Ancestry in DeKalb, Illinois (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb
DeKalb
Illinois
0%10%20%30%CountOther1GermanUnclassified2IrishPolishItalianEnglishSwedishNorwegianAmericanFrenchScottishDutchSubsaharan AfricanEuropeanCroatianCzechDanishWelshGreek29.228778%37.705028%29.228778%29.2%12,64712.6k22.850077%18.577052%22.850077%22.9%9,88719.443481%13.586858%19.443481%19.4%8,41312.105665%11.584599%12.105665%12.1%5,2387.085904%7.048835%7.085904%7.1%3,0666.602880%6.073204%6.602880%6.6%2,8576.417990%5.621699%6.417990%6.4%2,7773.741709%2.090753%3.741709%3.7%1,6193.145439%1.210627%3.145439%3.1%1,3613.029883%4.731590%3.029883%3.0%1,3111.865077%1.833635%1.865077%1.9%8071.548453%1.161809%1.548453%1.5%6701.499919%1.296445%1.499919%1.5%6491.282674%0.753551%1.282674%1.3%5551.213340%0.971849%1.213340%1.2%5250.762671%0.310216%0.762671%0.8%3300.734937%0.845617%0.734937%0.7%3180.718759%0.367228%0.718759%0.7%3110.704893%0.387389%0.704893%0.7%3050.589336%0.768662%0.589336%0.6%255
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb
DeKalb
Illinois
0%20%40%60%80%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanOther HispanicSouth AmericanColombianCentral AmericanGuatemalan88.104431%79.247583%88.104431%88.1%4,79211.075%11.1%6.435006%9.459324%6.435006%6.4%3500.809%0.81%2.500460%2.177607%2.500460%2.5%1360.314%0.31%1.783416%3.843716%1.783416%1.8%970.224%0.22%1.415701%1.134158%1.415701%1.4%770.178%0.18%1.176687%3.752304%1.176687%1.2%640.148%0.15%1.158301%1.849449%1.158301%1.2%630.146%0.15%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Illinois and DeKalb
DeKalb
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count%IndianFilipinoChineseKoreanVietnameseTaiwaneseMalaysianMixedLaotianThaiBurmese47.727273%34.170531%47.727273%47.7%9452.184%2.18%16.111111%18.198259%16.111111%16.1%3190.737%0.74%10.606061%18.407317%10.606061%10.6%2100.485%0.49%9.242424%9.107364%9.242424%9.2%1830.423%0.42%4.949495%3.942671%4.949495%4.9%980.226%0.23%4.292929%0.769291%4.292929%4.3%850.196%0.20%2.323232%0.111772%2.323232%2.3%460.106%0.11%1.464646%1.756178%1.464646%1.5%290.067%0.07%0.909091%0.870389%0.909091%0.9%180.042%0.04%0.656566%1.184967%0.656566%0.7%130.030%0.03%0.505051%0.613145%0.505051%0.5%100.023%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in DeKalb

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
11.2%14.9%18.6%22.3%25.9%29.7%

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
12.2%12.8%13.3%13.8%14.4%14.9%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
6.02%6.37%6.73%7.08%7.43%7.79%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
5.07%5.37%5.66%5.96%6.25%6.55%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
2.5%4.5%6.4%8.4%10.3%12.3%

Swedish Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.1%2.5%3.7%5.0%6.3%7.6%

Norwegian Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.3%2.0%2.8%3.5%4.3%

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.4%2.2%2.9%3.6%4.4%

French Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.43%1.85%2.27%2.68%3.10%3.52%

Scottish Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.0%1.8%2.5%3.3%4.1%

Dutch Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.28%0.44%0.60%0.75%0.91%1.07%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.02%0.41%0.80%1.19%1.58%1.98%

European Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%2.8%3.4%

Croatian Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Croatian' ancestry (%):
0.16%0.54%0.91%1.28%1.65%2.03%

Czech Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.38%0.66%0.94%1.21%1.49%1.77%

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
9.7%11.3%13.0%14.6%16.2%17.9%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.05%0.11%0.16%0.21%0.27%

South American Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.010%0.019%0.029%0.038%0.048%

Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.9%4.9%

Filipino Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.36%0.73%1.09%1.45%1.82%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.26%0.39%0.52%0.65%

Korean Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.18%0.36%0.54%0.71%0.90%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.013%0.025%0.038%0.051%0.064%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in DeKalb

German Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
11.2%15.8%20.4%25.0%29.6%34.2%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.9%9.6%12.3%15.0%17.7%20.4%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
4.1%5.4%6.6%7.9%9.1%10.4%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
3.2%4.9%6.6%8.3%10.0%11.7%

English Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
2.5%4.6%6.7%8.8%10.9%13.0%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.1%3.0%4.8%6.6%8.4%10.2%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.5%2.2%3.9%5.5%7.2%8.9%

American Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.6%3.0%4.4%5.8%7.2%

French Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.3%1.0%1.6%2.3%2.9%3.6%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.0%1.9%2.7%3.5%4.3%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.2%0.9%1.5%2.1%2.7%3.3%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.1%

European Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.2%2.2%3.2%4.1%5.2%

Croatian Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Croatian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.43%0.85%1.28%1.71%2.14%

Czech Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.71%1.06%1.41%1.77%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
1.8%6.0%10.2%14.4%18.5%22.8%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.9%2.5%3.2%

South American Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.38%0.56%0.75%0.95%

Colombian Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Colombian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.15%0.30%0.45%0.59%0.75%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.2%5.3%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.39%0.79%1.18%1.58%1.98%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.34%0.68%1.01%1.35%1.69%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.56%0.84%1.12%1.41%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.18%0.36%0.54%0.72%0.90%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in DeKalb

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within DeKalb (2 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, DeKalb, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb.

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of DeKalb, selected neighborhoods in DeKalb, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%10%20%Count#DeKalb CountyDeKalbNorth 5th Ward NeighborhoodN 5th WardPleasent Street NeighborhoodPleasent StMidwestEast North CentralDeKalbIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreek Rows NeighborhoodGreek Rows29.855061%29.855061%29.9%31,18631.2k29.608957%29.608957%29.6%386127.584170%27.584170%27.6%255226.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M22.850077%22.850077%22.9%9,88718.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M15.155804%15.155804%15.2%1,444,1051.44M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M11.229691%11.229691%11.2%3563573
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Chicago Area

There are 388 places in the Chicago Area. This section compares DeKalb to all of the places in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb.

German Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of DeKalb, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%20%40%Count#WilmotShelbyCamp LakeBurlingtonUnionSilver LakeSchneiderLily LakeTwin LakesKirklandAberdeenHinckleyRingwoodSomonaukSymertonPowers LakeFox Lake HillsFox Lk HlsJohnsburgPaddock LakeNewarkShabbonaSleepy HollowPlattvillePrairie GroveKinsmanMaple ParkMillbrookLowellLakemoorTrout ValleyLake VillageLily LakeDeKalb CountyDeKalbBataviaMidwestHawthorn WoodsHawthorn WdsThorntonEast North CentralDeKalbBrookfieldNapervilleLa GrangeIllinoisDarienJolietChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaHomewoodUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuffalo GroveAuroraHillsideChicagoPark CityUniversity ParkUniv PkRobbinsCalumet ParkStone ParkFord Heights57.990868%57.990868%58.0%127150.884956%50.884956%50.9%230250.347305%50.347305%50.3%2,102348.264984%48.264984%48.3%306446.074380%46.074380%46.1%223545.969673%45.969673%46.0%1,152645.777778%45.777778%45.8%103745.046729%45.046729%45.0%241844.281235%44.281235%44.3%2,683942.539110%42.539110%42.5%7071042.066629%42.066629%42.1%7451141.792499%41.792499%41.8%8581240.617284%40.617284%40.6%3291340.123457%40.123457%40.1%8451440.000000%40.000000%40.0%421539.689387%39.689387%39.7%4601639.480874%39.480874%39.5%8671738.679395%38.679395%38.7%2,4311838.275290%38.275290%38.3%1,1541938.015803%38.015803%38.0%4332037.983707%37.983707%38.0%3732137.926902%37.926902%37.9%1,2662237.795276%37.795276%37.8%962337.793427%37.793427%37.8%6442437.647059%37.647059%37.6%322537.627651%37.627651%37.6%4792637.536657%37.536657%37.5%1282737.387244%37.387244%37.4%3,5232837.272295%37.272295%37.3%2,3532937.057728%37.057728%37.1%1993032.639792%32.639792%32.6%2515630.726257%30.726257%30.7%3858329.855061%29.855061%29.9%31,18631.2k28.232310%28.232310%28.2%7,45711126.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.166008%26.166008%26.2%1,98613924.062739%24.062739%24.1%62916624.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M22.850077%22.850077%22.9%9,88717421.517452%21.517452%21.5%4,08119421.286928%21.286928%21.3%31,03431.0k20119.824069%19.824069%19.8%3,11022218.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M17.569270%17.569270%17.6%3,90624915.841779%15.841779%15.8%23,36923.4k26915.155804%15.155804%15.2%1,444,1051.44M15.062241%15.062241%15.1%2,90427714.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.509024%12.509024%12.5%5,19830512.170805%12.170805%12.2%24,45224.5k3119.650949%9.650949%9.7%7883327.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k3495.214807%5.214807%5.2%3863601.083936%1.083936%1.1%783840.728528%0.728528%0.7%383850.552885%0.552885%0.6%463860.344408%0.344408%0.3%173870.324324%0.324324%0.3%9388
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 388 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Illinois

There are 1,368 places in Illinois. This section compares DeKalb to the 50 most populous places in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 37,567.

German Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of DeKalb, selected other places in Illinois, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%10%20%30%Count#QuincyDeKalb CountyDeKalbCrystal LakeMidwestWheatonBellevilleBloomingtonNormalPlainfieldElmhurstEast North CentralArlington HeightsArlington HtsSpringfieldDeKalbMolinePark RidgeRock IslandLombardDowners GroveBartlettNapervilleDecaturPeoriaPalatineGlenviewCarol StreamTinley ParkIllinoisSchaumburgRockfordChampaignHoffman EstatesHoffman EstsDes PlainesOak ParkEvanstonOrland ParkMount ProspectMt ProspectJolietUrbanaElginChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaBolingbrookUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRomeovilleOak LawnStreamwoodHanover ParkBuffalo GroveCarpentersvilleAuroraWheelingSkokieChicagoWaukeganBerwynCicero34.979970%34.979970%35.0%14,23314.2k129.855061%29.855061%29.9%31,18631.2k28.956146%28.956146%29.0%11,72011.7k226.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.950194%25.950194%26.0%13,90113.9k325.535351%25.535351%25.5%10,91110.9k425.299867%25.299867%25.3%19,82719.8k525.050427%25.050427%25.1%13,66113.7k624.486044%24.486044%24.5%10,25510.3k724.172533%24.172533%24.2%11,05711.1k824.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.321139%23.321139%23.3%17,65917.7k922.936314%22.936314%22.9%26,77726.8k1022.850077%22.850077%22.9%9,8871122.773041%22.773041%22.8%9,7481222.466526%22.466526%22.5%8,4401322.335498%22.335498%22.3%8,6321422.121522%22.121522%22.1%9,7391521.979619%21.979619%22.0%10,89210.9k1621.784207%21.784207%21.8%9,0351721.286928%21.286928%21.3%31,03431.0k1820.959183%20.959183%21.0%15,52315.5k1919.813777%19.813777%19.8%22,98223.0k2019.527338%19.527338%19.5%13,49313.5k2119.225069%19.225069%19.2%8,9512219.051407%19.051407%19.1%7,6642318.844639%18.844639%18.8%10,76510.8k2418.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M17.651884%17.651884%17.7%13,12713.1k2517.554496%17.554496%17.6%26,26126.3k2617.443783%17.443783%17.4%14,77014.8k2717.429969%17.429969%17.4%9,0162817.183218%17.183218%17.2%10,09610.1k2917.018985%17.018985%17.0%8,8483016.359710%16.359710%16.4%12,34712.3k3116.017198%16.017198%16.0%9,3883215.982915%15.982915%16.0%8,7193315.841779%15.841779%15.8%23,36923.4k3415.769772%15.769772%15.8%6,6143515.634521%15.634521%15.6%17,49817.5k3615.155804%15.155804%15.2%1,444,1051.44M14.522336%14.522336%14.5%10,79310.8k3714.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.273132%14.273132%14.3%5,6723814.249480%14.249480%14.2%8,0903913.562833%13.562833%13.6%5,5004012.937309%12.937309%12.9%4,9594112.509024%12.509024%12.5%5,1984212.501633%12.501633%12.5%4,7854312.170805%12.170805%12.2%24,45224.5k449.674279%9.674279%9.7%3,677457.878470%7.878470%7.9%5,111467.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k475.947209%5.947209%5.9%5,243485.831886%5.831886%5.8%3,290491.286143%1.286143%1.3%1,08050
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares DeKalb to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

German Ancestry by Place#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of DeKalb, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%10%20%30%Count#FargoLincolnSioux FallsCedar RapidsMadisonGreen BayRochesterDavenportDeKalb CountyDeKalbKenoshaOlatheOverland ParkFort WayneOmahaMidwestColumbiaEvansvilleTopekaEast North CentralSpringfieldDeKalbToledoMinneapolisNapervilleSpringfieldDes MoinesWichitaSt. PaulPeoriaCincinnatiColumbusIllinoisLansingAnn ArborRockfordKansas CityMilwaukeeWarrenAkronJolietSterling HeightsSterling HtsIndianapolisSouth BendElginSt. LouisDaytonIndependenceGrand RapidsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAuroraKansas CityDearbornClevelandChicagoFlintDetroit39.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k236.247052%36.247052%36.2%60,85360.9k334.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k531.589980%31.589980%31.6%33,15433.2k631.227333%31.227333%31.2%34,78634.8k729.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k829.855061%29.855061%29.9%31,18631.2k28.339258%28.339258%28.3%28,30128.3k927.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k1026.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k1126.519233%26.519233%26.5%69,20369.2k1226.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k1326.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.985576%25.985576%26.0%30,44630.4k1425.461900%25.461900%25.5%30,59430.6k1524.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k1624.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M22.936314%22.936314%22.9%26,77726.8k1722.850077%22.850077%22.9%9,88722.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1822.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1921.286928%21.286928%21.3%31,03431.0k2021.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k2121.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k2221.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k2321.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k2419.813777%19.813777%19.8%22,98223.0k2519.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2619.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k2718.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M18.360590%18.360590%18.4%21,07321.1k2817.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2917.554496%17.554496%17.6%26,26126.3k3017.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k3117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k3216.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3316.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3415.841779%15.841779%15.8%23,36923.4k3515.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3615.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k3715.651692%15.651692%15.7%15,81415.8k3815.634521%15.634521%15.6%17,49817.5k3915.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k4015.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k4115.434621%15.434621%15.4%18,09218.1k4215.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k4315.155804%15.155804%15.2%1,444,1051.44M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.170805%12.170805%12.2%24,45224.5k4411.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k459.685930%9.685930%9.7%9,252469.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k487.305041%7.305041%7.3%7,226491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares DeKalb to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

German Ancestry by Place#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of DeKalb, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%10%20%Count#DeKalb CountyDeKalbOmahaMidwestEast North CentralDeKalbMinneapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWichitaColumbusIllinoisPortlandKansas CityMilwaukeeSeattleIndianapolisLouisvilleChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMesaTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOklahoma CityTucsonAustinPhoenixAlbuquerqueLas VegasCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleClevelandSan DiegoArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthSacramentoSan FranciscoSan AntonioChicagoFresnoWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLong BeachDallasAtlantaOaklandSan JoseHoustonBostonLos AngelesMemphisEl PasoNew YorkDetroitMiami29.855061%29.855061%29.9%31,18631.2k26.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k126.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M22.850077%22.850077%22.9%9,88722.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k221.374279%21.374279%21.4%95,91995.9k321.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k419.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k518.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M17.672244%17.672244%17.7%109,672110k617.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k815.971916%15.971916%16.0%106,828107k915.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k1015.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k1115.155804%15.155804%15.2%1,444,1051.44M14.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.061464%14.061464%14.1%66,15366.2k1312.786255%12.786255%12.8%51,13351.1k1412.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k1512.002290%12.002290%12.0%74,41674.4k1611.844325%11.844325%11.8%62,48962.5k1711.636092%11.636092%11.6%105,630106k1811.086886%11.086886%11.1%172,437172k199.943989%9.943989%9.9%55,37455.4k209.684899%9.684899%9.7%59,39759.4k219.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k229.420927%9.420927%9.4%41,57741.6k239.410868%9.410868%9.4%80,61580.6k249.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k259.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k269.004191%9.004191%9.0%34,56734.6k278.703250%8.703250%8.7%56,02956.0k288.437243%8.437243%8.4%68,84268.8k297.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k307.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k317.662236%7.662236%7.7%110,287110k327.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k336.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k346.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k375.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k385.839493%5.839493%5.8%74,65474.7k395.734063%5.734063%5.7%26,16926.2k405.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k415.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k425.172272%5.172272%5.2%115,889116k434.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k444.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k453.879962%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k463.606034%3.606034%3.6%24,45124.5k473.014360%3.014360%3.0%255,074255k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k491.605096%1.605096%1.6%6,94450
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of DeKalb. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Illinois
County:
DeKalb
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Townships:
Afton, Cortland, DeKalb
ZIP Codes:
60112, 60115, 60178
Unified School Districts:
DeKalb 428, Sycamore 427
Neighborhoods:
Greek Rows, North 5th Ward, Pleasent Street
Congressional Districts:
IL-14, IL-16
State Senate Districts:
IL-35, IL-45
State House Districts:
IL-70, IL-90
Neighboring Cities:
Sycamore
Neighboring Towns:
Cortland
Nearby Cities:
Genoa
Nearby Villages:
Burlington, Creston, Hinckley, Kingston, Kirkland, Malta, Maple Park, Virgil, Waterman