America, America: Where did we come from?

The map that shows where America came from: Fascinating illustration shows the ancestry of EVERY county in the US:

• Census data shows heritage of 317 million modern Americans
• Clusters show where immigrants from different nations chose to settle
• Largest ancestry grouping in the nation are of German descent with almost 50 million people
• African American or Black is the second largest grouping with just over 40 million people
• Almost 20 million people claim to have 'American' ancestry for political reasons and because they are unsure of their family's genealogy.

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