Des Moines, Washington — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Des Moines, Washington 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 | 4723 | 15.94% |
| 2. | English | 3297 | 11.13% |
| 3. | Irish | 2680 | 9.05% |
| 4. | Mexican | 2448 | 8.26% |
| 5. | Norwegian | 2025 | 6.84% |
| 6. | French (Except Basque) | 1095 | 3.70% |
| 7. | Swedish | 946 | 3.19% |
| 8. | Scottish | 832 | 2.81% |
| 9. | Filipino | 721 | 2.43% |
| 10. | Italian | 689 | 2.33% |
| 11. | Scotch-Irish | 674 | 2.28% |
| 12. | Vietnamese | 636 | 2.15% |
| 13. | Cambodian | 608 | 2.05% |
| 14. | European | 560 | 1.89% |
| 15. | Somalian | 502 | 1.69% |
| 16. | Salvadoran | 375 | 1.27% |
| 17. | Dutch | 367 | 1.24% |
| 18. | Polish | 295 | 1.00% |
| 19. | Danish | 291 | 0.98% |
| 20. | Ethiopian | 243 | 0.82% |
| 21. | Japanese | 235 | 0.79% |
| 22. | Northern European | 228 | 0.77% |
| 23. | Russian | 219 | 0.74% |
| 24. | Czech | 214 | 0.72% |
| 25. | Scandinavian | 206 | 0.70% |
| 26. | British | 205 | 0.69% |
| 27. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 186 | 0.63% |
| 28. | Welsh | 176 | 0.59% |
| 29. | Austrian | 165 | 0.56% |
| 30. | Samoan | 158 | 0.53% |
| 31. | Slovak | 144 | 0.49% |
| 32. | Sudanese | 141 | 0.48% |
| 33. | Tongan | 141 | 0.48% |
| 34. | Haitian | 139 | 0.47% |
| 35. | Armenian | 129 | 0.44% |
| 36. | Puerto Rican | 123 | 0.42% |
| 37. | Spaniard | 121 | 0.41% |
| 38. | Korean | 120 | 0.41% |
| 39. | French Canadian | 117 | 0.39% |
| 40. | Asian Indian | 112 | 0.38% |
| 41. | Guatemalan | 111 | 0.37% |
| 42. | Finnish | 110 | 0.37% |
| 43. | Canadian | 102 | 0.34% |
| 44. | Lithuanian | 102 | 0.34% |
| 45. | Nicaraguan | 98 | 0.33% |
| 46. | Swiss | 93 | 0.31% |
| 47. | Hungarian | 93 | 0.31% |
| 48. | Yugoslavian | 91 | 0.31% |
| 49. | Iraqi | 90 | 0.30% |
| 50. | Micronesian | 86 | 0.29% |
| 51. | Cajun | 80 | 0.27% |
| 52. | Peruvian | 68 | 0.23% |
| 53. | Portuguese | 65 | 0.22% |
| 54. | Colombian | 60 | 0.20% |
| 55. | Greek | 60 | 0.20% |
| 56. | Fijian | 59 | 0.20% |
| 57. | Laotian | 53 | 0.18% |
| 58. | Sioux | 42 | 0.14% |
| 59. | Puget Sound Salish | 41 | 0.14% |
| 60. | Luxemburger | 41 | 0.14% |
| 61. | South African | 36 | 0.12% |
| 62. | Comanche | 35 | 0.12% |
| 63. | Croatian | 34 | 0.11% |
| 64. | Bangladeshi | 33 | 0.11% |
| 65. | Hmong | 31 | 0.10% |
| 66. | Slovene | 31 | 0.10% |
| 67. | Honduran | 30 | 0.10% |
| 68. | Romanian | 26 | 0.09% |
| 69. | Ukrainian | 23 | 0.08% |
| 70. | Chilean | 21 | 0.07% |
| 71. | Serbian | 19 | 0.06% |
| 72. | Blackfeet | 19 | 0.06% |
| 73. | Apache | 19 | 0.06% |
| 74. | Panamanian | 19 | 0.06% |
| 75. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 18 | 0.06% |
| 76. | Jamaican | 17 | 0.06% |
| 77. | Lebanese | 13 | 0.04% |
| 78. | Native Hawaiian | 12 | 0.04% |
| 79. | Cuban | 12 | 0.04% |
| 80. | Icelander | 12 | 0.04% |
| 81. | Celtic | 11 | 0.04% |
| 82. | Cherokee | 10 | 0.03% |
| 83. | Maltese | 10 | 0.03% |
| 84. | Slavic | 10 | 0.03% |
| 85. | Tlingit-Haida | 9 | 0.03% |
| 86. | Inupiat | 9 | 0.03% |
| 87. | German Russian | 8 | 0.03% |
| 88. | Chippewa | 7 | 0.02% |
| 89. | Belgian | 7 | 0.02% |
| 90. | Czechoslovakian | 6 | 0.02% |
| 91. | British West Indian | 6 | 0.02% |