Ames, Iowa — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Ames, 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 | 19552 | 33.62% |
| 2. | Irish | 7344 | 12.63% |
| 3. | English | 5623 | 9.67% |
| 4. | Norwegian | 4181 | 7.19% |
| 5. | Swedish | 2675 | 4.60% |
| 6. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 2209 | 3.80% |
| 7. | Dutch | 1855 | 3.19% |
| 8. | French (Except Basque) | 1765 | 3.03% |
| 9. | Danish | 1616 | 2.78% |
| 10. | Scottish | 1551 | 2.67% |
| 11. | European | 1279 | 2.20% |
| 12. | Polish | 1258 | 2.16% |
| 13. | Italian | 1193 | 2.05% |
| 14. | Czech | 1125 | 1.93% |
| 15. | Mexican | 1100 | 1.89% |
| 16. | Asian Indian | 1033 | 1.78% |
| 17. | Korean | 832 | 1.43% |
| 18. | Scotch-Irish | 710 | 1.22% |
| 19. | Russian | 470 | 0.81% |
| 20. | Welsh | 458 | 0.79% |
| 21. | British | 402 | 0.69% |
| 22. | Scandinavian | 400 | 0.69% |
| 23. | Puerto Rican | 394 | 0.68% |
| 24. | Swiss | 331 | 0.57% |
| 25. | Czechoslovakian | 281 | 0.48% |
| 26. | Taiwanese | 255 | 0.44% |
| 27. | Indonesian | 234 | 0.40% |
| 28. | Ukrainian | 216 | 0.37% |
| 29. | Turkish | 184 | 0.32% |
| 30. | Belgian | 182 | 0.31% |
| 31. | Northern European | 182 | 0.31% |
| 32. | Yugoslavian | 176 | 0.30% |
| 33. | Hungarian | 169 | 0.29% |
| 34. | Luxemburger | 164 | 0.28% |
| 35. | Canadian | 157 | 0.27% |
| 36. | Vietnamese | 153 | 0.26% |
| 37. | Nigerian | 152 | 0.26% |
| 38. | Portuguese | 133 | 0.23% |
| 39. | Austrian | 119 | 0.20% |
| 40. | Guatemalan | 115 | 0.20% |
| 41. | Greek | 100 | 0.17% |
| 42. | Spaniard | 95 | 0.16% |
| 43. | Filipino | 91 | 0.16% |
| 44. | British West Indian | 83 | 0.14% |
| 45. | Malaysian | 78 | 0.13% |
| 46. | French Canadian | 75 | 0.13% |
| 47. | Egyptian | 66 | 0.11% |
| 48. | Colombian | 57 | 0.10% |
| 49. | Slovene | 55 | 0.09% |
| 50. | Japanese | 55 | 0.09% |
| 51. | Salvadoran | 52 | 0.09% |
| 52. | Finnish | 52 | 0.09% |
| 53. | Lithuanian | 50 | 0.09% |
| 54. | Kenyan | 48 | 0.08% |
| 55. | Afghan | 47 | 0.08% |
| 56. | Eastern European | 47 | 0.08% |
| 57. | Lebanese | 46 | 0.08% |
| 58. | Pakistani | 45 | 0.08% |
| 59. | Romanian | 43 | 0.07% |
| 60. | Cuban | 42 | 0.07% |
| 61. | Jordanian | 41 | 0.07% |
| 62. | Slavic | 40 | 0.07% |
| 63. | Guyanese | 38 | 0.07% |
| 64. | Uruguayan | 36 | 0.06% |
| 65. | Ugandan | 33 | 0.06% |
| 66. | Sri Lankan | 33 | 0.06% |
| 67. | Venezuelan | 32 | 0.06% |
| 68. | Peruvian | 31 | 0.05% |
| 69. | Spanish | 30 | 0.05% |
| 70. | Brazilian | 29 | 0.05% |
| 71. | Slovak | 26 | 0.04% |
| 72. | Croatian | 24 | 0.04% |
| 73. | Ethiopian | 24 | 0.04% |
| 74. | Palestinian | 23 | 0.04% |
| 75. | Nicaraguan | 23 | 0.04% |
| 76. | Honduran | 23 | 0.04% |
| 77. | Cherokee | 22 | 0.04% |
| 78. | Alsatian | 22 | 0.04% |
| 79. | Cajun | 22 | 0.04% |
| 80. | Latvian | 22 | 0.04% |
| 81. | Iranian | 20 | 0.03% |
| 82. | Albanian | 18 | 0.03% |
| 83. | New Zealander | 17 | 0.03% |
| 84. | Zimbabwean | 17 | 0.03% |
| 85. | Thai | 13 | 0.02% |
| 86. | Ghanaian | 13 | 0.02% |
| 87. | Argentinean | 13 | 0.02% |
| 88. | Ecuadorian | 13 | 0.02% |
| 89. | Celtic | 12 | 0.02% |
| 90. | Pennsylvania German | 12 | 0.02% |
| 91. | Armenian | 11 | 0.02% |
| 92. | German Russian | 11 | 0.02% |
| 93. | Serbian | 10 | 0.02% |
| 94. | Moroccan | 10 | 0.02% |
| 95. | Australian | 9 | 0.02% |
| 96. | Senegalese | 9 | 0.02% |
| 97. | Bangladeshi | 7 | 0.01% |
| 98. | Syrian | 6 | 0.01% |
| 99. | Sioux | 6 | 0.01% |