Ancestry in Iowa (State)

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 the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%10%20%30%CountGermanUnclassified1Other2IrishEnglishAmericanNorwegianDutchSwedishFrenchItalianCzechDanishScottishPolishEuropeanScotch-IrishWelshSubsaharan African35.081435%14.402193%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M20.350552%15.173733%20.350552%20.4%632,208632k15.790212%38.428408%15.790212%15.8%490,537491k13.520392%10.388542%13.520392%13.5%420,023420k8.224809%7.667869%8.224809%8.2%255,511256k5.818311%6.893915%5.818311%5.8%180,751181k5.012829%1.398477%5.012829%5.0%155,728156k4.103375%1.321827%4.103375%4.1%127,475127k2.694209%1.227017%2.694209%2.7%83,69883.7k2.132661%2.558873%2.132661%2.1%66,25366.3k2.072208%5.391399%2.072208%2.1%64,37564.4k1.785914%0.450580%1.785914%1.8%55,48155.5k1.769046%0.407379%1.769046%1.8%54,95755.0k1.539727%1.713281%1.539727%1.5%47,83347.8k1.276738%2.933256%1.276738%1.3%39,66339.7k1.070724%1.231449%1.070724%1.1%33,26333.3k0.837542%0.959589%0.837542%0.8%26,01926.0k0.697775%0.566797%0.697775%0.7%21,67721.7k0.575229%1.014616%0.575229%0.6%17,87017.9k
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 the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanOther HispanicGuatemalanPuerto RicanSalvadoranSouth AmericanSpaniardHonduranCubanEcuadorianColombianSpanish77.896090%63.606971%77.896090%77.9%134,532135k4.331%4.33%9.807941%9.063007%9.807941%9.8%16,93916.9k0.545%0.55%4.427730%4.710506%4.427730%4.4%7,6470.246%0.25%4.019524%2.407590%4.019524%4.0%6,9420.223%0.22%3.675010%9.556329%3.675010%3.7%6,3470.204%0.20%3.420244%3.727366%3.420244%3.4%5,9070.190%0.19%2.775220%6.058500%2.775220%2.8%4,7930.154%0.15%1.149345%1.391783%1.149345%1.1%1,9850.064%0.06%1.116921%1.505399%1.116921%1.1%1,9290.062%0.06%1.109393%3.764242%1.109393%1.1%1,9160.062%0.06%0.724348%1.247325%0.724348%0.7%1,2510.040%0.04%0.684396%1.955032%0.684396%0.7%1,1820.038%0.04%0.625337%0.908158%0.625337%0.6%1,0800.035%0.03%
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 the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%5%10%15%20%Count%IndianChineseVietnameseKoreanLaotianBurmeseFilipinoThaiJapaneseMixedNot SpecifiedPakistaniHmongTaiwaneseNepaleseCambodianMalaysian19.637975%20.803641%19.637975%19.6%13,07313.1k0.421%0.42%19.181313%22.878500%19.181313%19.2%12,76912.8k0.411%0.41%14.272195%10.347871%14.272195%14.3%9,5010.306%0.31%9.199339%8.710278%9.199339%9.2%6,1240.197%0.20%8.116269%1.274762%8.116269%8.1%5,4030.174%0.17%7.919483%0.832158%7.919483%7.9%5,2720.170%0.17%6.157428%16.556564%6.157428%6.2%4,0990.132%0.13%2.736969%1.136294%2.736969%2.7%1,8220.059%0.06%2.179661%4.706558%2.179661%2.2%1,4510.047%0.05%1.922788%2.308201%1.922788%1.9%1,2800.041%0.04%1.520204%0.802052%1.520204%1.5%1,0120.033%0.03%1.330930%2.630381%1.330930%1.3%8860.029%0.03%1.225777%1.657522%1.225777%1.2%8160.026%0.03%0.976416%0.950392%0.976416%1.0%6500.021%0.02%0.866757%0.723646%0.866757%0.9%5770.019%0.02%0.838215%1.568456%0.838215%0.8%5580.018%0.02%0.602373%0.121748%0.602373%0.6%4010.013%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County in Iowa

German Ancestry by County#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
18%27%35%43%51%60%

Irish Ancestry by County#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
5.4%8.5%11.5%14.6%17.6%20.7%

English Ancestry by County#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
2.9%4.9%6.9%8.8%10.7%12.7%

American Ancestry by County#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2.6%5.0%7.3%9.6%11.9%14.3%

Norwegian Ancestry by County#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0%8%14%21%28%36%

Dutch Ancestry by County#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0%10%19%28%37%47%

Swedish Ancestry by County#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.6%2.8%4.9%7.0%9.1%11.2%

French Ancestry by County#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.3%1.9%2.5%3.1%3.8%

Italian Ancestry by County#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.5%2.7%3.8%4.9%6.1%

Czech Ancestry by County#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.1%2.2%4.3%6.3%8.3%10.4%

Danish Ancestry by County#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

Scottish Ancestry by County#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.0%1.5%2.1%2.7%3.3%

Polish Ancestry by County#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.7%1.3%1.9%2.4%3.0%

European Ancestry by County#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.7%1.3%1.9%2.5%3.2%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.27%0.60%0.94%1.27%1.60%1.94%

Mexican Ancestry by County#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.3%4.5%8.6%12.7%16.8%21.0%

Central American Ancestry by County#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%3.0%4.5%6.0%7.5%

Guatemalan Ancestry by County#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.6%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.27%0.54%0.81%1.08%1.36%

Salvadoran Ancestry by County#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Indian Ancestry by County#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.44%0.88%1.31%1.75%2.20%

Chinese Ancestry by County#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.5%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.65%0.98%1.30%1.63%

Korean Ancestry by County#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.16%0.32%0.48%0.65%0.81%

Laotian Ancestry by County#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Laotian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.7%
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Ancestry by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected places in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%20%40%Count#CarrollWaverlyDubuqueSpencerLe MarsClintonCedar FallsNorwalkMason CityFort MadisonMarionGrimesJohnstonFort DodgeNorth LibertyAltoonaBettendorfIowaCedar RapidsWaukeeDecorahAnkenyAmesBooneWest North CentralSioux CityCoralvilleUrbandaleBurlingtonCouncil BluffsDavenportIndianolaNewtonIowa CityWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesWaterlooMuscatinePleasant HillGrinnellCliveMount PleasantMt PleasantMidwestMarshalltownKeokukPellaDenisonCrestonFairfieldOskaloosaDes MoinesOttumwaStorm LakePerryUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.869870%59.869870%59.9%5,981146.372773%46.372773%46.4%4,660244.055693%44.055693%44.1%25,78825.8k343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,905440.657439%40.657439%40.7%3,995539.926572%39.926572%39.9%10,44010.4k639.257372%39.257372%39.3%16,02816.0k738.646420%38.646420%38.6%3,843838.644449%38.644449%38.6%10,64510.6k938.592256%38.592256%38.6%4,1561038.120329%38.120329%38.1%14,18014.2k1137.900595%37.900595%37.9%3,9501237.714843%37.714843%37.7%7,3511337.289856%37.289856%37.3%9,1831436.440179%36.440179%36.4%6,1891536.131081%36.131081%36.1%6,0311635.522712%35.522712%35.5%12,45012.5k1735.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k1833.966382%33.966382%34.0%5,7591933.888541%33.888541%33.9%2,7062033.392620%33.392620%33.4%17,83617.8k2133.213678%33.213678%33.2%21,28121.3k2233.166786%33.166786%33.2%4,1822330.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.623231%30.623231%30.6%25,31525.3k2430.391473%30.391473%30.4%6,1022530.357401%30.357401%30.4%12,62212.6k2630.323239%30.323239%30.3%7,7302730.075731%30.075731%30.1%18,74518.7k2829.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k2929.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983029.940358%29.940358%29.9%4,5183129.921945%29.921945%29.9%21,65921.7k3229.842269%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k3329.060667%29.060667%29.1%19,86519.9k3428.934711%28.934711%28.9%6,9183528.109717%28.109717%28.1%2,6443628.007024%28.007024%28.0%2,5523727.893315%27.893315%27.9%4,7483826.910847%26.910847%26.9%2,2853926.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.905019%24.905019%24.9%6,8834024.764772%24.764772%24.8%2,6324124.756809%24.756809%24.8%2,5454224.237329%24.237329%24.2%2,0184323.168719%23.168719%23.2%1,8254422.711728%22.711728%22.7%2,2584521.892876%21.892876%21.9%2,5264621.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k4719.401837%19.401837%19.4%4,7944818.369242%18.369242%18.4%1,9784916.416963%16.416963%16.4%1,2935014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Metro Area in Iowa

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Iowa (21 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

German Ancestry by Metro Area#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%20%40%Count#Carroll Metro AreaCarroll AreaDubuque Metro AreaDubuque AreaClinton Metro AreaClinton AreaSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaSpirit Lake Metro AreaSpirit LakeWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaMason City Metro AreaMason CityCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsFort Dodge Metro AreaFort DodgeAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaIowaSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityIowa City Metro AreaIowa CityBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaMuscatine Metro AreaMuscatineFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort MadisonBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonWest North CentralOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaMarshalltown Metro AreaMarshalltownStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPella Metro AreaPella AreaMidwestFairfield Metro AreaFairfieldOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.552420%59.552420%59.6%12,24112.2k148.068162%48.068162%48.1%46,31846.3k245.199283%45.199283%45.2%21,68321.7k344.695958%44.695958%44.7%7,365444.573507%44.573507%44.6%7,598538.915676%38.915676%38.9%66,10166.1k638.741767%38.741767%38.7%19,70619.7k738.009740%38.009740%38.0%100,451100k836.167341%36.167341%36.2%13,40013.4k935.110825%35.110825%35.1%33,29733.3k1035.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.538893%34.538893%34.5%58,28358.3k1133.613005%33.613005%33.6%55,16655.2k1233.429253%33.429253%33.4%8,8291332.932082%32.932082%32.9%14,14414.1k1432.265722%32.265722%32.3%19,57419.6k1531.314783%31.314783%31.3%14,74314.7k1630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.910974%30.910974%30.9%279,693280k1730.036770%30.036770%30.0%11,02811.0k1829.461151%29.461151%29.5%12,00112.0k1929.322573%29.322573%29.3%5,9952028.471657%28.471657%28.5%109,133109k2128.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k2227.900111%27.900111%27.9%9,2622326.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.889593%24.889593%24.9%4,3962423.638237%23.638237%23.6%5,2772523.551466%23.551466%23.6%10,36510.4k2614.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 26 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Iowa

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

German Ancestry by County#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
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 CountyPageMarion 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%4,5034427.900111%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 Subdivision in Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%20%40%Count#CarrollWaverlyDubuqueSpencerMonroe TownshipMonroeAmerica TownshipAmericaClintonCedar FallsJefferson TownshipJeffersonMadison TownshipMadisonMason CityMarion TownshipMarionFort DodgeClay TownshipPenn TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyIowaWashington TownshipWashingtonCedar RapidsBoone TownshipBooneDecorah TownshipDecorahCrocker TownshipCrockerDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesWebster TownshipWebsterWalnut TownshipWalnutFranklin TownshipFranklinLewis TownshipLewisWest North CentralSioux CityNewton TownshipNewtonBurlingtonBloomington TownshipBloomingtonDavenportIndianolaIowa CityFour Mile TownshipFour MileWaterlooKane TownshipTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutGrinnellKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleMidwestLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieKeokukTaylor TownshipTaylorDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFairfieldOskaloosaBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldCenter TownshipCtrStorm LakeLee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.869870%59.869870%59.9%5,981146.372773%46.372773%46.4%4,660244.055693%44.055693%44.1%25,78825.8k343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,905442.090287%42.090287%42.1%5,473540.359398%40.359398%40.4%4,155639.926572%39.926572%39.9%10,44010.4k739.257372%39.257372%39.3%16,02816.0k838.987843%38.987843%39.0%4,137938.950066%38.950066%39.0%4,1031038.644449%38.644449%38.6%10,64510.6k1138.044646%38.044646%38.0%15,57715.6k1237.289856%37.289856%37.3%9,1831336.399154%36.399154%36.4%6,7081435.981752%35.981752%36.0%9,8591535.709580%35.709580%35.7%13,00913.0k1635.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.747134%34.747134%34.7%15,45915.5k1734.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k1833.995353%33.995353%34.0%7,7541933.948413%33.948413%33.9%3,4222033.679037%33.679037%33.7%18,02318.0k2133.198895%33.198895%33.2%4,4452232.640718%32.640718%32.6%18,83518.8k2331.875924%31.875924%31.9%8,4062431.615091%31.615091%31.6%7,4582531.246191%31.246191%31.2%4,1022630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.623231%30.623231%30.6%25,31525.3k2730.346706%30.346706%30.3%4,5692830.323239%30.323239%30.3%7,7302930.238978%30.238978%30.2%7,3393029.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k3129.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983229.921945%29.921945%29.9%21,65921.7k3329.459569%29.459569%29.5%2,9003429.060667%29.060667%29.1%19,86519.9k3529.043511%29.043511%29.0%15,31915.3k3628.561310%28.561310%28.6%3,2263728.323631%28.323631%28.3%19,12119.1k3828.007024%28.007024%28.0%2,5523926.767478%26.767478%26.8%2,7264026.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.043658%25.043658%25.0%3,1554124.764772%24.764772%24.8%2,6324224.504871%24.504871%24.5%4,5784323.049871%23.049871%23.0%23,53023.5k4422.711728%22.711728%22.7%2,2584521.892876%21.892876%21.9%2,5264621.175437%21.175437%21.2%6,7524720.108509%20.108509%20.1%5,2634818.369242%18.369242%18.4%1,9784917.128046%17.128046%17.1%11,16811.2k5014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Iowa to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

German Ancestry by State#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count#North DakotaWisconsinSouth DakotaNebraskaIowaMinnesotaWest North CentralKansasMidwestMontanaOhioPennsylvaniaMissouriWyomingIndianaMichiganColoradoOregonIllinoisWashingtonWest VirginiaIdahoAlaskaKentuckyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarylandArizonaOklahomaDelawareVirginiaNevadaUtahArkansasNew JerseyVermontNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNew YorkSouth CarolinaS CarolinaFloridaTennesseeTexasNew HampshireConnecticutNew MexicoCaliforniaMaineLouisianaGeorgiaAlabamaMassachusettsHawaiiRhode IslandMississippi41.361820%41.361820%41.4%304,490304k140.494627%40.494627%40.5%2,330,3842.33M238.827906%38.827906%38.8%330,448330k336.105076%36.105076%36.1%679,230679k435.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M533.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M27.188254%27.188254%27.2%787,995788k726.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.960361%25.960361%26.0%265,676266k825.609926%25.609926%25.6%2,967,4072.97M925.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M1024.179561%24.179561%24.2%1,465,1971.47M1123.626612%23.626612%23.6%137,750138k1223.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M1320.303806%20.303806%20.3%2,012,0262.01M1420.252235%20.252235%20.3%1,085,3771.09M1519.078555%19.078555%19.1%759,759760k1618.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M1717.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M1817.630866%17.630866%17.6%325,482325k1917.470741%17.470741%17.5%285,731286k2015.563035%15.563035%15.6%114,677115k2114.414950%14.414950%14.4%635,986636k2214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.811485%13.811485%13.8%823,151823k2313.739473%13.739473%13.7%924,471924k2413.725243%13.725243%13.7%531,934532k2513.495632%13.495632%13.5%126,143126k2611.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k2711.322209%11.322209%11.3%321,457321k2811.168158%11.168158%11.2%329,285329k2910.665992%10.665992%10.7%316,617317k3010.645344%10.645344%10.6%949,081949k3110.464368%10.464368%10.5%65,53365.5k3210.404767%10.404767%10.4%1,034,3201.03M3310.093638%10.093638%10.1%1,988,1901.99M3410.044626%10.044626%10.0%485,618486k359.988602%9.988602%10.0%1,991,1731.99M369.675567%9.675567%9.7%633,557634k379.636230%9.636230%9.6%2,597,5842.60M388.977306%8.977306%9.0%119,174119k398.969980%8.969980%9.0%321,894322k408.778015%8.778015%8.8%182,817183k418.133987%8.133987%8.1%3,144,1283.14M428.061670%8.061670%8.1%107,214107k437.508067%7.508067%7.5%348,800349k446.997996%6.997996%7.0%706,750707k456.809974%6.809974%6.8%329,682330k466.003952%6.003952%6.0%404,795405k475.905255%5.905255%5.9%83,48183.5k485.415030%5.415030%5.4%57,10157.1k495.314112%5.314112%5.3%158,849159k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Iowa to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

German Ancestry by State#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count#North DakotaWisconsinSouth DakotaNebraskaIowaMinnesotaWest North CentralKansasMidwestOhioMissouriIndianaMichiganIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited States41.361820%41.361820%41.4%304,490304k140.494627%40.494627%40.5%2,330,3842.33M238.827906%38.827906%38.8%330,448330k336.105076%36.105076%36.1%679,230679k435.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M533.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M27.188254%27.188254%27.2%787,995788k726.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.609926%25.609926%25.6%2,967,4072.97M824.179561%24.179561%24.2%1,465,1971.47M923.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M1020.303806%20.303806%20.3%2,012,0262.01M1118.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Iowa. 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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Major Counties:
Black Hawk, Dallas, Dubuque, Johnson, Linn, Polk, Pottawattamie, Scott, Story, Woodbury
Counties:
Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, Wright
Metro Areas:
Ames Area, Boone Area, Burlington Area, Carroll Area, Cedar Rapids Area, Clinton Area, Davenport Area, Des Moines Area, Dubuque Area, Fairfield Area, Fort Dodge Area, Fort Madison Area, Iowa City Area, Marshalltown Area, Mason City Area, Muscatine Area, Newton Area, Omaha Area, Oskaloosa Area, Ottumwa Area, Pella Area, Sioux City Area, Spencer Area, Spirit Lake Area, Storm Lake Area, Waterloo Area
Major Cities:
Altoona, Ames, Ankeny, Bettendorf, Boone, Burlington, Carroll, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Clive, Coralville, Council Bluffs, Creston, Davenport, Decorah, Denison, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fairfield, Fort Dodge, Fort Madison, Grimes, Grinnell, Indianola, Iowa City, Johnston, Keokuk, Le Mars, Marion, Marshalltown, Mason City, Mount Pleasant, Muscatine, Newton, North Liberty, Norwalk, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Pella, Perry, Pleasant Hill, Sioux City, Spencer, Storm Lake, Urbandale, Waterloo, Waukee, Waverly, West Des Moines
Congressional Districts:
IA-1, IA-2, IA-3, IA-4
State House Districts:
IA-1, IA-2, IA-3, IA-4, IA-5, IA-6, IA-7, IA-8, IA-9, IA-10, IA-11, IA-12, IA-13, IA-14, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22, IA-23, IA-24, IA-25, IA-26, IA-27, IA-28, IA-29, 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, IA-44, IA-45, IA-46, IA-47, IA-48, IA-49, IA-50, IA-51, IA-52, IA-53, IA-54, IA-55, IA-56, IA-57, IA-58, IA-59, IA-60, IA-61, IA-62, IA-63, IA-64, IA-65, IA-66, IA-67, IA-68, IA-69, IA-70, IA-71, IA-72, IA-73, IA-74, IA-75, IA-76, IA-77, IA-78, IA-79, IA-80, IA-81, IA-82, IA-83, IA-84, IA-85, IA-86, IA-87, IA-88, IA-89, IA-90, IA-91, IA-92, IA-93, IA-94, IA-95, IA-96, IA-97, IA-98, IA-99, IA-100
State Senate Districts:
IA-1, IA-2, IA-3, IA-4, IA-5, IA-6, IA-7, IA-8, IA-9, IA-10, IA-11, IA-12, IA-13, IA-14, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22, IA-23, IA-24, IA-25, IA-26, IA-27, IA-28, IA-29, 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, IA-44, IA-45, IA-46, IA-47, IA-48, IA-49, IA-50
Neighboring States:
Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin