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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 McDowell County and Sandy River

Sandy River

McDowell County

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Sandy River

German
- German
- Irish
- English
- American
- Dutch
- Italian
- Welsh
- French
- Scottish
- Russian
- Scotch-Irish
- British

German Ancestry by Tract#2

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):

5.6%		7.9%		10.3%		12.6%		15.0%		17.4%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#3

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):

7.0%		8.7%		10.3%		11.9%		13.5%		15.2%

English Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):

2.8%		5.3%		7.8%		10.3%		12.8%		15.4%

American Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):

0.6%		2.1%		3.5%		4.9%		6.3%		7.8%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):

0.4%		1.5%		2.5%		3.5%		4.5%		5.6%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):

0.0%		0.7%		1.3%		2.0%		2.6%		3.4%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):

0.00%		0.11%		0.22%		0.33%		0.44%		0.55%

French Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):

0.00%		0.34%		0.68%		1.02%		1.36%		1.70%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):

0.00%		0.28%		0.55%		0.83%		1.10%		1.38%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):

0.00%		0.16%		0.32%		0.49%		0.65%		0.81%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):

0.00%		0.17%		0.35%		0.52%		0.70%		0.88%

British Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):

0.000%		0.022%		0.044%		0.067%		0.089%		0.111%

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Ancestry by County Subdivision in West Virginia

There are 230 county subdivisions in West Virginia. This section compares Sandy River to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sandy River. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 11,231.

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the South

There are 8,483 county subdivisions in the South. This section compares Sandy River to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sandy River. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

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

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Sandy River. 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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