Brookings Micro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
29,265 (89.64%) out of the total population of 32,647 reported first ancestry.
| Brookings Area | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 215 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 378 | 1.16%, see rank | 2.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 1,005 | 3.08%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,226 | 6.82%, see rank | 4.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 1,861 | 5.70%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
| French | 859 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.34% |
| German | 13,547 | 41.50%, see rank | 40.25% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 105 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 29 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 3,806 | 11.66%, see rank | 10.86% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 315 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.34% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 7,861 | 24.08%, see rank | 13.86% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 618 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.58% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 32 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 128 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.31% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 167 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 241 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 192 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,457 | 4.46%, see rank | 3.40% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 93 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 797 | 2.44%, see rank | 3.84% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 111 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
29,499 (92.26%) out of the total population of 31,973 reported first ancestry.
| Brookings Area | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 70 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 438 | 1.37%, see rank | 2.30% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 948 | 2.97%, see rank | 2.23% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,002 | 6.26%, see rank | 4.82% | 1.51% |
| English | 1,882 | 5.89%, see rank | 6.53% | 8.53% |
| French | 938 | 2.93%, see rank | 3.20% | 3.54% |
| German | 14,458 | 45.22%, see rank | 41.94% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 111 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 14 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 3,727 | 11.66%, see rank | 11.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 240 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.33% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 7,850 | 24.55%, see rank | 14.03% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 492 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.50% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 58 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 95 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 265 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 262 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 227 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,167 | 3.65%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 51 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 11 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 893 | 2.79%, see rank | 3.63% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 157 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
28,948 (92.63%) out of the total population of 31,250 reported first ancestry.
| Brookings Area | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 75 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 582 | 1.86%, see rank | 2.33% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,221 | 3.91%, see rank | 2.35% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,906 | 6.10%, see rank | 4.78% | 1.63% |
| English | 2,143 | 6.86%, see rank | 7.17% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,000 | 3.20%, see rank | 3.42% | 3.77% |
| German | 14,961 | 47.88%, see rank | 43.77% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 22 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 32 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 3,709 | 11.87%, see rank | 11.13% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 276 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.26% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 7,607 | 24.34%, see rank | 14.93% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 280 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.61% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 31 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 162 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.63% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 395 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 356 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 154 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,529 | 4.89%, see rank | 3.82% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 81 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 617 | 1.97%, see rank | 3.48% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 144 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
27,517 (93.48%) out of the total population of 29,437 reported first ancestry.
| Brookings Area | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 74 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 654 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.27% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,101 | 3.74%, see rank | 2.39% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,975 | 6.71%, see rank | 5.03% | 1.68% |
| English | 1,845 | 6.27%, see rank | 7.35% | 9.29% |
| French | 970 | 3.30%, see rank | 3.47% | 3.90% |
| German | 14,287 | 48.53%, see rank | 44.52% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 61 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 10 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 3,591 | 12.20%, see rank | 11.41% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 218 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.27% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 7,317 | 24.86%, see rank | 15.19% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 178 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.60% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 38 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 162 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 478 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 358 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 74 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,332 | 4.52%, see rank | 3.80% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 78 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| American | 683 | 2.32%, see rank | 3.48% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 182 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.46% | 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.