St. Louis Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
2,413,819 (86.28%) out of the total population of 2,797,737 reported first ancestry.
| St. Louis Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 11,824 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.56% |
| Czech | 18,070 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Danish | 6,772 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 36,883 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.40% |
| English | 225,888 | 8.07%, see rank | 8.02% |
| French | 107,474 | 3.84%, see rank | 3.34% |
| German | 819,894 | 29.31%, see rank | 15.03% |
| Greek | 10,527 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 11,330 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Irish | 386,119 | 13.80%, see rank | 10.80% |
| Italian | 134,665 | 4.81%, see rank | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 15,664 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.42% |
| Polish | 74,108 | 2.65%, see rank | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,806 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Russian | 18,898 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 27,215 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 40,577 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 18,389 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 19,405 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 10,708 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 4,150 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 204,802 | 7.32%, see rank | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 14,970 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
2,476,942 (88.14%) out of the total population of 2,810,367 reported first ancestry.
| St. Louis Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 11,877 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Czech | 19,765 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Danish | 7,276 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 39,672 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.51% |
| English | 239,618 | 8.53%, see rank | 8.53% |
| French | 124,487 | 4.43%, see rank | 3.54% |
| German | 861,560 | 30.66%, see rank | 15.79% |
| Greek | 9,737 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 11,691 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Irish | 407,995 | 14.52%, see rank | 11.36% |
| Italian | 137,722 | 4.90%, see rank | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 15,567 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.46% |
| Polish | 76,158 | 2.71%, see rank | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 2,088 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.46% |
| Russian | 19,731 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 27,876 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 43,920 | 1.56%, see rank | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 21,497 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 20,749 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 12,642 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 4,815 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 186,759 | 6.65%, see rank | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 15,864 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
2,490,394 (89.19%) out of the total population of 2,792,309 reported first ancestry.
| St. Louis Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,104 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 20,122 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.53% |
| Danish | 7,776 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 43,146 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.63% |
| English | 251,728 | 9.02%, see rank | 9.02% |
| French | 135,322 | 4.85%, see rank | 3.77% |
| German | 883,545 | 31.64%, see rank | 16.51% |
| Greek | 10,775 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 12,041 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.51% |
| Irish | 419,535 | 15.02%, see rank | 11.76% |
| Italian | 141,795 | 5.08%, see rank | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 16,965 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.51% |
| Polish | 76,860 | 2.75%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 2,105 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.47% |
| Russian | 21,599 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 42,528 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 43,363 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 26,116 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 23,750 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 13,445 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 4,785 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.31% |
| American | 167,491 | 6.00%, see rank | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 16,249 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
2,512,651 (89.62%) out of the total population of 2,803,776 reported first ancestry.
| St. Louis Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
| Arab | 9,538 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.50% |
| Czech | 20,997 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.54% |
| Danish | 7,701 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 44,833 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.68% |
| English | 258,709 | 9.23%, see rank | 9.29% |
| French | 140,131 | 5.00%, see rank | 3.90% |
| German | 906,839 | 32.34%, see rank | 16.89% |
| Greek | 11,124 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 12,317 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.52% |
| Irish | 432,918 | 15.44%, see rank | 12.01% |
| Italian | 143,793 | 5.13%, see rank | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 17,447 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.55% |
| Polish | 79,518 | 2.84%, see rank | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 2,512 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.48% |
| Russian | 21,810 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 42,396 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 45,311 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 27,569 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 23,578 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 13,464 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 5,025 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.32% |
| American | 169,807 | 6.06%, see rank | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 16,378 | 0.58%, see rank | 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.