Ancestry in Merced, California (City)

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 California and Merced
Merced
California
0%20%40%60%CountOther1Unclassified2GermanIrishEnglishItalianAmericanPortugueseScottishEuropeanFrenchSwedishDutchNorwegian76.425529%59.850659%76.425529%76.4%62,25762.3k7.437915%10.638431%7.437915%7.4%6,0594.902960%8.133987%4.902960%4.9%3,9943.313242%6.441359%3.313242%3.3%2,6992.973202%5.602653%2.973202%3.0%2,4222.417108%3.866293%2.417108%2.4%1,9692.409742%3.246330%2.409742%2.4%1,9632.266115%0.895561%2.266115%2.3%1,8461.013982%1.304658%1.013982%1.0%8261.005389%1.460778%1.005389%1.0%8190.742687%1.796273%0.742687%0.7%6050.721818%1.049790%0.721818%0.7%5880.574508%0.926862%0.574508%0.6%4680.531543%1.001451%0.531543%0.5%433

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of California and Merced
Merced
California
0%20%40%60%80%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanOther HispanicPuerto RicanSalvadoranNicaraguanSpaniard93.878775%83.202174%93.878775%93.9%39,13939.1k48.046%48.0%2.173131%9.229842%2.173131%2.2%9061.112%1.11%1.760572%3.104895%1.760572%1.8%7340.901%0.90%1.482334%1.415326%1.482334%1.5%6180.759%0.76%0.937852%4.620490%0.937852%0.9%3910.480%0.48%0.748363%0.791688%0.748363%0.7%3120.383%0.38%0.546881%1.062589%0.546881%0.5%2280.280%0.28%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of California and Merced
Merced
California
0%10%20%30%40%Count%HmongLaotianFilipinoChineseIndianJapaneseMixedKoreanVietnameseCambodianNot SpecifiedThai44.406428%1.762108%44.406428%44.4%4,2835.258%5.26%15.977190%1.248887%15.977190%16.0%1,5411.892%1.89%12.721617%23.450307%12.721617%12.7%1,2271.506%1.51%8.201140%25.592424%8.201140%8.2%7910.971%0.97%5.049248%12.446850%5.049248%5.0%4870.598%0.60%3.711768%5.131972%3.711768%3.7%3580.439%0.44%2.747538%2.811317%2.747538%2.7%2650.325%0.33%2.021773%8.615103%2.021773%2.0%1950.239%0.24%1.555210%11.814254%1.555210%1.6%1500.184%0.18%1.296008%1.736840%1.296008%1.3%1250.153%0.15%1.140487%0.437941%1.140487%1.1%1100.135%0.14%0.736133%0.989540%0.736133%0.7%710.087%0.09%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Merced

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.1%2.3%4.5%6.6%8.8%11.0%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.9%3.6%5.3%7.0%8.7%

English Ancestry by Tract#6

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

Italian Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%

American Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.5%2.6%3.7%4.7%5.9%

Portuguese Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.2%6.4%9.6%12.8%16.1%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.3%

European Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.2%5.2%

French Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.92%1.38%1.84%2.30%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.05%1.41%1.76%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.1%3.9%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.91%1.37%1.82%2.29%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.9%2.5%3.1%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.41%0.81%1.22%1.63%2.04%

African Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.9%2.5%3.1%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
29%40%50%61%71%82%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.7%7.2%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.1%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Nicaraguan Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Nicaraguan' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.8%6.0%

Hmong Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Hmong' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.3%6.5%8.6%10.8%

Laotian Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Laotian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.7%4.9%6.2%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.4%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.3%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.97%1.46%1.94%2.43%
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Ancestry by Place in the Merced Area

There are 25 places in the Merced Area. This section compares Merced to all of the places in the Merced Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merced.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Merced, selected other places in the Merced Area, and entities that contain Merced
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#VoltaSnellingUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBear CreekWestMcSwainPacificStevinsonCaliforniaBallicoGustineSanta NellaAtwaterDos Palos YMerced Union High School DistrictMercedMerced Metro AreaMerced AreaMerced CountyMercedMercedHilmar-IrwinLos BanosFranklinCresseyDos PalosDelhiWintonLe GrandEl NidoLivingstonPlanadaSouth Dos PalosS Dos PalosTuttle60.082305%60.082305%60.1%146120.610687%20.610687%20.6%27214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.500000%12.500000%12.5%14311.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M11.052991%11.052991%11.1%486410.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M8.230453%8.230453%8.2%2058.133987%8.133987%8.1%3,144,1283.14M7.861635%7.861635%7.9%2567.565095%7.565095%7.6%43077.022901%7.022901%7.0%13886.777140%6.777140%6.8%1,95996.310680%6.310680%6.3%13105.348981%5.348981%5.3%9,3395.236207%5.236207%5.2%13,87613.9k5.236207%5.236207%5.2%13,87613.9k4.902960%4.902960%4.9%3,994114.876190%4.876190%4.9%256124.736302%4.736302%4.7%1,753133.493277%3.493277%3.5%265143.021148%3.021148%3.0%10152.978640%2.978640%3.0%152162.881109%2.881109%2.9%316172.475904%2.475904%2.5%280181.162115%1.162115%1.2%20190.836820%0.836820%0.8%4200.810042%0.810042%0.8%111210.177817%0.177817%0.2%8220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%024

Ancestry by Place in California

There are 1,522 places in California. This section compares Merced to the 50 most populous places in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merced. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 121,320.

German Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Merced, selected other places in California, and entities that contain Merced
0%5%10%15%Count#RosevilleThousand OaksSimi ValleyHuntington BeachHuntington BchUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta RosaSanta ClaritaWestOceansidePacificModestoConcordElk GroveTorranceSan DiegoRancho CucamongaEscondidoFullertonOrangeCaliforniaSacramentoSan FranciscoIrvineVisaliaRiversideBakersfieldPasadenaCoronaFresnoVictorvilleLancasterSanta ClaraSunnyvaleLong BeachStocktonOaklandSan JoseAnaheimMerced Union High School DistrictMercedMerced Metro AreaMerced AreaMerced CountyMercedPalmdaleMercedFremontGarden GroveGlendaleSan BernardinoLos AngelesChula VistaFontanaOntarioMoreno ValleyHaywardOxnardPomonaSalinasSanta AnaEast Los AngelesE Los Angeles16.162805%16.162805%16.2%20,73320.7k116.159629%16.159629%16.2%20,78520.8k215.038136%15.038136%15.0%18,96719.0k314.563415%14.563415%14.6%28,94128.9k414.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.109837%12.109837%12.1%20,97021.0k511.884439%11.884439%11.9%21,42821.4k611.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M11.239782%11.239782%11.2%19,53819.5k710.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M9.801834%9.801834%9.8%20,43820.4k89.497550%9.497550%9.5%12,05612.1k99.238911%9.238911%9.2%15,11815.1k109.195082%9.195082%9.2%13,54513.5k119.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k129.166287%9.166287%9.2%15,88615.9k139.049309%9.049309%9.0%13,56613.6k148.570445%8.570445%8.6%11,95512.0k158.239767%8.239767%8.2%11,52911.5k168.133987%8.133987%8.1%3,144,1283.14M7.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k177.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k187.618465%7.618465%7.6%18,81718.8k197.390203%7.390203%7.4%9,514207.260934%7.260934%7.3%23,13923.1k217.163282%7.163282%7.2%26,32926.3k227.114951%7.114951%7.1%9,980237.002487%7.002487%7.0%11,31711.3k246.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k256.737554%6.737554%6.7%8,174266.491660%6.491660%6.5%10,36410.4k276.449379%6.449379%6.4%7,915286.349100%6.349100%6.3%9,498295.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k305.872089%5.872089%5.9%17,70117.7k315.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k325.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k335.356195%5.356195%5.4%18,57418.6k345.348981%5.348981%5.3%9,3395.236207%5.236207%5.2%13,87613.9k5.236207%5.236207%5.2%13,87613.9k5.203956%5.203956%5.2%8,161354.902960%4.902960%4.9%3,9944.855792%4.855792%4.9%11,06811.1k364.395567%4.395567%4.4%7,678374.346244%4.346244%4.3%8,601384.217056%4.217056%4.2%9,049394.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k404.006938%4.006938%4.0%10,44210.4k413.835247%3.835247%3.8%7,871423.670250%3.670250%3.7%6,217433.284652%3.284652%3.3%6,637443.272991%3.272991%3.3%5,057453.148687%3.148687%3.1%6,447462.681036%2.681036%2.7%4,070472.566570%2.566570%2.6%4,001481.784146%1.784146%1.8%5,952490.326111%0.326111%0.3%40550

Ancestry by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Merced to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merced. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

German Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Merced, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Merced
0%5%10%15%20%Count#SpokaneColorado SpringsColorado SpgsScottsdaleBoise CityPortlandTacomaSeattleAnchorageGilbertChandlerHuntington BeachHuntington BchDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHendersonMesaAuroraRenoGlendaleSanta ClaritaWestTucsonPhoenixSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityPacificAlbuquerqueModestoParadiseLas VegasSan DiegoSpring ValleyCaliforniaSacramentoSan FranciscoIrvineRiversideBakersfieldNorth Las VegasN Las VegasFresnoSunrise ManorLong BeachStocktonOaklandSan JoseAnaheimMerced Union High School DistrictMercedMerced Metro AreaMerced AreaMerced CountyMercedMercedFremontGlendaleUrban HonoluluSan BernardinoLos AngelesChula VistaFontanaMoreno ValleyOxnardSanta Ana21.866483%21.866483%21.9%46,37446.4k121.374279%21.374279%21.4%95,91995.9k219.202968%19.202968%19.2%45,03045.0k318.069573%18.069573%18.1%39,51439.5k417.672244%17.672244%17.7%109,672110k516.303830%16.303830%16.3%33,52133.5k615.971916%15.971916%16.0%106,828107k715.362103%15.362103%15.4%45,98246.0k815.198473%15.198473%15.2%34,47534.5k915.088526%15.088526%15.1%36,53436.5k1014.563415%14.563415%14.6%28,94128.9k1114.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.330339%14.330339%14.3%39,82039.8k1314.061464%14.061464%14.1%66,15366.2k1413.471326%13.471326%13.5%47,30247.3k1513.396114%13.396114%13.4%31,76531.8k1613.200635%13.200635%13.2%31,67431.7k1711.884439%11.884439%11.9%21,42821.4k1811.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M11.844325%11.844325%11.8%62,48962.5k1911.086886%11.086886%11.1%172,437172k2010.335552%10.335552%10.3%19,78719.8k2110.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M9.943989%9.943989%9.9%55,37455.4k229.801834%9.801834%9.8%20,43820.4k239.790740%9.790740%9.8%22,48622.5k249.684899%9.684899%9.7%59,39759.4k259.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k268.698161%8.698161%8.7%16,58416.6k278.133987%8.133987%8.1%3,144,1283.14M7.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k287.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k297.618465%7.618465%7.6%18,81718.8k307.260934%7.260934%7.3%23,13923.1k317.163282%7.163282%7.2%26,32926.3k327.073981%7.073981%7.1%16,30116.3k336.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k346.256967%6.256967%6.3%12,06812.1k355.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k365.872089%5.872089%5.9%17,70117.7k375.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k385.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k395.356195%5.356195%5.4%18,57418.6k405.348981%5.348981%5.3%9,3395.236207%5.236207%5.2%13,87613.9k5.236207%5.236207%5.2%13,87613.9k4.902960%4.902960%4.9%3,9944.855792%4.855792%4.9%11,06811.1k414.346244%4.346244%4.3%8,601424.237737%4.237737%4.2%14,81514.8k434.217056%4.217056%4.2%9,049444.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k454.006938%4.006938%4.0%10,44210.4k463.835247%3.835247%3.8%7,871473.284652%3.284652%3.3%6,637483.148687%3.148687%3.1%6,447491.784146%1.784146%1.8%5,95250

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Merced to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merced. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

German Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Merced, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Merced
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#OmahaMinneapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWichitaColumbusPortlandKansas CityMilwaukeeSeattleIndianapolisLouisvilleDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMesaTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOklahoma CityWestTucsonAustinPhoenixPacificAlbuquerqueLas VegasCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleClevelandSan DiegoArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthCaliforniaSacramentoSan FranciscoSan AntonioChicagoFresnoWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLong BeachDallasAtlantaOaklandSan JoseMerced Union High School DistrictMercedMerced Metro AreaMerced AreaMerced CountyMercedHoustonMercedBostonLos AngelesMemphisEl PasoNew YorkDetroitMiami26.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k122.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k221.374279%21.374279%21.4%95,91995.9k321.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k419.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k517.672244%17.672244%17.7%109,672110k617.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k815.971916%15.971916%16.0%106,828107k915.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k1015.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k1114.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.061464%14.061464%14.1%66,15366.2k1312.786255%12.786255%12.8%51,13351.1k1412.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k1512.002290%12.002290%12.0%74,41674.4k1611.846462%11.846462%11.8%8,891,9778.89M11.844325%11.844325%11.8%62,48962.5k1711.636092%11.636092%11.6%105,630106k1811.086886%11.086886%11.1%172,437172k1910.334358%10.334358%10.3%5,359,4135.36M9.943989%9.943989%9.9%55,37455.4k209.684899%9.684899%9.7%59,39759.4k219.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k229.420927%9.420927%9.4%41,57741.6k239.410868%9.410868%9.4%80,61580.6k249.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k259.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k269.004191%9.004191%9.0%34,56734.6k278.703250%8.703250%8.7%56,02956.0k288.437243%8.437243%8.4%68,84268.8k298.133987%8.133987%8.1%3,144,1283.14M7.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k307.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k317.662236%7.662236%7.7%110,287110k327.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k336.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k346.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k375.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k385.839493%5.839493%5.8%74,65474.7k395.734063%5.734063%5.7%26,16926.2k405.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k415.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k425.348981%5.348981%5.3%9,3395.236207%5.236207%5.2%13,87613.9k5.236207%5.236207%5.2%13,87613.9k5.172272%5.172272%5.2%115,889116k434.902960%4.902960%4.9%3,9944.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k444.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k453.879962%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k463.606034%3.606034%3.6%24,45124.5k473.014360%3.014360%3.0%255,074255k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k491.605096%1.605096%1.6%6,94450

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Merced. 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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