Ottumwa, Iowa — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Ottumwa, 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 | 5461 | 21.96% |
| 2. | Irish | 4116 | 16.55% |
| 3. | English | 2764 | 11.12% |
| 4. | Mexican | 1914 | 7.70% |
| 5. | Dutch | 1400 | 5.63% |
| 6. | Swedish | 689 | 2.77% |
| 7. | Italian | 529 | 2.13% |
| 8. | Scottish | 502 | 2.02% |
| 9. | French (Except Basque) | 430 | 1.73% |
| 10. | Scotch-Irish | 429 | 1.73% |
| 11. | Welsh | 409 | 1.64% |
| 12. | Norwegian | 388 | 1.56% |
| 13. | Salvadoran | 277 | 1.11% |
| 14. | Greek | 217 | 0.87% |
| 15. | Guatemalan | 206 | 0.83% |
| 16. | Yugoslavian | 131 | 0.53% |
| 17. | Danish | 117 | 0.47% |
| 18. | Czech | 110 | 0.44% |
| 19. | Vietnamese | 92 | 0.37% |
| 20. | Scandinavian | 82 | 0.33% |
| 21. | Russian | 69 | 0.28% |
| 22. | Pennsylvania German | 67 | 0.27% |
| 23. | Polish | 58 | 0.23% |
| 24. | Canadian | 58 | 0.23% |
| 25. | Filipino | 55 | 0.22% |
| 26. | Hungarian | 54 | 0.22% |
| 27. | Croatian | 47 | 0.19% |
| 28. | Laotian | 47 | 0.19% |
| 29. | Cuban | 43 | 0.17% |
| 30. | Belgian | 40 | 0.16% |
| 31. | Asian Indian | 39 | 0.16% |
| 32. | French Canadian | 38 | 0.15% |
| 33. | British | 34 | 0.14% |
| 34. | Czechoslovakian | 31 | 0.12% |
| 35. | European | 31 | 0.12% |
| 36. | Honduran | 31 | 0.12% |
| 37. | Austrian | 31 | 0.12% |
| 38. | Cajun | 30 | 0.12% |
| 39. | Colombian | 23 | 0.09% |
| 40. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 23 | 0.09% |
| 41. | Swiss | 21 | 0.08% |
| 42. | Brazilian | 21 | 0.08% |
| 43. | Ukrainian | 20 | 0.08% |
| 44. | Sudanese | 19 | 0.08% |
| 45. | Korean | 10 | 0.04% |
| 46. | Slovene | 8 | 0.03% |
| 47. | Native Hawaiian | 7 | 0.03% |
| 48. | Eastern European | 6 | 0.02% |
| 49. | Ethiopian | 6 | 0.02% |
| 50. | Japanese | 4 | 0.02% |