German-Americans dominate in Iowa, with 38% of state residents claiming German ancestry in 2010. Here is a look at Iowa's top 50 ancestry groups:
Rank
|
Ancestry
|
Iowa Estimated Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
|
Total:
|
3,049,883
|
100.0%
|
1
|
German
|
1,157,591
|
38.0%
|
2
|
Irish
|
454,279
|
14.9%
|
3
|
English
|
283,350
|
9.3%
|
4
|
American
|
178,321
|
5.8%
|
5
|
Norwegian
|
172,674
|
5.7%
|
6
|
Dutch
|
138,337
|
4.5%
|
7
|
Swedish
|
96,025
|
3.1%
|
8
|
French
(except Basque)
|
76,562
|
2.5%
|
9
|
Italian
|
69,317
|
2.3%
|
10
|
Danish
|
63,138
|
2.1%
|
11
|
Czech
|
60,702
|
2.0%
|
12
|
Scottish
|
48,031
|
1.6%
|
13
|
Polish
|
38,630
|
1.3%
|
14
|
European
|
35,548
|
1.2%
|
15
|
Scotch-Irish
|
25,785
|
0.8%
|
16
|
Welsh
|
20,617
|
0.7%
|
17
|
Swiss
|
14,882
|
0.5%
|
18
|
African
|
12,595
|
0.4%
|
19
|
Russian
|
11,198
|
0.4%
|
20
|
Yugoslavian
|
10,827
|
0.4%
|
21
|
French
Canadian
|
10,435
|
0.3%
|
22
|
Scandinavian
|
8,844
|
0.3%
|
23
|
Greek
|
7,635
|
0.3%
|
24
|
British
|
7,595
|
0.2%
|
25
|
Belgian
|
7,265
|
0.2%
|
26
|
Austrian
|
5,910
|
0.2%
|
27
|
Czechoslovakian
|
5,619
|
0.2%
|
28
|
Luxemburger
|
5,340
|
0.2%
|
29
|
Pennsylvania
German
|
4,378
|
0.1%
|
30
|
Canadian
|
3,960
|
0.1%
|
31
|
Ukrainian
|
3,918
|
0.1%
|
32
|
Croatian
|
3,631
|
0.1%
|
33
|
Hungarian
|
3,550
|
0.1%
|
34
|
Northern
European
|
3,474
|
0.1%
|
35
|
Lithuanian
|
3,023
|
0.1%
|
36
|
Finnish
|
2,809
|
0.1%
|
37
|
Lebanese
|
2,307
|
0.1%
|
38
|
Turkish
|
2,301
|
0.1%
|
39
|
Portuguese
|
2,252
|
0.1%
|
40
|
Slovak
|
1,530
|
0.1%
|
41
|
Sudanese
|
1,446
|
0.0%
|
42
|
Latvian
|
1,391
|
0.0%
|
43
|
Arab
|
1,317
|
0.0%
|
44
|
Albanian
|
1,224
|
0.0%
|
45
|
Ethiopian
|
1,176
|
0.0%
|
46
|
Serbian
|
1,168
|
0.0%
|
47
|
Eastern
European
|
993
|
0.0%
|
48
|
Kenyan
|
992
|
0.0%
|
49
|
Brazilian
|
958
|
0.0%
|
50
|
Other
Subsaharan African
|
949
|
0.0%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
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