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. | German | 47977 | 23.59% |
| 2. | Irish | 28386 | 13.96% |
| 3. | Mexican | 19006 | 9.34% |
| 4. | English | 18621 | 9.16% |
| 5. | Italian | 8638 | 4.25% |
| 6. | Dutch | 8086 | 3.98% |
| 7. | Norwegian | 7453 | 3.66% |
| 8. | Swedish | 5140 | 2.53% |
| 9. | French (Except Basque) | 4216 | 2.07% |
| 10. | Vietnamese | 3645 | 1.79% |
| 11. | Scottish | 3392 | 1.67% |
| 12. | Scotch-Irish | 3237 | 1.59% |
| 13. | European | 2536 | 1.25% |
| 14. | Danish | 2408 | 1.18% |
| 15. | Polish | 2196 | 1.08% |
| 16. | Laotian | 1935 | 0.95% |
| 17. | Czech | 1733 | 0.85% |
| 18. | Yugoslavian | 1362 | 0.67% |
| 19. | Salvadoran | 1350 | 0.66% |
| 20. | Welsh | 1305 | 0.64% |
| 21. | Guatemalan | 957 | 0.47% |
| 22. | Sudanese | 924 | 0.45% |
| 23. | Scandinavian | 778 | 0.38% |
| 24. | Asian Indian | 748 | 0.37% |
| 25. | Russian | 735 | 0.36% |
| 26. | Thai | 606 | 0.30% |
| 27. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 559 | 0.27% |
| 28. | British | 558 | 0.27% |
| 29. | Swiss | 548 | 0.27% |
| 30. | Puerto Rican | 457 | 0.22% |
| 31. | Belgian | 437 | 0.21% |
| 32. | Greek | 379 | 0.19% |
| 33. | Croatian | 362 | 0.18% |
| 34. | Hungarian | 339 | 0.17% |
| 35. | Korean | 324 | 0.16% |
| 36. | Finnish | 295 | 0.15% |
| 37. | French Canadian | 294 | 0.14% |
| 38. | Somalian | 281 | 0.14% |
| 39. | Lithuanian | 280 | 0.14% |
| 40. | Cambodian | 265 | 0.13% |
| 41. | Filipino | 245 | 0.12% |
| 42. | Northern European | 235 | 0.12% |
| 43. | Jamaican | 201 | 0.10% |
| 44. | Latvian | 188 | 0.09% |
| 45. | Austrian | 183 | 0.09% |
| 46. | Colombian | 177 | 0.09% |
| 47. | Iraqi | 174 | 0.09% |
| 48. | Portuguese | 170 | 0.08% |
| 49. | Ethiopian | 169 | 0.08% |
| 50. | Sioux | 165 | 0.08% |
| 51. | Luxemburger | 158 | 0.08% |
| 52. | Kenyan | 144 | 0.07% |
| 53. | Liberian | 143 | 0.07% |
| 54. | Canadian | 140 | 0.07% |
| 55. | Spanish | 132 | 0.06% |
| 56. | Bulgarian | 125 | 0.06% |
| 57. | Czechoslovakian | 125 | 0.06% |
| 58. | Afghan | 121 | 0.06% |
| 59. | Lebanese | 120 | 0.06% |
| 60. | Slovak | 115 | 0.06% |
| 61. | Eastern European | 115 | 0.06% |
| 62. | Hmong | 113 | 0.06% |
| 63. | Honduran | 107 | 0.05% |
| 64. | Pennsylvania German | 107 | 0.05% |
| 65. | Ecuadorian | 107 | 0.05% |
| 66. | Nigerian | 88 | 0.04% |
| 67. | Serbian | 80 | 0.04% |
| 68. | Cuban | 79 | 0.04% |
| 69. | Cherokee | 78 | 0.04% |
| 70. | Peruvian | 77 | 0.04% |
| 71. | Romanian | 73 | 0.04% |
| 72. | Japanese | 71 | 0.03% |
| 73. | Spaniard | 70 | 0.03% |
| 74. | Ukrainian | 64 | 0.03% |
| 75. | Estonian | 52 | 0.03% |
| 76. | Panamanian | 51 | 0.03% |
| 77. | Albanian | 49 | 0.02% |
| 78. | Bolivian | 45 | 0.02% |
| 79. | Costa Rican | 44 | 0.02% |
| 80. | Bahamian | 43 | 0.02% |
| 81. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 39 | 0.02% |
| 82. | Slavic | 32 | 0.02% |
| 83. | Egyptian | 31 | 0.02% |
| 84. | German Russian | 29 | 0.01% |
| 85. | Sierra Leonean | 24 | 0.01% |
| 86. | Pakistani | 23 | 0.01% |
| 87. | Dutch West Indian | 22 | 0.01% |
| 88. | Native Hawaiian | 22 | 0.01% |
| 89. | Celtic | 21 | 0.01% |
| 90. | Syrian | 21 | 0.01% |
| 91. | Cypriot | 18 | 0.01% |
| 92. | Blackfeet | 16 | 0.01% |
| 93. | Samoan | 15 | 0.01% |
| 94. | Chilean | 15 | 0.01% |
| 95. | Iranian | 14 | 0.01% |
| 96. | Slovene | 13 | 0.01% |
| 97. | Argentinean | 13 | 0.01% |
| 98. | Basque | 13 | 0.01% |
| 99. | Ghanaian | 12 | 0.01% |
| 100. | Turkish | 10 | 0.00% |
| 101. | Jordanian | 10 | 0.00% |
| 102. | Maltese | 9 | 0.00% |
| 103. | Guyanese | 8 | 0.00% |
| 104. | South African | 7 | 0.00% |
| 105. | Alsatian | 7 | 0.00% |
| 106. | Navajo | 7 | 0.00% |
| 107. | Crow | 6 | 0.00% |
| 108. | Malaysian | 5 | 0.00% |
| 109. | Nicaraguan | 3 | 0.00% |
| 110. | Moroccan | 1 | 0.00% |