Spencer, Iowa — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Spencer, 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. | German | 5043 | 45.03% |
| 2. | Irish | 1290 | 11.52% |
| 3. | Norwegian | 1103 | 9.85% |
| 4. | English | 948 | 8.46% |
| 5. | Dutch | 598 | 5.34% |
| 6. | Swedish | 556 | 4.96% |
| 7. | Danish | 411 | 3.67% |
| 8. | Mexican | 293 | 2.62% |
| 9. | French (Except Basque) | 270 | 2.41% |
| 10. | Italian | 193 | 1.72% |
| 11. | Welsh | 175 | 1.56% |
| 12. | Scotch-Irish | 120 | 1.07% |
| 13. | Polish | 118 | 1.05% |
| 14. | Puerto Rican | 76 | 0.68% |
| 15. | Greek | 51 | 0.46% |
| 16. | French Canadian | 50 | 0.45% |
| 17. | Scottish | 43 | 0.38% |
| 18. | Thai | 41 | 0.37% |
| 19. | European | 39 | 0.35% |
| 20. | Filipino | 35 | 0.31% |
| 21. | Ukrainian | 34 | 0.30% |
| 22. | Native Hawaiian | 34 | 0.30% |
| 23. | Czech | 30 | 0.27% |
| 24. | Luxemburger | 28 | 0.25% |
| 25. | Pennsylvania German | 23 | 0.21% |
| 26. | Canadian | 20 | 0.18% |
| 27. | Eastern European | 19 | 0.17% |
| 28. | Samoan | 18 | 0.16% |
| 29. | Brazilian | 15 | 0.13% |
| 30. | Finnish | 14 | 0.13% |
| 31. | Portuguese | 13 | 0.12% |
| 32. | Swiss | 12 | 0.11% |
| 33. | Czechoslovakian | 5 | 0.04% |
| 34. | Korean | 1 | 0.01% |
| 35. | Guatemalan | 1 | 0.01% |