Des Plaines city, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 60.41K Des Plaines city, IL population, 20.75K had Other Groups ancestry (34.35%), 8.99K had Polish ancestry (14.88%), and 8.96K had Unclassified ancestry (14.83%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Des Plaines city, IL Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 20753 | 34.35 |
| Polish | 8989 | 14.88 |
| Unclassified | 8961 | 14.83 |
| German | 8056 | 13.34 |
| Irish | 5002 | 8.28 |
| Italian | 3859 | 6.39 |
| English | 1763 | 2.92 |
| American | 1463 | 2.42 |
| Greek | 1405 | 2.33 |
| Swedish | 1234 | 2.04 |
| Norwegian | 1139 | 1.89 |
| Ukrainian | 938 | 1.55 |
| European | 882 | 1.46 |
| French (except Basque) | 789 | 1.31 |
| Romanian | 735 | 1.22 |
| Czech | 636 | 1.05 |
| Russian | 628 | 1.04 |
| Yugoslavian | 591 | 0.98 |
| Bulgarian | 587 | 0.97 |
| Lithuanian | 419 | 0.69 |
| Serbian | 377 | 0.62 |
| Iraqi | 373 | 0.62 |
| Dutch | 326 | 0.54 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 316 | 0.52 |
| Scottish | 296 | 0.49 |
| Danish | 295 | 0.49 |
| Hungarian | 282 | 0.47 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 275 | 0.46 |
| Austrian | 268 | 0.44 |
| Slovak | 238 | 0.39 |
| Arab | 229 | 0.38 |
| Subsaharan African | 229 | 0.38 |
| Croatian | 167 | 0.28 |
| French Canadian | 152 | 0.25 |
| Haitian | 146 | 0.24 |
| British | 141 | 0.23 |
| African | 124 | 0.21 |
| Scotch Irish | 118 | 0.20 |
| Jamaican | 112 | 0.19 |
| Scandinavian | 111 | 0.18 |
| Finnish | 106 | 0.18 |
| Eastern European | 104 | 0.17 |
| Welsh | 104 | 0.17 |
| Swiss | 101 | 0.17 |
| Albania | 98 | 0.16 |
| Armenian | 97 | 0.16 |
| Nigerian | 89 | 0.15 |
| Jordanian | 79 | 0.13 |
| Belgian | 75 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 70 | 0.12 |