Elgin, Illinois — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Elgin, 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. | Mexican | 41442 | 38.13% |
| 2. | German | 19630 | 18.06% |
| 3. | Irish | 9147 | 8.42% |
| 4. | Polish | 6172 | 5.68% |
| 5. | Italian | 5980 | 5.50% |
| 6. | English | 5560 | 5.12% |
| 7. | Puerto Rican | 3187 | 2.93% |
| 8. | French (Except Basque) | 2473 | 2.28% |
| 9. | Swedish | 2047 | 1.88% |
| 10. | Laotian | 1794 | 1.65% |
| 11. | Norwegian | 1720 | 1.58% |
| 12. | Filipino | 1414 | 1.30% |
| 13. | Scottish | 1301 | 1.20% |
| 14. | Scotch-Irish | 1164 | 1.07% |
| 15. | Dutch | 1053 | 0.97% |
| 16. | Vietnamese | 954 | 0.88% |
| 17. | Czech | 845 | 0.78% |
| 18. | European | 793 | 0.73% |
| 19. | Asian Indian | 701 | 0.65% |
| 20. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 531 | 0.49% |
| 21. | Greek | 500 | 0.46% |
| 22. | Russian | 490 | 0.45% |
| 23. | Hungarian | 451 | 0.41% |
| 24. | Danish | 431 | 0.40% |
| 25. | Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 384 | 0.35% |
| 26. | Welsh | 336 | 0.31% |
| 27. | Korean | 325 | 0.30% |
| 28. | Swiss | 324 | 0.30% |
| 29. | Austrian | 304 | 0.28% |
| 30. | British | 293 | 0.27% |
| 31. | Scandinavian | 288 | 0.26% |
| 32. | Lithuanian | 285 | 0.26% |
| 33. | Spanish | 275 | 0.25% |
| 34. | Guatemalan | 259 | 0.24% |
| 35. | Japanese | 247 | 0.23% |
| 36. | French Canadian | 241 | 0.22% |
| 37. | Ecuadorian | 225 | 0.21% |
| 38. | Ukrainian | 201 | 0.18% |
| 39. | Colombian | 197 | 0.18% |
| 40. | Finnish | 192 | 0.18% |
| 41. | Honduran | 187 | 0.17% |
| 42. | Belgian | 186 | 0.17% |
| 43. | Salvadoran | 174 | 0.16% |
| 44. | Slovene | 155 | 0.14% |
| 45. | Lebanese | 142 | 0.13% |
| 46. | Pakistani | 134 | 0.12% |
| 47. | Ethiopian | 132 | 0.12% |
| 48. | Serbian | 131 | 0.12% |
| 49. | Czechoslovakian | 128 | 0.12% |
| 50. | Canadian | 124 | 0.11% |
| 51. | Cuban | 94 | 0.09% |
| 52. | Slovak | 80 | 0.07% |
| 53. | Thai | 77 | 0.07% |
| 54. | Romanian | 73 | 0.07% |
| 55. | Cambodian | 63 | 0.06% |
| 56. | Eastern European | 63 | 0.06% |
| 57. | Basque | 63 | 0.06% |
| 58. | Croatian | 57 | 0.05% |
| 59. | Spaniard | 54 | 0.05% |
| 60. | Egyptian | 52 | 0.05% |
| 61. | Peruvian | 46 | 0.04% |
| 62. | Inupiat | 46 | 0.04% |
| 63. | Luxemburger | 42 | 0.04% |
| 64. | Nigerian | 38 | 0.03% |
| 65. | Pennsylvania German | 36 | 0.03% |
| 66. | Yugoslavian | 33 | 0.03% |
| 67. | Venezuelan | 28 | 0.03% |
| 68. | Cherokee | 25 | 0.02% |
| 69. | Jamaican | 23 | 0.02% |
| 70. | Albanian | 22 | 0.02% |
| 71. | Latvian | 22 | 0.02% |
| 72. | Brazilian | 22 | 0.02% |
| 73. | Bulgarian | 20 | 0.02% |
| 74. | Northern European | 19 | 0.02% |
| 75. | Nicaraguan | 19 | 0.02% |
| 76. | Australian | 18 | 0.02% |
| 77. | Panamanian | 18 | 0.02% |
| 78. | Samoan | 17 | 0.02% |
| 79. | Chilean | 16 | 0.01% |
| 80. | Syrian | 14 | 0.01% |
| 81. | Icelander | 14 | 0.01% |
| 82. | Portuguese | 13 | 0.01% |
| 83. | Micronesian | 12 | 0.01% |
| 84. | Taiwanese | 12 | 0.01% |
| 85. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 10 | 0.01% |
| 86. | Israeli | 9 | 0.01% |
| 87. | Bolivian | 6 | 0.01% |
| 88. | Macedonian | 6 | 0.01% |
| 89. | Turkish | 4 | 0.00% |
| 90. | Haitian | 1 | 0.00% |