chestburster
07.06.05, 22:18
Oczywiscie nie jestem Niemcem ale wkleilem aby pokazac, ze Polacy nie
stanowia w USA znaczacej mniejszosci ( jedynie 9 milionow z czego jakies 2
miliony to Zydzi, a zatem etniczni Polacy to jakies 7 milionow w USA )
We Are 43 Million Strong
German ancestry is claimed by more Americans than any other national
heritage. According to the 2000 United States government census, 42.8 million
Americans--about 15 percent of the population--consider German to be their
primary ancestry.
German is the top ancestry group in 23 states. States with the highest
populations of German Americans include California with 3.3 million and
Pennsylvania with 3.1 million. As a percentage of the population, the Midwest
comes out on top at 27 percent. In fact, German was reported by more that 40
percent of the population in North Dakota, Wisconsin and South Dakota.
Although the number is down from 1990 (23 percent), German Americans still
make up the largest ancestry group in the United States. This reflects a
general trend overall for European ethnic origins. In 1990, German, Irish and
English were the three largest ancestries. Each decreased by more than 20
percent in 2000 while people claiming African American descent grew by nearly
1.2 million, making this group the third largest ancestry.
And, there are almost 1.4 million German speakers in the United States. It is
the fourth largest language group following Spanish, Chinese, and French. The
census data are based on responses to the question, "Does this person speak a
language other than English at home?" Accordingly, nearly 142,000
Californians claim to speak German. New York and Florida follow with 93,000
and 90,000 respectively.