Dakota County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
362,355 (89.36%) out of the total population of 405,521 reported first ancestry.
Dakota County | % of the Total Population | Minnesota | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,620 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.56% |
Czech | 7,414 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.47% |
Danish | 6,043 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 6,369 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.40% |
English | 26,207 | 6.46%, see rank | 5.64% | 8.02% |
French | 18,811 | 4.64%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.34% |
German | 144,461 | 35.62%, see rank | 34.89% | 15.03% |
Greek | 1,108 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 1,021 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.46% |
Irish | 54,982 | 13.56%, see rank | 10.75% | 10.80% |
Italian | 11,592 | 2.86%, see rank | 2.33% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 57,252 | 14.12%, see rank | 15.53% | 1.42% |
Polish | 18,901 | 4.66%, see rank | 4.66% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 441 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.44% |
Russian | 3,976 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,435 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 6,133 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.21% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 8,385 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.11% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 31,455 | 7.76%, see rank | 8.46% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,782 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 1,563 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
American | 13,017 | 3.21%, see rank | 3.57% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,575 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
363,865 (91.09%) out of the total population of 399,443 reported first ancestry.
Dakota County | % of the Total Population | Minnesota | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,523 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.53% |
Czech | 7,464 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.77% | 0.50% |
Danish | 5,657 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 6,918 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.95% | 1.51% |
English | 27,605 | 6.91%, see rank | 5.99% | 8.53% |
French | 19,142 | 4.79%, see rank | 4.75% | 3.54% |
German | 148,530 | 37.18%, see rank | 36.13% | 15.79% |
Greek | 1,630 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 913 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.48% |
Irish | 56,817 | 14.22%, see rank | 11.14% | 11.36% |
Italian | 11,246 | 2.82%, see rank | 2.38% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 58,269 | 14.59%, see rank | 16.04% | 1.46% |
Polish | 17,901 | 4.48%, see rank | 4.77% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 332 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.46% |
Russian | 3,941 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,089 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 6,161 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 7,556 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.97% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 31,285 | 7.83%, see rank | 9.01% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,761 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 1,681 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
American | 11,858 | 2.97%, see rank | 3.25% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 2,104 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
363,602 (92.43%) out of the total population of 393,380 reported first ancestry.
Dakota County | % of the Total Population | Minnesota | U.S. | |
Arab | 2,011 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.50% |
Czech | 7,565 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.92% | 0.53% |
Danish | 6,201 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.65% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 7,214 | 1.83%, see rank | 2.03% | 1.63% |
English | 27,618 | 7.02%, see rank | 6.27% | 9.02% |
French | 19,667 | 5.00%, see rank | 5.13% | 3.77% |
German | 151,568 | 38.53%, see rank | 37.43% | 16.51% |
Greek | 1,293 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 890 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.51% |
Irish | 58,134 | 14.78%, see rank | 11.44% | 11.76% |
Italian | 11,151 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.45% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 59,666 | 15.17%, see rank | 16.54% | 1.51% |
Polish | 16,897 | 4.30%, see rank | 4.91% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 376 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
Russian | 3,948 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,425 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 6,081 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.32% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 6,776 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.87% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 33,682 | 8.56%, see rank | 9.47% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 1,560 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 1,876 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
American | 10,282 | 2.61%, see rank | 2.72% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 2,593 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
363,799 (93.42%) out of the total population of 389,434 reported first ancestry.
Dakota County | % of the Total Population | Minnesota | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,773 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.50% |
Czech | 7,716 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.96% | 0.54% |
Danish | 6,284 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 7,392 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.11% | 1.68% |
English | 28,307 | 7.27%, see rank | 6.49% | 9.29% |
French | 21,720 | 5.58%, see rank | 5.33% | 3.90% |
German | 154,536 | 39.68%, see rank | 38.31% | 16.89% |
Greek | 1,348 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 1,034 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.52% |
Irish | 60,369 | 15.50%, see rank | 11.75% | 12.01% |
Italian | 11,871 | 3.05%, see rank | 2.47% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 60,966 | 15.66%, see rank | 16.93% | 1.55% |
Polish | 17,213 | 4.42%, see rank | 5.04% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 356 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 4,044 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.88% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,543 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.03% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 5,948 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 5,330 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.58% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 34,047 | 8.74%, see rank | 9.64% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 1,609 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 1,723 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.32% |
American | 10,585 | 2.72%, see rank | 2.73% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 2,669 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
311,943 (87.65%) out of the total population of 355,904 reported first ancestry.
Dakota County | % of the Total Population | Minnesota | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,513 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.36% |
Czech | 3,307 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.27% |
Danish | 3,158 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 3,349 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.91% |
English | 13,333 | 3.75%, see rank | 3.29% | 5.91% |
French | 9,433 | 2.65%, see rank | 2.77% | 2.39% |
German | 100,058 | 28.11%, see rank | 27.00% | 10.81% |
Greek | 803 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 568 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
Irish | 30,118 | 8.46%, see rank | 5.93% | 6.85% |
Italian | 8,097 | 2.28%, see rank | 1.67% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 40,428 | 11.36%, see rank | 12.69% | 1.15% |
Polish | 10,142 | 2.85%, see rank | 2.98% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 83 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
Russian | 1,977 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,218 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 2,719 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 1,796 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 18,270 | 5.13%, see rank | 5.72% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 914 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 1,202 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.24% |
American | 10,196 | 2.86%, see rank | 2.90% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 712 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.