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Polk County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

357,088 (80.22%) out of the total population of 445,136 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	1,161	0.26%, see rank	0.27%	0.56%
Czech	3,820	0.86%, see rank	1.89%	0.47%
Danish	6,577	1.48%, see rank	1.86%	0.42%
Dutch	17,221	3.87%, see rank	4.35%	1.40%
English	40,424	9.08%, see rank	8.78%	8.02%
French	11,424	2.57%, see rank	2.60%	3.34%
German	125,234	28.13%, see rank	36.73%	15.03%
Greek	1,010	0.23%, see rank	0.22%	0.41%
Hungarian	591	0.13%, see rank	0.12%	0.46%
Irish	60,564	13.61%, see rank	14.07%	10.80%
Italian	14,712	3.31%, see rank	2.10%	5.52%
Norwegian	21,861	4.91%, see rank	5.34%	1.42%
Polish	5,926	1.33%, see rank	1.28%	3.01%
Portuguese	265	0.06%, see rank	0.06%	0.44%
Russian	2,292	0.51%, see rank	0.36%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	3,835	0.86%, see rank	0.85%	0.99%
Scottish	7,558	1.70%, see rank	1.51%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	6,172	1.39%, see rank	0.56%	0.95%
Swedish	12,285	2.76%, see rank	2.92%	1.27%
Swiss	1,354	0.30%, see rank	0.47%	0.30%
Ukrainian	272	0.06%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	22,383	5.03%, see rank	6.36%	7.12%
Welsh	3,061	0.69%, see rank	0.67%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

360,677 (83.53%) out of the total population of 431,811 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	915	0.21%, see rank	0.21%	0.53%
Czech	4,119	0.95%, see rank	1.99%	0.50%
Danish	6,922	1.60%, see rank	2.04%	0.45%
Dutch	19,460	4.51%, see rank	4.70%	1.51%
English	43,307	10.03%, see rank	9.27%	8.53%
French	11,855	2.75%, see rank	2.82%	3.54%
German	127,034	29.42%, see rank	38.44%	15.79%
Greek	1,229	0.28%, see rank	0.23%	0.42%
Hungarian	475	0.11%, see rank	0.12%	0.48%
Irish	62,465	14.47%, see rank	14.91%	11.36%
Italian	16,425	3.80%, see rank	2.14%	5.66%
Norwegian	22,144	5.13%, see rank	5.56%	1.46%
Polish	5,765	1.34%, see rank	1.31%	3.13%
Portuguese	388	0.09%, see rank	0.06%	0.46%
Russian	2,424	0.56%, see rank	0.38%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	4,195	0.97%, see rank	0.95%	1.07%
Scottish	7,278	1.69%, see rank	1.58%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	4,201	0.97%, see rank	0.54%	0.93%
Swedish	14,070	3.26%, see rank	3.15%	1.34%
Swiss	1,180	0.27%, see rank	0.50%	0.31%
Ukrainian	275	0.06%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	20,091	4.65%, see rank	5.98%	6.72%
Welsh	3,199	0.74%, see rank	0.71%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

363,143 (86.61%) out of the total population of 419,301 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	1,143	0.27%, see rank	0.17%	0.50%
Czech	4,663	1.11%, see rank	2.07%	0.53%
Danish	6,632	1.58%, see rank	2.20%	0.48%
Dutch	19,263	4.59%, see rank	4.90%	1.63%
English	44,468	10.61%, see rank	9.85%	9.02%
French	11,356	2.71%, see rank	3.05%	3.77%
German	128,753	30.71%, see rank	39.79%	16.51%
Greek	1,272	0.30%, see rank	0.24%	0.44%
Hungarian	493	0.12%, see rank	0.14%	0.51%
Irish	64,297	15.33%, see rank	15.41%	11.76%
Italian	17,969	4.29%, see rank	2.22%	5.78%
Norwegian	21,282	5.08%, see rank	5.63%	1.51%
Polish	5,765	1.37%, see rank	1.35%	3.24%
Portuguese	379	0.09%, see rank	0.07%	0.47%
Russian	1,838	0.44%, see rank	0.36%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	6,677	1.59%, see rank	1.53%	1.72%
Scottish	7,920	1.89%, see rank	1.68%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	3,711	0.89%, see rank	0.51%	0.91%
Swedish	14,435	3.44%, see rank	3.26%	1.41%
Swiss	1,290	0.31%, see rank	0.53%	0.33%
Ukrainian	261	0.06%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	18,978	4.53%, see rank	5.61%	6.28%
Welsh	3,877	0.92%, see rank	0.76%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

362,541 (87.16%) out of the total population of 415,949 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	918	0.22%, see rank	0.15%	0.50%
Czech	4,728	1.14%, see rank	2.12%	0.54%
Danish	6,671	1.60%, see rank	2.25%	0.49%
Dutch	19,360	4.65%, see rank	5.01%	1.68%
English	45,982	11.05%, see rank	10.07%	9.29%
French	11,966	2.88%, see rank	3.19%	3.90%
German	130,307	31.33%, see rank	40.46%	16.89%
Greek	1,215	0.29%, see rank	0.24%	0.45%
Hungarian	595	0.14%, see rank	0.14%	0.52%
Irish	66,041	15.88%, see rank	15.67%	12.01%
Italian	17,778	4.27%, see rank	2.18%	5.91%
Norwegian	21,882	5.26%, see rank	5.67%	1.55%
Polish	6,014	1.45%, see rank	1.39%	3.32%
Portuguese	365	0.09%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Russian	1,863	0.45%, see rank	0.37%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	6,923	1.66%, see rank	1.58%	1.77%
Scottish	7,785	1.87%, see rank	1.72%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	2,914	0.70%, see rank	0.41%	0.88%
Swedish	14,571	3.50%, see rank	3.30%	1.45%
Swiss	1,469	0.35%, see rank	0.56%	0.34%
Ukrainian	508	0.12%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
American	19,853	4.77%, see rank	5.67%	6.43%
Welsh	4,219	1.01%, see rank	0.78%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

287,400 (76.72%) out of the total population of 374,601 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	688	0.18%, see rank	0.13%	0.36%
Czech	1,886	0.50%, see rank	1.09%	0.27%
Danish	4,814	1.29%, see rank	1.45%	0.30%
Dutch	9,335	2.49%, see rank	3.03%	0.91%
English	25,869	6.91%, see rank	5.89%	5.91%
French	5,987	1.60%, see rank	1.56%	2.39%
German	74,761	19.96%, see rank	28.26%	10.81%
Greek	648	0.17%, see rank	0.15%	0.34%
Hungarian	293	0.08%, see rank	0.07%	0.32%
Irish	30,453	8.13%, see rank	7.69%	6.85%
Italian	10,268	2.74%, see rank	1.28%	4.59%
Norwegian	13,039	3.48%, see rank	4.28%	1.15%
Polish	2,940	0.78%, see rank	0.70%	2.24%
Portuguese	38	0.01%, see rank	0.03%	0.33%
Russian	1,080	0.29%, see rank	0.17%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	4,463	1.19%, see rank	1.01%	1.17%
Scottish	3,981	1.06%, see rank	0.88%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	2,189	0.58%, see rank	0.23%	0.61%
Swedish	9,157	2.44%, see rank	2.04%	0.87%
Swiss	495	0.13%, see rank	0.30%	0.19%
Ukrainian	340	0.09%, see rank	0.05%	0.24%
American	24,264	6.48%, see rank	6.73%	7.33%
Welsh	2,129	0.57%, 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.