Ancestry Data from 2011-2015 ACS

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Added Ohio: Hungarian and Slovene

The Census Bureau has released data for ancestry based on the 2011-2015 ACS. This includes information not only about numbers but other data such as education etc.

Anyhow, I went through the population totals by state, and was surprised that not every ancestry has California or New York as the most numerous state.

By state, in order of fewest groups:

Louisiana (1): Cajun. Louisiana Cajuns are not that much more numerous than Texas Cajuns. But Louisianans are much more likely to describe themselves as French Canadian than Cajun, and at a much higher rate than Texans. 51% of Cajun ancestry are in Louisiana and 22% in Texas. Cajun includes responses of "Acadian" and "Cajun" and one other that is listed as Not Used.

Oklahoma (1): Dutch West Indian! 40% of Dutch West Indian ancestry is in Oklahoma and 30% in Texas, and 5% in Arkansas, the 3rd highest state. By county in Oklahoma, the top two are Oklahoma (OKC) and Tulsa (Tulsa), with the others generally tending toward the south and southeast. The Census includes ancestries coded as "Aruba Islander", "St Maarten Islander", "Dutch West Indies" and a Not Used as Dutch West Indian. I suspect that the Not Used is actually Black Dutch. So this is probably mixed up, just as Maryland has an excessive number of persons born in Washington, when they were actually born in the District of Columbia.

Tennessee (1): Kurdish 30% of Kurdish ancestry is in Tennessee, with 80% of that in Davidson (Nashville). If you Google for "Kurdish Restaurants ..." the completion of "in Nashville TN" is suggested.

Washington (1): Icelander 15% of Icelander ancestry is from Washington, with the highest number is the large counties on the east side of Puget Sound: Pierce, King, Snohomish, and Whatcom. California is second, and Utah is third, presumably tied into Danes and the Mormons.

Ohio (2): Hungarian 13% of Hungarian ancestry is from Ohio, with the center in Cuyahoga (Cleveland) spreading out along the lakefront: Lorain is 3rd and Lake is 5th. Other concentrations are in Summit (Akron), Lucas (Toledo), and Franklin (Columbus). The Census Bureau includes codes for both "Hungarian" and "Magyar". Slovene 31% of Slovene ancestry is from Ohio, Pennsylvanian is next at 10%. Extremely concentrated in the Cleveland area, with a definite eastward drift. Lake is not far below Cuyahoga, and Geauga is 4th in Ohio. The Census Bureau includes codes for both "Slovene" and "Sorbian/Wend". This confuses me, since I thought Wends were Germanicized Slavs. The Census Bureau has a code for a birthplace of Slovenia, and language of Slovene.