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Pottawattamie County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

77,890 (83.62%) out of the total population of 93,153 reported first ancestry.

	Pottawattamie County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	241	0.26%, see rank	0.27%	0.56%
Czech	1,685	1.81%, see rank	1.89%	0.47%
Danish	4,998	5.37%, see rank	1.86%	0.42%
Dutch	2,151	2.31%, see rank	4.35%	1.40%
English	11,411	12.25%, see rank	8.78%	8.02%
French	2,656	2.85%, see rank	2.60%	3.34%
German	33,869	36.36%, see rank	36.73%	15.03%
Greek	134	0.14%, see rank	0.22%	0.41%
Hungarian	149	0.16%, see rank	0.12%	0.46%
Irish	13,692	14.70%, see rank	14.07%	10.80%
Italian	2,422	2.60%, see rank	2.10%	5.52%
Norwegian	2,681	2.88%, see rank	5.34%	1.42%
Polish	1,660	1.78%, see rank	1.28%	3.01%
Portuguese	17	0.02%, see rank	0.06%	0.44%
Russian	230	0.25%, see rank	0.36%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	865	0.93%, see rank	0.85%	0.99%
Scottish	1,240	1.33%, see rank	1.51%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	34	0.04%, see rank	0.56%	0.95%
Swedish	2,769	2.97%, see rank	2.92%	1.27%
Swiss	267	0.29%, see rank	0.47%	0.30%
Ukrainian	135	0.14%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	5,054	5.43%, see rank	6.36%	7.12%
Welsh	551	0.59%, see rank	0.67%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

79,253 (85.41%) out of the total population of 92,793 reported first ancestry.

	Pottawattamie County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	196	0.21%, see rank	0.21%	0.53%
Czech	1,514	1.63%, see rank	1.99%	0.50%
Danish	5,398	5.82%, see rank	2.04%	0.45%
Dutch	2,376	2.56%, see rank	4.70%	1.51%
English	11,130	11.99%, see rank	9.27%	8.53%
French	3,158	3.40%, see rank	2.82%	3.54%
German	35,438	38.19%, see rank	38.44%	15.79%
Greek	113	0.12%, see rank	0.23%	0.42%
Hungarian	121	0.13%, see rank	0.12%	0.48%
Irish	14,883	16.04%, see rank	14.91%	11.36%
Italian	2,578	2.78%, see rank	2.14%	5.66%
Norwegian	2,655	2.86%, see rank	5.56%	1.46%
Polish	1,371	1.48%, see rank	1.31%	3.13%
Portuguese	73	0.08%, see rank	0.06%	0.46%
Russian	166	0.18%, see rank	0.38%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	1,055	1.14%, see rank	0.95%	1.07%
Scottish	1,183	1.27%, see rank	1.58%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	114	0.12%, see rank	0.54%	0.93%
Swedish	3,245	3.50%, see rank	3.15%	1.34%
Swiss	357	0.38%, see rank	0.50%	0.31%
Ukrainian	31	0.03%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	4,804	5.18%, see rank	5.98%	6.72%
Welsh	642	0.69%, see rank	0.71%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

79,492 (86.47%) out of the total population of 91,928 reported first ancestry.

	Pottawattamie County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	71	0.08%, see rank	0.17%	0.50%
Czech	1,474	1.60%, see rank	2.07%	0.53%
Danish	6,235	6.78%, see rank	2.20%	0.48%
Dutch	2,482	2.70%, see rank	4.90%	1.63%
English	10,539	11.46%, see rank	9.85%	9.02%
French	3,410	3.71%, see rank	3.05%	3.77%
German	37,222	40.49%, see rank	39.79%	16.51%
Greek	190	0.21%, see rank	0.24%	0.44%
Hungarian	88	0.10%, see rank	0.14%	0.51%
Irish	16,746	18.22%, see rank	15.41%	11.76%
Italian	2,545	2.77%, see rank	2.22%	5.78%
Norwegian	2,792	3.04%, see rank	5.63%	1.51%
Polish	1,475	1.60%, see rank	1.35%	3.24%
Portuguese	111	0.12%, see rank	0.07%	0.47%
Russian	126	0.14%, see rank	0.36%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	1,765	1.92%, see rank	1.53%	1.72%
Scottish	1,355	1.47%, see rank	1.68%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	141	0.15%, see rank	0.51%	0.91%
Swedish	3,150	3.43%, see rank	3.26%	1.41%
Swiss	457	0.50%, see rank	0.53%	0.33%
Ukrainian	31	0.03%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	4,306	4.68%, see rank	5.61%	6.28%
Welsh	1,047	1.14%, see rank	0.76%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

78,279 (87.34%) out of the total population of 89,627 reported first ancestry.

	Pottawattamie County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	76	0.08%, see rank	0.15%	0.50%
Czech	1,408	1.57%, see rank	2.12%	0.54%
Danish	6,048	6.75%, see rank	2.25%	0.49%
Dutch	2,667	2.98%, see rank	5.01%	1.68%
English	10,266	11.45%, see rank	10.07%	9.29%
French	3,381	3.77%, see rank	3.19%	3.90%
German	37,713	42.08%, see rank	40.46%	16.89%
Greek	193	0.22%, see rank	0.24%	0.45%
Hungarian	84	0.09%, see rank	0.14%	0.52%
Irish	17,262	19.26%, see rank	15.67%	12.01%
Italian	2,245	2.50%, see rank	2.18%	5.91%
Norwegian	2,733	3.05%, see rank	5.67%	1.55%
Polish	1,466	1.64%, see rank	1.39%	3.32%
Portuguese	147	0.16%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Russian	159	0.18%, see rank	0.37%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	1,564	1.75%, see rank	1.58%	1.77%
Scottish	1,358	1.52%, see rank	1.72%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	153	0.17%, see rank	0.41%	0.88%
Swedish	3,062	3.42%, see rank	3.30%	1.45%
Swiss	406	0.45%, see rank	0.56%	0.34%
Ukrainian	46	0.05%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
American	4,358	4.86%, see rank	5.67%	6.43%
Welsh	988	1.10%, see rank	0.78%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

66,632 (75.97%) out of the total population of 87,704 reported first ancestry.

	Pottawattamie County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	79	0.09%, see rank	0.13%	0.36%
Czech	898	1.02%, see rank	1.09%	0.27%
Danish	3,419	3.90%, see rank	1.45%	0.30%
Dutch	1,114	1.27%, see rank	3.03%	0.91%
English	6,019	6.86%, see rank	5.89%	5.91%
French	1,719	1.96%, see rank	1.56%	2.39%
German	23,712	27.04%, see rank	28.26%	10.81%
Greek	122	0.14%, see rank	0.15%	0.34%
Hungarian	60	0.07%, see rank	0.07%	0.32%
Irish	8,320	9.49%, see rank	7.69%	6.85%
Italian	1,741	1.99%, see rank	1.28%	4.59%
Norwegian	1,779	2.03%, see rank	4.28%	1.15%
Polish	993	1.13%, see rank	0.70%	2.24%
Portuguese	37	0.04%, see rank	0.03%	0.33%
Russian	130	0.15%, see rank	0.17%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	1,128	1.29%, see rank	1.01%	1.17%
Scottish	670	0.76%, see rank	0.88%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	136	0.16%, see rank	0.23%	0.61%
Swedish	1,597	1.82%, see rank	2.04%	0.87%
Swiss	133	0.15%, see rank	0.30%	0.19%
Ukrainian	72	0.08%, see rank	0.05%	0.24%
American	5,229	5.96%, see rank	6.73%	7.33%
Welsh	245	0.28%, 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.