Iowa City, Iowa — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Iowa City, 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 | 23182 | 34.34% |
| 2. | Irish | 12487 | 18.50% |
| 3. | English | 6190 | 9.17% |
| 4. | Italian | 2767 | 4.10% |
| 5. | Norwegian | 2704 | 4.01% |
| 6. | Swedish | 2358 | 3.49% |
| 7. | Czech | 2098 | 3.11% |
| 8. | Polish | 2012 | 2.98% |
| 9. | Mexican | 1649 | 2.44% |
| 10. | Scottish | 1590 | 2.36% |
| 11. | Dutch | 1449 | 2.15% |
| 12. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 1422 | 2.11% |
| 13. | French (Except Basque) | 1325 | 1.96% |
| 14. | European | 1179 | 1.75% |
| 15. | Asian Indian | 1138 | 1.69% |
| 16. | Scotch-Irish | 1121 | 1.66% |
| 17. | Danish | 991 | 1.47% |
| 18. | Russian | 682 | 1.01% |
| 19. | Korean | 669 | 0.99% |
| 20. | Swiss | 591 | 0.88% |
| 21. | Welsh | 470 | 0.70% |
| 22. | British | 338 | 0.50% |
| 23. | Scandinavian | 326 | 0.48% |
| 24. | Filipino | 313 | 0.46% |
| 25. | Vietnamese | 307 | 0.45% |
| 26. | Greek | 287 | 0.43% |
| 27. | Turkish | 278 | 0.41% |
| 28. | Northern European | 252 | 0.37% |
| 29. | Romanian | 235 | 0.35% |
| 30. | Belgian | 234 | 0.35% |
| 31. | Puerto Rican | 221 | 0.33% |
| 32. | Lebanese | 198 | 0.29% |
| 33. | Austrian | 190 | 0.28% |
| 34. | French Canadian | 189 | 0.28% |
| 35. | Iranian | 186 | 0.28% |
| 36. | Taiwanese | 171 | 0.25% |
| 37. | Hungarian | 159 | 0.24% |
| 38. | Honduran | 152 | 0.23% |
| 39. | Canadian | 147 | 0.22% |
| 40. | Slovak | 133 | 0.20% |
| 41. | Salvadoran | 132 | 0.20% |
| 42. | Colombian | 131 | 0.19% |
| 43. | Nigerian | 123 | 0.18% |
| 44. | Lithuanian | 119 | 0.18% |
| 45. | Malaysian | 112 | 0.17% |
| 46. | Eastern European | 111 | 0.16% |
| 47. | Finnish | 98 | 0.15% |
| 48. | Japanese | 98 | 0.15% |
| 49. | Laotian | 90 | 0.13% |
| 50. | Cuban | 85 | 0.13% |
| 51. | Serbian | 80 | 0.12% |
| 52. | Czechoslovakian | 79 | 0.12% |
| 53. | Kenyan | 79 | 0.12% |
| 54. | Luxemburger | 71 | 0.11% |
| 55. | Portuguese | 65 | 0.10% |
| 56. | Croatian | 64 | 0.09% |
| 57. | Palestinian | 62 | 0.09% |
| 58. | Sudanese | 58 | 0.09% |
| 59. | Guatemalan | 57 | 0.08% |
| 60. | Syrian | 55 | 0.08% |
| 61. | Peruvian | 53 | 0.08% |
| 62. | Pennsylvania German | 51 | 0.08% |
| 63. | Argentinean | 50 | 0.07% |
| 64. | Spaniard | 49 | 0.07% |
| 65. | Latvian | 46 | 0.07% |
| 66. | Ukrainian | 45 | 0.07% |
| 67. | Slovene | 40 | 0.06% |
| 68. | Ethiopian | 38 | 0.06% |
| 69. | Spanish | 38 | 0.06% |
| 70. | Albanian | 37 | 0.05% |
| 71. | Armenian | 34 | 0.05% |
| 72. | Icelander | 33 | 0.05% |
| 73. | Israeli | 30 | 0.04% |
| 74. | Thai | 30 | 0.04% |
| 75. | Venezuelan | 30 | 0.04% |
| 76. | Bulgarian | 27 | 0.04% |
| 77. | Brazilian | 25 | 0.04% |
| 78. | Samoan | 24 | 0.04% |
| 79. | Guyanese | 23 | 0.03% |
| 80. | Jamaican | 23 | 0.03% |
| 81. | Chilean | 21 | 0.03% |
| 82. | Yugoslavian | 19 | 0.03% |
| 83. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 19 | 0.03% |
| 84. | Indonesian | 19 | 0.03% |
| 85. | Bangladeshi | 15 | 0.02% |
| 86. | Ecuadorian | 15 | 0.02% |
| 87. | New Zealander | 14 | 0.02% |
| 88. | Celtic | 12 | 0.02% |
| 89. | British West Indian | 12 | 0.02% |
| 90. | Australian | 12 | 0.02% |
| 91. | Sioux | 11 | 0.02% |
| 92. | Slavic | 11 | 0.02% |
| 93. | Haitian | 11 | 0.02% |
| 94. | Navajo | 11 | 0.02% |
| 95. | Trinidadian And Tobagonian | 10 | 0.01% |
| 96. | Sri Lankan | 10 | 0.01% |
| 97. | Basque | 9 | 0.01% |
| 98. | Ghanaian | 9 | 0.01% |
| 99. | Belizean | 8 | 0.01% |
| 100. | Egyptian | 8 | 0.01% |
| 101. | Iroquois | 8 | 0.01% |
| 102. | Cherokee | 7 | 0.01% |
| 103. | Choctaw | 7 | 0.01% |
| 104. | Estonian | 3 | 0.00% |
| 105. | Chippewa | 2 | 0.00% |