King of Kensington
Junior Chimp
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« on: August 12, 2017, 10:35:40 AM » |
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...than in northern New England and Utah/Mormon country since the 1980 census?
My guess is: the South didn't get much immigration from the 19th century onward and whites (the great majority with British roots) defined themselves more racially than along ethnic lines. In contrast New England received French Canadian and Irish immigrants from which :old stock" New Englanders distinguished themselves. Meanwhile it seems Utah's development depended as much on direct immigration from Britain as it did on Western migration of Americans with colonial roots.
Lower educational attainment in the South likely played a role too.
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