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Des Moines, WA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
27,017 (88.86%) out of the total population of 30,403 reported first ancestry.
| Des Moines, WA | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 263 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 140 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 214 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 432 | 1.42%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.40% |
| English | 3,262 | 10.73%, see rank | 10.73% | 8.02% |
| French | 916 | 3.01%, see rank | 4.06% | 3.34% |
| German | 4,729 | 15.55%, see rank | 18.48% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 10 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 32 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 2,424 | 7.97%, see rank | 11.22% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 878 | 2.89%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,560 | 5.13%, see rank | 5.49% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 447 | 1.47%, see rank | 1.84% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 30 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 229 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.30% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 304 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.26% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 680 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.90% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,596 | 5.25%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 580 | 1.91%, see rank | 3.33% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 131 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,056 | 3.47%, see rank | 4.99% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 138 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
27,092 (90.72%) out of the total population of 29,862 reported first ancestry.
| Des Moines, WA | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 143 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 183 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 255 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 430 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.51% |
| English | 3,318 | 11.11%, see rank | 11.38% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,049 | 3.51%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.54% |
| German | 4,889 | 16.37%, see rank | 19.45% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 51 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 95 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 2,520 | 8.44%, see rank | 11.90% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 727 | 2.43%, see rank | 3.60% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,848 | 6.19%, see rank | 5.75% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 336 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.88% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 31 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 205 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.31% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 488 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.40% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 757 | 2.53%, see rank | 3.08% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,563 | 5.23%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 936 | 3.13%, see rank | 3.54% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 105 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 33 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.31% |
| American | 865 | 2.90%, see rank | 4.63% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 129 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.06% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
26,694 (90.79%) out of the total population of 29,401 reported first ancestry.
| Des Moines, WA | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 91 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 205 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 262 | 0.89%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 445 | 1.51%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.63% |
| English | 3,670 | 12.48%, see rank | 12.11% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,004 | 3.41%, see rank | 4.63% | 3.77% |
| German | 4,911 | 16.70%, see rank | 20.35% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 60 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 112 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 2,727 | 9.28%, see rank | 12.30% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 649 | 2.21%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,098 | 7.14%, see rank | 6.04% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 264 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.91% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 89 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 211 | 0.72%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 715 | 2.43%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 794 | 2.70%, see rank | 3.24% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,689 | 5.74%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 984 | 3.35%, see rank | 3.73% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 93 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 38 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.31% |
| American | 976 | 3.32%, see rank | 4.09% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 199 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.08% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
26,188 (90.32%) out of the total population of 28,996 reported first ancestry.
| Des Moines, WA | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 140 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 152 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 275 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 468 | 1.61%, see rank | 2.53% | 1.68% |
| English | 3,371 | 11.63%, see rank | 12.62% | 9.29% |
| French | 1,257 | 4.34%, see rank | 4.77% | 3.90% |
| German | 5,367 | 18.51%, see rank | 20.94% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 57 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 109 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 2,883 | 9.94%, see rank | 12.63% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 629 | 2.17%, see rank | 3.63% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,230 | 7.69%, see rank | 6.31% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 244 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.92% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 149 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 210 | 0.72%, see rank | 1.33% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 669 | 2.31%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 782 | 2.70%, see rank | 3.34% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,001 | 3.45%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,196 | 4.12%, see rank | 3.89% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 117 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 23 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.32% |
| American | 958 | 3.30%, see rank | 4.13% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 261 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.13% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
23,621 (80.71%) out of the total population of 29,267 reported first ancestry.
| Des Moines, WA | % of the Total Population | Washington | U.S. | |
| Arab | 72 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 50 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 333 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 310 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.91% |
| English | 1,815 | 6.20%, see rank | 7.61% | 5.91% |
| French | 926 | 3.16%, see rank | 2.69% | 2.39% |
| German | 3,297 | 11.27%, see rank | 12.79% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 78 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 51 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 1,642 | 5.61%, see rank | 6.86% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 535 | 1.83%, see rank | 2.51% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 1,420 | 4.85%, see rank | 4.74% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 315 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.14% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 51 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 186 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 423 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.54% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 526 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.90% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 372 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 716 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.30% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 104 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 34 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.24% |
| American | 1,473 | 5.03%, see rank | 5.36% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 157 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.