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Des Moines County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

30,421 (75.55%) out of the total population of 40,265 reported first ancestry.

	Des Moines County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	60	0.15%, see rank	0.27%	0.56%
Czech	94	0.23%, see rank	1.89%	0.47%
Danish	296	0.74%, see rank	1.86%	0.42%
Dutch	879	2.18%, see rank	4.35%	1.40%
English	3,805	9.45%, see rank	8.78%	8.02%
French	1,036	2.57%, see rank	2.60%	3.34%
German	13,329	33.10%, see rank	36.73%	15.03%
Greek	46	0.11%, see rank	0.22%	0.41%
Hungarian	27	0.07%, see rank	0.12%	0.46%
Irish	5,113	12.70%, see rank	14.07%	10.80%
Italian	800	1.99%, see rank	2.10%	5.52%
Norwegian	858	2.13%, see rank	5.34%	1.42%
Polish	294	0.73%, see rank	1.28%	3.01%
Portuguese	0	0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.44%
Russian	124	0.31%, see rank	0.36%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	462	1.15%, see rank	0.85%	0.99%
Scottish	429	1.07%, see rank	1.51%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	189	0.47%, see rank	0.56%	0.95%
Swedish	1,834	4.55%, see rank	2.92%	1.27%
Swiss	124	0.31%, see rank	0.47%	0.30%
Ukrainian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	3,413	8.48%, see rank	6.36%	7.12%
Welsh	384	0.95%, see rank	0.67%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

32,537 (80.80%) out of the total population of 40,268 reported first ancestry.

	Des Moines County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	68	0.17%, see rank	0.21%	0.53%
Czech	126	0.31%, see rank	1.99%	0.50%
Danish	383	0.95%, see rank	2.04%	0.45%
Dutch	1,022	2.54%, see rank	4.70%	1.51%
English	3,674	9.12%, see rank	9.27%	8.53%
French	1,226	3.04%, see rank	2.82%	3.54%
German	14,377	35.70%, see rank	38.44%	15.79%
Greek	64	0.16%, see rank	0.23%	0.42%
Hungarian	40	0.10%, see rank	0.12%	0.48%
Irish	6,071	15.08%, see rank	14.91%	11.36%
Italian	673	1.67%, see rank	2.14%	5.66%
Norwegian	874	2.17%, see rank	5.56%	1.46%
Polish	372	0.92%, see rank	1.31%	3.13%
Portuguese	9	0.02%, see rank	0.06%	0.46%
Russian	124	0.31%, see rank	0.38%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	482	1.20%, see rank	0.95%	1.07%
Scottish	472	1.17%, see rank	1.58%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	310	0.77%, see rank	0.54%	0.93%
Swedish	1,775	4.41%, see rank	3.15%	1.34%
Swiss	160	0.40%, see rank	0.50%	0.31%
Ukrainian	80	0.20%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	3,779	9.38%, see rank	5.98%	6.72%
Welsh	289	0.72%, see rank	0.71%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

33,350 (82.82%) out of the total population of 40,266 reported first ancestry.

	Des Moines County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	22	0.05%, see rank	0.17%	0.50%
Czech	130	0.32%, see rank	2.07%	0.53%
Danish	505	1.25%, see rank	2.20%	0.48%
Dutch	1,036	2.57%, see rank	4.90%	1.63%
English	4,227	10.50%, see rank	9.85%	9.02%
French	1,571	3.90%, see rank	3.05%	3.77%
German	15,121	37.55%, see rank	39.79%	16.51%
Greek	48	0.12%, see rank	0.24%	0.44%
Hungarian	39	0.10%, see rank	0.14%	0.51%
Irish	6,736	16.73%, see rank	15.41%	11.76%
Italian	679	1.69%, see rank	2.22%	5.78%
Norwegian	734	1.82%, see rank	5.63%	1.51%
Polish	377	0.94%, see rank	1.35%	3.24%
Portuguese	7	0.02%, see rank	0.07%	0.47%
Russian	75	0.19%, see rank	0.36%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	824	2.05%, see rank	1.53%	1.72%
Scottish	484	1.20%, see rank	1.68%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	781	1.94%, see rank	0.51%	0.91%
Swedish	1,835	4.56%, see rank	3.26%	1.41%
Swiss	194	0.48%, see rank	0.53%	0.33%
Ukrainian	53	0.13%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	3,754	9.32%, see rank	5.61%	6.28%
Welsh	314	0.78%, see rank	0.76%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

34,750 (85.38%) out of the total population of 40,700 reported first ancestry.

	Des Moines County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	8	0.02%, see rank	0.15%	0.50%
Czech	120	0.29%, see rank	2.12%	0.54%
Danish	389	0.96%, see rank	2.25%	0.49%
Dutch	1,091	2.68%, see rank	5.01%	1.68%
English	4,102	10.08%, see rank	10.07%	9.29%
French	1,549	3.81%, see rank	3.19%	3.90%
German	16,883	41.48%, see rank	40.46%	16.89%
Greek	52	0.13%, see rank	0.24%	0.45%
Hungarian	25	0.06%, see rank	0.14%	0.52%
Irish	6,995	17.19%, see rank	15.67%	12.01%
Italian	554	1.36%, see rank	2.18%	5.91%
Norwegian	779	1.91%, see rank	5.67%	1.55%
Polish	506	1.24%, see rank	1.39%	3.32%
Portuguese	7	0.02%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Russian	38	0.09%, see rank	0.37%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	770	1.89%, see rank	1.58%	1.77%
Scottish	658	1.62%, see rank	1.72%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	366	0.90%, see rank	0.41%	0.88%
Swedish	2,039	5.01%, see rank	3.30%	1.45%
Swiss	213	0.52%, see rank	0.56%	0.34%
Ukrainian	72	0.18%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
American	3,810	9.36%, see rank	5.67%	6.43%
Welsh	315	0.77%, see rank	0.78%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

30,591 (72.23%) out of the total population of 42,351 reported first ancestry.

	Des Moines County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	39	0.09%, see rank	0.13%	0.36%
Czech	176	0.42%, see rank	1.09%	0.27%
Danish	196	0.46%, see rank	1.45%	0.30%
Dutch	498	1.18%, see rank	3.03%	0.91%
English	2,604	6.15%, see rank	5.89%	5.91%
French	763	1.80%, see rank	1.56%	2.39%
German	11,477	27.10%, see rank	28.26%	10.81%
Greek	39	0.09%, see rank	0.15%	0.34%
Hungarian	96	0.23%, see rank	0.07%	0.32%
Irish	3,328	7.86%, see rank	7.69%	6.85%
Italian	513	1.21%, see rank	1.28%	4.59%
Norwegian	424	1.00%, see rank	4.28%	1.15%
Polish	221	0.52%, see rank	0.70%	2.24%
Portuguese	5	0.01%, see rank	0.03%	0.33%
Russian	69	0.16%, see rank	0.17%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	460	1.09%, see rank	1.01%	1.17%
Scottish	353	0.83%, see rank	0.88%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	40	0.09%, see rank	0.23%	0.61%
Swedish	1,539	3.63%, see rank	2.04%	0.87%
Swiss	140	0.33%, see rank	0.30%	0.19%
Ukrainian	25	0.06%, see rank	0.05%	0.24%
American	3,803	8.98%, see rank	6.73%	7.33%
Welsh	165	0.39%, 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.