Will County Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
615,370 (90.22%) out of the total population of 682,108 reported first ancestry.
Will County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 5,649 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.56% |
Czech | 12,656 | 1.86%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.47% |
Danish | 2,521 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 12,607 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.40% |
English | 38,059 | 5.58%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
French | 15,841 | 2.32%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.34% |
German | 134,532 | 19.72%, see rank | 19.07% | 15.03% |
Greek | 6,812 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 3,685 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.46% |
Irish | 117,784 | 17.27%, see rank | 12.00% | 10.80% |
Italian | 72,310 | 10.60%, see rank | 6.14% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 6,969 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.42% |
Polish | 84,159 | 12.34%, see rank | 7.22% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 291 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
Russian | 4,368 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,127 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 8,440 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 5,156 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 15,069 | 2.21%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 937 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 2,070 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 20,253 | 2.97%, see rank | 5.00% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 2,501 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
623,444 (92.00%) out of the total population of 677,669 reported first ancestry.
Will County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 4,729 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
Czech | 13,091 | 1.93%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
Danish | 2,628 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 14,272 | 2.11%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.51% |
English | 38,301 | 5.65%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
French | 17,137 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.54% |
German | 140,299 | 20.70%, see rank | 19.89% | 15.79% |
Greek | 7,414 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 3,716 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.48% |
Irish | 120,487 | 17.78%, see rank | 12.52% | 11.36% |
Italian | 76,017 | 11.22%, see rank | 6.29% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 7,914 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.46% |
Polish | 87,809 | 12.96%, see rank | 7.47% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 266 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
Russian | 4,262 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,363 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 8,110 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 5,639 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 15,628 | 2.31%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 1,251 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 1,574 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 16,602 | 2.45%, see rank | 4.85% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 2,196 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
619,131 (92.69%) out of the total population of 667,977 reported first ancestry.
Will County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 4,781 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.50% |
Czech | 12,754 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.53% |
Danish | 2,959 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 14,237 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.63% |
English | 39,436 | 5.90%, see rank | 6.56% | 9.02% |
French | 18,567 | 2.78%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.77% |
German | 144,574 | 21.64%, see rank | 20.72% | 16.51% |
Greek | 7,188 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 4,081 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.51% |
Irish | 123,997 | 18.56%, see rank | 12.94% | 11.76% |
Italian | 73,903 | 11.06%, see rank | 6.35% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 8,884 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.36% | 1.51% |
Polish | 89,171 | 13.35%, see rank | 7.69% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 447 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
Russian | 4,571 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,827 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 7,593 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 4,517 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 17,455 | 2.61%, see rank | 2.37% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 1,472 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 1,706 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 14,005 | 2.10%, see rank | 4.61% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 2,372 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
612,536 (92.20%) out of the total population of 664,361 reported first ancestry.
Will County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 3,637 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.50% |
Czech | 13,186 | 1.98%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.54% |
Danish | 3,297 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 14,930 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.68% |
English | 38,938 | 5.86%, see rank | 6.71% | 9.29% |
French | 17,969 | 2.70%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.90% |
German | 147,231 | 22.16%, see rank | 21.16% | 16.89% |
Greek | 7,084 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 3,726 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.52% |
Irish | 120,566 | 18.15%, see rank | 13.14% | 12.01% |
Italian | 74,187 | 11.17%, see rank | 6.45% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 9,181 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.55% |
Polish | 88,867 | 13.38%, see rank | 7.85% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 321 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 4,927 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,836 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 7,448 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 4,323 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 18,922 | 2.85%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 1,675 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 1,850 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
American | 15,476 | 2.33%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 2,139 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
431,792 (85.97%) out of the total population of 502,266 reported first ancestry.
Will County | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,408 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.36% |
Czech | 5,291 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.27% |
Danish | 1,681 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 7,343 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.91% |
English | 18,570 | 3.70%, see rank | 4.12% | 5.91% |
French | 7,446 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.34% | 2.39% |
German | 78,263 | 15.58%, see rank | 13.82% | 10.81% |
Greek | 4,095 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 2,174 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
Irish | 55,105 | 10.97%, see rank | 7.62% | 6.85% |
Italian | 42,247 | 8.41%, see rank | 4.81% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 4,942 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.15% |
Polish | 43,674 | 8.70%, see rank | 5.68% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 172 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
Russian | 1,811 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,014 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 3,480 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 2,157 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 8,302 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 596 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 1,043 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.24% |
American | 16,044 | 3.19%, see rank | 4.58% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 899 | 0.18%, 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.