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Ancestry refers to the lineage or descent of a person, family, or group, tracing back through generations to identify their origins, heritage, and familial connections. It encompasses the genetic, cultural, and historical ties that link individuals to their forebears, shaping their identity and sense of belonging. Ancestry is a multifaceted concept, intertwining biology, genealogy, history, and culture, and it plays a significant role in how people understand themselves and their place in the world.

At its core, ancestry is rooted in genetics. Each individual inherits a unique combination of DNA from their parents, who in turn inherited their DNA from their own ancestors. This genetic material carries information about physical traits, predispositions to certain health conditions, and even behavioral tendencies. Advances in genetic testing, such as DNA analysis, have made it possible for individuals to trace their biological ancestry with remarkable precision. Companies like 23andMe and AncestryDNA offer services that analyze genetic markers to provide insights into a person's ethnic composition and geographic origins, often revealing surprising connections to distant relatives or previously unknown heritage.

Beyond genetics, ancestry is deeply tied to genealogy, the study of family history and lineage. Genealogical research involves constructing family trees, documenting relationships, and uncovering historical records such as birth certificates, marriage licenses, census data, and immigration documents. This process often reveals stories of migration, resilience, and adaptation, offering a window into the lives of ancestors and the challenges they faced. For many, genealogy is a way to honor their forebears and preserve their legacy for future generations.

Cultural ancestry is another critical dimension, encompassing the traditions, languages, customs, and values passed down through generations. It connects individuals to their ethnic or national heritage, shaping their cultural identity and worldview. For example, someone with Irish ancestry might celebrate St. Patrick's Day, learn traditional Irish dance, or explore the Gaelic language, while someone with Japanese ancestry might practice tea ceremonies, study calligraphy, or observe Obon festivals. Cultural ancestry fosters a sense of continuity and belonging, linking individuals to a broader community with shared experiences and values.

Historical ancestry delves into the broader context of a family's or group's past, including significant events, social conditions, and historical movements that shaped their lives. For instance, the transatlantic slave trade, the Irish Potato Famine, or the Jewish diaspora have profoundly influenced the ancestry of millions of people, leaving lasting imprints on their descendants' identities. Understanding historical ancestry often involves grappling with complex narratives of triumph and tragedy, resilience and oppression, and the interplay of individual and collective experiences.

Ancestry also has a deeply personal and emotional dimension. For many, exploring their ancestry is a journey of self-discovery, offering insights into who they are and where they come from. It can foster a sense of pride, connection, and continuity, as well as a deeper appreciation for the struggles and achievements of those who came before. At the same time, it can raise questions about identity, belonging, and the complexities of heritage, particularly for individuals with mixed or multicultural backgrounds.

In a globalized world, ancestry serves as a bridge between the past and the present, connecting individuals to their roots while also highlighting the interconnectedness of human history. It underscores the diversity and richness of human experience, reminding us that every person's story is part of a larger tapestry woven over centuries. Whether through genetic testing, genealogical research, cultural practices, or historical exploration, ancestry offers a profound way to understand ourselves and our place in the world.

A diversification score measures the diversity of ancestries in the county. As the value appoaches 100, ancestry diversity decreases and therefore increasing the risk of a lack of cultural diversity. The ancestry diversification score for this county is:

13.93

Most common ancestry not including "Unknown" is:

Mexican

 
Ancestry Report Part I
DescriptionTotal Population American Native American Hawaiian Caribbean (Latino) Mexican Central American South American Other Hispanic African American Sub- Saharan Caribbean (Black)

Mono County12,97845916326903,094171112024811
California (in 000's)39,74948215013836212,8611,4034027011,298462359
National (in 000's)343,25113,8902,21362611,32738,8796,1814,6443,68725,8937,8527,174
Fresno County1,026,0847,3006,0201,2845,392503,79915,4812,77319,68828,1588,3806,604
Madera County166,8821,7101,75412564593,2371,4664912,8832,3751,024740
Lyon County64,3742,8341,1431725939,772859953244167097
Douglas County49,7292,246787703824,832569202246523424
Tuolumne County54,1661,217647874385,1343955605528888562
Inyo County18,3904751,964151823,6061021603478442
Mineral County4,42121063692253244051853430
Alpine County1,1703321501915371112
Esmeralda County7063217090551162300
 
Per Cent to Total PopulationDiversity
Index
 

Mono County13.933.541.260.200.6923.840.130.080.920.180.060.08
California14.271.210.380.350.9132.363.531.011.763.261.160.90
National7.834.050.640.183.3011.331.801.351.077.542.292.09
Fresno County27.040.710.590.130.5349.101.510.271.922.740.820.64
Madera County34.101.021.050.070.3955.870.880.291.731.420.610.44
Lyon County11.504.401.780.270.9215.181.330.150.500.650.110.15
Douglas County9.874.521.580.140.779.721.140.410.490.100.070.05
Tuolumne County9.962.251.190.160.819.480.731.031.021.640.160.11
Inyo County11.852.5810.680.080.9919.610.550.871.890.460.020.01
Mineral County10.284.7514.390.200.5012.030.090.901.151.920.770.68
Alpine County12.922.8218.380.000.097.780.433.160.090.090.090.17
Esmeralda County9.724.532.410.0012.757.790.142.270.280.420.000.00
 
Comparisons to State Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Mono County 291.41332.6957.8776.0973.683.718.3752.465.665.319.38
California 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
National 333.42170.8052.71362.0635.0151.01133.6760.94231.08196.98231.42
Fresno County 58.62155.4136.1557.66151.7542.7426.70108.8684.0670.3371.26
Madera County 84.43278.4121.6442.41172.6824.8829.0798.0143.6052.8449.10
Lyon County 362.73470.3277.18101.0746.9237.8014.5828.5519.809.3616.68
Douglas County 372.13419.2040.6684.2830.0332.4140.1328.063.205.895.34
Tuolumne County 185.12316.4046.3988.7229.2920.66102.1457.8250.2213.5112.67
Inyo County 212.822,828.9223.56108.5860.6015.7185.96107.0513.991.871.20
Mineral County 391.383,810.6458.8054.6037.192.5689.3965.4558.9066.2275.14
Alpine County 232.394,867.590.009.3824.0412.11312.444.852.627.3618.93
Esmeralda County 373.46637.830.001,398.6624.084.01223.9016.0713.020.000.00
 
Comparisons to National Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Mono County 87.40194.79109.7821.01210.487.276.2686.092.452.694.06
California 29.9958.55189.7227.62285.66196.0474.81164.1143.2750.7743.21
National 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
Fresno County 17.5890.9968.5715.92433.4983.7819.97178.6436.3835.7030.79
Madera County 25.32163.0141.0511.71493.2648.7821.75160.8418.8726.8221.22
Lyon County 108.79275.37146.4227.91134.0274.1010.9146.868.574.757.21
Douglas County 111.61245.4477.1423.2885.7963.5430.0246.061.392.992.31
Tuolumne County 55.52185.2588.0224.5083.6840.5076.4194.8821.736.865.48
Inyo County 63.831,656.3144.7029.99173.1230.8064.31175.686.060.950.52
Mineral County 117.382,231.10111.5615.08106.245.0266.87107.4025.4933.6232.47
Alpine County 69.702,849.930.002.5968.6723.73233.747.961.133.748.18
Esmeralda County 112.01373.440.00386.3068.787.87167.5126.375.630.000.00
 
Ancestry Report Part II
DescriptionTotal Population Canadian British Dutch French German Italian Polish Scandi­navian Scotish/ Irish Spanish Other European

Mono County12,9784177615717480331617043497032376
California (in 000's)39,749601,0821102191,1185571734251,133161796
National (in 000's)343,2511,35018,0691,8283,64224,7089,0274,6675,96920,6251,1409,563
Fresno County1,026,08467917,1632,0003,41121,9898,7711,0957,28818,5582,8407,921
Madera County166,8821784,2795598104,3871,5833401,3984,2395652,095
Lyon County64,3742864,2713797605,0911,9035001,7755,0546272,418
Douglas County49,7292794,7484018245,0061,9624611,9474,4975842,205
Tuolumne County54,1662785,3933731,0375,5322,1383952,0196,0766702,232
Inyo County18,390241,1061121551,5043881554851,09395459
Mineral County4,421030446393326971603015383
Alpine County1,1700981646220415741249
Esmeralda County70605448831314256041
 
Per Cent to Total PopulationDiversity
Index
 

Mono County13.930.325.981.211.346.192.431.313.347.470.252.90
California14.270.152.720.280.552.811.400.431.072.850.402.00
National7.830.395.260.531.067.202.631.361.746.010.332.79
Fresno County27.040.071.670.190.332.140.850.110.711.810.280.77
Madera County34.100.112.560.330.492.630.950.200.842.540.341.26
Lyon County11.500.446.630.591.187.912.960.782.767.850.973.76
Douglas County9.870.569.550.811.6610.073.950.933.929.041.174.43
Tuolumne County9.960.519.960.691.9110.213.950.733.7311.221.244.12
Inyo County11.850.136.010.610.848.182.110.842.645.940.522.50
Mineral County10.280.006.881.040.887.511.560.163.626.811.201.88
Alpine County12.920.008.381.370.345.301.710.341.286.321.034.19
Esmeralda County9.720.007.650.571.1311.761.840.145.957.930.005.81
 
Comparisons to State Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Mono County 209.54219.65438.51243.24220.01173.71301.66313.01262.1960.95144.62
California 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
National 260.90193.38193.04192.49255.95187.63313.10162.76210.7882.11139.07
Fresno County 43.8961.4570.6560.3176.2060.9824.5866.4863.4468.4138.53
Madera County 70.7594.19121.4288.0693.4767.6746.9278.4189.1083.6862.66
Lyon County 294.68243.73213.41214.19281.20210.90178.87258.08275.40240.75187.49
Douglas County 372.13350.74292.29300.62357.94281.48213.48366.46317.22290.27221.33
Tuolumne County 340.42365.75249.61347.33363.15281.60167.94348.89393.49305.74205.69
Inyo County 86.56220.93220.76152.91290.80150.52194.10246.85208.49127.69124.59
Mineral County 0.00252.60377.16160.04267.02111.3536.46338.75238.83296.3293.71
Alpine County 0.00307.70495.7062.03188.42121.9578.73120.00221.87253.51209.05
Esmeralda County 0.00280.98205.37205.58418.03131.3732.62556.82278.250.00289.88
 
Comparisons to National Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Mono County 80.32113.59227.16126.3785.9692.5896.35192.32124.3974.23103.99
California 38.3351.7151.8051.9539.0753.3031.9461.4447.44121.7971.90
National 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
Fresno County 16.8231.7836.6031.3329.7732.507.8540.8530.1083.3227.71
Madera County 27.1248.7162.9045.7536.5236.0714.9948.1842.27101.9245.06
Lyon County 112.95126.04110.55111.28109.87112.4057.13158.57130.66293.21134.82
Douglas County 142.63181.38151.42156.18139.85150.0268.18225.16150.50353.52159.15
Tuolumne County 130.48189.14129.31180.45141.88150.0853.64214.36186.69372.36147.90
Inyo County 33.18114.25114.3679.44113.6280.2261.99151.6798.91155.5189.58
Mineral County 0.00130.63195.3883.15104.3359.3411.65208.13113.31360.8967.38
Alpine County 0.00159.12256.7932.2273.6265.0025.1573.73105.26308.75150.32
Esmeralda County 0.00145.30106.39106.80163.3270.0110.42342.12132.010.00208.44
 
Ancestry Report Part III
DescriptionTotal Population Chinese Filipino Japanese Korean Vietnamese South Central Asian South East Asian Other Asian Middle Eastern Other Ancestry Unknown

Mono County12,97894627207112120352,9531,476
California (in 000's)39,7491,5551,2622654626619105623554225,9552,889
National (in 000's)343,2514,4613,0107931,5411,9135,4521,6431,2291,93147,32251,000
Fresno County1,026,0847,33215,4334,4832,2325,05725,79819,86733,8807,977146,73060,701
Madera County166,8827658521451023711,20924033843624,03211,509
Lyon County64,37417945180102162860396711,57912,334
Douglas County49,72928835949158694643991786,8079,275
Tuolumne County54,1669722213054454842821419,9407,157
Inyo County18,390489051163431013223,7611,816
Mineral County4,4210210000311792547
Alpine County1,170003500003280138
Esmeralda County70607000000012754
 
Per Cent to Total PopulationDiversity
Index
 

Mono County13.930.070.350.210.150.050.010.090.920.2722.7511.37
California14.273.913.180.671.161.662.291.410.891.0614.987.27
National7.831.300.880.230.450.561.590.480.360.5613.7914.86
Fresno County27.040.711.500.440.220.492.511.943.300.7814.305.92
Madera County34.100.460.510.090.060.220.720.140.200.2614.406.90
Lyon County11.500.280.700.120.160.020.040.090.060.1017.9919.16
Douglas County9.870.580.720.100.320.140.090.090.200.3613.6918.65
Tuolumne County9.960.180.410.240.100.080.090.080.150.2618.3513.21
Inyo County11.850.260.490.280.090.020.230.050.070.1220.459.87
Mineral County10.280.000.050.020.000.000.000.000.700.0217.9112.37
Alpine County12.920.000.000.260.430.000.000.000.000.2623.9311.79
Esmeralda County9.720.000.990.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.997.65
 
Comparisons to State Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Mono County 1.7711.1631.2213.253.240.346.54103.4625.43151.89156.50
California 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
National 33.2227.6234.6638.6133.5169.3733.8440.0853.0392.03204.45
Fresno County 18.2647.3765.5618.7029.63109.81136.90369.4573.3095.4681.41
Madera County 11.7216.0813.045.2513.3731.6410.1722.6624.6396.1394.90
Lyon County 7.1122.0618.6513.621.491.906.596.789.81120.07263.65
Douglas County 14.8022.7414.7827.328.344.046.1122.2733.7591.37256.65
Tuolumne County 4.5812.9136.018.575.003.875.4816.9424.54122.50181.82
Inyo County 6.6715.4141.617.480.9810.213.847.9111.28136.52135.89
Mineral County 0.001.423.390.000.000.000.0078.462.13119.58170.26
Alpine County 0.000.0038.4736.740.000.000.000.0024.18159.75162.30
Esmeralda County 0.0031.230.000.000.000.000.000.000.00120.08105.25
 
Comparisons to National Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Mono County 5.3440.4190.0734.329.680.4919.32258.1647.95165.0576.55
California 301.05362.04288.53259.02298.45144.16295.49249.53188.56108.6648.91
National 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
Fresno County 54.98171.50189.1548.4488.44158.30404.53921.88138.22103.7339.82
Madera County 35.2758.2137.6213.6139.8945.6130.0556.5546.45104.4546.42
Lyon County 21.4079.8853.8035.294.462.7419.4716.9118.50130.47128.95
Douglas County 44.5682.3142.6670.7524.905.8218.0755.5863.6499.29125.53
Tuolumne County 13.7846.73103.9022.2014.915.5816.2042.2746.28133.1188.93
Inyo County 20.0855.80120.0619.382.9314.7211.3619.7421.27148.3466.46
Mineral County 0.005.169.790.000.000.000.00195.774.02129.9483.27
Alpine County 0.000.00111.0195.170.000.000.000.0045.59173.5979.38
Esmeralda County 0.00113.050.000.000.000.000.000.000.00130.4851.48


Sources: STI: PopStats, Circa April 2025