Ancestry in Polk County, Iowa (County)

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 Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%CountGermanUnclassified1Other2IrishEnglishAmericanNorwegianItalianDutchSwedishFrenchScottishSubsaharan AfricanDanishEuropeanPolishYugoslavianWelshScotch-IrishCzech26.944915%35.081435%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k22.516601%20.350552%22.516601%22.5%103,387103k20.429524%15.790212%20.429524%20.4%93,80493.8k13.144902%13.520392%13.144902%13.1%60,35660.4k8.455241%8.224809%8.455241%8.5%38,82338.8k4.574015%5.818311%4.574015%4.6%21,00221.0k4.442688%5.012829%4.442688%4.4%20,39920.4k3.473960%2.072208%3.473960%3.5%15,95116.0k3.466991%4.103375%3.466991%3.5%15,91915.9k2.562511%2.694209%2.562511%2.6%11,76611.8k2.028927%2.132661%2.028927%2.0%9,3161.811573%1.539727%1.811573%1.8%8,3181.595308%0.575229%1.595308%1.6%7,3251.494907%1.769046%1.494907%1.5%6,8641.485324%1.070724%1.485324%1.5%6,8201.210038%1.276738%1.210038%1.2%5,5561.057368%0.292411%1.057368%1.1%4,8550.911231%0.697775%0.911231%0.9%4,1840.886621%0.837542%0.886621%0.9%4,0710.827382%1.785914%0.827382%0.8%3,799
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanSalvadoranSouth AmericanOther HispanicPuerto RicanGuatemalanEcuadorianCubanHonduranSpaniardCosta RicanPanamanian78.733439%77.896090%78.733439%78.7%28,88128.9k6.290%6.29%10.830925%9.807941%10.830925%10.8%3,9730.865%0.87%5.793032%3.420244%5.793032%5.8%2,1250.463%0.46%3.050543%2.775220%3.050543%3.1%1,1190.244%0.24%2.982389%4.427730%2.982389%3.0%1,0940.238%0.24%2.843356%3.675010%2.843356%2.8%1,0430.227%0.23%2.573469%4.019524%2.573469%2.6%9440.206%0.21%2.194537%0.724348%2.194537%2.2%8050.175%0.18%1.341257%1.109393%1.341257%1.3%4920.107%0.11%0.842375%1.116921%0.842375%0.8%3090.067%0.07%0.703342%1.149345%0.703342%0.7%2580.056%0.06%0.665176%0.286034%0.665176%0.7%2440.053%0.05%0.607928%0.281401%0.607928%0.6%2230.049%0.05%
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 Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%5%10%15%Count%BurmeseIndianVietnameseLaotianChineseThaiKoreanFilipinoNot SpecifiedMixedCambodianJapaneseHmongPakistaniNepaleseBhutanese17.344390%7.919483%17.344390%17.3%3,2630.711%0.71%17.190241%19.637975%17.190241%17.2%3,2340.704%0.70%17.158348%14.272195%17.158348%17.2%3,2280.703%0.70%13.092011%8.116269%13.092011%13.1%2,4630.536%0.54%8.148621%19.181313%8.148621%8.1%1,5330.334%0.33%5.756658%2.736969%5.756658%5.8%1,0830.236%0.24%4.326795%9.199339%4.326795%4.3%8140.177%0.18%3.954712%6.157428%3.954712%4.0%7440.162%0.16%3.040451%1.520204%3.040451%3.0%5720.125%0.12%2.418540%1.922788%2.418540%2.4%4550.099%0.10%1.530856%0.838215%1.530856%1.5%2880.063%0.06%1.440493%2.179661%1.440493%1.4%2710.059%0.06%1.068410%1.225777%1.068410%1.1%2010.044%0.04%0.914261%1.330930%0.914261%0.9%1720.037%0.04%0.744166%0.866757%0.744166%0.7%1400.030%0.03%0.685696%0.246357%0.685696%0.7%1290.028%0.03%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Polk County

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
17%27%37%47%57%67%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
3%8%14%19%25%31%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.7%5.6%7.4%9.3%

Norwegian Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.0%18.7%23.4%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.3%5.7%7.1%

Dutch Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
1.2%4.6%7.9%11.3%14.6%18.0%

Swedish Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.4%8.9%13.3%17.7%22.2%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.9%9.2%11.5%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.3%3.0%

Danish Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.0%16.0%20.0%

European Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.7%5.6%7.4%9.3%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.6%9.5%

Yugoslavian Ancestry by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Yugoslavian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.3%3.1%3.9%

Mexican Ancestry by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.2%12.3%15.5%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.97%1.46%1.95%2.44%

Salvadoran Ancestry by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.44%0.89%1.33%1.77%2.22%

South American Ancestry by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.27%0.40%0.53%0.67%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.25%0.38%0.51%0.64%

Burmese Ancestry by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Burmese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.34%0.68%1.03%1.37%1.72%

Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.8%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.8%

Laotian Ancestry by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Laotian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.5%4.4%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.16%0.31%0.47%0.63%0.79%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Polk County

German Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
3%11%19%27%34%43%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
1.7%5.9%10.0%14.1%18.2%22.4%

English Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
2.0%5.9%9.7%13.5%17.3%21.2%

American Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.5%2.6%4.6%6.6%8.6%10.7%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.3%13.0%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.0%7.9%11.8%15.7%19.7%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.2%2.1%4.0%5.8%7.7%9.6%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.6%9.5%

French Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.3%2.6%3.8%5.0%6.3%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.1%6.5%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%

Danish Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.7%4.0%5.3%6.7%

European Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%3.9%5.0%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.5%4.4%

Yugoslavian Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Yugoslavian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.9%6.1%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%8%16%25%33%41%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.7%4.1%5.4%6.8%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.9%2.8%3.7%4.7%

South American Ancestry by Tract#47

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

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.6%2.1%2.6%

Burmese Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Burmese' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.3%6.5%9.8%13.1%16.4%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.8%9.8%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.3%7.1%8.9%

Laotian Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Laotian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.1%6.4%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.2%
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Ancestry by Place in Polk County

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (11 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

German Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#AllemanGrangerNorwalkElkhartGrimesJohnstonAltoonaIowaCarlislePolk CityAnkenySheldahlWest North CentralUrbandaleWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsBondurantRunnellsDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPleasant HillClivePolk CountyPolkMidwestSaylorvilleMitchellvilleDes MoinesUnited States of AmericaUnited States42.284569%42.284569%42.3%211139.698836%39.698836%39.7%580238.646420%38.646420%38.6%3,843338.282209%38.282209%38.3%312437.900595%37.900595%37.9%3,950537.714843%37.714843%37.7%7,351636.131081%36.131081%36.1%6,031735.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.681221%34.681221%34.7%1,398834.046173%34.046173%34.0%1,401933.392620%33.392620%33.4%17,83617.8k1032.931727%32.931727%32.9%821130.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.357401%30.357401%30.4%12,62212.6k1229.842269%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k1329.216867%29.216867%29.2%1,4551428.844261%28.844261%28.8%1,4651528.404669%28.404669%28.4%1461628.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k28.109717%28.109717%28.1%2,6441727.893315%27.893315%27.9%4,7481826.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.005806%24.005806%24.0%8271922.236900%22.236900%22.2%5052021.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k2114.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#Saylorville ReservoirUnion TownshipUnionLincoln TownshipLincolnJefferson TownshipJeffersonClay TownshipIowaAllen TownshipAllenFranklin TownshipFranklinMadison TownshipMadisonElkhart TownshipElkhartCrocker TownshipCrockerWashington TownshipWashingtonWebster TownshipWebsterDouglas TownshipDouglasWest North CentralFour Mile TownshipFour MileWalnut TownshipWalnutDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkCamp TownshipMidwestBeaver TownshipBeaverDelaware TownshipDelawareDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldSaylor TownshipSaylorLee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited States66.666667%66.666667%66.7%26140.290381%40.290381%40.3%222239.195510%39.195510%39.2%419338.987843%38.987843%39.0%4,137436.399154%36.399154%36.4%6,708535.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M35.021097%35.021097%35.0%996634.897870%34.897870%34.9%1,606734.133663%34.133663%34.1%1,379834.037267%34.037267%34.0%548933.679037%33.679037%33.7%18,02318.0k1033.445946%33.445946%33.4%991132.640718%32.640718%32.6%18,83518.8k1232.108262%32.108262%32.1%2,2541330.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M29.459569%29.459569%29.5%2,9001428.323631%28.323631%28.3%19,12119.1k1528.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k26.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.938963%26.938963%26.9%5871626.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.139163%26.139163%26.1%8491725.961649%25.961649%26.0%2,2611823.049871%23.049871%23.0%23,53023.5k1921.175437%21.175437%21.2%6,7522021.073107%21.073107%21.1%1,3002117.128046%17.128046%17.1%11,16811.2k2214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the Des Moines Area

There are 5 counties in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Polk County to all of the counties in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

German Ancestry by County#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%Count#Guthrie CountyGuthrieIowaWarren CountyWarrenDallas CountyDallasWest North CentralMadison CountyMadisonDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited States36.853428%36.853428%36.9%3,940135.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M32.491177%32.491177%32.5%15,65115.7k231.681482%31.681482%31.7%24,73524.7k330.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M29.001979%29.001979%29.0%4,542428.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k26.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k526.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

German Ancestry by County#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%Count#Carroll CountyCarrollBremer CountyBremerDelaware CountyDelawareClayton CountyClaytonJackson CountyJacksonDubuque CountyDubuqueJones CountyJonesFayette CountyFayetteCedar CountyCedarClinton CountyClintonClay CountyClayDickinson CountyDickinsonBenton CountyBentonIowa CountyIowaPlymouth CountyPlymouthHardin CountyHardinBuchanan CountyBuchananWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekFloyd CountyFloydCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoWashington CountyWashingtonCrawford CountyCrawfordLinn CountyLinnWebster CountyWebsterLee CountyLeeBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkStory CountyStoryTama CountyTamaIowaScott CountyScottBoone CountyBoonePottawattamie CountyPottawattamieWoodbury CountyWoodburyMuscatine CountyMuscatineDes Moines CountyDes MoinesJohnson CountyJohnsonWarren CountyWarrenDallas CountyDallasHenry CountyHenryWest North CentralPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekJasper CountyJasperMarshall CountyMarshallBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaMadison CountyMadisonPage CountyPageDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMarion CountyMarionPolk CountyPolkMidwestJefferson CountyJeffersonSioux CountySiouxMahaska CountyMahaskaWapello CountyWapelloUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.552420%59.552420%59.6%12,24112.2k152.171269%52.171269%52.2%12,86712.9k251.023216%51.023216%51.0%8,901350.391880%50.391880%50.4%8,937449.654360%49.654360%49.7%9,697548.068162%48.068162%48.1%46,31846.3k647.912700%47.912700%47.9%9,813746.966799%46.966799%47.0%9,577846.761651%46.761651%46.8%8,599945.199283%45.199283%45.2%21,68321.7k1044.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,3651144.573507%44.573507%44.6%7,5981243.740280%43.740280%43.7%11,25011.3k1343.580791%43.580791%43.6%7,1151443.008169%43.008169%43.0%10,74010.7k1542.761487%42.761487%42.8%7,4081642.622795%42.622795%42.6%8,9641741.435374%41.435374%41.4%8,6141841.270932%41.270932%41.3%6,6051939.048103%39.048103%39.0%16,90916.9k2038.530409%38.530409%38.5%8,5212138.210766%38.210766%38.2%6,5522236.403823%36.403823%36.4%79,38879.4k2336.167341%36.167341%36.2%13,40013.4k2435.573752%35.573752%35.6%12,51212.5k2535.264755%35.264755%35.3%46,83946.8k2635.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k2735.091546%35.091546%35.1%6,1142835.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M33.780593%33.780593%33.8%57,80457.8k2933.429253%33.429253%33.4%8,8293033.341917%33.341917%33.3%31,07431.1k3133.107805%33.107805%33.1%33,91133.9k3232.932082%32.932082%32.9%14,14414.1k3332.916189%32.916189%32.9%13,20413.2k3432.847204%32.847204%32.8%46,64546.6k3532.491177%32.491177%32.5%15,65115.7k3631.681482%31.681482%31.7%24,73524.7k3731.222105%31.222105%31.2%6,2263830.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.351198%30.351198%30.4%5,6523930.036770%30.036770%30.0%11,02811.0k4029.461151%29.461151%29.5%12,00112.0k4129.322573%29.322573%29.3%5,9954229.001979%29.001979%29.0%4,5424328.954475%28.954475%29.0%4,5034428.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k27.900111%27.900111%27.9%9,2624526.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k4626.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.889593%24.889593%24.9%4,3964724.297392%24.297392%24.3%8,4124823.638237%23.638237%23.6%5,2774922.056069%22.056069%22.1%7,7735014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

German Ancestry by County#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%Count#IowaWest North CentralDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkMidwestHennepin CountyHennepinAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaKing CountyKingSuffolk CountySuffolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPima CountyPimaMaricopa CountyMaricopaTravis CountyTravisWake CountyWakeFairfax CountyFairfaxSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSacramento CountySacramentoSan Diego CountySan DiegoTarrant CountyTarrantWayne CountyWayneCook CountyCookHillsborough CountyHillsboroughClark CountyClarkContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryNassau CountyNassauFairfield CountyFairfieldBexar CountyBexarPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachRiverside CountyRiversideOrange CountyOrangeFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoAlameda CountyAlamedaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaHarris CountyHarrisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraWestchester CountyWestchesterFulton CountyFultonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardDallas CountyDallasHonolulu CountyHonoluluLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesQueens CountyQueensKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBronx CountyBronx35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M28.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k26.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.064758%26.064758%26.1%315,192315k125.800985%25.800985%25.8%317,445317k225.790158%25.790158%25.8%258,046258k324.734902%24.734902%24.7%236,294236k421.733389%21.733389%21.7%267,781268k517.708091%17.708091%17.7%218,733219k616.120075%16.120075%16.1%202,905203k714.738814%14.738814%14.7%306,501307k814.637048%14.637048%14.6%219,282219k914.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.181263%14.181263%14.2%142,286142k1013.818032%13.818032%13.8%564,957565k1111.701952%11.701952%11.7%134,359134k1211.632064%11.632064%11.6%116,155116k1311.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k1410.865999%10.865999%10.9%118,713119k1510.800139%10.800139%10.8%109,273109k1610.639965%10.639965%10.6%157,397157k1710.454405%10.454405%10.5%340,119340k1810.266137%10.266137%10.3%199,936200k1910.112000%10.112000%10.1%178,739179k2010.095159%10.095159%10.1%527,732528k219.977182%9.977182%10.0%132,004132k229.854875%9.854875%9.9%204,011204k239.568789%9.568789%9.6%106,015106k249.185620%9.185620%9.2%287,713288k259.108695%9.108695%9.1%93,48993.5k269.046279%9.046279%9.0%122,740123k278.978800%8.978800%9.0%84,54684.5k288.831123%8.831123%8.8%164,144164k298.739045%8.739045%8.7%122,238122k308.484000%8.484000%8.5%197,159197k317.963346%7.963346%8.0%100,024100k327.909278%7.909278%7.9%76,17976.2k337.604922%7.604922%7.6%160,217160k347.059731%7.059731%7.1%113,324113k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.884761%6.884761%6.9%305,288305k376.697732%6.697732%6.7%126,256126k386.664885%6.664885%6.7%64,59864.6k396.551145%6.551145%6.6%65,29965.3k406.446055%6.446055%6.4%101,049101k416.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k426.223374%6.223374%6.2%115,990116k436.148495%6.148495%6.1%154,515155k445.261707%5.261707%5.3%51,93351.9k454.654338%4.654338%4.7%468,094468k462.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k472.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k481.880748%1.880748%1.9%50,11150.1k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Polk County. 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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Principal Cities:
Des Moines, West Des Moines
Cities:
Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Runnells, Sheldahl, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights
Townships:
Allen, Beaver, Bloomfield, Camp, Clay, Crocker, Delaware, Des Moines, Douglas, Elkhart, Four Mile, Franklin, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Saylor, Union, Walnut, Washington, Webster
Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville
Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir
ZIP Codes:
50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50032, 50035, 50046, 50047, 50061, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50124, 50131, 50156, 50161, 50169, 50226, 50237, 50243, 50244, 50265, 50266, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50323, 50324, 50325, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Ankeny, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, Collins-Maxwell, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines Independent, Johnston, Madrid, North Polk, PCM, Saydel, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Woodward-Granger
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-30, IA-31, IA-32, IA-33, IA-34, IA-35, IA-36, IA-37, IA-38, IA-39, IA-40, IA-41, IA-42, IA-43
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, Warren
Nearby Counties:
Clarke, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Lucas, Marshall, Monroe, Union, Webster