Watertown, SD Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
18,366 (84.27%) out of the total population of 21,795 reported first ancestry.
Watertown, SD | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
Arab | 71 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.56% |
Czech | 309 | 1.42%, see rank | 2.18% | 0.47% |
Danish | 342 | 1.57%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 807 | 3.70%, see rank | 4.76% | 1.40% |
English | 1,129 | 5.18%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
French | 717 | 3.29%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.34% |
German | 9,757 | 44.77%, see rank | 40.25% | 15.03% |
Greek | 78 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 49 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.46% |
Irish | 1,886 | 8.65%, see rank | 10.86% | 10.80% |
Italian | 132 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.34% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 4,398 | 20.18%, see rank | 13.86% | 1.42% |
Polish | 554 | 2.54%, see rank | 1.58% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
Russian | 204 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.31% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 114 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 176 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 15 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 888 | 4.07%, see rank | 3.40% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 58 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
American | 774 | 3.55%, see rank | 3.84% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 6 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
19,248 (89.43%) out of the total population of 21,524 reported first ancestry.
Watertown, SD | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
Arab | 99 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
Czech | 283 | 1.31%, see rank | 2.30% | 0.50% |
Danish | 442 | 2.05%, see rank | 2.23% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 863 | 4.01%, see rank | 4.82% | 1.51% |
English | 1,160 | 5.39%, see rank | 6.53% | 8.53% |
French | 700 | 3.25%, see rank | 3.20% | 3.54% |
German | 10,459 | 48.59%, see rank | 41.94% | 15.79% |
Greek | 76 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 48 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
Irish | 2,218 | 10.30%, see rank | 11.11% | 11.36% |
Italian | 97 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.33% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 4,264 | 19.81%, see rank | 14.03% | 1.46% |
Polish | 531 | 2.47%, see rank | 1.50% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
Russian | 282 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 150 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 211 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 9 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 904 | 4.20%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 83 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
American | 650 | 3.02%, see rank | 3.63% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 56 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
18,896 (88.64%) out of the total population of 21,318 reported first ancestry.
Watertown, SD | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
Arab | 35 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
Czech | 243 | 1.14%, see rank | 2.33% | 0.53% |
Danish | 514 | 2.41%, see rank | 2.35% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 873 | 4.10%, see rank | 4.78% | 1.63% |
English | 1,334 | 6.26%, see rank | 7.17% | 9.02% |
French | 647 | 3.03%, see rank | 3.42% | 3.77% |
German | 11,335 | 53.17%, see rank | 43.77% | 16.51% |
Greek | 39 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 16 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.51% |
Irish | 1,894 | 8.88%, see rank | 11.13% | 11.76% |
Italian | 106 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.26% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 4,938 | 23.16%, see rank | 14.93% | 1.51% |
Polish | 403 | 1.89%, see rank | 1.61% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
Russian | 250 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.63% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 312 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 127 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 743 | 3.49%, see rank | 3.82% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 26 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
American | 746 | 3.50%, see rank | 3.48% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 42 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
18,068 (88.76%) out of the total population of 20,355 reported first ancestry.
Watertown, SD | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
Arab | 50 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
Czech | 203 | 1.00%, see rank | 2.27% | 0.54% |
Danish | 400 | 1.97%, see rank | 2.39% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 958 | 4.71%, see rank | 5.03% | 1.68% |
English | 1,156 | 5.68%, see rank | 7.35% | 9.29% |
French | 638 | 3.13%, see rank | 3.47% | 3.90% |
German | 10,717 | 52.65%, see rank | 44.52% | 16.89% |
Greek | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 13 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.52% |
Irish | 2,105 | 10.34%, see rank | 11.41% | 12.01% |
Italian | 165 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.27% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 4,918 | 24.16%, see rank | 15.19% | 1.55% |
Polish | 410 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.60% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 264 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 295 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 153 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 806 | 3.96%, see rank | 3.80% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 36 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
American | 546 | 2.68%, see rank | 3.48% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 91 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
17,200 (84.99%) out of the total population of 20,237 reported first ancestry.
Watertown, SD | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
Arab | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.36% |
Czech | 158 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.34% | 0.27% |
Danish | 174 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 437 | 2.16%, see rank | 2.95% | 0.91% |
English | 510 | 2.52%, see rank | 3.84% | 5.91% |
French | 313 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.75% | 2.39% |
German | 8,093 | 39.99%, see rank | 32.30% | 10.81% |
Greek | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.32% |
Irish | 1,008 | 4.98%, see rank | 5.30% | 6.85% |
Italian | 122 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.72% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 3,405 | 16.83%, see rank | 11.24% | 1.15% |
Polish | 235 | 1.16%, see rank | 0.89% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.33% |
Russian | 44 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 102 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.64% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 122 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.58% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 4 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 343 | 1.69%, see rank | 2.09% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 21 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.24% |
American | 734 | 3.63%, see rank | 3.87% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 13 | 0.06%, 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.