Polk County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
37,815 (82.64%) out of the total population of 45,757 reported first ancestry.
| Polk County | % of the Total Population | Texas | U.S. | |
| Arab | 35 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 384 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 50 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 716 | 1.56%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.40% |
| English | 4,551 | 9.95%, see rank | 6.41% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,025 | 4.43%, see rank | 2.40% | 3.34% |
| German | 6,443 | 14.08%, see rank | 10.11% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 20 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 36 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 6,111 | 13.36%, see rank | 7.15% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 972 | 2.12%, see rank | 1.91% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 230 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 508 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.09% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 141 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 732 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 612 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.41% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 191 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 229 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 33 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 2 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,744 | 6.00%, see rank | 5.70% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 196 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
37,408 (82.00%) out of the total population of 45,618 reported first ancestry.
| Polk County | % of the Total Population | Texas | U.S. | |
| Arab | 8 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 823 | 1.80%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 57 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 747 | 1.64%, see rank | 0.89% | 1.51% |
| English | 4,671 | 10.24%, see rank | 6.82% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,355 | 5.16%, see rank | 2.52% | 3.54% |
| German | 6,121 | 13.42%, see rank | 10.61% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 63 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 53 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 6,556 | 14.37%, see rank | 7.50% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 1,239 | 2.72%, see rank | 1.91% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 249 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.51% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 308 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.10% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 50 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 65 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,308 | 2.87%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 571 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.48% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 106 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 213 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 12 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 2 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,468 | 5.41%, see rank | 5.60% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 215 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
37,896 (83.12%) out of the total population of 45,590 reported first ancestry.
| Polk County | % of the Total Population | Texas | U.S. | |
| Arab | 31 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 674 | 1.48%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 54 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 717 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.63% |
| English | 4,749 | 10.42%, see rank | 7.30% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,169 | 4.76%, see rank | 2.69% | 3.77% |
| German | 6,442 | 14.13%, see rank | 11.01% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 55 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 38 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 7,288 | 15.99%, see rank | 7.86% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 1,263 | 2.77%, see rank | 1.92% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 186 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.55% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 308 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 180 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 83 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.34% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,829 | 4.01%, see rank | 1.66% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 734 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.60% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 73 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 148 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 14 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 2 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,014 | 6.61%, see rank | 5.62% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 224 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
38,690 (83.52%) out of the total population of 46,326 reported first ancestry.
| Polk County | % of the Total Population | Texas | U.S. | |
| Arab | 31 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 620 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 32 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 827 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.68% |
| English | 5,433 | 11.73%, see rank | 7.61% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,808 | 6.06%, see rank | 2.82% | 3.90% |
| German | 6,328 | 13.66%, see rank | 11.31% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 43 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 22 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 7,857 | 16.96%, see rank | 8.11% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 1,277 | 2.76%, see rank | 1.97% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 191 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.57% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 315 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.17% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 177 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 154 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,735 | 3.75%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 996 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 137 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 234 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.67% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 29 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.32% |
| American | 3,536 | 7.63%, see rank | 6.00% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 252 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
25,262 (61.42%) out of the total population of 41,133 reported first ancestry.
| Polk County | % of the Total Population | Texas | U.S. | |
| Arab | 64 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 148 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 40 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 296 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| English | 2,809 | 6.83%, see rank | 5.11% | 5.91% |
| French | 975 | 2.37%, see rank | 1.65% | 2.39% |
| German | 2,543 | 6.18%, see rank | 7.27% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 12 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 47 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 2,653 | 6.45%, see rank | 4.58% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 362 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.36% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 221 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.42% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 122 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.77% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 8 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 6 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 543 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 400 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 81 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 108 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 17 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.24% |
| American | 4,597 | 11.18%, see rank | 7.45% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 66 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.