Illinois Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
11,360,039 (88.28%) out of the total population of 12,868,747 reported first ancestry.
Illinois | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 91,781 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 117,761 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 49,226 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 175,944 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 759,826 | 5.90%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 274,088 | 2.13%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 2,453,750 | 19.07%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 97,613 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 51,256 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 1,544,143 | 12.00%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 789,736 | 6.14%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 160,481 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 928,497 | 7.22%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 10,423 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 124,829 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 75,849 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 149,703 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 82,528 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 274,468 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 34,839 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 51,489 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 643,328 | 5.00%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 47,777 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
11,539,962 (89.99%) out of the total population of 12,823,860 reported first ancestry.
Illinois | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 82,214 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 123,736 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 51,777 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 186,810 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 798,997 | 6.23%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 290,016 | 2.26%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 2,551,083 | 19.89%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 100,523 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 52,047 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 1,605,650 | 12.52%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 806,559 | 6.29%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 166,162 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 957,783 | 7.47%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 9,639 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 132,380 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 83,485 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 154,507 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 79,299 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 286,691 | 2.24%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 37,202 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 51,668 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 622,380 | 4.85%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 51,218 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
11,594,352 (90.97%) out of the total population of 12,745,359 reported first ancestry.
Illinois | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 70,136 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 128,620 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 53,218 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 201,300 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 836,237 | 6.56%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 309,262 | 2.43%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 2,640,514 | 20.72%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 105,569 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 55,195 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 1,648,843 | 12.94%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 809,949 | 6.35%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 173,334 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 979,781 | 7.69%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 9,579 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 136,208 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 142,246 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 160,166 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 79,706 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 302,369 | 2.37%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 41,435 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 50,346 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 587,066 | 4.61%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 52,576 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
11,665,724 (91.25%) out of the total population of 12,785,043 reported first ancestry.
Illinois | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 67,100 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 130,120 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 55,897 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 206,147 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 858,415 | 6.71%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 321,005 | 2.51%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 2,705,225 | 21.16%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 109,052 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 57,402 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 1,680,208 | 13.14%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 825,178 | 6.45%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 176,422 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 1,003,205 | 7.85%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 9,368 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 141,499 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 146,657 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 167,723 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 79,809 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 314,314 | 2.46%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 42,549 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 50,867 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 582,205 | 4.55%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 54,170 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
10,176,777 (81.94%) out of the total population of 12,419,293 reported first ancestry.
Illinois | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 46,984 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 70,366 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 32,564 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 111,265 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 511,100 | 4.12%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 166,176 | 1.34%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 1,716,236 | 13.82%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 80,657 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 34,141 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 945,731 | 7.62%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 596,909 | 4.81%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 119,049 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 705,249 | 5.68%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 4,907 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 89,839 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 90,209 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 90,293 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 70,881 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 188,798 | 1.52%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 20,574 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 36,887 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 569,102 | 4.58%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 24,856 | 0.20%, see rank | 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.