Chicago, Illinois — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Chicago, 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. | Mexican | 563873 | 20.88% |
| 2. | German | 206510 | 7.65% |
| 3. | Irish | 205230 | 7.60% |
| 4. | Polish | 172219 | 6.38% |
| 5. | Italian | 102617 | 3.80% |
| 6. | Puerto Rican | 99724 | 3.69% |
| 7. | English | 64628 | 2.39% |
| 8. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 43458 | 1.61% |
| 9. | Filipino | 30070 | 1.11% |
| 10. | Asian Indian | 28819 | 1.07% |
| 11. | Russian | 28571 | 1.06% |
| 12. | Swedish | 26921 | 1.00% |
| 13. | French (Except Basque) | 25016 | 0.93% |
| 14. | Ecuadorian | 18555 | 0.69% |
| 15. | Guatemalan | 18483 | 0.68% |
| 16. | Greek | 18328 | 0.68% |
| 17. | European | 16908 | 0.63% |
| 18. | Scottish | 16093 | 0.60% |
| 19. | Dutch | 14919 | 0.55% |
| 20. | Norwegian | 14389 | 0.53% |
| 21. | Scotch-Irish | 12854 | 0.48% |
| 22. | Ukrainian | 12465 | 0.46% |
| 23. | Korean | 12289 | 0.46% |
| 24. | Czech | 12284 | 0.45% |
| 25. | Lithuanian | 11907 | 0.44% |
| 26. | Romanian | 9463 | 0.35% |
| 27. | Hungarian | 9291 | 0.34% |
| 28. | Colombian | 8747 | 0.32% |
| 29. | Vietnamese | 8124 | 0.30% |
| 30. | Cuban | 8030 | 0.30% |
| 31. | Austrian | 6828 | 0.25% |
| 32. | Yugoslavian | 6774 | 0.25% |
| 33. | Croatian | 6734 | 0.25% |
| 34. | Eastern European | 6585 | 0.24% |
| 35. | Welsh | 6545 | 0.24% |
| 36. | Pakistani | 5984 | 0.22% |
| 37. | British | 5976 | 0.22% |
| 38. | Serbian | 5577 | 0.21% |
| 39. | Nigerian | 5538 | 0.21% |
| 40. | Danish | 5328 | 0.20% |
| 41. | Honduran | 5021 | 0.19% |
| 42. | Jamaican | 4955 | 0.18% |
| 43. | Japanese | 4911 | 0.18% |
| 44. | Peruvian | 4716 | 0.17% |
| 45. | Salvadoran | 4611 | 0.17% |
| 46. | Slovak | 4466 | 0.17% |
| 47. | French Canadian | 4336 | 0.16% |
| 48. | Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 4073 | 0.15% |
| 49. | Swiss | 3373 | 0.12% |
| 50. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 3310 | 0.12% |
| 51. | Bulgarian | 3136 | 0.12% |
| 52. | Haitian | 3094 | 0.11% |
| 53. | Palestinian | 2651 | 0.10% |
| 54. | Ethiopian | 2588 | 0.10% |
| 55. | Belgian | 2427 | 0.09% |
| 56. | Canadian | 2417 | 0.09% |
| 57. | Czechoslovakian | 2398 | 0.09% |
| 58. | Finnish | 2390 | 0.09% |
| 59. | Thai | 2359 | 0.09% |
| 60. | Spaniard | 2321 | 0.09% |
| 61. | Belizean | 2243 | 0.08% |
| 62. | Lebanese | 2195 | 0.08% |
| 63. | Iranian | 2146 | 0.08% |
| 64. | Albanian | 1985 | 0.07% |
| 65. | Northern European | 1978 | 0.07% |
| 66. | Iraqi | 1889 | 0.07% |
| 67. | Scandinavian | 1884 | 0.07% |
| 68. | Turkish | 1868 | 0.07% |
| 69. | Ghanaian | 1866 | 0.07% |
| 70. | Spanish | 1816 | 0.07% |
| 71. | Bangladeshi | 1556 | 0.06% |
| 72. | Argentinean | 1515 | 0.06% |
| 73. | Israeli | 1480 | 0.05% |
| 74. | Brazilian | 1469 | 0.05% |
| 75. | Slovene | 1397 | 0.05% |
| 76. | Latvian | 1342 | 0.05% |
| 77. | Armenian | 1280 | 0.05% |
| 78. | Nicaraguan | 1268 | 0.05% |
| 79. | Portuguese | 1212 | 0.04% |
| 80. | Syrian | 1205 | 0.04% |
| 81. | Cambodian | 1182 | 0.04% |
| 82. | Egyptian | 1102 | 0.04% |
| 83. | Slavic | 1008 | 0.04% |
| 84. | Chilean | 952 | 0.04% |
| 85. | Moroccan | 948 | 0.04% |
| 86. | Panamanian | 785 | 0.03% |
| 87. | Somalian | 781 | 0.03% |
| 88. | Laotian | 748 | 0.03% |
| 89. | Cherokee | 703 | 0.03% |
| 90. | Costa Rican | 698 | 0.03% |
| 91. | Macedonian | 695 | 0.03% |
| 92. | Venezuelan | 694 | 0.03% |
| 93. | Jordanian | 663 | 0.02% |
| 94. | Taiwanese | 618 | 0.02% |
| 95. | Australian | 601 | 0.02% |
| 96. | Luxemburger | 559 | 0.02% |
| 97. | Trinidadian And Tobagonian | 541 | 0.02% |
| 98. | Kenyan | 456 | 0.02% |
| 99. | Bolivian | 451 | 0.02% |
| 100. | Micronesian | 440 | 0.02% |
| 101. | Sudanese | 344 | 0.01% |
| 102. | Uruguayan | 323 | 0.01% |
| 103. | Basque | 315 | 0.01% |
| 104. | South African | 303 | 0.01% |
| 105. | Guyanese | 291 | 0.01% |
| 106. | Navajo | 269 | 0.01% |
| 107. | Sri Lankan | 258 | 0.01% |
| 108. | Malaysian | 257 | 0.01% |
| 109. | Sierra Leonean | 252 | 0.01% |
| 110. | Barbadian | 241 | 0.01% |
| 111. | Afghan | 234 | 0.01% |
| 112. | Pennsylvania German | 225 | 0.01% |
| 113. | Estonian | 215 | 0.01% |
| 114. | Apache | 213 | 0.01% |
| 115. | Sioux | 193 | 0.01% |
| 116. | Native Hawaiian | 192 | 0.01% |
| 117. | Chippewa | 187 | 0.01% |
| 118. | Choctaw | 185 | 0.01% |
| 119. | New Zealander | 182 | 0.01% |
| 120. | Icelander | 150 | 0.01% |
| 121. | Paraguayan | 141 | 0.01% |
| 122. | Iroquois | 112 | 0.00% |
| 123. | British West Indian | 106 | 0.00% |
| 124. | Celtic | 105 | 0.00% |
| 125. | Cypriot | 103 | 0.00% |
| 126. | Menominee | 98 | 0.00% |
| 127. | Blackfeet | 91 | 0.00% |
| 128. | Maltese | 84 | 0.00% |
| 129. | Hmong | 81 | 0.00% |
| 130. | German Russian | 81 | 0.00% |
| 131. | Liberian | 80 | 0.00% |
| 132. | Potawatomi | 79 | 0.00% |
| 133. | Spanish American | 75 | 0.00% |
| 134. | Alsatian | 69 | 0.00% |
| 135. | Cajun | 64 | 0.00% |
| 136. | Zimbabwean | 61 | 0.00% |
| 137. | Bahamian | 57 | 0.00% |
| 138. | Soviet Union | 53 | 0.00% |
| 139. | Samoan | 52 | 0.00% |
| 140. | Lumbee | 51 | 0.00% |
| 141. | Ugandan | 50 | 0.00% |
| 142. | Indonesian | 44 | 0.00% |
| 143. | Kiowa | 43 | 0.00% |
| 144. | U.S. Virgin Islander | 39 | 0.00% |
| 145. | Ottawa | 38 | 0.00% |
| 146. | Carpatho Rusyn | 35 | 0.00% |
| 147. | Delaware | 31 | 0.00% |
| 148. | Cree | 27 | 0.00% |
| 149. | Bermudan | 26 | 0.00% |
| 150. | Paiute | 25 | 0.00% |
| 151. | Pueblo | 18 | 0.00% |
| 152. | Yaqui | 15 | 0.00% |
| 153. | Creek | 14 | 0.00% |
| 154. | Cape Verdean | 13 | 0.00% |
| 155. | Seminole | 8 | 0.00% |
| 156. | Osage | 3 | 0.00% |
| 157. | Dutch West Indian | 1 | 0.00% |