Waterloo, Cedar Falls Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
148,276 (87.83%) out of the total population of 168,831 reported first ancestry.
| Waterloo, Cedar Falls Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 458 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 2,508 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.89% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 3,819 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 4,492 | 2.66%, see rank | 4.35% | 1.40% |
| English | 13,215 | 7.83%, see rank | 8.78% | 8.02% |
| French | 3,724 | 2.21%, see rank | 2.60% | 3.34% |
| German | 68,254 | 40.43%, see rank | 36.73% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 260 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 46 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 21,686 | 12.84%, see rank | 14.07% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,433 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.10% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 8,826 | 5.23%, see rank | 5.34% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,712 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.28% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 42 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 398 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,456 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,196 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,002 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 3,142 | 1.86%, see rank | 2.92% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 548 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 76 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 17,665 | 10.46%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 823 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
149,818 (89.41%) out of the total population of 167,568 reported first ancestry.
| Waterloo, Cedar Falls Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 274 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,682 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.99% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 3,994 | 2.38%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 4,725 | 2.82%, see rank | 4.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 13,686 | 8.17%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.53% |
| French | 4,133 | 2.47%, see rank | 2.82% | 3.54% |
| German | 71,648 | 42.76%, see rank | 38.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 286 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 139 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 22,235 | 13.27%, see rank | 14.91% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,452 | 1.46%, see rank | 2.14% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 9,652 | 5.76%, see rank | 5.56% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,692 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 49 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 419 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,562 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,715 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,242 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 3,379 | 2.02%, see rank | 3.15% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 578 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 47 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 15,538 | 9.27%, see rank | 5.98% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 966 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
148,238 (89.39%) out of the total population of 165,838 reported first ancestry.
| Waterloo, Cedar Falls Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 45 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,964 | 1.79%, see rank | 2.07% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 4,157 | 2.51%, see rank | 2.20% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,971 | 3.00%, see rank | 4.90% | 1.63% |
| English | 13,728 | 8.28%, see rank | 9.85% | 9.02% |
| French | 4,622 | 2.79%, see rank | 3.05% | 3.77% |
| German | 75,795 | 45.70%, see rank | 39.79% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 382 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 150 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 22,665 | 13.67%, see rank | 15.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,561 | 1.54%, see rank | 2.22% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 9,551 | 5.76%, see rank | 5.63% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,603 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 50 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 425 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,346 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,740 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,016 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 3,432 | 2.07%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 597 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 100 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 11,424 | 6.89%, see rank | 5.61% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 817 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
145,234 (89.08%) out of the total population of 163,040 reported first ancestry.
| Waterloo, Cedar Falls Area | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 75 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 3,285 | 2.01%, see rank | 2.12% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 4,240 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.25% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 4,878 | 2.99%, see rank | 5.01% | 1.68% |
| English | 13,793 | 8.46%, see rank | 10.07% | 9.29% |
| French | 4,687 | 2.87%, see rank | 3.19% | 3.90% |
| German | 75,994 | 46.61%, see rank | 40.46% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 436 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 136 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 22,516 | 13.81%, see rank | 15.67% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,544 | 1.56%, see rank | 2.18% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 9,667 | 5.93%, see rank | 5.67% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,644 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 84 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 501 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,226 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,744 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 808 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 3,448 | 2.11%, see rank | 3.30% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 692 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 121 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| American | 10,959 | 6.72%, see rank | 5.67% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 728 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.78% | 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.