Alton, Illinois — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Alton, Illinois 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 | 6966 | 24.74% |
| 2. | Irish | 3249 | 11.54% |
| 3. | English | 2949 | 10.47% |
| 4. | Italian | 1142 | 4.06% |
| 5. | French (Except Basque) | 723 | 2.57% |
| 6. | Mexican | 521 | 1.85% |
| 7. | Polish | 440 | 1.56% |
| 8. | Dutch | 407 | 1.45% |
| 9. | Scotch-Irish | 374 | 1.33% |
| 10. | Scottish | 335 | 1.19% |
| 11. | Swedish | 261 | 0.93% |
| 12. | European | 183 | 0.65% |
| 13. | Croatian | 154 | 0.55% |
| 14. | Norwegian | 143 | 0.51% |
| 15. | Welsh | 125 | 0.44% |
| 16. | Czech | 103 | 0.37% |
| 17. | Swiss | 93 | 0.33% |
| 18. | Greek | 74 | 0.26% |
| 19. | Cheyenne | 74 | 0.26% |
| 20. | French Canadian | 63 | 0.22% |
| 21. | Palestinian | 62 | 0.22% |
| 22. | Cherokee | 56 | 0.20% |
| 23. | Northern European | 49 | 0.17% |
| 24. | Hungarian | 46 | 0.16% |
| 25. | Czechoslovakian | 43 | 0.15% |
| 26. | Finnish | 40 | 0.14% |
| 27. | Danish | 38 | 0.13% |
| 28. | Brazilian | 38 | 0.13% |
| 29. | British | 34 | 0.12% |
| 30. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 28 | 0.10% |
| 31. | Filipino | 27 | 0.10% |
| 32. | Yugoslavian | 27 | 0.10% |
| 33. | Ukrainian | 26 | 0.09% |
| 34. | Russian | 26 | 0.09% |
| 35. | Puerto Rican | 24 | 0.09% |
| 36. | Lithuanian | 23 | 0.08% |
| 37. | Korean | 20 | 0.07% |
| 38. | Armenian | 20 | 0.07% |
| 39. | Slovak | 19 | 0.07% |
| 40. | Portuguese | 15 | 0.05% |
| 41. | German Russian | 15 | 0.05% |
| 42. | Scandinavian | 13 | 0.05% |
| 43. | Austrian | 12 | 0.04% |
| 44. | Macedonian | 12 | 0.04% |
| 45. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 11 | 0.04% |
| 46. | Romanian | 11 | 0.04% |
| 47. | Chippewa | 10 | 0.04% |
| 48. | Eastern European | 9 | 0.03% |
| 49. | Belgian | 8 | 0.03% |
| 50. | Aleut | 7 | 0.02% |
| 51. | Lebanese | 7 | 0.02% |
| 52. | Spanish | 4 | 0.01% |
| 53. | Guatemalan | 3 | 0.01% |
| 54. | Cuban | 3 | 0.01% |