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Iowa City, IA Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
61,196 (86.68%) out of the total population of 70,597 reported first ancestry.
| Iowa City, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,450 | 2.05%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 1,611 | 2.28%, see rank | 1.89% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 930 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,721 | 2.44%, see rank | 4.35% | 1.40% |
| English | 6,472 | 9.17%, see rank | 8.78% | 8.02% |
| French | 1,692 | 2.40%, see rank | 2.60% | 3.34% |
| German | 22,621 | 32.04%, see rank | 36.73% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 304 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 194 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 12,372 | 17.52%, see rank | 14.07% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,804 | 3.97%, see rank | 2.10% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 2,958 | 4.19%, see rank | 5.34% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,857 | 2.63%, see rank | 1.28% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 42 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 890 | 1.26%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 615 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,695 | 2.40%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,405 | 1.99%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,187 | 3.10%, see rank | 2.92% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 506 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 116 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,741 | 2.47%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 628 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
59,978 (87.73%) out of the total population of 68,364 reported first ancestry.
| Iowa City, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,032 | 1.51%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,098 | 3.07%, see rank | 1.99% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,247 | 1.82%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,484 | 2.17%, see rank | 4.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 6,032 | 8.82%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,617 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.82% | 3.54% |
| German | 22,597 | 33.05%, see rank | 38.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 303 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 143 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 12,266 | 17.94%, see rank | 14.91% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,619 | 3.83%, see rank | 2.14% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 2,996 | 4.38%, see rank | 5.56% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,804 | 2.64%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 101 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 703 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 605 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,685 | 2.46%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,212 | 1.77%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,178 | 3.19%, see rank | 3.15% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 559 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 26 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,744 | 2.55%, see rank | 5.98% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 587 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
59,310 (88.84%) out of the total population of 66,758 reported first ancestry.
| Iowa City, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 405 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,243 | 3.36%, see rank | 2.07% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 915 | 1.37%, see rank | 2.20% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,623 | 2.43%, see rank | 4.90% | 1.63% |
| English | 6,660 | 9.98%, see rank | 9.85% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,817 | 2.72%, see rank | 3.05% | 3.77% |
| German | 23,838 | 35.71%, see rank | 39.79% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 293 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 174 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 12,326 | 18.46%, see rank | 15.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,673 | 4.00%, see rank | 2.22% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 2,632 | 3.94%, see rank | 5.63% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,335 | 3.50%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 106 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 641 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,107 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,597 | 2.39%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 760 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,594 | 3.89%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 499 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 61 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,612 | 2.41%, see rank | 5.61% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 555 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
59,290 (88.40%) out of the total population of 67,067 reported first ancestry.
| Iowa City, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 390 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,123 | 3.17%, see rank | 2.12% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 957 | 1.43%, see rank | 2.25% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,705 | 2.54%, see rank | 5.01% | 1.68% |
| English | 7,014 | 10.46%, see rank | 10.07% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,053 | 3.06%, see rank | 3.19% | 3.90% |
| German | 24,441 | 36.44%, see rank | 40.46% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 253 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 170 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 12,437 | 18.54%, see rank | 15.67% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,507 | 3.74%, see rank | 2.18% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 2,633 | 3.93%, see rank | 5.67% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,518 | 3.75%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 83 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 814 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,144 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,646 | 2.45%, see rank | 1.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 601 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,728 | 4.07%, see rank | 3.30% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 514 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 71 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| American | 1,511 | 2.25%, see rank | 5.67% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 592 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
52,965 (85.13%) out of the total population of 62,220 reported first ancestry.
| Iowa City, IA | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 270 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 883 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 534 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 1,150 | 1.85%, see rank | 3.03% | 0.91% |
| English | 3,859 | 6.20%, see rank | 5.89% | 5.91% |
| French | 1,077 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
| German | 15,821 | 25.43%, see rank | 28.26% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 159 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 102 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 6,733 | 10.82%, see rank | 7.69% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 1,388 | 2.23%, see rank | 1.28% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 2,344 | 3.77%, see rank | 4.28% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,001 | 1.61%, see rank | 0.70% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 35 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 446 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 712 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 732 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.88% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 655 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 1,398 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 261 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 65 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 2,515 | 4.04%, see rank | 6.73% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 419 | 0.67%, 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.