Dominant Ancestry Map of the US and Canada
Germans cover the Midwest—41 million Americans. Wisconsin 37% German, North Dakota 36%, some counties hit 64%. Mexicans cluster along the border at 11% of Americans. African Americans dominate where plantations were. English ancestry leads Appalachia and BC. French fills Quebec and northern Maine. Montana is German, southern Saskatchewan is German. But Washington is German and British Columbia is English. Settlement timing and colonial policies created these patterns that persist today.
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