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Des Plaines, IL Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
54,633 (92.91%) out of the total population of 58,802 reported first ancestry.
Des Plaines, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 788 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.56% |
Czech | 600 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.47% |
Danish | 504 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 339 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.40% |
English | 2,215 | 3.77%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
French | 963 | 1.64%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.34% |
German | 11,358 | 19.32%, see rank | 19.07% | 15.03% |
Greek | 1,022 | 1.74%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 281 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.46% |
Irish | 7,095 | 12.07%, see rank | 12.00% | 10.80% |
Italian | 4,806 | 8.17%, see rank | 6.14% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 851 | 1.45%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.42% |
Polish | 9,172 | 15.60%, see rank | 7.22% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
Russian | 746 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 227 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 561 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 18 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 1,681 | 2.86%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 209 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 407 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 1,107 | 1.88%, see rank | 5.00% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 140 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
54,910 (94.18%) out of the total population of 58,302 reported first ancestry.
Des Plaines, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 589 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
Czech | 736 | 1.26%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
Danish | 435 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 356 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.51% |
English | 2,203 | 3.78%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
French | 716 | 1.23%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.54% |
German | 11,578 | 19.86%, see rank | 19.89% | 15.79% |
Greek | 1,381 | 2.37%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 329 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.48% |
Irish | 8,004 | 13.73%, see rank | 12.52% | 11.36% |
Italian | 5,331 | 9.14%, see rank | 6.29% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 854 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.46% |
Polish | 8,804 | 15.10%, see rank | 7.47% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
Russian | 523 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 304 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 314 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 50 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 1,507 | 2.58%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 116 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 300 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 1,396 | 2.39%, see rank | 4.85% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 177 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
54,655 (95.29%) out of the total population of 57,357 reported first ancestry.
Des Plaines, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 354 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.50% |
Czech | 742 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.53% |
Danish | 279 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 425 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.63% |
English | 2,086 | 3.64%, see rank | 6.56% | 9.02% |
French | 1,169 | 2.04%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.77% |
German | 11,855 | 20.67%, see rank | 20.72% | 16.51% |
Greek | 1,559 | 2.72%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 251 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.51% |
Irish | 7,675 | 13.38%, see rank | 12.94% | 11.76% |
Italian | 5,675 | 9.89%, see rank | 6.35% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 1,002 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.36% | 1.51% |
Polish | 9,648 | 16.82%, see rank | 7.69% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
Russian | 545 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 322 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 443 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 49 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 1,901 | 3.31%, see rank | 2.37% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 101 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 401 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 1,236 | 2.15%, see rank | 4.61% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 177 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
54,245 (96.32%) out of the total population of 56,316 reported first ancestry.
Des Plaines, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 149 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.50% |
Czech | 792 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.54% |
Danish | 286 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 414 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.68% |
English | 2,202 | 3.91%, see rank | 6.71% | 9.29% |
French | 1,025 | 1.82%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.90% |
German | 11,465 | 20.36%, see rank | 21.16% | 16.89% |
Greek | 1,892 | 3.36%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 252 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.52% |
Irish | 7,496 | 13.31%, see rank | 13.14% | 12.01% |
Italian | 5,758 | 10.22%, see rank | 6.45% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 970 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.55% |
Polish | 9,777 | 17.36%, see rank | 7.85% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 6 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 462 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 306 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 468 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 64 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 1,881 | 3.34%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 110 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 339 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
American | 1,390 | 2.47%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 193 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
52,555 (89.50%) out of the total population of 58,720 reported first ancestry.
Des Plaines, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 216 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.36% |
Czech | 223 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.27% |
Danish | 240 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 335 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.91% |
English | 1,575 | 2.68%, see rank | 4.12% | 5.91% |
French | 572 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.34% | 2.39% |
German | 8,586 | 14.62%, see rank | 13.82% | 10.81% |
Greek | 1,292 | 2.20%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 197 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
Irish | 4,993 | 8.50%, see rank | 7.62% | 6.85% |
Italian | 5,189 | 8.84%, see rank | 4.81% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 706 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.15% |
Polish | 8,549 | 14.56%, see rank | 5.68% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
Russian | 323 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 301 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 454 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 23 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 1,131 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 70 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 426 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.24% |
American | 1,381 | 2.35%, see rank | 4.58% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 128 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.