Wausau, Wisconsin — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Wausau, Wisconsin 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 | 18420 | 47.07% |
| 2. | Polish | 5287 | 13.51% |
| 3. | Hmong | 3217 | 8.22% |
| 4. | Irish | 3195 | 8.16% |
| 5. | English | 2160 | 5.52% |
| 6. | Norwegian | 1899 | 4.85% |
| 7. | French (Except Basque) | 1485 | 3.79% |
| 8. | Swedish | 1174 | 3.00% |
| 9. | Italian | 977 | 2.50% |
| 10. | Scottish | 664 | 1.70% |
| 11. | Dutch | 644 | 1.65% |
| 12. | Mexican | 579 | 1.48% |
| 13. | Danish | 542 | 1.38% |
| 14. | Laotian | 533 | 1.36% |
| 15. | Czech | 517 | 1.32% |
| 16. | French Canadian | 475 | 1.21% |
| 17. | Finnish | 435 | 1.11% |
| 18. | Russian | 365 | 0.93% |
| 19. | European | 328 | 0.84% |
| 20. | Belgian | 289 | 0.74% |
| 21. | Swiss | 279 | 0.71% |
| 22. | Scotch-Irish | 181 | 0.46% |
| 23. | Puerto Rican | 174 | 0.44% |
| 24. | Austrian | 144 | 0.37% |
| 25. | Asian Indian | 136 | 0.35% |
| 26. | Somalian | 126 | 0.32% |
| 27. | Potawatomi | 118 | 0.30% |
| 28. | Romanian | 110 | 0.28% |
| 29. | Sioux | 109 | 0.28% |
| 30. | Scandinavian | 100 | 0.26% |
| 31. | Filipino | 87 | 0.22% |
| 32. | Hungarian | 70 | 0.18% |
| 33. | Lebanese | 66 | 0.17% |
| 34. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 62 | 0.16% |
| 35. | Brazilian | 61 | 0.16% |
| 36. | British | 59 | 0.15% |
| 37. | Thai | 55 | 0.14% |
| 38. | Eastern European | 54 | 0.14% |
| 39. | Korean | 49 | 0.13% |
| 40. | Lithuanian | 47 | 0.12% |
| 41. | Egyptian | 46 | 0.12% |
| 42. | Czechoslovakian | 46 | 0.12% |
| 43. | Welsh | 44 | 0.11% |
| 44. | British West Indian | 41 | 0.10% |
| 45. | Slovak | 38 | 0.10% |
| 46. | Croatian | 34 | 0.09% |
| 47. | Slavic | 33 | 0.08% |
| 48. | Taiwanese | 32 | 0.08% |
| 49. | Ottawa | 32 | 0.08% |
| 50. | Greek | 27 | 0.07% |
| 51. | Australian | 25 | 0.06% |
| 52. | Guatemalan | 25 | 0.06% |
| 53. | Serbian | 22 | 0.06% |
| 54. | Jamaican | 20 | 0.05% |
| 55. | Colombian | 18 | 0.05% |
| 56. | Vietnamese | 18 | 0.05% |
| 57. | Cuban | 15 | 0.04% |
| 58. | Chippewa | 15 | 0.04% |
| 59. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 15 | 0.04% |
| 60. | Chilean | 14 | 0.04% |
| 61. | Slovene | 14 | 0.04% |
| 62. | Alsatian | 14 | 0.04% |
| 63. | Spanish | 13 | 0.03% |
| 64. | Yugoslavian | 12 | 0.03% |
| 65. | Canadian | 11 | 0.03% |
| 66. | Portuguese | 8 | 0.02% |
| 67. | Ukrainian | 8 | 0.02% |
| 68. | Bolivian | 7 | 0.02% |
| 69. | Iroquois | 5 | 0.01% |