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Washington County Historical First Ancestry Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

12,492 (85.99%) out of the total population of 14,527 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	3	0.02%, see rank	0.71%	0.56%
Czech	46	0.32%, see rank	0.92%	0.47%
Danish	17	0.12%, see rank	0.38%	0.42%
Dutch	201	1.38%, see rank	1.37%	1.40%
English	1,160	7.99%, see rank	5.90%	8.02%
French	506	3.48%, see rank	2.13%	3.34%
German	7,213	49.65%, see rank	19.07%	15.03%
Greek	33	0.23%, see rank	0.76%	0.41%
Hungarian	63	0.43%, see rank	0.40%	0.46%
Irish	1,371	9.44%, see rank	12.00%	10.80%
Italian	298	2.05%, see rank	6.14%	5.52%
Norwegian	66	0.45%, see rank	1.25%	1.42%
Polish	1,759	12.11%, see rank	7.22%	3.01%
Portuguese	17	0.12%, see rank	0.08%	0.44%
Russian	5	0.03%, see rank	0.97%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	152	1.05%, see rank	0.59%	0.99%
Scottish	221	1.52%, see rank	1.16%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	3	0.02%, see rank	0.64%	0.95%
Swedish	74	0.51%, see rank	2.13%	1.27%
Swiss	23	0.16%, see rank	0.27%	0.30%
Ukrainian	6	0.04%, see rank	0.40%	0.31%
American	980	6.75%, see rank	5.00%	7.12%
Welsh	144	0.99%, see rank	0.37%	0.57%

ACS 2008-2012 data

13,043 (88.78%) out of the total population of 14,692 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	2	0.01%, see rank	0.64%	0.53%
Czech	28	0.19%, see rank	0.96%	0.50%
Danish	11	0.07%, see rank	0.40%	0.45%
Dutch	178	1.21%, see rank	1.46%	1.51%
English	1,254	8.54%, see rank	6.23%	8.53%
French	470	3.20%, see rank	2.26%	3.54%
German	7,432	50.59%, see rank	19.89%	15.79%
Greek	15	0.10%, see rank	0.78%	0.42%
Hungarian	70	0.48%, see rank	0.41%	0.48%
Irish	1,709	11.63%, see rank	12.52%	11.36%
Italian	296	2.01%, see rank	6.29%	5.66%
Norwegian	44	0.30%, see rank	1.30%	1.46%
Polish	2,014	13.71%, see rank	7.47%	3.13%
Portuguese	10	0.07%, see rank	0.08%	0.46%
Russian	10	0.07%, see rank	1.03%	0.97%
Scotch-Irish	171	1.16%, see rank	0.65%	1.07%
Scottish	332	2.26%, see rank	1.20%	1.81%
Subsaharan African	1	0.01%, see rank	0.62%	0.93%
Swedish	62	0.42%, see rank	2.24%	1.34%
Swiss	12	0.08%, see rank	0.29%	0.31%
Ukrainian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.31%
American	939	6.39%, see rank	4.85%	6.72%
Welsh	186	1.27%, see rank	0.40%	0.60%

ACS 2006-2010 data

13,491 (90.90%) out of the total population of 14,841 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	16	0.11%, see rank	0.55%	0.50%
Czech	18	0.12%, see rank	1.01%	0.53%
Danish	26	0.18%, see rank	0.42%	0.48%
Dutch	185	1.25%, see rank	1.58%	1.63%
English	1,149	7.74%, see rank	6.56%	9.02%
French	555	3.74%, see rank	2.43%	3.77%
German	7,955	53.60%, see rank	20.72%	16.51%
Greek	28	0.19%, see rank	0.83%	0.44%
Hungarian	69	0.46%, see rank	0.43%	0.51%
Irish	1,942	13.09%, see rank	12.94%	11.76%
Italian	340	2.29%, see rank	6.35%	5.78%
Norwegian	46	0.31%, see rank	1.36%	1.51%
Polish	2,079	14.01%, see rank	7.69%	3.24%
Portuguese	4	0.03%, see rank	0.08%	0.47%
Russian	14	0.09%, see rank	1.07%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	137	0.92%, see rank	1.12%	1.72%
Scottish	188	1.27%, see rank	1.26%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	0	0.00%, see rank	0.63%	0.91%
Swedish	47	0.32%, see rank	2.37%	1.41%
Swiss	12	0.08%, see rank	0.33%	0.33%
Ukrainian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.31%
American	907	6.11%, see rank	4.61%	6.28%
Welsh	272	1.83%, see rank	0.41%	0.63%

ACS 2005-2009 data

13,346 (90.63%) out of the total population of 14,725 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	12	0.08%, see rank	0.52%	0.50%
Czech	14	0.10%, see rank	1.02%	0.54%
Danish	20	0.14%, see rank	0.44%	0.49%
Dutch	133	0.90%, see rank	1.61%	1.68%
English	1,108	7.52%, see rank	6.71%	9.29%
French	575	3.90%, see rank	2.51%	3.90%
German	7,713	52.38%, see rank	21.16%	16.89%
Greek	28	0.19%, see rank	0.85%	0.45%
Hungarian	24	0.16%, see rank	0.45%	0.52%
Irish	1,871	12.71%, see rank	13.14%	12.01%
Italian	395	2.68%, see rank	6.45%	5.91%
Norwegian	35	0.24%, see rank	1.38%	1.55%
Polish	2,094	14.22%, see rank	7.85%	3.32%
Portuguese	6	0.04%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Russian	27	0.18%, see rank	1.11%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	168	1.14%, see rank	1.15%	1.77%
Scottish	236	1.60%, see rank	1.31%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	0	0.00%, see rank	0.62%	0.88%
Swedish	57	0.39%, see rank	2.46%	1.45%
Swiss	11	0.07%, see rank	0.33%	0.34%
Ukrainian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
American	1,088	7.39%, see rank	4.55%	6.43%
Welsh	107	0.73%, see rank	0.42%	0.65%

US Census 2000 data

12,062 (79.63%) out of the total population of 15,148 reported first ancestry.

	Washington County	% of the Total Population	Illinois	U.S.
Arab	0	0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.36%
Czech	17	0.11%, see rank	0.57%	0.27%
Danish	2	0.01%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Dutch	73	0.48%, see rank	0.90%	0.91%
English	591	3.90%, see rank	4.12%	5.91%
French	204	1.35%, see rank	1.34%	2.39%
German	6,127	40.45%, see rank	13.82%	10.81%
Greek	4	0.03%, see rank	0.65%	0.34%
Hungarian	5	0.03%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Irish	679	4.48%, see rank	7.62%	6.85%
Italian	179	1.18%, see rank	4.81%	4.59%
Norwegian	39	0.26%, see rank	0.96%	1.15%
Polish	1,638	10.81%, see rank	5.68%	2.24%
Portuguese	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.33%
Russian	3	0.02%, see rank	0.72%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	150	0.99%, see rank	0.73%	1.17%
Scottish	120	0.79%, see rank	0.73%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	3	0.02%, see rank	0.57%	0.61%
Swedish	33	0.22%, see rank	1.52%	0.87%
Swiss	7	0.05%, see rank	0.17%	0.19%
Ukrainian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.24%
American	1,421	9.38%, see rank	4.58%	7.33%
Welsh	55	0.36%, 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.