Shelby, North Carolina — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Shelby, North Carolina by nationality. Data represents only those respondents who voluntarily listed an ancestry on their response form. Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Nationalities & Ancestry
| # | Ancestry | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | German | 1628 | 7.99% |
| 2. | English | 1586 | 7.78% |
| 3. | Irish | 961 | 4.72% |
| 4. | Scotch-Irish | 642 | 3.15% |
| 5. | Mexican | 407 | 2.00% |
| 6. | Scottish | 232 | 1.14% |
| 7. | European | 223 | 1.09% |
| 8. | Italian | 218 | 1.07% |
| 9. | French (Except Basque) | 144 | 0.71% |
| 10. | Asian Indian | 122 | 0.60% |
| 11. | Dutch | 111 | 0.54% |
| 12. | Honduran | 103 | 0.51% |
| 13. | Haitian | 93 | 0.46% |
| 14. | Welsh | 79 | 0.39% |
| 15. | Puerto Rican | 75 | 0.37% |
| 16. | Swedish | 67 | 0.33% |
| 17. | French Canadian | 61 | 0.30% |
| 18. | Thai | 45 | 0.22% |
| 19. | Cherokee | 30 | 0.15% |
| 20. | Slovak | 27 | 0.13% |
| 21. | Norwegian | 26 | 0.13% |
| 22. | Filipino | 21 | 0.10% |
| 23. | Nigerian | 20 | 0.10% |
| 24. | Yugoslavian | 19 | 0.09% |
| 25. | Eastern European | 18 | 0.09% |
| 26. | Hungarian | 17 | 0.08% |
| 27. | Vietnamese | 16 | 0.08% |
| 28. | Costa Rican | 13 | 0.06% |
| 29. | Czechoslovakian | 11 | 0.05% |
| 30. | Pueblo | 10 | 0.05% |
| 31. | Polish | 10 | 0.05% |
| 32. | British | 9 | 0.04% |
| 33. | Ukrainian | 9 | 0.04% |
| 34. | Chickasaw | 8 | 0.04% |
| 35. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 8 | 0.04% |
| 36. | Turkish | 8 | 0.04% |
| 37. | Estonian | 8 | 0.04% |
| 38. | Swiss | 8 | 0.04% |
| 39. | Czech | 7 | 0.03% |
| 40. | Armenian | 7 | 0.03% |
| 41. | Russian | 5 | 0.02% |
| 42. | Korean | 5 | 0.02% |
| 43. | Pennsylvania German | 5 | 0.02% |
| 44. | Danish | 3 | 0.01% |