<p>Ancestry is a broad concept. While we revise our feature on the most common ethnicities in America, presented below is the data we used to identify the dominant flavors in the great melting pot.</p>
<p>The tables come from Census data on <a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B04003&amp;prodType=table" target="_blank">general</a>, <a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B02006&amp;prodType=table">Asian</a><a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B04003&amp;prodType=table">, </a> <a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B03001&amp;prodType=table">Hispanic or Latino</a>, and <a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B02005&amp;prodType=table">American Indian</a><a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B04003&amp;prodType=table"> populations.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B04003&amp;prodType=table">General</a>:</p>
<p><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5207d9d16bb3f73c29000003-471-340/screen shot 2013-08-11 at 2.35.56 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen shot 2013 08 11 at 2.35.56 PM" /><p class="source">US Census</p></div></div></div></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5207d9ebeab8ea760f000001-476-647/screen shot 2013-08-11 at 2.35.44 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen shot 2013 08 11 at 2.35.44 PM" /><p class="source">US Census</p></div></div></div><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5207d9b4eab8eaf80c000002-467-617/screen shot 2013-08-11 at 2.36.04 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen shot 2013 08 11 at 2.36.04 PM" /><p class="source">US Census</p></div></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><span> </span><a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B02006&amp;prodType=table">Asian</a>:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5207d966ecad047e0e000004-624-411/screen shot 2013-08-11 at 2.31.45 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen shot 2013 08 11 at 2.31.45 PM" /><p class="source">US Census</p></div></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B03001&amp;prodType=table">Hispanic or Latino</a>: </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5207dadaecad04c912000001-623-449/screen shot 2013-08-11 at 2.40.23 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen shot 2013 08 11 at 2.40.23 PM" /><p class="source">US Census</p></div></div></div><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5207dac5eab8eade05000013-622-212/screen shot 2013-08-11 at 2.40.29 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen shot 2013 08 11 at 2.40.29 PM" /><p class="source">US Census</p></div></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B02005&amp;prodType=table">American Indian</a><a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B04003&amp;prodType=table"> populations</a>: </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5207db766bb3f72f2700001c-440-595/screen shot 2013-08-11 at 2.43.44 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen shot 2013 08 11 at 2.43.44 PM" /><p class="source">US Census</p></div></div></div></span></p>

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The Most Common Ethnicities In America

Ancestry is a broad concept. While we revise our feature on the most common ethnicities in America, presented below is the data we used to identify the dominant flavors in the great melting pot. The tables come from Census data on general, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian populations. General: US Census US Census US Census Asian: US Census Hispanic or Latino: US Census US Census American Indian populations: US Census

Ancestry is a broad concept.  While we revise our feature on the most common ethnicities in America, presented below is the data we used to identify the dominant flavors in the great melting pot.

The Most Common Ethnicities In America

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