West Des Moines, Iowa — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of West Des Moines, Iowa 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 | 18516 | 33.18% |
| 2. | Irish | 8640 | 15.48% |
| 3. | English | 6033 | 10.81% |
| 4. | Norwegian | 3125 | 5.60% |
| 5. | Italian | 2294 | 4.11% |
| 6. | Dutch | 2291 | 4.10% |
| 7. | Swedish | 2220 | 3.98% |
| 8. | Mexican | 2164 | 3.88% |
| 9. | Asian Indian | 1336 | 2.39% |
| 10. | French (Except Basque) | 1201 | 2.15% |
| 11. | European | 1095 | 1.96% |
| 12. | Scotch-Irish | 1049 | 1.88% |
| 13. | Polish | 1014 | 1.82% |
| 14. | Danish | 879 | 1.57% |
| 15. | Scottish | 838 | 1.50% |
| 16. | Korean | 717 | 1.28% |
| 17. | Yugoslavian | 669 | 1.20% |
| 18. | Russian | 642 | 1.15% |
| 19. | Czech | 594 | 1.06% |
| 20. | Welsh | 571 | 1.02% |
| 21. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 415 | 0.74% |
| 22. | French Canadian | 347 | 0.62% |
| 23. | Greek | 302 | 0.54% |
| 24. | Scandinavian | 296 | 0.53% |
| 25. | Jamaican | 227 | 0.41% |
| 26. | British | 227 | 0.41% |
| 27. | Austrian | 226 | 0.40% |
| 28. | Vietnamese | 220 | 0.39% |
| 29. | Swiss | 209 | 0.37% |
| 30. | Ecuadorian | 199 | 0.36% |
| 31. | Lithuanian | 194 | 0.35% |
| 32. | Pakistani | 192 | 0.34% |
| 33. | Slovak | 184 | 0.33% |
| 34. | Croatian | 180 | 0.32% |
| 35. | Northern European | 174 | 0.31% |
| 36. | Canadian | 147 | 0.26% |
| 37. | Albanian | 144 | 0.26% |
| 38. | Filipino | 127 | 0.23% |
| 39. | Hungarian | 122 | 0.22% |
| 40. | Kenyan | 116 | 0.21% |
| 41. | Puerto Rican | 115 | 0.21% |
| 42. | Ukrainian | 113 | 0.20% |
| 43. | Pennsylvania German | 109 | 0.20% |
| 44. | Belgian | 107 | 0.19% |
| 45. | Colombian | 101 | 0.18% |
| 46. | Finnish | 98 | 0.18% |
| 47. | Australian | 92 | 0.16% |
| 48. | Cuban | 88 | 0.16% |
| 49. | Czechoslovakian | 75 | 0.13% |
| 50. | Guatemalan | 67 | 0.12% |
| 51. | Eastern European | 58 | 0.10% |
| 52. | Lebanese | 57 | 0.10% |
| 53. | Thai | 56 | 0.10% |
| 54. | Latvian | 54 | 0.10% |
| 55. | Argentinean | 50 | 0.09% |
| 56. | Taiwanese | 44 | 0.08% |
| 57. | Egyptian | 40 | 0.07% |
| 58. | Panamanian | 35 | 0.06% |
| 59. | Moroccan | 31 | 0.06% |
| 60. | Cajun | 30 | 0.05% |
| 61. | Japanese | 29 | 0.05% |
| 62. | Ethiopian | 27 | 0.05% |
| 63. | Laotian | 26 | 0.05% |
| 64. | Romanian | 25 | 0.04% |
| 65. | Armenian | 24 | 0.04% |
| 66. | Icelander | 23 | 0.04% |
| 67. | Salvadoran | 22 | 0.04% |
| 68. | Sioux | 22 | 0.04% |
| 69. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 22 | 0.04% |
| 70. | Iraqi | 21 | 0.04% |
| 71. | Honduran | 19 | 0.03% |
| 72. | Nicaraguan | 19 | 0.03% |
| 73. | Liberian | 17 | 0.03% |
| 74. | Paraguayan | 15 | 0.03% |
| 75. | Serbian | 13 | 0.02% |
| 76. | Celtic | 12 | 0.02% |
| 77. | Spanish | 12 | 0.02% |
| 78. | Uruguayan | 12 | 0.02% |
| 79. | Iranian | 10 | 0.02% |
| 80. | Afghan | 8 | 0.01% |
| 81. | Israeli | 7 | 0.01% |