Des Moines city, IA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 213.55K Des Moines city, IA population, 64.74K had Other Groups ancestry (30.32%), 49.84K had Unclassified ancestry (23.34%), and 40.84K had German ancestry (19.12%).
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 Moines city, IA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 64740 | 30.32 |
| Unclassified | 49835 | 23.34 |
| German | 40836 | 19.12 |
| Irish | 25392 | 11.89 |
| English | 17553 | 8.22 |
| Subsaharan African | 8233 | 3.86 |
| Italian | 7756 | 3.63 |
| American | 6702 | 3.14 |
| Norwegian | 6186 | 2.90 |
| Dutch | 4976 | 2.33 |
| Swedish | 4968 | 2.33 |
| European | 3338 | 1.56 |
| French (except Basque) | 3212 | 1.50 |
| African | 2849 | 1.33 |
| Polish | 2580 | 1.21 |
| Sudanese | 2552 | 1.20 |
| Scottish | 2515 | 1.18 |
| Danish | 1834 | 0.86 |
| Scotch Irish | 1775 | 0.83 |
| Czech | 1589 | 0.74 |
| Welsh | 1556 | 0.73 |
| British | 1071 | 0.50 |
| Scandinavian | 959 | 0.45 |
| Yugoslavian | 890 | 0.42 |
| Russian | 828 | 0.39 |
| Croatian | 793 | 0.37 |
| Somali | 586 | 0.27 |
| Ethiopian | 559 | 0.26 |
| Nigerian | 523 | 0.25 |
| Greek | 481 | 0.23 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 461 | 0.22 |
| Liberian | 440 | 0.21 |
| Swiss | 400 | 0.19 |
| French Canadian | 342 | 0.16 |
| Austrian | 321 | 0.15 |
| Northern European | 316 | 0.15 |
| Eastern European | 235 | 0.11 |
| Haitian | 220 | 0.10 |
| Jamaican | 206 | 0.10 |
| Portuguese | 186 | 0.09 |
| Canadian | 180 | 0.08 |
| Iraqi | 151 | 0.07 |
| Ukrainian | 147 | 0.07 |
| Latvian | 142 | 0.07 |
| Finnish | 137 | 0.06 |
| Afghan | 134 | 0.06 |
| Luxembourger | 129 | 0.06 |
| Czechoslovakian | 127 | 0.06 |
| Belgian | 125 | 0.06 |
| Lebanese | 123 | 0.06 |