Ancestry in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina (City)

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 Buncombe County and Asheville
Asheville
Buncombe County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountOther1EnglishGermanIrishUnclassified2AmericanScotch-IrishItalianScottishFrenchEuropeanPolishRussianSwedishDutchBritishWelshNorwegianSubsaharan AfricanUkrainian26.591722%23.323551%26.591722%26.6%23,27623.3k14.648525%15.037263%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k13.717426%13.200086%13.717426%13.7%12,00712.0k13.118781%12.896622%13.118781%13.1%11,48311.5k12.875438%16.159161%12.875438%12.9%11,27011.3k9.937051%13.459170%9.937051%9.9%8,6984.650924%4.843030%4.650924%4.7%4,0714.568667%4.080172%4.568667%4.6%3,9994.163097%3.901852%4.163097%4.2%3,6442.427711%2.202213%2.427711%2.4%2,1252.348882%1.939531%2.348882%2.3%2,0562.094115%1.879158%2.094115%2.1%1,8331.215569%0.971165%1.215569%1.2%1,0641.127601%0.870010%1.127601%1.1%9871.091042%1.232248%1.091042%1.1%9551.011070%0.985159%1.011070%1.0%8850.983652%0.986758%0.983652%1.0%8610.907107%0.700886%0.907107%0.9%7940.732312%0.383428%0.732312%0.7%6410.723172%0.510971%0.723172%0.7%633
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Buncombe County and Asheville
Asheville
Buncombe County
0%20%40%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanPuerto RicanSalvadoranSouth AmericanHonduranCubanOther HispanicSpaniardPeruvianColombianNicaraguanChileanGuatemalanDominicanVenezuelanSpanishEcuadorian51.786784%58.743169%51.786784%51.8%2,5942.964%2.96%19.345179%14.480874%19.345179%19.3%9691.107%1.11%11.998403%10.128352%11.998403%12.0%6010.687%0.69%11.020164%7.758292%11.020164%11.0%5520.631%0.63%7.366740%6.462066%7.366740%7.4%3690.422%0.42%5.230585%3.895031%5.230585%5.2%2620.299%0.30%4.372130%3.488372%4.372130%4.4%2190.250%0.25%3.952885%5.921972%3.952885%4.0%1980.226%0.23%2.375724%1.245393%2.375724%2.4%1190.136%0.14%2.216011%0.749778%2.216011%2.2%1110.127%0.13%1.876622%2.122252%1.876622%1.9%940.107%0.11%1.597125%0.508324%1.597125%1.6%800.091%0.09%1.457377%0.527386%1.457377%1.5%730.083%0.08%1.317628%2.217563%1.317628%1.3%660.075%0.08%1.177880%0.775194%1.177880%1.2%590.067%0.07%1.177880%1.308934%1.177880%1.2%590.067%0.07%0.878419%1.302580%0.878419%0.9%440.050%0.05%0.638850%0.711653%0.638850%0.6%320.037%0.04%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Buncombe County and Asheville
Asheville
Buncombe County
0%10%20%30%Count%ChineseIndianFilipinoKoreanVietnameseJapaneseNot SpecifiedLaotianTaiwaneseCambodianThaiMixed33.078491%32.618888%33.078491%33.1%6490.741%0.74%29.765545%25.820496%29.765545%29.8%5840.667%0.67%17.787971%19.223041%17.787971%17.8%3490.399%0.40%8.664628%8.104488%8.664628%8.7%1700.194%0.19%2.650357%1.741460%2.650357%2.7%520.059%0.06%2.293578%3.449431%2.293578%2.3%450.051%0.05%2.089704%2.511721%2.089704%2.1%410.047%0.05%0.917431%0.602813%0.917431%0.9%180.021%0.02%0.815494%0.535834%0.815494%0.8%160.018%0.02%0.713558%1.038178%0.713558%0.7%140.016%0.02%0.560652%1.071668%0.560652%0.6%110.013%0.01%0.509684%1.205626%0.509684%0.5%100.011%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Asheville

English Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
6.1%10.5%14.9%19.3%23.7%28.2%

German Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
4.7%8.3%11.9%15.5%19.2%22.8%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.2%9.5%12.7%15.9%19.1%22.4%

American Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
3.9%8.0%12.1%16.2%20.3%24.4%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
1.9%3.7%5.4%7.2%8.9%10.8%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.9%3.3%4.8%6.2%7.7%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.2%3.0%4.7%6.4%8.2%10.0%

French Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.6%2.0%3.3%4.6%5.9%7.3%

European Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.7%3.2%4.7%6.3%7.9%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.5%2.9%4.2%5.5%6.9%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.1%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.3%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.1%4.1%5.1%

British Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.1%8.1%12.2%16.2%20.3%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.4%4.7%7.1%9.5%11.9%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.7%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.3%7.9%

South American Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.3%3.5%4.6%5.9%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.3%3.0%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.3%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.42%0.63%0.83%1.05%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.18%0.36%0.55%0.73%0.91%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Asheville Area

There are 49 county subdivisions in the Asheville Area. This section compares Asheville to all of the county subdivisions in the Asheville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville.

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain Asheville
0%10%20%30%Count#Township 7:Ebbs Chapel7, Ebbs ChapelBroad River TownshipBroad RivSwannanoa TownshipSwannanoaBlack Mountain TownshipBlack MtnLimestone TownshipLimestoneWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakCrab Creek TownshipCrab CrkTownship 6:Hot Springs6, Hot SpgsAvery Creek TownshipAvery CrkFairview TownshipFairviewMills River TownshipMills RivTownship 4:Beech Glenn4, Beech GlennCrabtree TownshipCrabtreeHoopers Creek TownshipHoopers CrkBuncombe CountyBuncombeAshevilleAshevilleHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleEast Fork TownshipE ForkGreen River TownshipGrn RivTownship 5:Walnut5, WalnutEdneyville TownshipEdneyvilleAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleAsheville TownshipAshevilleUpper Hominy TownshipUpper HominyTownship 1:South Marshall1, S MarshallLeicester TownshipLeicesterLower Hominy TownshipLower HominyTownship 1:North Marshall1, N MarshallTownship 3:Mars Hill3, Mars HlJonathan Creek TownshipJonathan CrkCecil TownshipCecilIron Duff TownshipIron DuffClear Creek TownshipClear CrkReems Creek TownshipReems CrkTownship 10:Grapevine10, GrapevineTownship 11:Revere-Rice Cove11, Revere-Rice C…Blue Ridge TownshipBlue RdgWaynesville TownshipWaynesvilleTownship 2:Laurel2, LaurelSandy Mush TownshipSandy MushFlat Creek TownshipFlat CrkIvy Hill TownshipIvy HlNorth CarolinaN CarolinaFrench Broad TownshipFrench BroadIvy TownshipSouth AtlanticBeaverdam TownshipBeaverdamClyde TownshipClydeSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTownship 8:Spring Creek8, Spg CrkFines Creek TownshipFines CrkTownship 9:Sandy Mush9, Sandy MushPigeon TownshipPigeonCataloochee TownshipCataloochee30.620856%30.620856%30.6%508121.918679%21.918679%21.9%345221.155235%21.155235%21.2%3,223320.128954%20.128954%20.1%2,997419.014852%19.014852%19.0%2,791518.867925%18.867925%18.9%50618.839129%18.839129%18.8%753718.395303%18.395303%18.4%188817.952655%17.952655%18.0%1,403916.739823%16.739823%16.7%1,9451016.340192%16.340192%16.3%2,3191115.761162%15.761162%15.8%5861215.681544%15.681544%15.7%2601315.431517%15.431517%15.4%2,4551415.037263%15.037263%15.0%37,61037.6k14.648525%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k14.648525%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k1514.562826%14.562826%14.6%7,0421614.506540%14.506540%14.5%2441714.425740%14.425740%14.4%6771814.294997%14.294997%14.3%2201914.204046%14.204046%14.2%6462014.127600%14.127600%14.1%62,40562.4k13.671554%13.671554%13.7%2,3312113.658179%13.658179%13.7%2,4192213.317937%13.317937%13.3%1732313.156127%13.156127%13.2%2,7422412.980270%12.980270%13.0%1,2502512.666427%12.666427%12.7%3522612.660732%12.660732%12.7%6402712.625698%12.625698%12.6%4522812.586207%12.586207%12.6%732912.510154%12.510154%12.5%1543012.505434%12.505434%12.5%8633112.338755%12.338755%12.3%1,5403212.310030%12.310030%12.3%1623312.202381%12.202381%12.2%413411.186936%11.186936%11.2%1,3773510.218825%10.218825%10.2%1,9523610.194175%10.194175%10.2%105379.811828%9.811828%9.8%146389.806651%9.806651%9.8%634399.701748%9.701748%9.7%566409.433882%9.433882%9.4%937,806938k9.261004%9.261004%9.3%688419.088435%9.088435%9.1%334428.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M8.145009%8.145009%8.1%1,038437.954050%7.954050%8.0%547447.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.063197%7.063197%7.1%76455.517241%5.517241%5.5%56464.651163%4.651163%4.7%14474.170040%4.170040%4.2%206480.000000%0.000000%0.0%049
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 49 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in North Carolina

There are 1,041 county subdivisions in North Carolina. This section compares Asheville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,597.

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain Asheville
0%5%10%15%Count#Buncombe CountyBuncombeAshevilleAshevilleHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkDavidson TownshipDavidsonChapel Hill TownshipChapel HlLeesville TownshipLeesvilleCraven Township 88Swift Creek TownshipSwift CrkSandy Ridge TownshipSandy RdgWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakCary TownshipClayton TownshipClaytonTownship 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarWinterville TownshipWintervilleWilmington TownshipWilmingtonHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsWake Forest TownshipWake FrstTown Creek TownshipTown CrkHarnett TownshipHarnettVance TownshipVanceCedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkRaleigh TownshipRaleighTriangle TownshipTrnglNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCoddle Creek TownshipCoddle CrkMorehead TownshipMoreheadJacksonville TownshipJacksonvilleThomasville TownshipThomasvilleHickory TownshipHickorySouth Point TownshipS PtCross Creek TownshipCross CrkWinston TownshipWinstonTownship 2:Poplar Tent2, Poplar TentNeuse TownshipNeuseSouth AtlanticTownship 12:Burlington12, BurlingtonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteClevelandRockfish TownshipRockfishGreenville TownshipGreenvilleTownship 4:Kannapolis4, KannapolisGastonia TownshipGastoniaDurham TownshipDurhamMonroe TownshipMonroeHigh Point TownshipHigh PtSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysWilson TownshipWilsonSeventy-First Township71stOak Grove TownshipOak GrvGilmer TownshipGilmer15.037263%15.037263%15.0%37,61037.6k14.648525%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k14.648525%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k114.562826%14.562826%14.6%7,042214.127600%14.127600%14.1%62,40562.4k13.176135%13.176135%13.2%7,661312.695124%12.695124%12.7%6,433412.591373%12.591373%12.6%4,358512.528937%12.528937%12.5%11,58211.6k612.481406%12.481406%12.5%5,538712.471280%12.471280%12.5%4,451812.427978%12.427978%12.4%6,816912.105431%12.105431%12.1%6,4621012.016200%12.016200%12.0%10,50310.5k1111.978971%11.978971%12.0%9,5471211.832094%11.832094%11.8%4,0591311.549221%11.549221%11.5%4,3351411.443701%11.443701%11.4%5,7271511.323907%11.323907%11.3%12,87812.9k1611.109098%11.109098%11.1%4,2931711.045922%11.045922%11.0%8,6041810.856827%10.856827%10.9%3,5391910.736053%10.736053%10.7%4,3512010.594481%10.594481%10.6%5,9472110.050690%10.050690%10.1%4,8382210.029872%10.029872%10.0%12,75912.8k239.557471%9.557471%9.6%9,978249.433882%9.433882%9.4%937,806938k9.223629%9.223629%9.2%3,140259.209667%9.209667%9.2%18,76018.8k269.137316%9.137316%9.1%6,766278.855308%8.855308%8.9%3,434288.820898%8.820898%8.8%5,423298.791568%8.791568%8.8%3,770308.717239%8.717239%8.7%5,987318.579552%8.579552%8.6%20,46020.5k328.512710%8.512710%8.5%3,322338.349408%8.349408%8.3%6,709348.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M7.870141%7.870141%7.9%3,023357.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k366.990825%6.990825%7.0%6,789376.975616%6.975616%7.0%4,025386.923352%6.923352%6.9%3,483396.897158%6.897158%6.9%3,140406.769639%6.769639%6.8%5,873416.686052%6.686052%6.7%7,634426.479803%6.479803%6.5%3,574435.928691%5.928691%5.9%4,907445.811961%5.811961%5.8%4,342455.672864%5.672864%5.7%3,686465.612711%5.612711%5.6%2,395475.219974%5.219974%5.2%4,886484.454921%4.454921%4.5%1,975492.570147%2.570147%2.6%2,01750
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the South

There are 8,483 county subdivisions in the South. This section compares Asheville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain Asheville
0%5%10%15%Count#Buncombe CountyBuncombeAshevilleAshevilleAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleGreenvilleLakelandLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …ClearwaterBradentonRoswell-AlpharettaRound Rock-GeorgetownRound Rock-Geor…NaplesSoutheast MontgomerySE MontgomeryNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSt. PetersburgVirginia BeachVirginia BchNortheast TarrantNE TarrantPlanoJacksonville EastJacksonville ETulsaSan Antonio NorthSan Antonio NSouth AtlanticSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAustinTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteLubbockAtlantaOklahoma City SouthwestOklahoma City SWNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisNortheast DallasNE DallasBirminghamArlingtonFort WorthTampaSan Antonio NorthwestSan Antonio NWAtlanta-DecaturBoynton Beach-Delray BeachBoynton Bch-Delra…Jacksonville WestJacksonville WMontgomery District 1313OrlandoFort LauderdaleWashingtonSugar LandSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NENew OrleansCorpus ChristiHoustonBaltimoreSouthwest DallasSW DallasPlantationSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…El PasoMiamiMcAllen-PharrKendale Lakes-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…Hialeah15.037263%15.037263%15.0%37,61037.6k14.648525%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k14.648525%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k14.127600%14.127600%14.1%62,40562.4k12.305908%12.305908%12.3%34,70534.7k111.873243%11.873243%11.9%30,95231.0k210.606831%10.606831%10.6%27,10327.1k310.378193%10.378193%10.4%33,78633.8k410.236137%10.236137%10.2%25,16825.2k510.157090%10.157090%10.2%28,16528.2k69.929011%9.929011%9.9%27,16227.2k79.532927%9.532927%9.5%24,19824.2k89.513760%9.513760%9.5%34,84734.8k99.433882%9.433882%9.4%937,806938k9.427651%9.427651%9.4%37,03237.0k109.358664%9.358664%9.4%42,08942.1k119.327592%9.327592%9.3%53,43653.4k129.305317%9.305317%9.3%50,92850.9k139.061881%9.061881%9.1%39,53339.5k148.383915%8.383915%8.4%49,65649.7k158.370979%8.370979%8.4%28,42528.4k168.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M7.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.415394%7.415394%7.4%63,69063.7k177.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k186.884857%6.884857%6.9%18,89918.9k196.846179%6.846179%6.8%39,71439.7k206.767929%6.767929%6.8%30,27230.3k216.749975%6.749975%6.7%50,50550.5k226.451517%6.451517%6.5%99,80899.8k236.127080%6.127080%6.1%27,81127.8k246.120649%6.120649%6.1%31,99332.0k256.002404%6.002404%6.0%51,13751.1k265.883068%5.883068%5.9%39,20039.2k275.859755%5.859755%5.9%17,90717.9k285.759162%5.759162%5.8%21,41721.4k295.703028%5.703028%5.7%18,38218.4k305.448026%5.448026%5.4%17,51917.5k315.440557%5.440557%5.4%14,39814.4k325.402524%5.402524%5.4%31,47131.5k335.197380%5.197380%5.2%15,59515.6k345.101144%5.101144%5.1%33,61733.6k354.732430%4.732430%4.7%13,03613.0k364.710206%4.710206%4.7%11,80511.8k374.194327%4.194327%4.2%16,06116.1k384.009219%4.009219%4.0%12,33412.3k393.984444%3.984444%4.0%131,624132k403.236554%3.236554%3.2%20,09920.1k413.222026%3.222026%3.2%31,12531.1k422.825631%2.825631%2.8%7,873432.186720%2.186720%2.2%15,34115.3k441.658459%1.658459%1.7%5,011451.555062%1.555062%1.6%8,529461.287778%1.287778%1.3%12,39912.4k471.082948%1.082948%1.1%3,069480.605572%0.605572%0.6%2,365490.385012%0.385012%0.4%1,38150
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Asheville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Asheville
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Salt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBuncombe CountyBuncombeAshevilleAshevilleAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Seattle EastSeattleNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantPlanoTucsonTulsaSouth AtlanticDenverSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAustinPhoenixTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteAtlantaSacramentoNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisColumbusNortheast DallasNE DallasSan DiegoAlbuquerqueFort WorthTampaLas VegasOrlandoSan FranciscoWashingtonFresnoSan JoseBostonLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…ManhattanOntarioHoustonSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBaltimoreSouthwest DallasSW DallasEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyLos AngelesSan BernardinoPhiladelphiaTown of HempsteadHempsteadChicagoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlMilwaukeeEl PasoBrooklynMiamiQueensDetroitBronx21.056314%21.056314%21.1%207,339207k115.037263%15.037263%15.0%37,61037.6k14.648525%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k14.648525%14.648525%14.6%12,82212.8k14.127600%14.127600%14.1%62,40562.4k10.788393%10.788393%10.8%71,09471.1k210.242077%10.242077%10.2%60,06260.1k39.666229%9.666229%9.7%100,896101k49.433882%9.433882%9.4%937,806938k9.327592%9.327592%9.3%53,43653.4k59.305317%9.305317%9.3%50,92850.9k68.481014%8.481014%8.5%74,11174.1k78.383915%8.383915%8.4%49,65649.7k88.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M7.903628%7.903628%7.9%52,42552.4k97.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.415394%7.415394%7.4%63,69063.7k107.276086%7.276086%7.3%231,815232k117.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k126.846179%6.846179%6.8%39,71439.7k136.798533%6.798533%6.8%76,16676.2k146.749975%6.749975%6.7%50,50550.5k156.471798%6.471798%6.5%53,00753.0k166.451517%6.451517%6.5%99,80899.8k176.178649%6.178649%6.2%147,054147k186.168614%6.168614%6.2%39,61739.6k196.002404%6.002404%6.0%51,13751.1k205.883068%5.883068%5.9%39,20039.2k215.490070%5.490070%5.5%102,662103k225.402524%5.402524%5.4%31,47131.5k235.147116%5.147116%5.1%43,76543.8k245.101144%5.101144%5.1%33,61733.6k255.093066%5.093066%5.1%35,25435.3k264.784783%4.784783%4.8%84,05684.1k274.539261%4.539261%4.5%29,88129.9k284.470470%4.470470%4.5%25,84225.8k294.362394%4.362394%4.4%74,04174.0k304.353424%4.353424%4.4%71,17871.2k314.153994%4.153994%4.2%26,74326.7k323.984444%3.984444%4.0%131,624132k333.593222%3.593222%3.6%66,15166.2k343.236554%3.236554%3.2%20,09920.1k353.222026%3.222026%3.2%31,12531.1k362.937140%2.937140%2.9%28,09828.1k372.911506%2.911506%2.9%74,96375.0k382.583793%2.583793%2.6%21,67221.7k392.542857%2.542857%2.5%39,66739.7k402.458801%2.458801%2.5%18,90118.9k412.297185%2.297185%2.3%62,34662.3k422.186720%2.186720%2.2%15,34115.3k432.174981%2.174981%2.2%13,02113.0k441.555062%1.555062%1.6%8,529451.465100%1.465100%1.5%38,19338.2k461.287778%1.287778%1.3%12,39912.4k470.795494%0.795494%0.8%18,37618.4k480.695742%0.695742%0.7%4,755490.390385%0.390385%0.4%5,60950
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Asheville. 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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State:
North Carolina
County:
Buncombe
Metro Area:
Asheville Area
City:
Asheville
ZIP Codes:
28704, 28715, 28732, 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806
Unified School Districts:
Asheville, Buncombe County
Congressional Districts:
NC-10, NC-11
State Senate Districts:
NC-48, NC-49
State House Districts:
NC-114, NC-115, NC-116
Neighboring Townships:
Asheville, Avery Creek, Hoopers Creek, Leicester, Limestone, Lower Hominy, Mills River, Reems Creek, Swannanoa
Nearby Townships:
9, Sandy Mush, Beaverdam, Black Mountain, Broad River, Clear Creek, Fairview, Flat Creek, French Broad, Sandy Mush, Upper Hominy