There are only a few states in the US where it’s common for people to say their ancestry is ‘American’

• Business Insider recently looked at how Americans across the country identify their ancestral and ethnic backgrounds.
• One interesting answer was people who identified their ancestry as simply American or from the United States.
• That answer was most common in southern states.

Americans come from all sorts of backgrounds, and sometimes that identity lies close to home.

The Census Bureau’s American Community Survey asks several questions about residents’ economic, social, and demographic characteristics and situations. One of the questions on the survey asks respondents to report their families’ ancestries.

Using individual-level data from the Minnesota Population Center’s Integrated Public Use Microdata Series for read more >>>

Source : BusinessInsider.Com