26 Maps That Show How Ethnic Groups Are Divided Across America (2024)

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49,840,035 Germans live mostly in the Midwest. 35,751,251 Irish are strongest in the North East. 31,798,258 Mexicans are strongest west of the Mississippi. 27,404,243 English are strongest in the North East and North West. 19,094,109 Americans are found mostly in the South East (people select this ancestry either as a political statement or because their pre-American ancestry is uncertain). 17,571,808 Italians are strongest in the North East. 9,835,471 Polish are strongest in the North East and Great Lakes region. 9,326,380 French (except Basque) are strongest in New England and Louisiana. 5,821,321 Scottish are strongest in the North East and North West, like the English. 5,227,887 Scotch-Irish (aka Irish Presbyterians from Ulster) are surprisingly strong in the Carolinas and Tennessee. 4,950,629 Dutch are strongest in the Midwest and North West. 4,623,716 Puerto Ricans are strongest in Florida, Illinois, and the North East. 4,602,337 Norwegians are strongest in the West, North West, and Midwest. 4,293,208 Swedish are found in similar places, but also New England. 3,794,673 Chinese (except Taiwanese) are strongest on the West Coast and urban North East. 3,416,840 Filipino are strongest on the West Coast, Illinois, and the urban East Coast. 3,183,063 Asian-Indians are found in communities around the country. 3,072,756 Russians tend to avoid the South, except for Florida. 2,138,601 French-Canadians are found along the Canadian border and in Louisiana. 1,922,914 Welsh live in similar places to the English and Scots. 50,477,594 Hispanics are strongest in the South West, as well as in Florida, Illinois, and New York. 231,040,398 White people are most common in New England and the Midwest. 42,020,743 African-American or black people are most common in the South East. 17,320,856 Asians are most common on the West Coast and urban East Coast. 5,220,579 American Indian or Alaska Native are most common in the West (unfortunately this map does not show Alaska ...). 1,225,195 Hawaii Native or Pacific Islander are most common in the West (unfortunately this map does not show Hawaii ...). Maybe that's why we speak so differently. 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak Differently Around The Country >

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Gus Lubin

2013-09-08T14:09:00Z

The United States may be a melting pot, but many ancestry groups still stick together.

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Take German-Americans, the country's largest ancestry group with 49 million members. While they make up more than 30% of the population in the Midwest, they account for less than 10% of the population in the Deep South and California.

Irish-Americans are everywhere in the North East, but almost nowhere in the South West. Meanwhile, there are hardly any Mexican-Americans in New England.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

Maps of the largest ancestry and racial groups in America based on the American Community Survey can be found in a book called"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America." With permission from Grey House Publishing, we're posting them here.

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49,840,035 Germans live mostly in the Midwest.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

35,751,251 Irish are strongest in the North East.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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31,798,258 Mexicans are strongest west of the Mississippi.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

27,404,243 English are strongest in the North East and North West.

Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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19,094,109 Americans are found mostly in the South East (people select this ancestry either as a political statement or because their pre-American ancestry is uncertain).

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

17,571,808 Italians are strongest in the North East.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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9,835,471 Polish are strongest in the North East and Great Lakes region.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

9,326,380 French (except Basque) are strongest in New England and Louisiana.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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5,821,321 Scottish are strongest in the North East and North West, like the English.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

5,227,887 Scotch-Irish (aka Irish Presbyterians from Ulster) are surprisingly strong in the Carolinas and Tennessee.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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4,950,629 Dutch are strongest in the Midwest and North West.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

4,623,716 Puerto Ricans are strongest in Florida, Illinois, and the North East.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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4,602,337 Norwegians are strongest in the West, North West, and Midwest.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

4,293,208 Swedish are found in similar places, but also New England.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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3,794,673 Chinese (except Taiwanese) are strongest on the West Coast and urban North East.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

3,416,840 Filipino are strongest on the West Coast, Illinois, and the urban East Coast.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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3,183,063 Asian-Indians are found in communities around the country.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

3,072,756 Russians tend to avoid the South, except for Florida.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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2,138,601 French-Canadians are found along the Canadian border and in Louisiana.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

1,922,914 Welsh live in similar places to the English and Scots.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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50,477,594 Hispanics are strongest in the South West, as well as in Florida, Illinois, and New York.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

231,040,398 White people are most common in New England and the Midwest.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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42,020,743 African-American or black people are most common in the South East.

26 Maps That Show How Ethnic Groups Are Divided Across America (24)

Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

17,320,856 Asians are most common on the West Coast and urban East Coast.

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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5,220,579 American Indian or Alaska Native are most common in the West (unfortunately this map does not show Alaska ...).

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

1,225,195 Hawaii Native or Pacific Islander are most common in the West (unfortunately this map does not show Hawaii ...).

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Maps from Ancestry & Ethnicity in America, 2012, Grey House Publishing, Amenia, NY. Reprinted with permission.

From"Ancestry & Ethnicity in America" based onthe American Community Survey (2006–2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race.

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Maybe that's why we speak so differently.

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