Jefferson County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
29,618 (76.50%) out of the total population of 38,716 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 25 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.56% |
Czech | 79 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.47% |
Danish | 13 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 941 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.40% |
English | 4,663 | 12.04%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
French | 1,191 | 3.08%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.34% |
German | 9,094 | 23.49%, see rank | 19.07% | 15.03% |
Greek | 112 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 69 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.46% |
Irish | 5,284 | 13.65%, see rank | 12.00% | 10.80% |
Italian | 725 | 1.87%, see rank | 6.14% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 115 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.42% |
Polish | 1,319 | 3.41%, see rank | 7.22% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 3 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
Russian | 62 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 333 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 685 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 149 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 397 | 1.03%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 39 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 76 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 4,126 | 10.66%, see rank | 5.00% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 212 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
31,131 (80.01%) out of the total population of 38,908 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 16 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
Czech | 84 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
Danish | 20 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 842 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.51% |
English | 5,429 | 13.95%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
French | 1,399 | 3.60%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.54% |
German | 9,378 | 24.10%, see rank | 19.89% | 15.79% |
Greek | 132 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 42 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.48% |
Irish | 5,563 | 14.30%, see rank | 12.52% | 11.36% |
Italian | 776 | 1.99%, see rank | 6.29% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 146 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.46% |
Polish | 1,216 | 3.13%, see rank | 7.47% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
Russian | 92 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 352 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 558 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 89 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 283 | 0.73%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 52 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 95 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 4,703 | 12.09%, see rank | 4.85% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 190 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
31,837 (81.21%) out of the total population of 39,202 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 24 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.50% |
Czech | 65 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.53% |
Danish | 70 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 1,071 | 2.73%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.63% |
English | 5,349 | 13.64%, see rank | 6.56% | 9.02% |
French | 1,296 | 3.31%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.77% |
German | 9,649 | 24.61%, see rank | 20.72% | 16.51% |
Greek | 57 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 41 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.51% |
Irish | 6,195 | 15.80%, see rank | 12.94% | 11.76% |
Italian | 983 | 2.51%, see rank | 6.35% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 186 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.36% | 1.51% |
Polish | 1,091 | 2.78%, see rank | 7.69% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
Russian | 75 | 0.19%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 608 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 707 | 1.80%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 40 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 342 | 0.87%, see rank | 2.37% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 71 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 71 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 3,980 | 10.15%, see rank | 4.61% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 197 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
32,432 (80.95%) out of the total population of 40,063 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 18 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.50% |
Czech | 67 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.54% |
Danish | 73 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 973 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.68% |
English | 5,319 | 13.28%, see rank | 6.71% | 9.29% |
French | 1,422 | 3.55%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.90% |
German | 10,254 | 25.59%, see rank | 21.16% | 16.89% |
Greek | 29 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 44 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.52% |
Irish | 6,146 | 15.34%, see rank | 13.14% | 12.01% |
Italian | 1,087 | 2.71%, see rank | 6.45% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 165 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.55% |
Polish | 1,186 | 2.96%, see rank | 7.85% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 64 | 0.16%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 706 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 809 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 33 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 364 | 0.91%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 88 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
American | 3,908 | 9.75%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 168 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
24,369 (60.85%) out of the total population of 40,045 reported first ancestry.
Jefferson County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 32 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.36% |
Czech | 46 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.27% |
Danish | 40 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 307 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.91% |
English | 3,110 | 7.77%, see rank | 4.12% | 5.91% |
French | 650 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.34% | 2.39% |
German | 5,030 | 12.56%, see rank | 13.82% | 10.81% |
Greek | 41 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 42 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
Irish | 2,338 | 5.84%, see rank | 7.62% | 6.85% |
Italian | 502 | 1.25%, see rank | 4.81% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 101 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.15% |
Polish | 808 | 2.02%, see rank | 5.68% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
Russian | 32 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 444 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 379 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 120 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 155 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 40 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.24% |
American | 6,084 | 15.19%, see rank | 4.58% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 107 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.