Linn County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
180,420 (83.94%) out of the total population of 214,927 reported first ancestry.
Linn County | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 953 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.56% |
Czech | 15,498 | 7.21%, see rank | 1.89% | 0.47% |
Danish | 2,549 | 1.19%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 5,511 | 2.56%, see rank | 4.35% | 1.40% |
English | 20,243 | 9.42%, see rank | 8.78% | 8.02% |
French | 6,435 | 2.99%, see rank | 2.60% | 3.34% |
German | 83,462 | 38.83%, see rank | 36.73% | 15.03% |
Greek | 386 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 353 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.46% |
Irish | 35,028 | 16.30%, see rank | 14.07% | 10.80% |
Italian | 4,419 | 2.06%, see rank | 2.10% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 9,823 | 4.57%, see rank | 5.34% | 1.42% |
Polish | 3,228 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.28% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 118 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
Russian | 1,028 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,652 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 3,855 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 801 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 4,267 | 1.99%, see rank | 2.92% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 1,036 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 179 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
American | 11,072 | 5.15%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 1,527 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
183,366 (86.51%) out of the total population of 211,954 reported first ancestry.
Linn County | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 984 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
Czech | 15,754 | 7.43%, see rank | 1.99% | 0.50% |
Danish | 2,829 | 1.33%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 6,524 | 3.08%, see rank | 4.70% | 1.51% |
English | 20,690 | 9.76%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.53% |
French | 7,248 | 3.42%, see rank | 2.82% | 3.54% |
German | 85,887 | 40.52%, see rank | 38.44% | 15.79% |
Greek | 408 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 366 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.48% |
Irish | 37,821 | 17.84%, see rank | 14.91% | 11.36% |
Italian | 5,032 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.14% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 10,339 | 4.88%, see rank | 5.56% | 1.46% |
Polish | 2,992 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 70 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
Russian | 1,215 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,971 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 3,878 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 940 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 4,300 | 2.03%, see rank | 3.15% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,235 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 156 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
American | 9,762 | 4.61%, see rank | 5.98% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 1,587 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
183,824 (88.48%) out of the total population of 207,765 reported first ancestry.
Linn County | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 898 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
Czech | 14,644 | 7.05%, see rank | 2.07% | 0.53% |
Danish | 2,933 | 1.41%, see rank | 2.20% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 7,463 | 3.59%, see rank | 4.90% | 1.63% |
English | 21,254 | 10.23%, see rank | 9.85% | 9.02% |
French | 7,468 | 3.59%, see rank | 3.05% | 3.77% |
German | 85,717 | 41.26%, see rank | 39.79% | 16.51% |
Greek | 566 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 450 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.51% |
Irish | 37,897 | 18.24%, see rank | 15.41% | 11.76% |
Italian | 4,465 | 2.15%, see rank | 2.22% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 11,083 | 5.33%, see rank | 5.63% | 1.51% |
Polish | 2,904 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 87 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
Russian | 1,129 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,479 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 4,055 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 952 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 5,142 | 2.47%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 1,461 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 226 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
American | 9,025 | 4.34%, see rank | 5.61% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 1,856 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
181,683 (88.65%) out of the total population of 204,955 reported first ancestry.
Linn County | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 907 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.50% |
Czech | 14,921 | 7.28%, see rank | 2.12% | 0.54% |
Danish | 3,099 | 1.51%, see rank | 2.25% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 6,991 | 3.41%, see rank | 5.01% | 1.68% |
English | 20,963 | 10.23%, see rank | 10.07% | 9.29% |
French | 7,673 | 3.74%, see rank | 3.19% | 3.90% |
German | 84,358 | 41.16%, see rank | 40.46% | 16.89% |
Greek | 630 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 423 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.52% |
Irish | 37,442 | 18.27%, see rank | 15.67% | 12.01% |
Italian | 4,332 | 2.11%, see rank | 2.18% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 10,859 | 5.30%, see rank | 5.67% | 1.55% |
Polish | 3,481 | 1.70%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 76 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 1,141 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,552 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 3,821 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.72% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 849 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 5,189 | 2.53%, see rank | 3.30% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 1,487 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 308 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
American | 9,134 | 4.46%, see rank | 5.67% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 1,690 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
151,083 (78.81%) out of the total population of 191,701 reported first ancestry.
Linn County | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
Arab | 984 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.36% |
Czech | 8,413 | 4.39%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.27% |
Danish | 1,826 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 2,513 | 1.31%, see rank | 3.03% | 0.91% |
English | 11,650 | 6.08%, see rank | 5.89% | 5.91% |
French | 2,967 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.39% |
German | 53,015 | 27.66%, see rank | 28.26% | 10.81% |
Greek | 467 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 145 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.32% |
Irish | 18,445 | 9.62%, see rank | 7.69% | 6.85% |
Italian | 2,600 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.28% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 7,315 | 3.82%, see rank | 4.28% | 1.15% |
Polish | 1,742 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.70% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 73 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
Russian | 211 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,095 | 1.09%, see rank | 1.01% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 2,173 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.88% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 401 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 3,016 | 1.57%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 579 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 37 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
American | 11,044 | 5.76%, see rank | 6.73% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 670 | 0.35%, 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.