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Iowa Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

2,550,333 (82.85%) out of the total population of 3,078,116 reported first ancestry.

	Iowa	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	8,208	0.27%, see rank	0.56%
Czech	58,090	1.89%, see rank	0.47%
Danish	57,234	1.86%, see rank	0.42%
Dutch	133,766	4.35%, see rank	1.40%
English	270,404	8.78%, see rank	8.02%
French	80,112	2.60%, see rank	3.34%
German	1,130,698	36.73%, see rank	15.03%
Greek	6,693	0.22%, see rank	0.41%
Hungarian	3,661	0.12%, see rank	0.46%
Irish	433,232	14.07%, see rank	10.80%
Italian	64,731	2.10%, see rank	5.52%
Norwegian	164,259	5.34%, see rank	1.42%
Polish	39,261	1.28%, see rank	3.01%
Portuguese	1,748	0.06%, see rank	0.44%
Russian	11,138	0.36%, see rank	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	26,218	0.85%, see rank	0.99%
Scottish	46,556	1.51%, see rank	1.72%
Subsaharan African	17,211	0.56%, see rank	0.95%
Swedish	89,751	2.92%, see rank	1.27%
Swiss	14,348	0.47%, see rank	0.30%
Ukrainian	2,854	0.09%, see rank	0.31%
American	195,616	6.36%, see rank	7.12%
Welsh	20,532	0.67%, see rank	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

2,598,254 (85.25%) out of the total population of 3,047,646 reported first ancestry.

	Iowa	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	6,455	0.21%, see rank	0.53%
Czech	60,701	1.99%, see rank	0.50%
Danish	62,277	2.04%, see rank	0.45%
Dutch	143,338	4.70%, see rank	1.51%
English	282,636	9.27%, see rank	8.53%
French	85,939	2.82%, see rank	3.54%
German	1,171,489	38.44%, see rank	15.79%
Greek	6,939	0.23%, see rank	0.42%
Hungarian	3,719	0.12%, see rank	0.48%
Irish	454,401	14.91%, see rank	11.36%
Italian	65,180	2.14%, see rank	5.66%
Norwegian	169,530	5.56%, see rank	1.46%
Polish	40,005	1.31%, see rank	3.13%
Portuguese	1,946	0.06%, see rank	0.46%
Russian	11,465	0.38%, see rank	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	28,939	0.95%, see rank	1.07%
Scottish	48,024	1.58%, see rank	1.81%
Subsaharan African	16,338	0.54%, see rank	0.93%
Swedish	96,017	3.15%, see rank	1.34%
Swiss	15,195	0.50%, see rank	0.31%
Ukrainian	2,639	0.09%, see rank	0.31%
American	182,253	5.98%, see rank	6.72%
Welsh	21,627	0.71%, see rank	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

2,614,869 (86.69%) out of the total population of 3,016,267 reported first ancestry.

	Iowa	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	5,199	0.17%, see rank	0.50%
Czech	62,390	2.07%, see rank	0.53%
Danish	66,290	2.20%, see rank	0.48%
Dutch	147,937	4.90%, see rank	1.63%
English	297,223	9.85%, see rank	9.02%
French	92,038	3.05%, see rank	3.77%
German	1,200,246	39.79%, see rank	16.51%
Greek	7,202	0.24%, see rank	0.44%
Hungarian	4,143	0.14%, see rank	0.51%
Irish	464,920	15.41%, see rank	11.76%
Italian	66,831	2.22%, see rank	5.78%
Norwegian	169,885	5.63%, see rank	1.51%
Polish	40,744	1.35%, see rank	3.24%
Portuguese	2,120	0.07%, see rank	0.47%
Russian	10,765	0.36%, see rank	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	46,067	1.53%, see rank	1.72%
Scottish	50,647	1.68%, see rank	1.92%
Subsaharan African	15,329	0.51%, see rank	0.91%
Swedish	98,447	3.26%, see rank	1.41%
Swiss	15,924	0.53%, see rank	0.33%
Ukrainian	2,825	0.09%, see rank	0.31%
American	169,175	5.61%, see rank	6.28%
Welsh	22,794	0.76%, see rank	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

2,594,922 (87.11%) out of the total population of 2,978,880 reported first ancestry.

	Iowa	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	4,610	0.15%, see rank	0.50%
Czech	63,109	2.12%, see rank	0.54%
Danish	67,034	2.25%, see rank	0.49%
Dutch	149,356	5.01%, see rank	1.68%
English	300,073	10.07%, see rank	9.29%
French	94,900	3.19%, see rank	3.90%
German	1,205,159	40.46%, see rank	16.89%
Greek	7,196	0.24%, see rank	0.45%
Hungarian	4,068	0.14%, see rank	0.52%
Irish	466,791	15.67%, see rank	12.01%
Italian	64,814	2.18%, see rank	5.91%
Norwegian	168,884	5.67%, see rank	1.55%
Polish	41,371	1.39%, see rank	3.32%
Portuguese	2,054	0.07%, see rank	0.48%
Russian	11,083	0.37%, see rank	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	47,139	1.58%, see rank	1.77%
Scottish	51,271	1.72%, see rank	1.97%
Subsaharan African	12,218	0.41%, see rank	0.88%
Swedish	98,439	3.30%, see rank	1.45%
Swiss	16,714	0.56%, see rank	0.34%
Ukrainian	2,679	0.09%, see rank	0.32%
American	168,844	5.67%, see rank	6.43%
Welsh	23,259	0.78%, see rank	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

2,252,785 (76.98%) out of the total population of 2,926,324 reported first ancestry.

	Iowa	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Arab	3,745	0.13%, see rank	0.36%
Czech	31,912	1.09%, see rank	0.27%
Danish	42,472	1.45%, see rank	0.30%
Dutch	88,563	3.03%, see rank	0.91%
English	172,268	5.89%, see rank	5.91%
French	45,704	1.56%, see rank	2.39%
German	826,909	28.26%, see rank	10.81%
Greek	4,451	0.15%, see rank	0.34%
Hungarian	1,930	0.07%, see rank	0.32%
Irish	225,167	7.69%, see rank	6.85%
Italian	37,582	1.28%, see rank	4.59%
Norwegian	125,229	4.28%, see rank	1.15%
Polish	20,388	0.70%, see rank	2.24%
Portuguese	765	0.03%, see rank	0.33%
Russian	4,919	0.17%, see rank	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	29,448	1.01%, see rank	1.17%
Scottish	25,822	0.88%, see rank	1.12%
Subsaharan African	6,605	0.23%, see rank	0.61%
Swedish	59,697	2.04%, see rank	0.87%
Swiss	8,667	0.30%, see rank	0.19%
Ukrainian	1,415	0.05%, see rank	0.24%
American	196,807	6.73%, see rank	7.33%
Welsh	11,409	0.39%, 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.