Ames Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
78,303 (85.17%) out of the total population of 91,939 reported first ancestry.
| Ames Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 625 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,280 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.89% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 2,253 | 2.45%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,934 | 3.19%, see rank | 4.35% | 1.40% |
| English | 7,508 | 8.17%, see rank | 8.78% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,451 | 2.67%, see rank | 2.60% | 3.34% |
| German | 32,503 | 35.35%, see rank | 36.73% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 97 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 302 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 11,176 | 12.16%, see rank | 14.07% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,189 | 2.38%, see rank | 2.10% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 9,861 | 10.73%, see rank | 5.34% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,792 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.28% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 110 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 343 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,106 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,174 | 2.36%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 787 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 3,757 | 4.09%, see rank | 2.92% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 474 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 219 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,351 | 3.64%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 847 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
77,726 (86.62%) out of the total population of 89,734 reported first ancestry.
| Ames Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 273 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 1,491 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.99% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 2,291 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,836 | 3.16%, see rank | 4.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 8,635 | 9.62%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,483 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.82% | 3.54% |
| German | 31,957 | 35.61%, see rank | 38.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 189 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 285 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 11,211 | 12.49%, see rank | 14.91% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 1,827 | 2.04%, see rank | 2.14% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 9,433 | 10.51%, see rank | 5.56% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,687 | 1.88%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 98 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 479 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 826 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,384 | 2.66%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,153 | 1.28%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 4,034 | 4.50%, see rank | 3.15% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 518 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 251 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,967 | 3.31%, see rank | 5.98% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 874 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
77,180 (88.11%) out of the total population of 87,594 reported first ancestry.
| Ames Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 369 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,566 | 1.79%, see rank | 2.07% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 2,582 | 2.95%, see rank | 2.20% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,924 | 3.34%, see rank | 4.90% | 1.63% |
| English | 9,598 | 10.96%, see rank | 9.85% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,827 | 3.23%, see rank | 3.05% | 3.77% |
| German | 32,115 | 36.66%, see rank | 39.79% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 170 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 271 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 11,105 | 12.68%, see rank | 15.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 1,993 | 2.28%, see rank | 2.22% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 9,231 | 10.54%, see rank | 5.63% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,659 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 163 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 536 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,269 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,416 | 2.76%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 997 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 3,871 | 4.42%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 619 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 219 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,689 | 3.07%, see rank | 5.61% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 786 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
74,414 (87.77%) out of the total population of 84,780 reported first ancestry.
| Ames Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 334 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,444 | 1.70%, see rank | 2.12% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 2,550 | 3.01%, see rank | 2.25% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,997 | 3.54%, see rank | 5.01% | 1.68% |
| English | 9,715 | 11.46%, see rank | 10.07% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,598 | 3.06%, see rank | 3.19% | 3.90% |
| German | 31,556 | 37.22%, see rank | 40.46% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 149 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 191 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 11,189 | 13.20%, see rank | 15.67% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,097 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.18% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 9,097 | 10.73%, see rank | 5.67% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,610 | 1.90%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 139 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 587 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,473 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,195 | 2.59%, see rank | 1.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 956 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 4,010 | 4.73%, see rank | 3.30% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 606 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 148 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| American | 2,723 | 3.21%, see rank | 5.67% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 578 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.65% |
* 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.