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Ames, IA Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

51,881 (84.67%) out of the total population of 61,276 reported first ancestry.

	Ames, IA	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	494	0.81%, see rank	0.27%	0.56%
Czech	890	1.45%, see rank	1.89%	0.47%
Danish	1,371	2.24%, see rank	1.86%	0.42%
Dutch	1,739	2.84%, see rank	4.35%	1.40%
English	4,830	7.88%, see rank	8.78%	8.02%
French	1,491	2.43%, see rank	2.60%	3.34%
German	20,851	34.03%, see rank	36.73%	15.03%
Greek	85	0.14%, see rank	0.22%	0.41%
Hungarian	270	0.44%, see rank	0.12%	0.46%
Irish	7,193	11.74%, see rank	14.07%	10.80%
Italian	1,708	2.79%, see rank	2.10%	5.52%
Norwegian	4,826	7.88%, see rank	5.34%	1.42%
Polish	1,371	2.24%, see rank	1.28%	3.01%
Portuguese	106	0.17%, see rank	0.06%	0.44%
Russian	288	0.47%, see rank	0.36%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	570	0.93%, see rank	0.85%	0.99%
Scottish	1,468	2.40%, see rank	1.51%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	715	1.17%, see rank	0.56%	0.95%
Swedish	2,536	4.14%, see rank	2.92%	1.27%
Swiss	377	0.62%, see rank	0.47%	0.30%
Ukrainian	216	0.35%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	1,621	2.65%, see rank	6.36%	7.12%
Welsh	520	0.85%, see rank	0.67%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

51,130 (86.36%) out of the total population of 59,206 reported first ancestry.

	Ames, IA	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	241	0.41%, see rank	0.21%	0.53%
Czech	1,163	1.96%, see rank	1.99%	0.50%
Danish	1,301	2.20%, see rank	2.04%	0.45%
Dutch	1,866	3.15%, see rank	4.70%	1.51%
English	5,240	8.85%, see rank	9.27%	8.53%
French	1,289	2.18%, see rank	2.82%	3.54%
German	20,749	35.05%, see rank	38.44%	15.79%
Greek	174	0.29%, see rank	0.23%	0.42%
Hungarian	205	0.35%, see rank	0.12%	0.48%
Irish	7,448	12.58%, see rank	14.91%	11.36%
Italian	1,454	2.46%, see rank	2.14%	5.66%
Norwegian	4,431	7.48%, see rank	5.56%	1.46%
Polish	1,274	2.15%, see rank	1.31%	3.13%
Portuguese	68	0.11%, see rank	0.06%	0.46%
Russian	452	0.76%, see rank	0.38%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	428	0.72%, see rank	0.95%	1.07%
Scottish	1,568	2.65%, see rank	1.58%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	993	1.68%, see rank	0.54%	0.93%
Swedish	2,679	4.52%, see rank	3.15%	1.34%
Swiss	408	0.69%, see rank	0.50%	0.31%
Ukrainian	251	0.42%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	1,576	2.66%, see rank	5.98%	6.72%
Welsh	541	0.91%, see rank	0.71%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

50,935 (88.83%) out of the total population of 57,343 reported first ancestry.

	Ames, IA	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	336	0.59%, see rank	0.17%	0.50%
Czech	1,167	2.04%, see rank	2.07%	0.53%
Danish	1,819	3.17%, see rank	2.20%	0.48%
Dutch	1,798	3.14%, see rank	4.90%	1.63%
English	5,837	10.18%, see rank	9.85%	9.02%
French	1,757	3.06%, see rank	3.05%	3.77%
German	20,682	36.07%, see rank	39.79%	16.51%
Greek	155	0.27%, see rank	0.24%	0.44%
Hungarian	209	0.36%, see rank	0.14%	0.51%
Irish	7,487	13.06%, see rank	15.41%	11.76%
Italian	1,367	2.38%, see rank	2.22%	5.78%
Norwegian	4,339	7.57%, see rank	5.63%	1.51%
Polish	1,267	2.21%, see rank	1.35%	3.24%
Portuguese	138	0.24%, see rank	0.07%	0.47%
Russian	449	0.78%, see rank	0.36%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	880	1.53%, see rank	1.53%	1.72%
Scottish	1,600	2.79%, see rank	1.68%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	875	1.53%, see rank	0.51%	0.91%
Swedish	2,603	4.54%, see rank	3.26%	1.41%
Swiss	446	0.78%, see rank	0.53%	0.33%
Ukrainian	219	0.38%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	1,444	2.52%, see rank	5.61%	6.28%
Welsh	446	0.78%, see rank	0.76%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

48,321 (88.09%) out of the total population of 54,853 reported first ancestry.

	Ames, IA	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	301	0.55%, see rank	0.15%	0.50%
Czech	1,049	1.91%, see rank	2.12%	0.54%
Danish	1,644	3.00%, see rank	2.25%	0.49%
Dutch	1,881	3.43%, see rank	5.01%	1.68%
English	5,869	10.70%, see rank	10.07%	9.29%
French	1,643	3.00%, see rank	3.19%	3.90%
German	20,398	37.19%, see rank	40.46%	16.89%
Greek	129	0.24%, see rank	0.24%	0.45%
Hungarian	122	0.22%, see rank	0.14%	0.52%
Irish	7,640	13.93%, see rank	15.67%	12.01%
Italian	1,415	2.58%, see rank	2.18%	5.91%
Norwegian	4,250	7.75%, see rank	5.67%	1.55%
Polish	1,278	2.33%, see rank	1.39%	3.32%
Portuguese	115	0.21%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Russian	508	0.93%, see rank	0.37%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	850	1.55%, see rank	1.58%	1.77%
Scottish	1,443	2.63%, see rank	1.72%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	928	1.69%, see rank	0.41%	0.88%
Swedish	2,670	4.87%, see rank	3.30%	1.45%
Swiss	429	0.78%, see rank	0.56%	0.34%
Ukrainian	142	0.26%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
American	1,369	2.50%, see rank	5.67%	6.43%
Welsh	423	0.77%, see rank	0.78%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

40,856 (80.53%) out of the total population of 50,731 reported first ancestry.

	Ames, IA	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	253	0.50%, see rank	0.13%	0.36%
Czech	409	0.81%, see rank	1.09%	0.27%
Danish	643	1.27%, see rank	1.45%	0.30%
Dutch	1,114	2.20%, see rank	3.03%	0.91%
English	2,899	5.71%, see rank	5.89%	5.91%
French	633	1.25%, see rank	1.56%	2.39%
German	12,798	25.23%, see rank	28.26%	10.81%
Greek	133	0.26%, see rank	0.15%	0.34%
Hungarian	31	0.06%, see rank	0.07%	0.32%
Irish	3,462	6.82%, see rank	7.69%	6.85%
Italian	717	1.41%, see rank	1.28%	4.59%
Norwegian	3,358	6.62%, see rank	4.28%	1.15%
Polish	680	1.34%, see rank	0.70%	2.24%
Portuguese	41	0.08%, see rank	0.03%	0.33%
Russian	202	0.40%, see rank	0.17%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	430	0.85%, see rank	1.01%	1.17%
Scottish	778	1.53%, see rank	0.88%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	627	1.24%, see rank	0.23%	0.61%
Swedish	1,340	2.64%, see rank	2.04%	0.87%
Swiss	146	0.29%, see rank	0.30%	0.19%
Ukrainian	60	0.12%, see rank	0.05%	0.24%
American	1,573	3.10%, see rank	6.73%	7.33%
Welsh	143	0.28%, see rank	0.39%	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.