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Chicago, IL Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
2,518,386 (92.84%) out of the total population of 2,712,608 reported first ancestry.
Chicago, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 20,605 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.56% |
Czech | 12,904 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.47% |
Danish | 5,505 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
Dutch | 15,289 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.40% |
English | 64,165 | 2.37%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
French | 29,733 | 1.10%, see rank | 2.13% | 3.34% |
German | 201,668 | 7.43%, see rank | 19.07% | 15.03% |
Greek | 18,388 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 10,464 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.46% |
Irish | 203,272 | 7.49%, see rank | 12.00% | 10.80% |
Italian | 105,464 | 3.89%, see rank | 6.14% | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 15,456 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.42% |
Polish | 163,137 | 6.01%, see rank | 7.22% | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 1,337 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
Russian | 26,891 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,224 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.99% |
Scottish | 16,451 | 0.61%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 34,453 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.95% |
Swedish | 26,736 | 0.99%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.27% |
Swiss | 3,514 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 12,960 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 51,851 | 1.91%, see rank | 5.00% | 7.12% |
Welsh | 6,269 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
2,549,570 (94.34%) out of the total population of 2,702,471 reported first ancestry.
Chicago, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 19,444 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.53% |
Czech | 11,720 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.50% |
Danish | 5,599 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.45% |
Dutch | 15,347 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.51% |
English | 63,452 | 2.35%, see rank | 6.23% | 8.53% |
French | 28,820 | 1.07%, see rank | 2.26% | 3.54% |
German | 204,801 | 7.58%, see rank | 19.89% | 15.79% |
Greek | 18,174 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 9,361 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.48% |
Irish | 204,495 | 7.57%, see rank | 12.52% | 11.36% |
Italian | 104,943 | 3.88%, see rank | 6.29% | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 14,954 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.46% |
Polish | 168,453 | 6.23%, see rank | 7.47% | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 1,218 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.46% |
Russian | 28,609 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.03% | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,819 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.07% |
Scottish | 15,711 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 34,613 | 1.28%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.93% |
Swedish | 27,531 | 1.02%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.34% |
Swiss | 3,386 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 13,594 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 43,481 | 1.61%, see rank | 4.85% | 6.72% |
Welsh | 6,196 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
2,568,634 (95.01%) out of the total population of 2,703,466 reported first ancestry.
Chicago, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 16,675 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.50% |
Czech | 12,625 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.53% |
Danish | 5,565 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.48% |
Dutch | 14,116 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.63% |
English | 64,569 | 2.39%, see rank | 6.56% | 9.02% |
French | 29,636 | 1.10%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.77% |
German | 206,160 | 7.63%, see rank | 20.72% | 16.51% |
Greek | 17,672 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 8,760 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.51% |
Irish | 201,693 | 7.46%, see rank | 12.94% | 11.76% |
Italian | 102,784 | 3.80%, see rank | 6.35% | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 14,090 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.36% | 1.51% |
Polish | 176,295 | 6.52%, see rank | 7.69% | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 1,187 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.47% |
Russian | 28,264 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 13,218 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.72% |
Scottish | 16,230 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 35,899 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.91% |
Swedish | 26,075 | 0.96%, see rank | 2.37% | 1.41% |
Swiss | 3,481 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 12,513 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.31% |
American | 34,496 | 1.28%, see rank | 4.61% | 6.28% |
Welsh | 5,904 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
2,687,177 (95.15%) out of the total population of 2,824,064 reported first ancestry.
Chicago, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 16,705 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.50% |
Czech | 13,244 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.54% |
Danish | 6,068 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.49% |
Dutch | 14,519 | 0.51%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.68% |
English | 67,227 | 2.38%, see rank | 6.71% | 9.29% |
French | 32,282 | 1.14%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.90% |
German | 219,200 | 7.76%, see rank | 21.16% | 16.89% |
Greek | 19,709 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 9,269 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.52% |
Irish | 215,362 | 7.63%, see rank | 13.14% | 12.01% |
Italian | 107,702 | 3.81%, see rank | 6.45% | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 14,933 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.55% |
Polish | 190,866 | 6.76%, see rank | 7.85% | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 1,485 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
Russian | 30,472 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.11% | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 13,578 | 0.48%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.77% |
Scottish | 17,950 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 37,245 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.88% |
Swedish | 27,189 | 0.96%, see rank | 2.46% | 1.45% |
Swiss | 3,494 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 13,084 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.32% |
American | 36,425 | 1.29%, see rank | 4.55% | 6.43% |
Welsh | 6,282 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
2,466,786 (85.18%) out of the total population of 2,896,016 reported first ancestry.
Chicago, IL | % of the Total Population | Illinois | U.S. | |
Arab | 13,325 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.36% |
Czech | 8,118 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.27% |
Danish | 3,052 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 6,701 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.91% |
English | 32,717 | 1.13%, see rank | 4.12% | 5.91% |
French | 14,731 | 0.51%, see rank | 1.34% | 2.39% |
German | 116,733 | 4.03%, see rank | 13.82% | 10.81% |
Greek | 16,255 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 5,838 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
Irish | 134,413 | 4.64%, see rank | 7.62% | 6.85% |
Italian | 82,535 | 2.85%, see rank | 4.81% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 9,610 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.15% |
Polish | 176,988 | 6.11%, see rank | 5.68% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 580 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.33% |
Russian | 21,977 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,967 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 8,695 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 36,033 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 14,303 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 1,601 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 11,757 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.24% |
American | 38,779 | 1.34%, see rank | 4.58% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 2,327 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.31% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.