USA.com / Illinois / Sangamon County / Springfield, IL / Population and Races / Historical First Ancestry Data
Springfield, IL Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
96,459 (82.57%) out of the total population of 116,815 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 792 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 421 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 206 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,415 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.40% |
| English | 11,579 | 9.91%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,879 | 2.46%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.34% |
| German | 28,158 | 24.10%, see rank | 19.07% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 160 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 543 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 15,643 | 13.39%, see rank | 12.00% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 6,376 | 5.46%, see rank | 6.14% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 1,100 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,446 | 2.09%, see rank | 7.22% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 359 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 404 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,535 | 1.31%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,793 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,262 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 1,189 | 1.02%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 291 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 211 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 7,347 | 6.29%, see rank | 5.00% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 746 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
96,410 (83.12%) out of the total population of 115,982 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 598 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 525 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 195 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 1,392 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.51% |
| English | 12,061 | 10.40%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
| French | 3,259 | 2.81%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.54% |
| German | 28,848 | 24.87%, see rank | 19.89% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 195 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 435 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 15,639 | 13.48%, see rank | 12.52% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 6,878 | 5.93%, see rank | 6.29% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 1,204 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,373 | 2.05%, see rank | 7.47% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 253 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 298 | 0.26%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,716 | 1.48%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,758 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,185 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 1,333 | 1.15%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 313 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 162 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 8,473 | 7.31%, see rank | 4.85% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 924 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
98,003 (85.13%) out of the total population of 115,121 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 487 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 445 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 255 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,655 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.63% |
| English | 13,247 | 11.51%, see rank | 6.56% | 9.02% |
| French | 3,399 | 2.95%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.77% |
| German | 30,906 | 26.85%, see rank | 20.72% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 255 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 393 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 16,364 | 14.21%, see rank | 12.94% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 7,352 | 6.39%, see rank | 6.35% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 963 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.36% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,578 | 2.24%, see rank | 7.69% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 282 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 464 | 0.40%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,407 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,251 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 732 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 1,351 | 1.17%, see rank | 2.37% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 366 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 180 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
| American | 9,384 | 8.15%, see rank | 4.61% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 877 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
102,025 (87.30%) out of the total population of 116,871 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 374 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 584 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 260 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,747 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.68% |
| English | 13,726 | 11.74%, see rank | 6.71% | 9.29% |
| French | 3,826 | 3.27%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.90% |
| German | 32,813 | 28.08%, see rank | 21.16% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 334 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 616 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 17,982 | 15.39%, see rank | 13.14% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 7,640 | 6.54%, see rank | 6.45% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 1,097 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 3,002 | 2.57%, see rank | 7.85% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 203 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 587 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,583 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,708 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 731 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 1,563 | 1.34%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 344 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 239 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
| American | 8,922 | 7.63%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 1,069 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
85,286 (76.52%) out of the total population of 111,454 reported first ancestry.
| Springfield, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Arab | 260 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.36% |
| Czech | 197 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.27% |
| Danish | 249 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.30% |
| Dutch | 940 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.91% |
| English | 8,811 | 7.91%, see rank | 4.12% | 5.91% |
| French | 2,064 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.34% | 2.39% |
| German | 19,561 | 17.55%, see rank | 13.82% | 10.81% |
| Greek | 181 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.34% |
| Hungarian | 306 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| Irish | 10,823 | 9.71%, see rank | 7.62% | 6.85% |
| Italian | 5,378 | 4.83%, see rank | 4.81% | 4.59% |
| Norwegian | 691 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.15% |
| Polish | 1,409 | 1.26%, see rank | 5.68% | 2.24% |
| Portuguese | 358 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
| Russian | 165 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.68% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,396 | 1.25%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.17% |
| Scottish | 1,382 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.12% |
| Subsaharan African | 983 | 0.88%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.61% |
| Swedish | 882 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.87% |
| Swiss | 58 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.19% |
| Ukrainian | 60 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.24% |
| American | 7,965 | 7.15%, see rank | 4.58% | 7.33% |
| Welsh | 426 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.