Iowa Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
2,550,333 (82.85%) out of the total population of 3,078,116 reported first ancestry.
Iowa | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 8,208 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 58,090 | 1.89%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 57,234 | 1.86%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 133,766 | 4.35%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 270,404 | 8.78%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 80,112 | 2.60%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 1,130,698 | 36.73%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 6,693 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 3,661 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 433,232 | 14.07%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 64,731 | 2.10%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 164,259 | 5.34%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 39,261 | 1.28%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 1,748 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 11,138 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 26,218 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 46,556 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 17,211 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 89,751 | 2.92%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 14,348 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 2,854 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 195,616 | 6.36%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 20,532 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
2,598,254 (85.25%) out of the total population of 3,047,646 reported first ancestry.
Iowa | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 6,455 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 60,701 | 1.99%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 62,277 | 2.04%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 143,338 | 4.70%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 282,636 | 9.27%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 85,939 | 2.82%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 1,171,489 | 38.44%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 6,939 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 3,719 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 454,401 | 14.91%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 65,180 | 2.14%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 169,530 | 5.56%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 40,005 | 1.31%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 1,946 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 11,465 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 28,939 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 48,024 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 16,338 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 96,017 | 3.15%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 15,195 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 2,639 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 182,253 | 5.98%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 21,627 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
2,614,869 (86.69%) out of the total population of 3,016,267 reported first ancestry.
Iowa | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 5,199 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 62,390 | 2.07%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 66,290 | 2.20%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 147,937 | 4.90%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 297,223 | 9.85%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 92,038 | 3.05%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 1,200,246 | 39.79%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 7,202 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 4,143 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 464,920 | 15.41%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 66,831 | 2.22%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 169,885 | 5.63%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 40,744 | 1.35%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 2,120 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 10,765 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 46,067 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 50,647 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 15,329 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 98,447 | 3.26%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 15,924 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 2,825 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 169,175 | 5.61%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 22,794 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
2,594,922 (87.11%) out of the total population of 2,978,880 reported first ancestry.
Iowa | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 4,610 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 63,109 | 2.12%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 67,034 | 2.25%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 149,356 | 5.01%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 300,073 | 10.07%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 94,900 | 3.19%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 1,205,159 | 40.46%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 7,196 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 4,068 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 466,791 | 15.67%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 64,814 | 2.18%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 168,884 | 5.67%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 41,371 | 1.39%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 2,054 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 11,083 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 47,139 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 51,271 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 12,218 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 98,439 | 3.30%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 16,714 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 2,679 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 168,844 | 5.67%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 23,259 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
2,252,785 (76.98%) out of the total population of 2,926,324 reported first ancestry.
Iowa | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,745 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 31,912 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 42,472 | 1.45%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 88,563 | 3.03%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 172,268 | 5.89%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 45,704 | 1.56%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 826,909 | 28.26%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 4,451 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 1,930 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 225,167 | 7.69%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 37,582 | 1.28%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 125,229 | 4.28%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 20,388 | 0.70%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 765 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 4,919 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 29,448 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 25,822 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 6,605 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 59,697 | 2.04%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 8,667 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 1,415 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 196,807 | 6.73%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 11,409 | 0.39%, 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.