Ancestry in the Town of Elmira, Chemung County, New York (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Chemung County and the Town of Elmira
Town of Elmira
Chemung County
0%5%10%15%20%CountIrishGermanItalianEnglishAmericanUnclassified1Other2PolishUkrainianFrenchScottishScandinavianHungarianDutchBritishScotch-IrishWelshRussianFinnishSwedish24.593287%17.415833%24.593287%24.6%1,67816.253847%18.176016%16.253847%16.3%1,10916.165909%12.515101%16.165909%16.2%1,10311.373296%10.976499%11.373296%11.4%77610.625824%12.699733%10.625824%10.6%7259.658508%15.522783%9.658508%9.7%6599.248131%18.633038%9.248131%9.2%6318.925693%5.578856%8.925693%8.9%6094.748644%1.185293%4.748644%4.7%3244.514143%2.420734%4.514143%4.5%3083.883922%2.225844%3.883922%3.9%2652.726074%0.299742%2.726074%2.7%1862.110509%0.507169%2.110509%2.1%1441.890664%3.048711%1.890664%1.9%1291.876008%0.686102%1.876008%1.9%1281.289755%0.591507%1.289755%1.3%881.040598%1.594447%1.040598%1.0%711.011285%0.723713%1.011285%1.0%690.644878%0.297463%0.644878%0.6%440.630221%0.969889%0.630221%0.6%43

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Chemung County and the Town of Elmira
Town of Elmira
Chemung County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%MexicanSouth AmericanColombianCentral AmericanHonduranOther Hispanic44.444444%29.391237%44.444444%44.4%80.117%0.12%44.444444%4.963164%44.444444%44.4%80.117%0.12%44.444444%3.450950%44.444444%44.4%80.117%0.12%5.555556%15.509888%5.555556%5.6%10.015%0.01%5.555556%1.318340%5.555556%5.6%10.015%0.01%5.555556%6.087631%5.555556%5.6%10.015%0.01%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Chemung County and the Town of Elmira
Town of Elmira
Chemung County
0%10%20%30%Count%IndianChineseFilipinoKorean35.714286%27.611395%35.714286%35.7%250.366%0.37%34.285714%13.367421%34.285714%34.3%240.352%0.35%21.428571%10.226443%21.428571%21.4%150.220%0.22%8.571429%10.226443%8.571429%8.6%60.088%0.09%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in the Town of Elmira

Irish Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
12.8%14.7%16.5%18.4%20.2%22.1%

German Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
13.8%15.0%16.3%17.5%18.7%20.0%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
4.6%8.9%13.2%17.4%21.7%26.0%

English Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
3.1%5.0%6.8%8.7%10.5%12.4%

American Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
9.3%10.7%12.0%13.3%14.7%16.0%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
2.6%4.0%5.3%6.6%7.9%9.3%

Ukrainian Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Ukrainian' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.2%2.2%3.1%4.1%5.1%

French Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.2%2.2%3.2%4.2%5.2%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
2.3%3.1%3.8%4.5%5.3%6.1%

Scandinavian Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scandinavian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%

Hungarian Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Hungarian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
1.4%2.4%3.3%4.1%5.0%6.0%

British Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.48%0.97%1.45%1.94%2.43%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.43%0.63%0.83%1.03%1.22%1.42%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.75%1.13%1.51%1.89%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.17%0.25%0.33%0.42%

South American Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.030%0.061%0.091%0.121%0.152%

Colombian Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Colombian' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.030%0.061%0.091%0.121%0.152%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.27%0.41%0.54%0.68%

Honduran Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Honduran' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.007%0.014%0.021%0.028%0.035%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.29%0.43%0.58%0.73%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.09%0.18%0.27%0.36%0.46%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.09%0.18%0.27%0.36%0.45%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.48%0.95%1.43%1.90%2.39%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Elmira Area

There are 12 county subdivisions in the Elmira Area. This section compares the Town of Elmira to all of the county subdivisions in the Elmira Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Elmira.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Elmira, selected other county subdivisions in the Elmira Area, and entities that contain the Town of Elmira
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Town of BaldwinBaldwinTown of ElmiraElmiraTown of SouthportSouthportTown of Big FlatsBig FlatsTown of AshlandAshlandElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungTown of ErinElmiraTown of CatlinCatlinTown of Van EttenVan EttenTown of HorseheadsHorseheadsNortheastTown of VeteranVeteranMiddle AtlanticTown of ChemungChemungNew YorkUnited States of AmericaUnited States25.400740%25.400740%25.4%206124.593287%24.593287%24.6%1,678218.777663%18.777663%18.8%1,994318.490953%18.490953%18.5%1,441418.219178%18.219178%18.2%266517.415833%17.415833%17.4%15,28115.3k17.415833%17.415833%17.4%15,28115.3k17.275914%17.275914%17.3%345616.929643%16.929643%16.9%4,839715.955402%15.955402%16.0%415815.646651%15.646651%15.6%271915.557370%15.557370%15.6%3,0481015.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M13.775199%13.775199%13.8%4511113.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.308913%13.308913%13.3%3271211.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M10.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M

Ancestry by County Subdivision in New York

There are 1,023 county subdivisions in New York. This section compares the Town of Elmira to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Elmira. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Elmira, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Elmira
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of OrangetownOrangetownTown of ClayTown of HamburgHamburgTown of ColonieColonieTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of ElmiraElmiraTroyTown of PerintonPerintonTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of TonawandaTonawandaBinghamtonTown of CortlandtCortlandtTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of WebsterWebsterTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of IslipElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonTown of UnionTown of LancasterLancasterTown of AmherstAmherstTown of Mount PleasantMt PleasantTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitAlbanyNortheastSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaMiddle AtlanticTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloTown of HenriettaHenriettaStaten IslandNiagara FallsNew YorkSchenectadyYonkersUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadUticaRochesterTown of MonroeMonroeWhite PlainsNew RochelleTown of RyeManhattanTown of RamapoRamapoQueensMount VernonBrooklynBronx31.021425%31.021425%31.0%15,56515.6k125.710301%25.710301%25.7%15,30215.3k225.623986%25.623986%25.6%14,84514.8k324.987635%24.987635%25.0%20,71320.7k424.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k524.709605%24.709605%24.7%11,16811.2k624.593287%24.593287%24.6%1,67822.214871%22.214871%22.2%11,08111.1k721.595155%21.595155%21.6%10,05610.1k821.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k920.307053%20.307053%20.3%14,85414.9k1019.249303%19.249303%19.2%8,9081119.095265%19.095265%19.1%8,1301219.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k1318.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k1418.614463%18.614463%18.6%8,2061518.204937%18.204937%18.2%10,52310.5k1618.184062%18.184062%18.2%8,1051717.853321%17.853321%17.9%15,51415.5k1817.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k1917.415833%17.415833%17.4%15,28115.3k17.415833%17.415833%17.4%15,28115.3k17.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k2016.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k2116.144317%16.144317%16.1%8,9272216.138092%16.138092%16.1%6,8952315.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k2415.766059%15.766059%15.8%7,0172515.680063%15.680063%15.7%8,0182615.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k2715.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k2814.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k2913.843888%13.843888%13.8%12,12612.1k3013.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M12.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k3112.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k3212.340973%12.340973%12.3%5,3743312.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k3411.915413%11.915413%11.9%5,8603511.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M11.694176%11.694176%11.7%7,6663610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k3710.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k389.524431%9.524431%9.5%5,842398.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k408.804289%8.804289%8.8%3,728418.512732%8.512732%8.5%4,931427.558733%7.558733%7.6%5,994437.284257%7.284257%7.3%3,400446.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k454.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070463.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k473.399446%3.399446%3.4%2,319483.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k492.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k50

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Elmira to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Elmira. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Elmira, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Elmira
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#QuincyToms River TownshipToms RivTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of ElmiraElmiraTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenManchesterTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of IslipElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonPittsburghLowellTown of AmherstAmherstAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonLynnMiddle AtlanticBrocktonTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloCambridgeStaten IslandNew YorkPhiladelphiaYonkersWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadSpringfieldTown of StamfordStamfordRochesterNew BedfordTown of WaterburyWaterburyProvidenceEdison TownshipEdisonManhattanAllentownTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BridgeportBridgeportJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodQueensBrooklynTown of HartfordHartfordBronxElizabethNewarkPaterson26.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k126.146401%26.146401%26.1%23,82823.8k224.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k324.593287%24.593287%24.6%1,67821.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k419.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k519.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k618.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k717.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k817.415833%17.415833%17.4%15,28115.3k17.415833%17.415833%17.4%15,28115.3k17.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k916.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k1016.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k1116.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1215.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k1315.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1514.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1614.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1714.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k1814.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1913.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k2013.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k2112.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k2212.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2312.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2412.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k2511.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M11.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2710.417182%10.417182%10.4%10,53510.5k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k299.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k309.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k318.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k328.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048338.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812348.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k357.326148%7.326148%7.3%7,463366.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k376.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211386.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845394.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070404.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372414.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k423.973158%3.973158%4.0%3,890433.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k443.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k453.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977462.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Elmira to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Elmira. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Elmira, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Elmira
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Town of ElmiraElmiraElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungNortheastTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonMiddle AtlanticNew YorkTulsaColumbusPhiladelphiaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTucsonSeattleDenverOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Seattle EastPhoenixPlanoSacramentoSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoLas VegasChicagoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinFort WorthManhattanAlbuquerqueWashingtonOrlandoMilwaukeeSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNortheast DallasNE DallasFresnoOntarioSan JoseAtlantaAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyHoustonQueensSan BernardinoLos AngelesBrooklynEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySouthwest DallasSW DallasSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoBronxDetroitMiami24.593287%24.593287%24.6%1,67817.415833%17.415833%17.4%15,28115.3k17.415833%17.415833%17.4%15,28115.3k15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k213.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M11.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M11.613485%11.613485%11.6%68,78468.8k311.149313%11.149313%11.1%91,31891.3k411.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k510.818128%10.818128%10.8%61,97562.0k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.172044%10.172044%10.2%88,88888.9k710.023098%10.023098%10.0%104,621105k89.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k98.693811%8.693811%8.7%57,29157.3k108.646645%8.646645%8.6%50,70650.7k118.340623%8.340623%8.3%265,731266k128.209757%8.209757%8.2%44,93244.9k137.967295%7.967295%8.0%89,26089.3k147.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k157.821029%7.821029%7.8%52,11352.1k167.711525%7.711525%7.7%183,537184k177.587390%7.587390%7.6%141,881142k187.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k197.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k207.298206%7.298206%7.3%54,60754.6k217.187308%7.187308%7.2%61,73161.7k227.043202%7.043202%7.0%60,00460.0k236.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k246.828964%6.828964%6.8%43,85843.9k256.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k266.282831%6.282831%6.3%36,59936.6k275.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k285.894964%5.894964%5.9%58,04758.0k295.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k305.682282%5.682282%5.7%32,84732.8k315.676427%5.676427%5.7%87,81787.8k325.515056%5.515056%5.5%38,17538.2k335.074170%5.074170%5.1%32,66732.7k345.023122%5.023122%5.0%88,24388.2k354.884414%4.884414%4.9%28,33428.3k364.677963%4.677963%4.7%79,39779.4k374.124565%4.124565%4.1%75,93375.9k383.994070%3.994070%4.0%131,942132k393.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k403.509199%3.509199%3.5%29,43429.4k413.476966%3.476966%3.5%89,52289.5k423.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k433.099164%3.099164%3.1%29,64829.6k443.013953%3.013953%3.0%29,11529.1k452.767147%2.767147%2.8%19,41319.4k462.283638%2.283638%2.3%12,52512.5k472.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.510146%1.510146%1.5%14,54014.5k50

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Town of Elmira. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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