Des Moines, Iowa — Nationalities & Ancestry

Nationalities & Ancestry

Breakdown of the population of Des Moines, Iowa by nationality. Data represents only those respondents who voluntarily listed an ancestry on their response form. Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Nationalities & Ancestry
# Ancestry Population Percentage
1.German4797723.59%
2.Irish2838613.96%
3.Mexican190069.34%
4.English186219.16%
5.Italian86384.25%
6.Dutch80863.98%
7.Norwegian74533.66%
8.Swedish51402.53%
9.French (Except Basque)42162.07%
10.Vietnamese36451.79%
11.Scottish33921.67%
12.Scotch-Irish32371.59%
13.European25361.25%
14.Danish24081.18%
15.Polish21961.08%
16.Laotian19350.95%
17.Czech17330.85%
18.Yugoslavian13620.67%
19.Salvadoran13500.66%
20.Welsh13050.64%
21.Guatemalan9570.47%
22.Sudanese9240.45%
23.Scandinavian7780.38%
24.Asian Indian7480.37%
25.Russian7350.36%
26.Thai6060.30%
27.Chinese , Except Taiwanese5590.27%
28.British5580.27%
29.Swiss5480.27%
30.Puerto Rican4570.22%
31.Belgian4370.21%
32.Greek3790.19%
33.Croatian3620.18%
34.Hungarian3390.17%
35.Korean3240.16%
36.Finnish2950.15%
37.French Canadian2940.14%
38.Somalian2810.14%
39.Lithuanian2800.14%
40.Cambodian2650.13%
41.Filipino2450.12%
42.Northern European2350.12%
43.Jamaican2010.10%
44.Latvian1880.09%
45.Austrian1830.09%
46.Colombian1770.09%
47.Iraqi1740.09%
48.Portuguese1700.08%
49.Ethiopian1690.08%
50.Sioux1650.08%
51.Luxemburger1580.08%
52.Kenyan1440.07%
53.Liberian1430.07%
54.Canadian1400.07%
55.Spanish1320.06%
56.Bulgarian1250.06%
57.Czechoslovakian1250.06%
58.Afghan1210.06%
59.Lebanese1200.06%
60.Slovak1150.06%
61.Eastern European1150.06%
62.Hmong1130.06%
63.Honduran1070.05%
64.Pennsylvania German1070.05%
65.Ecuadorian1070.05%
66.Nigerian880.04%
67.Serbian800.04%
68.Cuban790.04%
69.Cherokee780.04%
70.Peruvian770.04%
71.Romanian730.04%
72.Japanese710.03%
73.Spaniard700.03%
74.Ukrainian640.03%
75.Estonian520.03%
76.Panamanian510.03%
77.Albanian490.02%
78.Bolivian450.02%
79.Costa Rican440.02%
80.Bahamian430.02%
81.Dominican (Dominican Republic)390.02%
82.Slavic320.02%
83.Egyptian310.02%
84.German Russian290.01%
85.Sierra Leonean240.01%
86.Pakistani230.01%
87.Dutch West Indian220.01%
88.Native Hawaiian220.01%
89.Celtic210.01%
90.Syrian210.01%
91.Cypriot180.01%
92.Blackfeet160.01%
93.Samoan150.01%
94.Chilean150.01%
95.Iranian140.01%
96.Slovene130.01%
97.Argentinean130.01%
98.Basque130.01%
99.Ghanaian120.01%
100.Turkish100.00%
101.Jordanian100.00%
102.Maltese90.00%
103.Guyanese80.00%
104.South African70.00%
105.Alsatian70.00%
106.Navajo70.00%
107.Crow60.00%
108.Malaysian50.00%
109.Nicaraguan30.00%
110.Moroccan10.00%