This is a map showing the largest ancestry groups in North America. I found this interesting because it shows where immigrants to America settled and the number of different Americans with ancestors from each country.
49,206,934 Germans
The majority of
German-Americans now live in the centre of America, in places such as Arizona.The first significant
groups of German immigrants to arrive in the United States in the 1960s settled
in New York and Pennsylvania. They immigrated due to unemployment and political
unrest in Germany and the majority of German-Americans now live in the centre
of America.
41,284,752 Black
or African Americans
This
refers to citizens of the United States who have ancestry in Sub-Saharan
Africa. Most African Americans are descended from slaves from west and central Africa.
The majority live in the south, as this is where slaves were brought in to work
on the cotton plantations, there are also African American communities in
Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan.
35,523,082 Irish
During
the time of famine in Ireland in the 1840s there was mass immigration from
Ireland to America. Around 4.5 million Irish are estimated to have moved to
America between 1840 and 1920. The majority of Irish descendants are located in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco.
31,789,483
Mexican
American’s
with Mexican ancestry are most common on the south western border in places
such as Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, San Diego, Dallas and San Antonio.
26,923,091
English
Those
that identify as English- American are mostly found in the Northeast of America
in New England and Utah, with the number that identify as English – American having
decreased since 1980 as many more people are just identifying as American.
19,911,467
Americans
A
large proportion of those claiming to have original American ancestors are
stating this because they are unsure of their ancestry.
17,558,598
Italian
Between
1880 and 1920 over 4 million Italians immigrated to America, and there was
another wave of immigrants from Italy following world war two.
9,739,653 Polish
The Polish were one of the earliest groups from Eastern Europe to immigrate to America.
Between the mid-19th century and world war one around 2.5 million
Polish immigrated to America and settled in the largest industrial cities, such
as New York, Buffalo, Cleveland, Milwaukee and Chicago.
9,136,092 French
The
French, along with the English, were some of the first people to have colonised
North America. The most French populated areas are in the North East in border
areas alongside Quebec and in the south around New Orleans and Louisiana.
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