2,218318.032759%8.032759%8.0%7,209327.898991%7.898991%7.9%2,052337.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.492449%7.492449%7.5%6,425347.363109%7.363109%7.4%20,77720.8k357.323612%7.323612%7.3%18,43818.4k367.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k377.033312%7.033312%7.0%5,196387.004294%7.004294%7.0%1,419396.997486%6.997486%7.0%7,626406.987772%6.987772%7.0%3,463416.855544%6.855544%6.9%1,764426.833753%6.833753%6.8%3,122436.426323%6.426323%6.4%2,164446.329356%6.329356%6.3%12,89112.9k456.316497%6.316497%6.3%2,161466.315977%6.315977%6.3%3,548476.196415%6.196415%6.2%2,226484.987165%4.987165%5.0%952494.624411%4.624411%4.6%1,00150

Ancestry by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Oak Ridge to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oak Ridge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

English Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Oak Ridge, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Oak Ridge
0%5%10%Count#Oak RidgeLexington-FayetteArlingtonChesapeakeHuntsvilleSt. PetersburgNorth CarolinaN CarolinaVirginia BeachVirginia BchRaleighPlanoGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroWinston-SalemLouisvilleSouth AtlanticGuilford CountyGuilfordGuilford County SchoolsGuilford CoAmarilloTulsaRichmondSouthNashville-DavidsonAustinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLittle RockGreensboroDurhamJacksonvilleAtlantaCharlotteLubbockOklahoma CityColumbusFayettevilleMobileTampaFort WorthArlingtonBaton RougeNorfolkOrlandoWashingtonGarlandDallasShreveportAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MontgomeryCorpus ChristiNew OrleansIrvingMemphisHoustonSan AntonioBaltimoreBirminghamEl PasoMiamiLaredoHialeah14.281396%14.281396%14.3%94511.545956%11.545956%11.5%35,96936.0k110.360827%10.360827%10.4%23,42523.4k29.694932%9.694932%9.7%22,60822.6k39.664344%9.664344%9.7%18,26318.3k49.491886%9.491886%9.5%24,07024.1k59.433882%9.433882%9.4%937,806938k9.358664%9.358664%9.4%42,08942.1k69.169639%9.169639%9.2%40,46840.5k79.025827%9.025827%9.0%25,19025.2k88.736823%8.736823%8.7%65,20365.2k8.579552%8.579552%8.6%20,46020.5k98.438077%8.438077%8.4%51,60551.6k108.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M8.268222%8.268222%8.3%42,31842.3k8.268222%8.268222%8.3%42,31842.3k7.977932%7.977932%8.0%15,76215.8k117.910609%7.910609%7.9%31,63531.6k127.909195%7.909195%7.9%17,14517.1k137.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.742349%7.742349%7.7%49,84349.8k147.725669%7.725669%7.7%70,13270.1k157.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.592593%7.592593%7.6%15,00615.0k167.363109%7.363109%7.4%20,77720.8k177.323612%7.323612%7.3%18,43818.4k187.316347%7.316347%7.3%62,67362.7k197.113621%7.113621%7.1%32,46532.5k207.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k216.950312%6.950312%7.0%16,99417.0k226.841125%6.841125%6.8%42,41642.4k236.338397%6.338397%6.3%12,69612.7k246.329356%6.329356%6.3%12,89112.9k256.183247%6.183247%6.2%11,97812.0k266.000382%6.000382%6.0%21,69021.7k275.905776%5.905776%5.9%48,18748.2k285.805173%5.805173%5.8%22,28622.3k295.618425%5.618425%5.6%12,84912.8k305.577396%5.577396%5.6%13,70513.7k315.164713%5.164713%5.2%13,59913.6k325.101144%5.101144%5.1%33,61733.6k334.981900%4.981900%5.0%11,69811.7k344.913202%4.913202%4.9%62,81262.8k354.731809%4.731809%4.7%9,396364.730568%4.730568%4.7%9,309374.717996%4.717996%4.7%9,517384.448680%4.448680%4.4%14,23814.2k394.194327%4.194327%4.2%16,06116.1k404.170887%4.170887%4.2%9,677414.128491%4.128491%4.1%27,07727.1k423.869396%3.869396%3.9%86,69786.7k433.842616%3.842616%3.8%55,30955.3k443.236554%3.236554%3.2%20,09920.1k453.052386%3.052386%3.1%6,484461.654136%1.654136%1.7%11,21611.2k470.995557%0.995557%1.0%4,307480.531249%0.531249%0.5%1,337490.201591%0.201591%0.2%47550

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Oak Ridge to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oak Ridge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

English Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Oak Ridge, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Oak Ridge
0%5%10%Count#Oak RidgePortlandSeattleMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNorth CarolinaN CarolinaVirginia BeachVirginia BchRaleighGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroLouisvilleSouth AtlanticGuilford CountyGuilfordGuilford County SchoolsGuilford CoTulsaDenverSouthNashville-DavidsonAustinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKansas CityWichitaJacksonvilleAtlantaCharlotteOklahoma CityOmahaTucsonColumbusIndianapolisAlbuquerqueFort WorthSan DiegoArlingtonPhoenixMinneapolisLas VegasSan FranciscoWashingtonSacramentoDallasBostonLong BeachMemphisOaklandFresnoSan JoseHoustonSan AntonioBaltimoreLos AngelesClevelandPhiladelphiaChicagoMilwaukeeNew YorkEl PasoMiamiDetroit14.281396%14.281396%14.3%94510.908669%10.908669%10.9%67,69867.7k110.662347%10.662347%10.7%71,31571.3k210.176084%10.176084%10.2%47,87447.9k310.112778%10.112778%10.1%45,38245.4k49.433882%9.433882%9.4%937,806938k9.358664%9.358664%9.4%42,08942.1k59.169639%9.169639%9.2%40,46840.5k68.736823%8.736823%8.7%65,20365.2k8.438077%8.438077%8.4%51,60551.6k78.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M8.268222%8.268222%8.3%42,31842.3k8.268222%8.268222%8.3%42,31842.3k7.910609%7.910609%7.9%31,63531.6k87.903628%7.903628%7.9%52,42552.4k97.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.742349%7.742349%7.7%49,84349.8k107.725669%7.725669%7.7%70,13270.1k117.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.530412%7.530412%7.5%35,52635.5k127.482353%7.482353%7.5%29,03429.0k137.316347%7.316347%7.3%62,67362.7k147.113621%7.113621%7.1%32,46532.5k157.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k166.841125%6.841125%6.8%42,41642.4k176.701168%6.701168%6.7%29,69129.7k186.488989%6.488989%6.5%34,23534.2k196.472824%6.472824%6.5%54,18054.2k206.289197%6.289197%6.3%53,24953.2k216.224915%6.224915%6.2%34,66434.7k225.905776%5.905776%5.9%48,18748.2k235.888514%5.888514%5.9%80,95681.0k245.805173%5.805173%5.8%22,28622.3k255.691483%5.691483%5.7%88,52188.5k265.674747%5.674747%5.7%22,96423.0k275.560456%5.560456%5.6%34,10234.1k285.147116%5.147116%5.1%43,76543.8k295.101144%5.101144%5.1%33,61733.6k304.997833%4.997833%5.0%24,21624.2k314.913202%4.913202%4.9%62,81262.8k324.539261%4.539261%4.5%29,88129.9k334.329354%4.329354%4.3%20,33920.3k344.128491%4.128491%4.1%27,07727.1k354.083099%4.083099%4.1%16,82416.8k364.030502%4.030502%4.0%20,70920.7k373.911279%3.911279%3.9%39,47939.5k383.869396%3.869396%3.9%86,69786.7k393.842616%3.842616%3.8%55,30955.3k403.236554%3.236554%3.2%20,09920.1k413.022630%3.022630%3.0%118,453118k423.018771%3.018771%3.0%11,74811.7k432.542857%2.542857%2.5%39,66739.7k442.297185%2.297185%2.3%62,34662.3k452.174981%2.174981%2.2%13,02113.0k461.659745%1.659745%1.7%140,447140k471.654136%1.654136%1.7%11,21611.2k480.995557%0.995557%1.0%4,307490.695742%0.695742%0.7%4,75550

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Oak Ridge. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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