Transylvania County, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 32.98K Transylvania County, NC population, 10.21K had American ancestry (30.94%), 5.42K had Unclassified ancestry (16.42%), and 4.41K had English ancestry (13.38%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other North Carolina counties, and for North Carolina.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Transylvania County, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| American | 10205 | 30.94 |
| Unclassified | 5415 | 16.42 |
| English | 4411 | 13.38 |
| Other Groups | 4089 | 12.40 |
| German | 3981 | 12.07 |
| Irish | 3870 | 11.74 |
| Scotch Irish | 1187 | 3.60 |
| Scottish | 893 | 2.71 |
| Italian | 848 | 2.57 |
| French (except Basque) | 675 | 2.05 |
| Welsh | 481 | 1.46 |
| Norwegian | 335 | 1.02 |
| Dutch | 301 | 0.91 |
| Swedish | 298 | 0.90 |
| European | 263 | 0.80 |
| Polish | 246 | 0.75 |
| French Canadian | 212 | 0.64 |
| British | 203 | 0.62 |
| Northern European | 116 | 0.35 |
| Swiss | 105 | 0.32 |
| Austrian | 104 | 0.32 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 103 | 0.31 |
| Subsaharan African | 96 | 0.29 |
| Haitian | 96 | 0.29 |
| Danish | 71 | 0.22 |
| Finnish | 66 | 0.20 |
| Eastern European | 58 | 0.18 |
| Russian | 56 | 0.17 |
| Czech | 44 | 0.13 |
| Portuguese | 43 | 0.13 |
| Scandinavian | 43 | 0.13 |
| Luxembourger | 41 | 0.12 |
| African | 40 | 0.12 |
| Canadian | 38 | 0.12 |
| Croatian | 37 | 0.11 |
| Hungarian | 34 | 0.10 |
| South African | 34 | 0.10 |
| Greek | 31 | 0.09 |
| Estonian | 29 | 0.09 |
| Ukrainian | 28 | 0.09 |
| Armenian | 23 | 0.07 |
| Czechoslovakian | 20 | 0.06 |
| Pennsylvania German | 18 | 0.06 |
| Slovak | 16 | 0.05 |
| Brazilian | 8 | 0.02 |
| Bermudan | 7 | 0.02 |
| Lebanese | 4 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 4 | 0.01 |
| Lithuanian | 4 | 0.01 |