Largest Ancestry Group in the U.S. Midwest

According to the **2010 U.S. Census** (most recent detailed ancestry data for the region), the largest ancestry group in the **Midwest** (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI) is:

German: 22.2%

Followed by:

• Irish: 11.3%
• English: ~9%
• Italian: ~6%
• Polish: ~6%
• Norwegian: ~4% (concentrated in MN, ND, WI)
• Swedish: ~3%

German immigration (1840s–1880s) settled heavily across the rural and industrial Midwest, creating a lasting demographic imprint.