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Knox County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

40,526 (77.27%) out of the total population of 52,447 reported first ancestry.

	Knox County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	177	0.34%, see rank	0.71%	0.56%
Czech	163	0.31%, see rank	0.92%	0.47%
Danish	282	0.54%, see rank	0.38%	0.42%
Dutch	1,624	3.10%, see rank	1.37%	1.40%
English	5,794	11.05%, see rank	5.90%	8.02%
French	1,080	2.06%, see rank	2.13%	3.34%
German	10,114	19.28%, see rank	19.07%	15.03%
Greek	60	0.11%, see rank	0.76%	0.41%
Hungarian	102	0.19%, see rank	0.40%	0.46%
Irish	6,713	12.80%, see rank	12.00%	10.80%
Italian	1,594	3.04%, see rank	6.14%	5.52%
Norwegian	736	1.40%, see rank	1.25%	1.42%
Polish	714	1.36%, see rank	7.22%	3.01%
Portuguese	71	0.14%, see rank	0.08%	0.44%
Russian	124	0.24%, see rank	0.97%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	784	1.49%, see rank	0.59%	0.99%
Scottish	1,299	2.48%, see rank	1.16%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	1,178	2.25%, see rank	0.64%	0.95%
Swedish	5,143	9.81%, see rank	2.13%	1.27%
Swiss	97	0.18%, see rank	0.27%	0.30%
Ukrainian	10	0.02%, see rank	0.40%	0.31%
American	4,070	7.76%, see rank	5.00%	7.12%
Welsh	342	0.65%, see rank	0.37%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

41,145 (78.08%) out of the total population of 52,698 reported first ancestry.

	Knox County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	103	0.20%, see rank	0.64%	0.53%
Czech	161	0.31%, see rank	0.96%	0.50%
Danish	241	0.46%, see rank	0.40%	0.45%
Dutch	1,859	3.53%, see rank	1.46%	1.51%
English	5,615	10.66%, see rank	6.23%	8.53%
French	1,198	2.27%, see rank	2.26%	3.54%
German	10,838	20.57%, see rank	19.89%	15.79%
Greek	44	0.08%, see rank	0.78%	0.42%
Hungarian	77	0.15%, see rank	0.41%	0.48%
Irish	7,032	13.34%, see rank	12.52%	11.36%
Italian	1,528	2.90%, see rank	6.29%	5.66%
Norwegian	580	1.10%, see rank	1.30%	1.46%
Polish	743	1.41%, see rank	7.47%	3.13%
Portuguese	95	0.18%, see rank	0.08%	0.46%
Russian	78	0.15%, see rank	1.03%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	933	1.77%, see rank	0.65%	1.07%
Scottish	984	1.87%, see rank	1.20%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	977	1.85%, see rank	0.62%	0.93%
Swedish	5,769	10.95%, see rank	2.24%	1.34%
Swiss	96	0.18%, see rank	0.29%	0.31%
Ukrainian	8	0.02%, see rank	0.40%	0.31%
American	4,234	8.03%, see rank	4.85%	6.72%
Welsh	432	0.82%, see rank	0.40%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

43,306 (81.81%) out of the total population of 52,932 reported first ancestry.

	Knox County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	62	0.12%, see rank	0.55%	0.50%
Czech	202	0.38%, see rank	1.01%	0.53%
Danish	254	0.48%, see rank	0.42%	0.48%
Dutch	1,999	3.78%, see rank	1.58%	1.63%
English	6,211	11.73%, see rank	6.56%	9.02%
French	1,434	2.71%, see rank	2.43%	3.77%
German	12,282	23.20%, see rank	20.72%	16.51%
Greek	113	0.21%, see rank	0.83%	0.44%
Hungarian	71	0.13%, see rank	0.43%	0.51%
Irish	7,869	14.87%, see rank	12.94%	11.76%
Italian	1,722	3.25%, see rank	6.35%	5.78%
Norwegian	492	0.93%, see rank	1.36%	1.51%
Polish	702	1.33%, see rank	7.69%	3.24%
Portuguese	89	0.17%, see rank	0.08%	0.47%
Russian	153	0.29%, see rank	1.07%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	1,037	1.96%, see rank	1.12%	1.72%
Scottish	837	1.58%, see rank	1.26%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	627	1.18%, see rank	0.63%	0.91%
Swedish	6,155	11.63%, see rank	2.37%	1.41%
Swiss	119	0.22%, see rank	0.33%	0.33%
Ukrainian	81	0.15%, see rank	0.40%	0.31%
American	4,242	8.01%, see rank	4.61%	6.28%
Welsh	359	0.68%, see rank	0.41%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

43,225 (83.00%) out of the total population of 52,077 reported first ancestry.

	Knox County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	63	0.12%, see rank	0.52%	0.50%
Czech	177	0.34%, see rank	1.02%	0.54%
Danish	175	0.34%, see rank	0.44%	0.49%
Dutch	1,843	3.54%, see rank	1.61%	1.68%
English	6,632	12.73%, see rank	6.71%	9.29%
French	1,477	2.84%, see rank	2.51%	3.90%
German	12,164	23.36%, see rank	21.16%	16.89%
Greek	138	0.26%, see rank	0.85%	0.45%
Hungarian	72	0.14%, see rank	0.45%	0.52%
Irish	7,484	14.37%, see rank	13.14%	12.01%
Italian	1,735	3.33%, see rank	6.45%	5.91%
Norwegian	565	1.08%, see rank	1.38%	1.55%
Polish	783	1.50%, see rank	7.85%	3.32%
Portuguese	71	0.14%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Russian	139	0.27%, see rank	1.11%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	1,132	2.17%, see rank	1.15%	1.77%
Scottish	836	1.61%, see rank	1.31%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	287	0.55%, see rank	0.62%	0.88%
Swedish	6,037	11.59%, see rank	2.46%	1.45%
Swiss	126	0.24%, see rank	0.33%	0.34%
Ukrainian	58	0.11%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
American	4,663	8.95%, see rank	4.55%	6.43%
Welsh	385	0.74%, see rank	0.42%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

38,909 (69.68%) out of the total population of 55,836 reported first ancestry.

	Knox County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	93	0.17%, see rank	0.38%	0.36%
Czech	52	0.09%, see rank	0.57%	0.27%
Danish	182	0.33%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Dutch	698	1.25%, see rank	0.90%	0.91%
English	4,248	7.61%, see rank	4.12%	5.91%
French	839	1.50%, see rank	1.34%	2.39%
German	7,439	13.32%, see rank	13.82%	10.81%
Greek	66	0.12%, see rank	0.65%	0.34%
Hungarian	58	0.10%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Irish	4,491	8.04%, see rank	7.62%	6.85%
Italian	1,122	2.01%, see rank	4.81%	4.59%
Norwegian	610	1.09%, see rank	0.96%	1.15%
Polish	415	0.74%, see rank	5.68%	2.24%
Portuguese	4	0.01%, see rank	0.04%	0.33%
Russian	60	0.11%, see rank	0.72%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	787	1.41%, see rank	0.73%	1.17%
Scottish	655	1.17%, see rank	0.73%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	193	0.35%, see rank	0.57%	0.61%
Swedish	4,861	8.71%, see rank	1.52%	0.87%
Swiss	108	0.19%, see rank	0.17%	0.19%
Ukrainian	4	0.01%, see rank	0.30%	0.24%
American	5,479	9.81%, see rank	4.58%	7.33%
Welsh	153	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.