Dowagiac Union Schools Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
12,681 (84.70%) out of the total population of 14,972 reported first ancestry.
| Dowagiac Union Schools | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 37 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 59 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 93 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,071 | 7.15%, see rank | 4.77% | 1.40% |
| English | 1,782 | 11.90%, see rank | 9.31% | 8.02% |
| French | 452 | 3.02%, see rank | 6.00% | 3.34% |
| German | 4,105 | 27.42%, see rank | 20.99% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 11 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 103 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 2,176 | 14.53%, see rank | 11.09% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 556 | 3.71%, see rank | 4.72% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 87 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 990 | 6.61%, see rank | 8.63% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 34 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 37 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 120 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 236 | 1.58%, see rank | 2.22% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 171 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 10 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 4 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.31% |
| American | 789 | 5.27%, see rank | 5.98% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 19 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
13,368 (86.76%) out of the total population of 15,408 reported first ancestry.
| Dowagiac Union Schools | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 45 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.60% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 62 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 70 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,040 | 6.75%, see rank | 4.97% | 1.51% |
| English | 1,847 | 11.99%, see rank | 9.89% | 8.53% |
| French | 625 | 4.06%, see rank | 6.42% | 3.54% |
| German | 4,383 | 28.45%, see rank | 21.87% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 18 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 84 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 1,972 | 12.80%, see rank | 11.59% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 331 | 2.15%, see rank | 4.78% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 139 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,226 | 7.96%, see rank | 8.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 42 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 51 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 99 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 195 | 1.27%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 211 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 98 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 19 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| American | 923 | 5.99%, see rank | 5.25% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 63 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
12,826 (84.57%) out of the total population of 15,167 reported first ancestry.
| Dowagiac Union Schools | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 43 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 59 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 55 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 982 | 6.47%, see rank | 5.18% | 1.63% |
| English | 1,861 | 12.27%, see rank | 10.39% | 9.02% |
| French | 692 | 4.56%, see rank | 6.91% | 3.77% |
| German | 4,329 | 28.54%, see rank | 22.75% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 19 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 110 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 2,089 | 13.77%, see rank | 11.92% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 368 | 2.43%, see rank | 4.81% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 176 | 1.16%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,132 | 7.46%, see rank | 9.05% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 18 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 29 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 211 | 1.39%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 139 | 0.92%, see rank | 2.47% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 204 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.73% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 85 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 68 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.31% |
| American | 1,018 | 6.71%, see rank | 4.76% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 99 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
13,094 (83.94%) out of the total population of 15,600 reported first ancestry.
| Dowagiac Union Schools | % of the Total Population | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Arab | 47 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 108 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 30 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 974 | 6.24%, see rank | 5.22% | 1.68% |
| English | 1,795 | 11.51%, see rank | 10.57% | 9.29% |
| French | 736 | 4.72%, see rank | 7.07% | 3.90% |
| German | 4,560 | 29.23%, see rank | 22.89% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 27 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 102 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.07% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 1,966 | 12.60%, see rank | 11.95% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 408 | 2.62%, see rank | 4.84% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 168 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,163 | 7.46%, see rank | 9.19% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 36 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 55 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.81% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 194 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 173 | 1.11%, see rank | 2.50% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 236 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 87 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 75 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.32% |
| American | 995 | 6.38%, see rank | 4.87% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 127 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.65% |
* 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.