Des Moines, IA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
161,216 (77.99%) out of the total population of 206,702 reported first ancestry.
Des Moines, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 494 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.56% |
Czech | 1,508 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.89% | 0.47% |
Danish | 2,497 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 6,893 | 3.33%, see rank | 4.35% | 1.40% |
English | 16,283 | 7.88%, see rank | 8.78% | 8.02% |
French | 4,903 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.60% | 3.34% |
German | 45,192 | 21.86%, see rank | 36.73% | 15.03% |
Greek | 383 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 382 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.46% |
Irish | 24,846 | 12.02%, see rank | 14.07% | 10.80% |
Italian | 7,298 | 3.53%, see rank | 2.10% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 6,298 | 3.05%, see rank | 5.34% | 1.42% |
Polish | 2,277 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.28% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 168 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
Russian | 758 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,781 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 3,569 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 4,816 | 2.33%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 4,481 | 2.17%, see rank | 2.92% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 477 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 103 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
American | 10,164 | 4.92%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,212 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
167,738 (82.08%) out of the total population of 204,362 reported first ancestry.
Des Moines, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 474 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
Czech | 1,549 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.99% | 0.50% |
Danish | 2,422 | 1.19%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 7,871 | 3.85%, see rank | 4.70% | 1.51% |
English | 17,399 | 8.51%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.53% |
French | 4,700 | 2.30%, see rank | 2.82% | 3.54% |
German | 47,212 | 23.10%, see rank | 38.44% | 15.79% |
Greek | 402 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 294 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.48% |
Irish | 27,447 | 13.43%, see rank | 14.91% | 11.36% |
Italian | 8,059 | 3.94%, see rank | 2.14% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 7,384 | 3.61%, see rank | 5.56% | 1.46% |
Polish | 2,178 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 169 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
Russian | 778 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,152 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 3,378 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 2,982 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 5,043 | 2.47%, see rank | 3.15% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 526 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 42 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
American | 9,145 | 4.47%, see rank | 5.98% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 1,323 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
173,638 (85.92%) out of the total population of 202,095 reported first ancestry.
Des Moines, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 507 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
Czech | 2,013 | 1.00%, see rank | 2.07% | 0.53% |
Danish | 2,393 | 1.18%, see rank | 2.20% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 8,169 | 4.04%, see rank | 4.90% | 1.63% |
English | 19,201 | 9.50%, see rank | 9.85% | 9.02% |
French | 4,563 | 2.26%, see rank | 3.05% | 3.77% |
German | 49,181 | 24.34%, see rank | 39.79% | 16.51% |
Greek | 362 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 242 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.51% |
Irish | 29,511 | 14.60%, see rank | 15.41% | 11.76% |
Italian | 9,152 | 4.53%, see rank | 2.22% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 7,129 | 3.53%, see rank | 5.63% | 1.51% |
Polish | 2,144 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 174 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
Russian | 718 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,594 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 3,712 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 2,282 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 5,226 | 2.59%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 632 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 37 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
American | 8,780 | 4.34%, see rank | 5.61% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 1,677 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
168,743 (85.87%) out of the total population of 196,521 reported first ancestry.
Des Moines, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 342 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.50% |
Czech | 1,823 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.12% | 0.54% |
Danish | 2,381 | 1.21%, see rank | 2.25% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 7,842 | 3.99%, see rank | 5.01% | 1.68% |
English | 19,061 | 9.70%, see rank | 10.07% | 9.29% |
French | 4,861 | 2.47%, see rank | 3.19% | 3.90% |
German | 48,606 | 24.73%, see rank | 40.46% | 16.89% |
Greek | 310 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 331 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.52% |
Irish | 29,143 | 14.83%, see rank | 15.67% | 12.01% |
Italian | 8,532 | 4.34%, see rank | 2.18% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 7,336 | 3.73%, see rank | 5.67% | 1.55% |
Polish | 1,996 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 193 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 652 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,674 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 3,650 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.72% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 1,930 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 5,223 | 2.66%, see rank | 3.30% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 758 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 170 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
American | 9,625 | 4.90%, see rank | 5.67% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 1,882 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
147,758 (74.37%) out of the total population of 198,682 reported first ancestry.
Des Moines, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 386 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
Czech | 672 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.27% |
Danish | 1,834 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 3,904 | 1.96%, see rank | 3.03% | 0.91% |
English | 11,823 | 5.95%, see rank | 5.89% | 5.91% |
French | 2,983 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
German | 30,941 | 15.57%, see rank | 28.26% | 10.81% |
Greek | 342 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 164 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.32% |
Irish | 15,267 | 7.68%, see rank | 7.69% | 6.85% |
Italian | 6,459 | 3.25%, see rank | 1.28% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 5,595 | 2.82%, see rank | 4.28% | 1.15% |
Polish | 1,147 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.70% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 19 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
Russian | 310 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,358 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 1,944 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.88% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 1,917 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 4,067 | 2.05%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 140 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 131 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
American | 13,477 | 6.78%, see rank | 6.73% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 1,082 | 0.54%, 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.