Ancestry in Jefferson County, Alabama (County)

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 Alabama and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Alabama
0%10%20%30%40%CountOther1Unclassified2AmericanEnglishIrishGermanScottishSubsaharan AfricanItalianAfricanScotch-IrishFrenchEuropeanDutchArabPolishBritish49.218778%39.178243%49.218778%49.2%324,399324k16.207502%22.141597%16.207502%16.2%106,823107k12.623199%15.621904%12.623199%12.6%83,19983.2k7.759416%7.666937%7.759416%7.8%51,14251.1k7.346426%8.818210%7.346426%7.3%48,42048.4k5.860148%6.809974%5.860148%5.9%38,62438.6k2.064646%1.785955%2.064646%2.1%13,60813.6k2.054784%0.942769%2.054784%2.1%13,54313.5k2.050536%1.697340%2.050536%2.1%13,51513.5k1.773641%0.817717%1.773641%1.8%11,69011.7k1.594608%1.526100%1.594608%1.6%10,51010.5k1.380376%1.539919%1.380376%1.4%9,0981.260666%1.136545%1.260666%1.3%8,3090.638754%0.774153%0.638754%0.6%4,2100.627526%0.258698%0.627526%0.6%4,1360.589444%0.595167%0.589444%0.6%3,8850.564106%0.451358%0.564106%0.6%3,718
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Alabama and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Alabama
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanGuatemalanPuerto RicanOther HispanicSouth AmericanHonduranSalvadoranCubanSpaniardColombianPeruvianSpanishEcuadorian70.430992%64.564890%70.430992%70.4%17,12617.1k2.598%2.60%12.559632%15.021473%12.559632%12.6%3,0540.463%0.46%6.584142%9.164716%6.584142%6.6%1,6010.243%0.24%6.242803%8.470670%6.242803%6.2%1,5180.230%0.23%5.041948%4.875377%5.041948%5.0%1,2260.186%0.19%3.713604%3.679013%3.713604%3.7%9030.137%0.14%3.088501%2.025808%3.088501%3.1%7510.114%0.11%2.175522%1.640285%2.175522%2.2%5290.080%0.08%1.636782%2.802541%1.636782%1.6%3980.060%0.06%1.184405%1.243392%1.184405%1.2%2880.044%0.04%1.069255%1.170008%1.069255%1.1%2600.039%0.04%0.929429%0.607743%0.929429%0.9%2260.034%0.03%0.822504%0.752443%0.822504%0.8%2000.030%0.03%0.645665%0.404128%0.645665%0.6%1570.024%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Alabama and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Alabama
0%10%20%30%Count%IndianChineseVietnameseKoreanPakistaniFilipinoMixedJapaneseNepaleseThaiBangladeshiNot Specified31.735803%20.510668%31.735803%31.7%3,1520.478%0.48%23.852195%19.840643%23.852195%23.9%2,3690.359%0.36%14.579138%14.541354%14.579138%14.6%1,4480.220%0.22%10.169150%18.220730%10.169150%10.2%1,0100.153%0.15%7.440596%2.760766%7.440596%7.4%7390.112%0.11%4.611357%9.698077%4.611357%4.6%4580.069%0.07%1.369311%1.106282%1.369311%1.4%1360.021%0.02%1.349174%3.371526%1.349174%1.3%1340.020%0.02%1.026983%0.553141%1.026983%1.0%1020.015%0.02%0.996778%2.283353%0.996778%1.0%990.015%0.02%0.966573%1.249506%0.966573%1.0%960.015%0.01%0.634313%0.892269%0.634313%0.6%630.010%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Jefferson County

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
8.3%10.7%13.1%15.4%17.7%20.1%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
4.3%6.8%9.2%11.7%14.1%16.7%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
5.4%7.9%10.4%12.8%15.3%17.8%

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
3.8%5.3%6.8%8.2%9.7%11.2%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.0%1.9%2.6%3.4%4.2%5.0%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1.0%1.8%2.5%3.3%4.0%4.7%

African Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.9%1.6%2.3%3.0%3.8%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.2%0.9%1.5%2.2%2.8%3.6%

European Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%

Dutch Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.33%0.74%1.16%1.57%1.98%2.40%

Arab Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.36%0.73%1.09%1.45%1.82%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%

British Ancestry by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.42%0.83%1.25%1.66%2.09%

Mexican Ancestry by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.5%4.7%5.9%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.31%0.61%0.92%1.23%1.54%

Guatemalan Ancestry by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.11%0.22%0.34%0.45%0.56%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.12%0.24%0.36%0.48%0.60%

South American Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.07%0.14%0.22%0.29%0.36%

Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.98%1.48%1.97%2.47%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.30%0.60%0.90%1.20%1.50%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.71%1.06%1.41%1.77%

Korean Ancestry by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.23%0.46%0.68%0.91%1.15%

Pakistani Ancestry by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pakistani' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.25%0.38%0.50%0.63%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Jefferson County

American Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0%8%16%24%32%41%

English Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.7%9.5%14.2%18.9%23.7%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.9%7.8%11.6%15.5%19.4%

German Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.5%14.0%17.5%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%3.1%4.6%6.1%7.7%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.1%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.2%8.3%10.5%

African Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.2%9.0%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.4%4.5%5.7%

French Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.3%4.9%6.6%8.3%

European Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.3%5.0%6.7%8.4%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.2%5.6%7.0%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.7%4.6%

British Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.2%5.3%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.8%9.6%14.4%19.2%24.1%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.2%9.0%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.9%7.4%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%

South American Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.6%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.3%3.1%4.0%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.47%0.93%1.40%1.87%2.34%

Pakistani Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pakistani' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%
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Ancestry by Place in Jefferson County

There are 47 places that are fully or partially contained within Jefferson County (36 fully and 11 partially). This section compares all 47 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

American Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected places in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%Count#MorrisConcordBrooksideTrussvilleMount OliveKimberlyGardendaleMaytownTarrantHelenaHomewoodMountain BrookMtn BrkMcDonald ChapelMidfieldPinsonEast South CentralFultondaleAlabamaSylvan SpringsSylvan SpgsLeedsVestavia HillsVestavia HlsBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamWest JeffersonW JeffersonLake ViewIrondaleRock CreekJefferson CountyJeffersonBirminghamHueytownSumitonTraffordHooverClayMinorArgoGraysvilleWarriorSouthMulgaGrayson ValleyGrayson VlyAdamsvilleCardiffUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFairfieldPleasant GrovePleasant GrvEdgewaterForestdaleCenter PointCounty LineBessemerLipscombNorth JohnsBrighton31.267606%31.267606%31.3%555123.571040%23.571040%23.6%433220.798669%20.798669%20.8%250320.204101%20.204101%20.2%4,217420.132169%20.132169%20.1%853518.274648%18.274648%18.3%519618.181818%18.181818%18.2%2,500717.765043%17.765043%17.8%62817.222134%17.222134%17.2%1,080917.107204%17.107204%17.1%3,0161016.712147%16.712147%16.7%4,2871116.642314%16.642314%16.6%3,4171216.570328%16.570328%16.6%861315.969582%15.969582%16.0%8401415.930748%15.930748%15.9%1,1871515.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.665236%15.665236%15.7%1,3871615.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k15.402168%15.402168%15.4%2701714.938894%14.938894%14.9%1,7481814.931519%14.931519%14.9%5,1131914.550836%14.550836%14.6%166,070166k14.069264%14.069264%14.1%652013.887897%13.887897%13.9%3892113.835970%13.835970%13.8%1,7142213.426573%13.426573%13.4%1922312.623199%12.623199%12.6%83,19983.2k12.380428%12.380428%12.4%26,29926.3k2412.249161%12.249161%12.2%1,9352511.846435%11.846435%11.8%3242611.818182%11.818182%11.8%782711.712247%11.712247%11.7%9,8502811.626462%11.626462%11.6%1,1232911.140351%11.140351%11.1%1273011.073583%11.073583%11.1%4593110.308739%10.308739%10.3%1973210.225141%10.225141%10.2%327339.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.617373%9.617373%9.6%93349.010673%9.010673%9.0%439357.711443%7.711443%7.7%341366.896552%6.896552%6.9%4376.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.583158%6.583158%6.6%720386.009335%6.009335%6.0%618395.784205%5.784205%5.8%52405.165823%5.165823%5.2%500414.446173%4.446173%4.4%743424.430380%4.430380%4.4%14433.775693%3.775693%3.8%1,014442.995486%2.995486%3.0%73451.984127%1.984127%2.0%5461.569038%1.569038%1.6%4547
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 47 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Jefferson County

There are 17 county subdivisions in Jefferson County. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected county subdivisions in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Concord-Rock CreekConcord-Rock CrkTrussvilleClayKimberly-MorrisBrooksideRobbins CrossroadsGardendaleWarriorEast South CentralAlabamaMaytown-Sylvan SpringsMaytown-Sylvan S…PalmerdaleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamLeedsWest JeffersonW JeffersonNorth JohnsHooverGreenwoodJefferson CountyJeffersonBirminghamSouthGraysville-AdamsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited States20.045732%20.045732%20.0%1,578119.706020%19.706020%19.7%3,794219.134413%19.134413%19.1%2,635319.118428%19.118428%19.1%1,800418.653505%18.653505%18.7%737518.634001%18.634001%18.6%1,004618.147431%18.147431%18.1%4,126716.957862%16.957862%17.0%1,155815.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k15.312164%15.312164%15.3%569915.218965%15.218965%15.2%8411014.550836%14.550836%14.6%166,070166k13.808311%13.808311%13.8%2,2231113.531737%13.531737%13.5%5821213.037664%13.037664%13.0%5851312.868446%12.868446%12.9%6,2781412.697995%12.697995%12.7%2,8941512.623199%12.623199%12.6%83,19983.2k11.353527%11.353527%11.4%51,53451.5k169.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M8.396501%8.396501%8.4%864176.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 17 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the Birmingham Area

There are 7 counties in the Birmingham Area. This section compares Jefferson County to all of the counties in the Birmingham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

American Ancestry by County#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#St. Clair CountySt. ClairChilton CountyChiltonWalker CountyWalkerEast South CentralAlabamaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamShelby CountyShelbyBlount CountyBlountJefferson CountyJeffersonBibb CountyBibbSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States26.930096%26.930096%26.9%23,31523.3k119.807381%19.807381%19.8%8,679215.750156%15.750156%15.8%10,33110.3k315.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k14.550836%14.550836%14.6%166,070166k14.341275%14.341275%14.3%29,53629.5k414.156731%14.156731%14.2%8,169512.623199%12.623199%12.6%83,19983.2k612.586390%12.586390%12.6%2,84179.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M6.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Alabama

There are 67 counties in Alabama. This section compares Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in Alabama and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,684.

American Ancestry by County#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in Alabama, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%Count#Talladega CountyTalladegaFranklin CountyFranklinSt. Clair CountySt. ClairMarion CountyMarionCovington CountyCovingtonMarshall CountyMarshallBaldwin CountyBaldwinHouston CountyHoustonColbert CountyColbertPike CountyPikeJackson CountyJacksonChilton CountyChiltonDale CountyDaleGeneva CountyGenevaPickens CountyPickensLawrence CountyLawrenceLauderdale CountyLauderdaleBarbour CountyBarbourLimestone CountyLimestoneMontgomery CountyMontgomeryCherokee CountyCherokeeElmore CountyElmoreAutauga CountyAutaugaWalker CountyWalkerEast South CentralAlabamaMorgan CountyMorganEtowah CountyEtowahCullman CountyCullmanBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamTallapoosa CountyTallapoosaShelby CountyShelbyWinston CountyWinstonCalhoun CountyCalhounBlount CountyBlountDeKalb CountyDeKalbButler CountyButlerJefferson CountyJeffersonBibb CountyBibbRandolph CountyRandolphMarengo CountyMarengoCoffee CountyCoffeeMobile CountyMobileTuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosaMadison CountyMadisonChambers CountyChambersClarke CountyClarkeDallas CountyDallasSouthLee CountyLeeMonroe CountyMonroeEscambia CountyEscambiaRussell CountyRussellUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMacon CountyMacon28.058033%28.058033%28.1%22,74322.7k127.023089%27.023089%27.0%8,532226.930096%26.930096%26.9%23,31523.3k326.488971%26.488971%26.5%8,010426.194704%26.194704%26.2%9,883525.656378%25.656378%25.7%24,25424.3k624.987219%24.987219%25.0%49,85249.9k724.304319%24.304319%24.3%25,25025.3k822.595950%22.595950%22.6%12,28712.3k920.125011%20.125011%20.1%6,6971019.949437%19.949437%19.9%10,49510.5k1119.807381%19.807381%19.8%8,6791219.523454%19.523454%19.5%9,6851319.189240%19.189240%19.2%5,1361418.620896%18.620896%18.6%3,7321518.439865%18.439865%18.4%6,1651618.377392%18.377392%18.4%17,02517.0k1717.468250%17.468250%17.5%4,6491817.197558%17.197558%17.2%15,52215.5k1916.978610%16.978610%17.0%38,60838.6k2016.781867%16.781867%16.8%4,3462116.523587%16.523587%16.5%13,37713.4k2216.221911%16.221911%16.2%8,9302315.750156%15.750156%15.8%10,33110.3k2415.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k15.329346%15.329346%15.3%18,32718.3k2514.820584%14.820584%14.8%15,31915.3k2614.757243%14.757243%14.8%12,00012.0k2714.550836%14.550836%14.6%166,070166k14.419649%14.419649%14.4%5,9062814.341275%14.341275%14.3%29,53629.5k2914.242285%14.242285%14.2%3,4203014.166875%14.166875%14.2%16,41716.4k3114.156731%14.156731%14.2%8,1693213.630404%13.630404%13.6%9,6693313.081854%13.081854%13.1%2,6533412.623199%12.623199%12.6%83,19983.2k3512.586390%12.586390%12.6%2,8413612.562459%12.562459%12.6%2,8413712.409050%12.409050%12.4%2,4903811.864839%11.864839%11.9%6,0503911.035963%11.035963%11.0%45,72145.7k4010.728944%10.728944%10.7%21,72321.7k4110.681967%10.681967%10.7%37,38437.4k4210.403316%10.403316%10.4%3,5394310.186340%10.186340%10.2%2,531449.897166%9.897166%9.9%4,100459.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.825459%9.825459%9.8%15,12615.1k469.392491%9.392491%9.4%2,064478.704950%8.704950%8.7%3,297486.925779%6.925779%6.9%4,061496.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M5.151392%5.151392%5.2%1,01450
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

American Ancestry by County#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%Count#East South CentralAlabamaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJefferson CountyJeffersonWake CountyWakeSouthOrange CountyOrangeBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTarrant CountyTarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachFulton CountyFultonSt. Louis CountySt. LouisKings CountyKingsNew York CountyNew YorkWayne CountyWayneMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgFranklin CountyFranklinWestchester CountyWestchesterMaricopa CountyMaricopaOrange CountyOrangeOakland CountyOaklandMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldFairfax CountyFairfaxNassau CountyNassauSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoHarris CountyHarrisSuffolk CountySuffolkDallas CountyDallasClark CountyClarkQueens CountyQueensTravis CountyTravisMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAllegheny CountyAlleghenyRiverside CountyRiversideKing CountyKingPima CountyPimaBexar CountyBexarContra Costa CountyContra CostaSacramento CountySacramentoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHennepin CountyHennepinSan Diego CountySan DiegoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBronx CountyBronxCook CountyCookAlameda CountyAlamedaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraFresno CountyFresnoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeHonolulu CountyHonolulu15.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k14.550836%14.550836%14.6%166,070166k12.623199%12.623199%12.6%83,19983.2k10.156563%10.156563%10.2%101,421101k19.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M8.155614%8.155614%8.2%102,439102k27.823938%7.823938%7.8%145,821146k37.637981%7.637981%7.6%101,055101k47.031218%7.031218%7.0%136,935137k56.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.378735%6.378735%6.4%89,22389.2k66.370760%6.370760%6.4%63,50163.5k76.113377%6.113377%6.1%61,16861.2k85.974064%5.974064%6.0%155,735156k95.728051%5.728051%5.7%93,65393.7k105.714890%5.714890%5.7%101,016101k115.314922%5.314922%5.3%53,77553.8k125.137576%5.137576%5.1%63,30163.3k134.960541%4.960541%5.0%48,07948.1k144.887773%4.887773%4.9%199,839200k154.862795%4.862795%4.9%152,313152k164.770991%4.770991%4.8%58,93258.9k174.709734%4.709734%4.7%125,487125k184.685323%4.685323%4.7%51,18851.2k194.678012%4.678012%4.7%44,04944.0k204.638062%4.638062%4.6%52,54452.5k214.546724%4.546724%4.5%61,69061.7k224.512534%4.512534%4.5%95,06895.1k234.371330%4.371330%4.4%193,836194k244.018276%4.018276%4.0%60,19960.2k253.878946%3.878946%3.9%97,48097.5k263.865656%3.865656%3.9%80,02580.0k273.856735%3.856735%3.9%89,09189.1k283.843139%3.843139%3.8%44,12644.1k293.691745%3.691745%3.7%37,89137.9k303.659711%3.659711%3.7%57,37057.4k313.608456%3.608456%3.6%44,39744.4k323.556491%3.556491%3.6%82,64982.6k333.356447%3.356447%3.4%69,79969.8k343.343639%3.343639%3.3%33,54833.5k353.328403%3.328403%3.3%61,86561.9k363.112846%3.112846%3.1%34,48834.5k373.057662%3.057662%3.1%45,23245.2k382.940232%2.940232%2.9%37,00937.0k392.890268%2.890268%2.9%34,95135.0k402.881086%2.881086%2.9%93,73293.7k412.874173%2.874173%2.9%289,060289k422.745783%2.745783%2.7%39,45139.5k432.356465%2.356465%2.4%123,186123k442.266423%2.266423%2.3%36,38136.4k452.249961%2.249961%2.2%35,09835.1k461.952674%1.952674%2.0%36,80936.8k471.841439%1.841439%1.8%17,73617.7k481.756715%1.756715%1.8%16,78216.8k491.412767%1.412767%1.4%13,94413.9k50
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Jefferson County. 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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Principal Cities:
Birmingham, Hoover
Cities:
Adamsville, Bessemer, Birmingham, Brighton, Center Point, Clay, Fairfield, Fultondale, Gardendale, Graysville, Helena, Homewood, Hoover, Hueytown, Irondale, Kimberly, Leeds, Lipscomb, Midfield, Mountain Brook, Pinson, Pleasant Grove, Sumiton, Tarrant, Trussville, Vestavia Hills, Warrior
Towns:
Argo, Brookside, Cardiff, County Line, Lake View, Maytown, Morris, Mulga, North Johns, Sylvan Springs, Trafford, West Jefferson
Unincorporated Places:
Concord, Edgewater, Forestdale, Grayson Valley, McDonald Chapel, Minor, Mount Olive, Rock Creek
ZIP Codes:
35005, 35006, 35020, 35022, 35023, 35036, 35060, 35061, 35062, 35063, 35064, 35068, 35071, 35073, 35079, 35080, 35091, 35094, 35111, 35116, 35117, 35118, 35119, 35126, 35127, 35130, 35139, 35146, 35148, 35172, 35173, 35180, 35203, 35204, 35205, 35206, 35207, 35208, 35209, 35210, 35211, 35212, 35213, 35214, 35215, 35216, 35217, 35218, 35221, 35222, 35223, 35224, 35226, 35228, 35229, 35233, 35234, 35235, 35242, 35243, 35244, 35254, 35444
Unified School Districts:
Bessemer, Birmingham, Fairfield, Homewood, Hoover, Jefferson County, Leeds, Midfield, Mountain Brook, Tarrant, Trussville, Vestavia Hills
Congressional Districts:
AL-6, AL-7
State Senate Districts:
AL-5, AL-14, AL-15, AL-16, AL-17, AL-18, AL-19, AL-20
State House Districts:
AL-14, AL-15, AL-16, AL-43, AL-44, AL-45, AL-46, AL-47, AL-48, AL-51, AL-52, AL-54, AL-55, AL-56, AL-57, AL-58, AL-59, AL-60
Neighboring Counties:
Bibb, Blount, Shelby, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, Walker
Nearby Counties:
Chilton, Coosa, Cullman, Etowah, Fayette, Marshall, Talladega, Winston