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Polk County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

28,842 (91.19%) out of the total population of 31,630 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Minnesota	U.S.
Arab	98	0.31%, see rank	0.37%	0.56%
Czech	794	2.51%, see rank	1.70%	0.47%
Danish	184	0.58%, see rank	1.38%	0.42%
Dutch	488	1.54%, see rank	1.81%	1.40%
English	1,188	3.76%, see rank	5.64%	8.02%
French	2,996	9.47%, see rank	4.51%	3.34%
German	9,568	30.25%, see rank	34.89%	15.03%
Greek	36	0.11%, see rank	0.22%	0.41%
Hungarian	20	0.06%, see rank	0.25%	0.46%
Irish	2,826	8.93%, see rank	10.75%	10.80%
Italian	358	1.13%, see rank	2.33%	5.52%
Norwegian	12,101	38.26%, see rank	15.53%	1.42%
Polish	1,126	3.56%, see rank	4.66%	3.01%
Portuguese	23	0.07%, see rank	0.07%	0.44%
Russian	567	1.79%, see rank	0.79%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	233	0.74%, see rank	0.51%	0.99%
Scottish	251	0.79%, see rank	1.21%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	181	0.57%, see rank	2.11%	0.95%
Swedish	2,719	8.60%, see rank	8.46%	1.27%
Swiss	69	0.22%, see rank	0.42%	0.30%
Ukrainian	55	0.17%, see rank	0.29%	0.31%
American	895	2.83%, see rank	3.57%	7.12%
Welsh	73	0.23%, see rank	0.41%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

29,142 (92.73%) out of the total population of 31,426 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Minnesota	U.S.
Arab	96	0.31%, see rank	0.36%	0.53%
Czech	779	2.48%, see rank	1.77%	0.50%
Danish	166	0.53%, see rank	1.48%	0.45%
Dutch	459	1.46%, see rank	1.95%	1.51%
English	1,353	4.31%, see rank	5.99%	8.53%
French	2,907	9.25%, see rank	4.75%	3.54%
German	10,111	32.17%, see rank	36.13%	15.79%
Greek	38	0.12%, see rank	0.24%	0.42%
Hungarian	27	0.09%, see rank	0.26%	0.48%
Irish	2,699	8.59%, see rank	11.14%	11.36%
Italian	373	1.19%, see rank	2.38%	5.66%
Norwegian	12,761	40.61%, see rank	16.04%	1.46%
Polish	1,300	4.14%, see rank	4.77%	3.13%
Portuguese	20	0.06%, see rank	0.07%	0.46%
Russian	562	1.79%, see rank	0.84%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	251	0.80%, see rank	0.55%	1.07%
Scottish	281	0.89%, see rank	1.28%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	23	0.07%, see rank	1.97%	0.93%
Swedish	3,030	9.64%, see rank	9.01%	1.34%
Swiss	74	0.24%, see rank	0.44%	0.31%
Ukrainian	45	0.14%, see rank	0.29%	0.31%
American	719	2.29%, see rank	3.25%	6.72%
Welsh	81	0.26%, see rank	0.42%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

29,419 (93.88%) out of the total population of 31,336 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Minnesota	U.S.
Arab	59	0.19%, see rank	0.35%	0.50%
Czech	802	2.56%, see rank	1.92%	0.53%
Danish	435	1.39%, see rank	1.65%	0.48%
Dutch	588	1.88%, see rank	2.03%	1.63%
English	1,450	4.63%, see rank	6.27%	9.02%
French	3,006	9.59%, see rank	5.13%	3.77%
German	10,243	32.69%, see rank	37.43%	16.51%
Greek	38	0.12%, see rank	0.23%	0.44%
Hungarian	28	0.09%, see rank	0.27%	0.51%
Irish	2,543	8.12%, see rank	11.44%	11.76%
Italian	343	1.09%, see rank	2.45%	5.78%
Norwegian	13,181	42.06%, see rank	16.54%	1.51%
Polish	1,295	4.13%, see rank	4.91%	3.24%
Portuguese	34	0.11%, see rank	0.07%	0.47%
Russian	474	1.51%, see rank	0.85%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	326	1.04%, see rank	1.01%	1.72%
Scottish	294	0.94%, see rank	1.32%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	21	0.07%, see rank	1.87%	0.91%
Swedish	3,139	10.02%, see rank	9.47%	1.41%
Swiss	30	0.10%, see rank	0.44%	0.33%
Ukrainian	21	0.07%, see rank	0.29%	0.31%
American	653	2.08%, see rank	2.72%	6.28%
Welsh	94	0.30%, see rank	0.48%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

29,118 (94.87%) out of the total population of 30,693 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Minnesota	U.S.
Arab	49	0.16%, see rank	0.35%	0.50%
Czech	960	3.13%, see rank	1.96%	0.54%
Danish	370	1.21%, see rank	1.70%	0.49%
Dutch	472	1.54%, see rank	2.11%	1.68%
English	1,406	4.58%, see rank	6.49%	9.29%
French	3,190	10.39%, see rank	5.33%	3.90%
German	9,872	32.16%, see rank	38.31%	16.89%
Greek	22	0.07%, see rank	0.24%	0.45%
Hungarian	32	0.10%, see rank	0.27%	0.52%
Irish	2,750	8.96%, see rank	11.75%	12.01%
Italian	371	1.21%, see rank	2.47%	5.91%
Norwegian	12,962	42.23%, see rank	16.93%	1.55%
Polish	1,445	4.71%, see rank	5.04%	3.32%
Portuguese	0	0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Russian	449	1.46%, see rank	0.88%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	329	1.07%, see rank	1.03%	1.77%
Scottish	369	1.20%, see rank	1.37%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	11	0.04%, see rank	1.58%	0.88%
Swedish	3,126	10.18%, see rank	9.64%	1.45%
Swiss	42	0.14%, see rank	0.45%	0.34%
Ukrainian	20	0.07%, see rank	0.29%	0.32%
American	642	2.09%, see rank	2.73%	6.43%
Welsh	91	0.30%, see rank	0.50%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

28,113 (89.62%) out of the total population of 31,369 reported first ancestry.

	Polk County	% of the Total Population	Minnesota	U.S.
Arab	38	0.12%, see rank	0.22%	0.36%
Czech	573	1.83%, see rank	0.92%	0.27%
Danish	190	0.61%, see rank	0.90%	0.30%
Dutch	236	0.75%, see rank	1.09%	0.91%
English	519	1.65%, see rank	3.29%	5.91%
French	2,373	7.56%, see rank	2.77%	2.39%
German	5,555	17.71%, see rank	27.00%	10.81%
Greek	9	0.03%, see rank	0.15%	0.34%
Hungarian	7	0.02%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Irish	1,028	3.28%, see rank	5.93%	6.85%
Italian	140	0.45%, see rank	1.67%	4.59%
Norwegian	11,719	37.36%, see rank	12.69%	1.15%
Polish	655	2.09%, see rank	2.98%	2.24%
Portuguese	5	0.02%, see rank	0.03%	0.33%
Russian	133	0.42%, see rank	0.46%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	115	0.37%, see rank	0.58%	1.17%
Scottish	129	0.41%, see rank	0.66%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	72	0.23%, see rank	0.86%	0.61%
Swedish	1,094	3.49%, see rank	5.72%	0.87%
Swiss	6	0.02%, see rank	0.21%	0.19%
Ukrainian	125	0.40%, see rank	0.20%	0.24%
American	495	1.58%, see rank	2.90%	7.33%
Welsh	31	0.10%, see rank	0.19%	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.