Peoria, Illinois — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Peoria, 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. | German | 26162 | 22.89% |
| 2. | Irish | 14866 | 13.00% |
| 3. | English | 9367 | 8.19% |
| 4. | Mexican | 4316 | 3.78% |
| 5. | Italian | 4168 | 3.65% |
| 6. | French (Except Basque) | 3550 | 3.11% |
| 7. | Polish | 2571 | 2.25% |
| 8. | Swedish | 2538 | 2.22% |
| 9. | Asian Indian | 2148 | 1.88% |
| 10. | Scotch-Irish | 1825 | 1.60% |
| 11. | Dutch | 1617 | 1.41% |
| 12. | Scottish | 1471 | 1.29% |
| 13. | Norwegian | 1344 | 1.18% |
| 14. | European | 1291 | 1.13% |
| 15. | Lebanese | 674 | 0.59% |
| 16. | Swiss | 670 | 0.59% |
| 17. | Welsh | 627 | 0.55% |
| 18. | Czech | 601 | 0.53% |
| 19. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 594 | 0.52% |
| 20. | Hungarian | 547 | 0.48% |
| 21. | French Canadian | 528 | 0.46% |
| 22. | Belgian | 503 | 0.44% |
| 23. | Pakistani | 465 | 0.41% |
| 24. | Russian | 441 | 0.39% |
| 25. | Vietnamese | 439 | 0.38% |
| 26. | Danish | 376 | 0.33% |
| 27. | Korean | 365 | 0.32% |
| 28. | British | 336 | 0.29% |
| 29. | Greek | 331 | 0.29% |
| 30. | Ghanaian | 308 | 0.27% |
| 31. | Haitian | 307 | 0.27% |
| 32. | Croatian | 271 | 0.24% |
| 33. | Scandinavian | 233 | 0.20% |
| 34. | Lithuanian | 233 | 0.20% |
| 35. | Slovak | 224 | 0.20% |
| 36. | Filipino | 213 | 0.19% |
| 37. | Puerto Rican | 203 | 0.18% |
| 38. | Austrian | 192 | 0.17% |
| 39. | Serbian | 172 | 0.15% |
| 40. | Yugoslavian | 157 | 0.14% |
| 41. | Spaniard | 156 | 0.14% |
| 42. | Japanese | 141 | 0.12% |
| 43. | Ukrainian | 136 | 0.12% |
| 44. | Guatemalan | 125 | 0.11% |
| 45. | Brazilian | 125 | 0.11% |
| 46. | Venezuelan | 119 | 0.10% |
| 47. | Iranian | 118 | 0.10% |
| 48. | Slovene | 114 | 0.10% |
| 49. | Cherokee | 102 | 0.09% |
| 50. | Eastern European | 100 | 0.09% |
| 51. | Portuguese | 91 | 0.08% |
| 52. | Afghan | 90 | 0.08% |
| 53. | Romanian | 88 | 0.08% |
| 54. | Cuban | 76 | 0.07% |
| 55. | Czechoslovakian | 73 | 0.06% |
| 56. | Luxemburger | 72 | 0.06% |
| 57. | Canadian | 67 | 0.06% |
| 58. | Malaysian | 61 | 0.05% |
| 59. | Finnish | 61 | 0.05% |
| 60. | Bolivian | 53 | 0.05% |
| 61. | Slavic | 49 | 0.04% |
| 62. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 48 | 0.04% |
| 63. | Costa Rican | 45 | 0.04% |
| 64. | Northern European | 43 | 0.04% |
| 65. | Nigerian | 42 | 0.04% |
| 66. | Taiwanese | 40 | 0.03% |
| 67. | Armenian | 33 | 0.03% |
| 68. | Pennsylvania German | 33 | 0.03% |
| 69. | Argentinean | 27 | 0.02% |
| 70. | Jordanian | 25 | 0.02% |
| 71. | Guyanese | 24 | 0.02% |
| 72. | Alsatian | 23 | 0.02% |
| 73. | Spanish | 23 | 0.02% |
| 74. | Latvian | 16 | 0.01% |
| 75. | Sri Lankan | 16 | 0.01% |
| 76. | Jamaican | 15 | 0.01% |
| 77. | Albanian | 15 | 0.01% |
| 78. | Dutch West Indian | 13 | 0.01% |
| 79. | South African | 13 | 0.01% |
| 80. | Colombian | 12 | 0.01% |
| 81. | Spanish American | 11 | 0.01% |
| 82. | Salvadoran | 10 | 0.01% |
| 83. | Chippewa | 9 | 0.01% |
| 84. | Macedonian | 9 | 0.01% |
| 85. | Bulgarian | 8 | 0.01% |
| 86. | Moroccan | 8 | 0.01% |
| 87. | Sioux | 8 | 0.01% |
| 88. | Sudanese | 7 | 0.01% |
| 89. | Ethiopian | 7 | 0.01% |
| 90. | Indonesian | 6 | 0.01% |
| 91. | Turkish | 6 | 0.01% |
| 92. | Paraguayan | 5 | 0.00% |
| 93. | Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 4 | 0.00% |
| 94. | Thai | 3 | 0.00% |