Perry County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
17,832 (80.93%) out of the total population of 22,034 reported first ancestry.
Perry County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 3 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.56% |
Czech | 37 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.47% |
Danish | 79 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 329 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.40% |
English | 1,664 | 7.55%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
French | 487 | 2.21%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.34% |
German | 5,982 | 27.15%, see rank | 19.07% | 15.03% |
Greek | 32 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 51 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.46% |
Irish | 2,505 | 11.37%, see rank | 12.00% | 10.80% |
Italian | 840 | 3.81%, see rank | 6.14% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 14 | 0.06%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.42% |
Polish | 1,216 | 5.52%, see rank | 7.22% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
Russian | 13 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 241 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 257 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 37 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 344 | 1.56%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 14 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 116 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 2,430 | 11.03%, see rank | 5.00% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 59 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
18,481 (82.92%) out of the total population of 22,287 reported first ancestry.
Perry County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 11 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
Czech | 41 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
Danish | 92 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 722 | 3.24%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.51% |
English | 1,977 | 8.87%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
French | 651 | 2.92%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.54% |
German | 7,016 | 31.48%, see rank | 19.89% | 15.79% |
Greek | 25 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 130 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.48% |
Irish | 3,264 | 14.65%, see rank | 12.52% | 11.36% |
Italian | 829 | 3.72%, see rank | 6.29% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 36 | 0.16%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.46% |
Polish | 1,254 | 5.63%, see rank | 7.47% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 36 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
Russian | 16 | 0.07%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 282 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 245 | 1.10%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 37 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 329 | 1.48%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 23 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 101 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 1,929 | 8.66%, see rank | 4.85% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 124 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
19,296 (85.81%) out of the total population of 22,488 reported first ancestry.
Perry County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 10 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.50% |
Czech | 40 | 0.18%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.53% |
Danish | 16 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 620 | 2.76%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.63% |
English | 2,382 | 10.59%, see rank | 6.56% | 9.02% |
French | 663 | 2.95%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.77% |
German | 7,378 | 32.81%, see rank | 20.72% | 16.51% |
Greek | 59 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 124 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.51% |
Irish | 3,226 | 14.35%, see rank | 12.94% | 11.76% |
Italian | 1,091 | 4.85%, see rank | 6.35% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 133 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.36% | 1.51% |
Polish | 1,406 | 6.25%, see rank | 7.69% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 35 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
Russian | 64 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 410 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 315 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 25 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 155 | 0.69%, see rank | 2.37% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 50 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 1,831 | 8.14%, see rank | 4.61% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 199 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
19,089 (84.68%) out of the total population of 22,542 reported first ancestry.
Perry County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 12 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.50% |
Czech | 48 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.54% |
Danish | 15 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 657 | 2.91%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.68% |
English | 2,587 | 11.48%, see rank | 6.71% | 9.29% |
French | 607 | 2.69%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.90% |
German | 7,506 | 33.30%, see rank | 21.16% | 16.89% |
Greek | 28 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 139 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.52% |
Irish | 2,896 | 12.85%, see rank | 13.14% | 12.01% |
Italian | 1,066 | 4.73%, see rank | 6.45% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 155 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.55% |
Polish | 1,213 | 5.38%, see rank | 7.85% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 138 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 65 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 439 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 365 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 22 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 145 | 0.64%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 47 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
American | 1,794 | 7.96%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 181 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
13,942 (60.37%) out of the total population of 23,094 reported first ancestry.
Perry County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.36% |
Czech | 28 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.27% |
Danish | 9 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 166 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.91% |
English | 1,284 | 5.56%, see rank | 4.12% | 5.91% |
French | 356 | 1.54%, see rank | 1.34% | 2.39% |
German | 4,217 | 18.26%, see rank | 13.82% | 10.81% |
Greek | 14 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 33 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
Irish | 1,380 | 5.98%, see rank | 7.62% | 6.85% |
Italian | 850 | 3.68%, see rank | 4.81% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 63 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.15% |
Polish | 826 | 3.58%, see rank | 5.68% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 17 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
Russian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 136 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 150 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 18 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 46 | 0.20%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 10 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 3 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.24% |
American | 2,478 | 10.73%, see rank | 4.58% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 42 | 0.18%, 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.