Kane County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
475,649 (91.14%) out of the total population of 521,874 reported first ancestry.
| Kane County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,734 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 6,491 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,076 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 5,705 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.40% |
| English | 31,037 | 5.95%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
| French | 11,714 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.34% |
| German | 111,286 | 21.32%, see rank | 19.07% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 3,017 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 2,736 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 61,055 | 11.70%, see rank | 12.00% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 37,369 | 7.16%, see rank | 6.14% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 10,622 | 2.04%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 38,982 | 7.47%, see rank | 7.22% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,049 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 3,393 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,813 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 6,787 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,636 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 15,200 | 2.91%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 1,563 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,893 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 14,758 | 2.83%, see rank | 5.00% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 2,391 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
478,495 (92.93%) out of the total population of 514,891 reported first ancestry.
| Kane County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,370 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 6,053 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 3,209 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 5,585 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.51% |
| English | 33,446 | 6.50%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 13,367 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.54% |
| German | 118,622 | 23.04%, see rank | 19.89% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 3,086 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 2,852 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 64,100 | 12.45%, see rank | 12.52% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 36,469 | 7.08%, see rank | 6.29% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 11,253 | 2.19%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 39,566 | 7.68%, see rank | 7.47% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 922 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 3,797 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,005 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 7,364 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,965 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 16,137 | 3.13%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 1,867 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2,208 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 13,488 | 2.62%, see rank | 4.85% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 2,758 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
470,090 (93.53%) out of the total population of 502,628 reported first ancestry.
| Kane County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,182 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 6,114 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 3,478 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 6,754 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.63% |
| English | 35,570 | 7.08%, see rank | 6.56% | 9.02% |
| French | 14,063 | 2.80%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.77% |
| German | 122,040 | 24.28%, see rank | 20.72% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 3,261 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 3,221 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 65,521 | 13.04%, see rank | 12.94% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 37,057 | 7.37%, see rank | 6.35% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 11,639 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.36% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 39,862 | 7.93%, see rank | 7.69% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 366 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 3,562 | 0.71%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,913 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 7,775 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,696 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 18,166 | 3.61%, see rank | 2.37% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,914 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,992 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,997 | 2.39%, see rank | 4.61% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 2,658 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
461,967 (93.45%) out of the total population of 494,371 reported first ancestry.
| Kane County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,398 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 5,864 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 3,429 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 6,602 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.68% |
| English | 35,324 | 7.15%, see rank | 6.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 13,515 | 2.73%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.90% |
| German | 125,492 | 25.38%, see rank | 21.16% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 3,495 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 3,320 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 67,307 | 13.61%, see rank | 13.14% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 38,059 | 7.70%, see rank | 6.45% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 11,749 | 2.38%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 40,564 | 8.21%, see rank | 7.85% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 288 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 3,851 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,852 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 7,600 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,374 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 18,234 | 3.69%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,139 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,864 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
| American | 12,750 | 2.58%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 2,926 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
344,927 (85.35%) out of the total population of 404,119 reported first ancestry.
| Kane County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 629 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 2,522 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 1,532 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 3,136 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.91% |
| English | 17,901 | 4.43%, see rank | 4.12% | 5.91% |
| French | 6,124 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.34% | 2.39% |
| German | 69,322 | 17.15%, see rank | 13.82% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 2,209 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 1,806 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 30,176 | 7.47%, see rank | 7.62% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 19,061 | 4.72%, see rank | 4.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 6,610 | 1.64%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 19,126 | 4.73%, see rank | 5.68% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 58 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 1,267 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,943 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 3,656 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,067 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 10,468 | 2.59%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 1,056 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 859 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.24% |
| American | 13,885 | 3.44%, see rank | 4.58% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 988 | 0.24%, 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.