Merrillville, Indiana — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Merrillville, Indiana 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 | 3832 | 11.02% |
| 2. | Mexican | 3805 | 10.94% |
| 3. | Irish | 2790 | 8.02% |
| 4. | Polish | 1804 | 5.19% |
| 5. | English | 1586 | 4.56% |
| 6. | Italian | 1235 | 3.55% |
| 7. | Dutch | 741 | 2.13% |
| 8. | Slovak | 482 | 1.39% |
| 9. | Hungarian | 453 | 1.30% |
| 10. | Puerto Rican | 435 | 1.25% |
| 11. | French (Except Basque) | 375 | 1.08% |
| 12. | Serbian | 300 | 0.86% |
| 13. | Croatian | 296 | 0.85% |
| 14. | Greek | 275 | 0.79% |
| 15. | Scottish | 228 | 0.66% |
| 16. | Scotch-Irish | 219 | 0.63% |
| 17. | Macedonian | 154 | 0.44% |
| 18. | Swedish | 149 | 0.43% |
| 19. | Russian | 140 | 0.40% |
| 20. | Welsh | 139 | 0.40% |
| 21. | Norwegian | 133 | 0.38% |
| 22. | European | 123 | 0.35% |
| 23. | Czech | 115 | 0.33% |
| 24. | Filipino | 87 | 0.25% |
| 25. | Sioux | 86 | 0.25% |
| 26. | Lithuanian | 82 | 0.24% |
| 27. | Romanian | 73 | 0.21% |
| 28. | Danish | 64 | 0.18% |
| 29. | Swiss | 59 | 0.17% |
| 30. | Puget Sound Salish | 45 | 0.13% |
| 31. | Northern European | 45 | 0.13% |
| 32. | Ukrainian | 42 | 0.12% |
| 33. | Yugoslavian | 38 | 0.11% |
| 34. | British | 38 | 0.11% |
| 35. | French Canadian | 32 | 0.09% |
| 36. | Asian Indian | 32 | 0.09% |
| 37. | Jamaican | 31 | 0.09% |
| 38. | Cuban | 26 | 0.07% |
| 39. | Austrian | 26 | 0.07% |
| 40. | Trinidadian And Tobagonian | 23 | 0.07% |
| 41. | Slovene | 22 | 0.06% |
| 42. | Haitian | 21 | 0.06% |
| 43. | Spanish | 21 | 0.06% |
| 44. | Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 20 | 0.06% |
| 45. | Japanese | 19 | 0.05% |
| 46. | Guatemalan | 18 | 0.05% |
| 47. | Salvadoran | 14 | 0.04% |
| 48. | Korean | 13 | 0.04% |
| 49. | Scandinavian | 11 | 0.03% |
| 50. | Blackfeet | 10 | 0.03% |
| 51. | Bulgarian | 9 | 0.03% |
| 52. | Nigerian | 9 | 0.03% |
| 53. | Thai | 8 | 0.02% |
| 54. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 8 | 0.02% |
| 55. | Luxemburger | 7 | 0.02% |
| 56. | Cherokee | 7 | 0.02% |
| 57. | Jordanian | 7 | 0.02% |
| 58. | Pueblo | 2 | 0.01% |