Springfield Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
173,353 (81.98%) out of the total population of 211,466 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield Area | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 897 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 714 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 647 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,183 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.40% |
| English | 24,118 | 11.41%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
| French | 5,454 | 2.58%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.34% |
| German | 54,907 | 25.96%, see rank | 19.07% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 433 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 914 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 29,797 | 14.09%, see rank | 12.00% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 12,025 | 5.69%, see rank | 6.14% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,775 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 4,283 | 2.03%, see rank | 7.22% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 688 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 673 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,812 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 3,724 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,340 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,491 | 1.18%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 570 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 331 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 16,815 | 7.95%, see rank | 5.00% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,413 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
174,415 (82.97%) out of the total population of 210,202 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield Area | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 660 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 914 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 555 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,644 | 1.73%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.51% |
| English | 23,714 | 11.28%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 6,167 | 2.93%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.54% |
| German | 57,642 | 27.42%, see rank | 19.89% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 536 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 817 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 29,743 | 14.15%, see rank | 12.52% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 12,708 | 6.05%, see rank | 6.29% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,852 | 0.88%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 4,521 | 2.15%, see rank | 7.47% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 614 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 583 | 0.28%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,992 | 1.42%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 3,767 | 1.79%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,369 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,455 | 1.17%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 524 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 263 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 18,646 | 8.87%, see rank | 4.85% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,683 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
177,332 (85.26%) out of the total population of 207,990 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield Area | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 578 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 866 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 594 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 3,987 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.63% |
| English | 25,530 | 12.27%, see rank | 6.56% | 9.02% |
| French | 6,938 | 3.34%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.77% |
| German | 61,680 | 29.66%, see rank | 20.72% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 619 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 802 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 30,897 | 14.86%, see rank | 12.94% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 12,770 | 6.14%, see rank | 6.35% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 1,549 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.36% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 4,542 | 2.18%, see rank | 7.69% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 641 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 701 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,378 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 4,230 | 2.03%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 920 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,654 | 1.28%, see rank | 2.37% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 636 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 283 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 21,227 | 10.21%, see rank | 4.61% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 1,632 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
179,089 (86.72%) out of the total population of 206,509 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield Area | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 474 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 993 | 0.48%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 577 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 4,259 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.68% |
| English | 25,947 | 12.56%, see rank | 6.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 7,377 | 3.57%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.90% |
| German | 65,310 | 31.63%, see rank | 21.16% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 700 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,155 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 33,112 | 16.03%, see rank | 13.14% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 12,485 | 6.05%, see rank | 6.45% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,788 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 4,761 | 2.31%, see rank | 7.85% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 599 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 773 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,796 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 4,851 | 2.35%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 835 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,930 | 1.42%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 597 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 319 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
| American | 19,860 | 9.62%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,853 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.42% | 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.