Sterling, Illinois — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Sterling, 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. | German | 4434 | 28.71% |
| 2. | Mexican | 3359 | 21.75% |
| 3. | Irish | 2204 | 14.27% |
| 4. | English | 898 | 5.81% |
| 5. | Italian | 522 | 3.38% |
| 6. | Polish | 450 | 2.91% |
| 7. | Dutch | 428 | 2.77% |
| 8. | French (Except Basque) | 337 | 2.18% |
| 9. | Norwegian | 295 | 1.91% |
| 10. | Swedish | 291 | 1.88% |
| 11. | Scotch-Irish | 131 | 0.85% |
| 12. | Scottish | 110 | 0.71% |
| 13. | European | 108 | 0.70% |
| 14. | Danish | 96 | 0.62% |
| 15. | Czech | 79 | 0.51% |
| 16. | Puerto Rican | 67 | 0.43% |
| 17. | French Canadian | 52 | 0.34% |
| 18. | Belgian | 50 | 0.32% |
| 19. | Jordanian | 47 | 0.30% |
| 20. | Welsh | 47 | 0.30% |
| 21. | Hungarian | 43 | 0.28% |
| 22. | Canadian | 41 | 0.27% |
| 23. | Scandinavian | 38 | 0.25% |
| 24. | Russian | 37 | 0.24% |
| 25. | Lithuanian | 34 | 0.22% |
| 26. | Spaniard | 32 | 0.21% |
| 27. | Greek | 32 | 0.21% |
| 28. | British | 28 | 0.18% |
| 29. | Portuguese | 26 | 0.17% |
| 30. | Albanian | 23 | 0.15% |
| 31. | Pakistani | 17 | 0.11% |
| 32. | Pennsylvania German | 16 | 0.10% |
| 33. | Filipino | 14 | 0.09% |
| 34. | Cuban | 12 | 0.08% |
| 35. | Swiss | 12 | 0.08% |
| 36. | Malaysian | 11 | 0.07% |
| 37. | Finnish | 11 | 0.07% |
| 38. | Colombian | 10 | 0.06% |
| 39. | Ecuadorian | 9 | 0.06% |
| 40. | Macedonian | 9 | 0.06% |
| 41. | Panamanian | 6 | 0.04% |
| 42. | Ukrainian | 2 | 0.01% |