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Des Moines, West Des Moines Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
473,249 (80.11%) out of the total population of 590,741 reported first ancestry.
| Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,558 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 5,622 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.89% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 10,536 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 22,853 | 3.87%, see rank | 4.35% | 1.40% |
| English | 55,693 | 9.43%, see rank | 8.78% | 8.02% |
| French | 15,281 | 2.59%, see rank | 2.60% | 3.34% |
| German | 173,968 | 29.45%, see rank | 36.73% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,242 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 785 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 80,744 | 13.67%, see rank | 14.07% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 18,934 | 3.21%, see rank | 2.10% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 28,473 | 4.82%, see rank | 5.34% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 8,123 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.28% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 358 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 2,986 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,486 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 9,919 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 6,604 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 17,057 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.92% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,851 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 412 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 31,673 | 5.36%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 4,638 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
478,449 (83.70%) out of the total population of 571,592 reported first ancestry.
| Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,135 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 5,450 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.99% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 10,305 | 1.80%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 25,822 | 4.52%, see rank | 4.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 59,139 | 10.35%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.53% |
| French | 15,949 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.82% | 3.54% |
| German | 177,965 | 31.13%, see rank | 38.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,534 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 685 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 85,038 | 14.88%, see rank | 14.91% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 20,279 | 3.55%, see rank | 2.14% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 28,971 | 5.07%, see rank | 5.56% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 7,782 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 496 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 2,967 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,958 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 9,824 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 4,491 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 19,525 | 3.42%, see rank | 3.15% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,705 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 394 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 28,991 | 5.07%, see rank | 5.98% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 4,589 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
477,883 (86.43%) out of the total population of 552,889 reported first ancestry.
| Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,328 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 6,182 | 1.12%, see rank | 2.07% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 9,952 | 1.80%, see rank | 2.20% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 25,886 | 4.68%, see rank | 4.90% | 1.63% |
| English | 60,668 | 10.97%, see rank | 9.85% | 9.02% |
| French | 15,648 | 2.83%, see rank | 3.05% | 3.77% |
| German | 178,853 | 32.35%, see rank | 39.79% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,571 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 777 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 86,069 | 15.57%, see rank | 15.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 21,763 | 3.94%, see rank | 2.22% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 27,462 | 4.97%, see rank | 5.63% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 7,374 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 428 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 2,282 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,118 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 10,138 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,948 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 19,538 | 3.53%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,957 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 474 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 27,919 | 5.05%, see rank | 5.61% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 5,323 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
471,541 (86.75%) out of the total population of 543,541 reported first ancestry.
| Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,047 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 6,085 | 1.12%, see rank | 2.12% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 9,344 | 1.72%, see rank | 2.25% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 25,584 | 4.71%, see rank | 5.01% | 1.68% |
| English | 62,301 | 11.46%, see rank | 10.07% | 9.29% |
| French | 16,531 | 3.04%, see rank | 3.19% | 3.90% |
| German | 177,281 | 32.62%, see rank | 40.46% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,371 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 829 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 87,620 | 16.12%, see rank | 15.67% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 21,358 | 3.93%, see rank | 2.18% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 27,639 | 5.08%, see rank | 5.67% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 7,715 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 427 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 2,371 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,162 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 10,135 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 3,049 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 19,094 | 3.51%, see rank | 3.30% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,053 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 761 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| American | 28,291 | 5.20%, see rank | 5.67% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 5,755 | 1.06%, see rank | 0.78% | 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.