Peru, Indiana — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Peru, Indiana 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 | 2463 | 21.29% |
| 2. | Irish | 1518 | 13.12% |
| 3. | English | 973 | 8.41% |
| 4. | Italian | 583 | 5.04% |
| 5. | French (Except Basque) | 209 | 1.81% |
| 6. | Dutch | 193 | 1.67% |
| 7. | French Canadian | 178 | 1.54% |
| 8. | Mexican | 135 | 1.17% |
| 9. | Polish | 133 | 1.15% |
| 10. | Scotch-Irish | 120 | 1.04% |
| 11. | Hungarian | 101 | 0.87% |
| 12. | European | 99 | 0.86% |
| 13. | Swedish | 93 | 0.80% |
| 14. | Welsh | 85 | 0.73% |
| 15. | Greek | 82 | 0.71% |
| 16. | Scottish | 81 | 0.70% |
| 17. | Lithuanian | 57 | 0.49% |
| 18. | Czech | 52 | 0.45% |
| 19. | Danish | 41 | 0.35% |
| 20. | British | 30 | 0.26% |
| 21. | Canadian | 28 | 0.24% |
| 22. | Romanian | 24 | 0.21% |
| 23. | Swiss | 20 | 0.17% |
| 24. | Pennsylvania German | 19 | 0.16% |
| 25. | Armenian | 19 | 0.16% |
| 26. | Croatian | 14 | 0.12% |
| 27. | Norwegian | 13 | 0.11% |
| 28. | Korean | 12 | 0.10% |
| 29. | Scandinavian | 12 | 0.10% |
| 30. | Filipino | 11 | 0.10% |
| 31. | Slovak | 8 | 0.07% |
| 32. | Northern European | 8 | 0.07% |
| 33. | Russian | 7 | 0.06% |
| 34. | Puerto Rican | 7 | 0.06% |
| 35. | South African | 7 | 0.06% |
| 36. | Vietnamese | 5 | 0.04% |