US Ancestry Game Information Page
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US Ancestry
Most common stated ancestry at county level of the US. Data from 2000. "American" ancestry populations were mostly settled by English, French, Welsh, Scottish and Irish.
Comments (10)
tickman
Regarding some of the criticisims of the map:
This data reflects how people have identified their own ancestry. Hence, the inclusion of "American", and the separate categories for "Mexican" and "Hispanic/Spanish".
Some of the other nationalities mentioned (e.g., Polish) don't show up for a couple of reasons:
1) the ethnicity may be common in a given area (say, Swedes in the Dakotas), but not the MOST common in the area (variously German, Norwegian, and Native American).
2) the ethnicity (e.g., Czech, Polish) may be the most common in a small area, but the map at this scale cannot show such fine resolution (such as individual neighborhoods). So, the small-scale diversity is englulfed by the large-scale of the map.
Of course, there is another problem with self-identification: many Americans no longer know what their ancestry was. If their families have been here for many generations, they are likely mixed ancestry. Also, it was quite common for people to Anglicize ("Americanize") their names. In some cases, Such changes were forced by immigration officials. In other cases, it was voluntary: a way to assimilate more quickly, get better jobs, etc. And sometimes, it was to avoid harassment (as in Germans who Anglicized their names during the world wars).
All taken together, this is a better map of who we think we are than who we really are. But that's still valid, and it still makes for a good game. There will be differences between the perception and the reality, of course. But in very broad outline (and noting some of the problems above), the two probably mesh fairly well.
3 years ago
JSEVEY
It is confusing that there are seperate categories for Mexican and Hispanic. American should NOT be a category, for there is no such ethnicity as American. Polish, Swedish, Scottish and Asian should be on here, and the French button is where I live!!! (random)
3 years ago
greatholland
wow. I've never knew that! thanks for the interesting game!
3 years ago
danielgomes
yes...
3 years ago
greatholland
Is the German category the whole light blue part of the map?
3 years ago
TKString
If you are a legal citizen of Japan, you are Japanese, but Japanese is also an ethnicity. The USA has been around long enough that in the south, there is a distinct white identity (primarily English ancestry) that has been called American.
4 years ago
quakingaspen23
I don't understand why "American" is a category. If you are a legal citizen of the U.S., then you are American.
4 years ago
gharlans
That map is great, where'd you find it?
6 years ago
Beltenebros
Yes, there were so many years when Poland was like today Mexico. With the highest number of immigrants
6 years ago
RonaldDerGrosse
I am surprised that there is no mention of Polish. Chicago seems to have a high concentration of Polish ancestry. Nice game.
6 years ago