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Bloomington, Normal Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
145,204 (85.57%) out of the total population of 169,689 reported first ancestry.
| Bloomington, Normal Area | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 204 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 849 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 865 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,174 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.51% |
| English | 17,828 | 10.51%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 4,692 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.54% |
| German | 49,614 | 29.24%, see rank | 19.89% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 582 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 551 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 25,698 | 15.14%, see rank | 12.52% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 6,608 | 3.89%, see rank | 6.29% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,675 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 5,449 | 3.21%, see rank | 7.47% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 76 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 446 | 0.26%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,561 | 1.51%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 3,094 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,064 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 3,782 | 2.23%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 870 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 277 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,547 | 10.93%, see rank | 4.85% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,406 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
144,953 (86.95%) out of the total population of 166,706 reported first ancestry.
| Bloomington, Normal Area | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 316 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,033 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 714 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,954 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.63% |
| English | 18,293 | 10.97%, see rank | 6.56% | 9.02% |
| French | 4,653 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.77% |
| German | 52,183 | 31.30%, see rank | 20.72% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 514 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 661 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 25,700 | 15.42%, see rank | 12.94% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 7,045 | 4.23%, see rank | 6.35% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,746 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.36% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 5,867 | 3.52%, see rank | 7.69% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 147 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 571 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,149 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 3,349 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 753 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 3,820 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.37% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,197 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 327 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,928 | 11.35%, see rank | 4.61% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,248 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
143,067 (87.40%) out of the total population of 163,686 reported first ancestry.
| Bloomington, Normal Area | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 342 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 1,046 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 751 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 2,884 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.68% |
| English | 18,443 | 11.27%, see rank | 6.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 4,764 | 2.91%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.90% |
| German | 55,058 | 33.64%, see rank | 21.16% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 527 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 776 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 26,169 | 15.99%, see rank | 13.14% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 7,440 | 4.55%, see rank | 6.45% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,922 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 6,106 | 3.73%, see rank | 7.85% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 100 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 742 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,310 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 3,847 | 2.35%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 832 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,967 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,262 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 420 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
| American | 17,223 | 10.52%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,248 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.42% | 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.