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Story County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

78,303 (85.17%) out of the total population of 91,939 reported first ancestry.

	Story County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	625	0.68%, see rank	0.27%	0.56%
Czech	1,280	1.39%, see rank	1.89%	0.47%
Danish	2,253	2.45%, see rank	1.86%	0.42%
Dutch	2,934	3.19%, see rank	4.35%	1.40%
English	7,508	8.17%, see rank	8.78%	8.02%
French	2,451	2.67%, see rank	2.60%	3.34%
German	32,503	35.35%, see rank	36.73%	15.03%
Greek	97	0.11%, see rank	0.22%	0.41%
Hungarian	302	0.33%, see rank	0.12%	0.46%
Irish	11,176	12.16%, see rank	14.07%	10.80%
Italian	2,189	2.38%, see rank	2.10%	5.52%
Norwegian	9,861	10.73%, see rank	5.34%	1.42%
Polish	1,792	1.95%, see rank	1.28%	3.01%
Portuguese	110	0.12%, see rank	0.06%	0.44%
Russian	343	0.37%, see rank	0.36%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	1,106	1.20%, see rank	0.85%	0.99%
Scottish	2,174	2.36%, see rank	1.51%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	787	0.86%, see rank	0.56%	0.95%
Swedish	3,757	4.09%, see rank	2.92%	1.27%
Swiss	474	0.52%, see rank	0.47%	0.30%
Ukrainian	219	0.24%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	3,351	3.64%, see rank	6.36%	7.12%
Welsh	847	0.92%, see rank	0.67%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

77,726 (86.62%) out of the total population of 89,734 reported first ancestry.

	Story County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	273	0.30%, see rank	0.21%	0.53%
Czech	1,491	1.66%, see rank	1.99%	0.50%
Danish	2,291	2.55%, see rank	2.04%	0.45%
Dutch	2,836	3.16%, see rank	4.70%	1.51%
English	8,635	9.62%, see rank	9.27%	8.53%
French	2,483	2.77%, see rank	2.82%	3.54%
German	31,957	35.61%, see rank	38.44%	15.79%
Greek	189	0.21%, see rank	0.23%	0.42%
Hungarian	285	0.32%, see rank	0.12%	0.48%
Irish	11,211	12.49%, see rank	14.91%	11.36%
Italian	1,827	2.04%, see rank	2.14%	5.66%
Norwegian	9,433	10.51%, see rank	5.56%	1.46%
Polish	1,687	1.88%, see rank	1.31%	3.13%
Portuguese	98	0.11%, see rank	0.06%	0.46%
Russian	479	0.53%, see rank	0.38%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	826	0.92%, see rank	0.95%	1.07%
Scottish	2,384	2.66%, see rank	1.58%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	1,153	1.28%, see rank	0.54%	0.93%
Swedish	4,034	4.50%, see rank	3.15%	1.34%
Swiss	518	0.58%, see rank	0.50%	0.31%
Ukrainian	251	0.28%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	2,967	3.31%, see rank	5.98%	6.72%
Welsh	874	0.97%, see rank	0.71%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

77,180 (88.11%) out of the total population of 87,594 reported first ancestry.

	Story County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	369	0.42%, see rank	0.17%	0.50%
Czech	1,566	1.79%, see rank	2.07%	0.53%
Danish	2,582	2.95%, see rank	2.20%	0.48%
Dutch	2,924	3.34%, see rank	4.90%	1.63%
English	9,598	10.96%, see rank	9.85%	9.02%
French	2,827	3.23%, see rank	3.05%	3.77%
German	32,115	36.66%, see rank	39.79%	16.51%
Greek	170	0.19%, see rank	0.24%	0.44%
Hungarian	271	0.31%, see rank	0.14%	0.51%
Irish	11,105	12.68%, see rank	15.41%	11.76%
Italian	1,993	2.28%, see rank	2.22%	5.78%
Norwegian	9,231	10.54%, see rank	5.63%	1.51%
Polish	1,659	1.89%, see rank	1.35%	3.24%
Portuguese	163	0.19%, see rank	0.07%	0.47%
Russian	536	0.61%, see rank	0.36%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	1,269	1.45%, see rank	1.53%	1.72%
Scottish	2,416	2.76%, see rank	1.68%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	997	1.14%, see rank	0.51%	0.91%
Swedish	3,871	4.42%, see rank	3.26%	1.41%
Swiss	619	0.71%, see rank	0.53%	0.33%
Ukrainian	219	0.25%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
American	2,689	3.07%, see rank	5.61%	6.28%
Welsh	786	0.90%, see rank	0.76%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

74,414 (87.77%) out of the total population of 84,780 reported first ancestry.

	Story County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	334	0.39%, see rank	0.15%	0.50%
Czech	1,444	1.70%, see rank	2.12%	0.54%
Danish	2,550	3.01%, see rank	2.25%	0.49%
Dutch	2,997	3.54%, see rank	5.01%	1.68%
English	9,715	11.46%, see rank	10.07%	9.29%
French	2,598	3.06%, see rank	3.19%	3.90%
German	31,556	37.22%, see rank	40.46%	16.89%
Greek	149	0.18%, see rank	0.24%	0.45%
Hungarian	191	0.23%, see rank	0.14%	0.52%
Irish	11,189	13.20%, see rank	15.67%	12.01%
Italian	2,097	2.47%, see rank	2.18%	5.91%
Norwegian	9,097	10.73%, see rank	5.67%	1.55%
Polish	1,610	1.90%, see rank	1.39%	3.32%
Portuguese	139	0.16%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Russian	587	0.69%, see rank	0.37%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	1,473	1.74%, see rank	1.58%	1.77%
Scottish	2,195	2.59%, see rank	1.72%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	956	1.13%, see rank	0.41%	0.88%
Swedish	4,010	4.73%, see rank	3.30%	1.45%
Swiss	606	0.71%, see rank	0.56%	0.34%
Ukrainian	148	0.17%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
American	2,723	3.21%, see rank	5.67%	6.43%
Welsh	578	0.68%, see rank	0.78%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

63,782 (79.75%) out of the total population of 79,981 reported first ancestry.

	Story County	% of the Total Population	Iowa	U.S.
Arab	256	0.32%, see rank	0.13%	0.36%
Czech	552	0.69%, see rank	1.09%	0.27%
Danish	1,077	1.35%, see rank	1.45%	0.30%
Dutch	1,757	2.20%, see rank	3.03%	0.91%
English	4,860	6.08%, see rank	5.89%	5.91%
French	1,044	1.31%, see rank	1.56%	2.39%
German	20,152	25.20%, see rank	28.26%	10.81%
Greek	159	0.20%, see rank	0.15%	0.34%
Hungarian	46	0.06%, see rank	0.07%	0.32%
Irish	5,408	6.76%, see rank	7.69%	6.85%
Italian	984	1.23%, see rank	1.28%	4.59%
Norwegian	7,908	9.89%, see rank	4.28%	1.15%
Polish	815	1.02%, see rank	0.70%	2.24%
Portuguese	49	0.06%, see rank	0.03%	0.33%
Russian	244	0.31%, see rank	0.17%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	731	0.91%, see rank	1.01%	1.17%
Scottish	1,108	1.39%, see rank	0.88%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	634	0.79%, see rank	0.23%	0.61%
Swedish	1,878	2.35%, see rank	2.04%	0.87%
Swiss	195	0.24%, see rank	0.30%	0.19%
Ukrainian	62	0.08%, see rank	0.05%	0.24%
American	3,289	4.11%, see rank	6.73%	7.33%
Welsh	286	0.36%, 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.