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Stanton County – Ancestry

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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:

26.57

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)

Stanton County2,1078432029180024030
Kansas (in 000's)2,993148203243122612161003726
National (in 000's)343,25113,8902,21362611,32738,8796,1814,6443,68725,8937,8527,174
Prowers County12,070554102423,953101975937432
Grant County7,205190463263,569111481301
Stevens County5,09024721001,76378051392
Kearny County3,842749161,1982701183333
Baca County3,380267270030400361500
Hamilton County2,537508008971023442212
Morton County2,49417477053902201552
 
Per Cent to Total PopulationDiversity
Index
 

Stanton County26.573.991.520.000.0943.570.000.001.140.000.140.00
Kansas10.984.940.680.100.7910.420.880.390.553.341.220.86
National7.834.050.640.183.3011.331.801.351.077.542.292.09
Prowers County18.444.590.850.030.0232.750.081.634.910.610.020.02
Grant County30.002.640.640.040.3649.540.010.012.050.180.000.01
Stevens County20.504.850.410.000.0034.641.530.001.000.060.180.04
Kearny County19.741.930.230.030.1631.180.700.003.070.860.080.08
Baca County15.567.900.800.000.008.990.000.001.070.440.000.00
Hamilton County20.001.970.320.000.0035.364.021.341.660.080.040.08
Morton County16.096.980.280.280.0021.610.000.080.800.600.200.08
 
Comparisons to State Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Stanton County 80.72224.860.0011.97418.150.000.00206.950.0011.650.00
Kansas 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
National 81.9395.46190.97416.28108.71204.85350.18195.14226.00187.09242.66
Prowers County 92.93125.1234.682.09314.329.42422.44892.6118.372.031.92
Grant County 53.3994.5243.5745.52475.411.583.59373.205.410.001.61
Stevens County 98.2561.080.000.00332.42174.320.00182.041.7714.464.56
Kearny County 39.0034.6827.2419.70299.2779.940.00558.0125.736.399.07
Baca County 159.94118.270.000.0086.320.000.00193.5113.300.000.00
Hamilton County 39.9046.690.000.00339.34457.36346.87300.782.363.229.15
Morton County 141.2641.55293.730.00207.420.0020.76145.7018.0216.409.31
 
Comparisons to National Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Stanton County 98.52235.540.002.88384.660.000.00106.050.006.220.00
Kansas 122.05104.7552.3624.0291.9948.8228.5651.2444.2553.4541.21
National 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
Prowers County 113.42131.0618.160.50289.154.60120.64457.428.131.090.79
Grant County 65.1799.0222.8210.94437.330.771.03191.252.390.000.66
Stevens County 119.9263.990.000.00305.8085.100.0093.290.787.731.88
Kearny County 47.6036.3314.264.73275.3039.020.00285.9511.393.413.74
Baca County 195.21123.890.000.0079.410.000.0099.165.880.000.00
Hamilton County 48.7048.900.000.00312.16223.2699.05154.131.051.723.77
Morton County 172.4143.53153.810.00190.810.005.9374.667.978.763.84
 
Ancestry Report Part II
DescriptionTotal Population Canadian British Dutch French German Italian Polish Scandi­navian Scotish/ Irish Spanish Other European

Stanton County2,1070781014130361431016
Kansas (in 000's)2,99362252135448352062218881
National (in 000's)343,2511,35018,0691,8283,64224,7089,0274,6675,96920,6251,1409,563
Prowers County12,0701754751298051142321133779115
Grant County7,205017140194192016391623021
Stevens County5,09021362143438251411685029
Kearny County3,8423159331037712161498049
Baca County3,38002653026301263532491468
Hamilton County2,53701157152521114384206
Morton County2,4940168113120164181461218
 
Per Cent to Total PopulationDiversity
Index
 

Stanton County26.570.003.700.470.666.170.140.280.661.470.000.76
Kansas10.980.217.500.691.1714.971.170.662.067.300.272.71
National7.830.395.260.531.067.202.631.361.746.010.332.79
Prowers County18.440.144.530.420.246.670.940.191.752.790.650.95
Grant County30.000.002.370.560.265.820.280.220.542.250.420.29
Stevens County20.500.042.670.410.848.610.490.020.813.300.980.57
Kearny County19.740.084.140.860.269.810.310.420.362.550.001.28
Baca County15.560.007.840.890.778.910.770.091.577.370.412.01
Hamilton County20.000.004.530.280.599.930.040.431.693.310.790.24
Morton County16.090.006.740.441.248.060.240.160.725.850.480.72
 
Comparisons to State Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Stanton County 0.0049.3368.9456.8641.2212.1643.1932.2120.160.0028.04
Kansas 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
National 183.3570.1477.3690.7848.09224.64206.2284.2982.34122.33102.86
Prowers County 65.6560.3961.3820.5644.5680.6728.9084.7438.26241.0235.18
Grant County 0.0031.6280.6522.5638.8523.7133.6826.2430.81153.3310.76
Stevens County 18.3235.6059.9372.2957.4941.952.9839.0545.23361.7321.03
Kearny County 36.4055.14124.7722.2765.5626.6863.1717.6634.950.0047.09
Baca County 0.00104.47128.9365.8259.5065.7013.4676.01100.95152.5374.28
Hamilton County 0.0060.4040.0850.5966.363.3765.7682.1645.37290.308.73
Morton County 0.0089.7664.07106.3653.8520.5524.3334.9980.22177.1826.65
 
Comparisons to National Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Stanton County 0.0070.3389.1262.6385.715.4120.9438.2124.490.0027.26
Kansas 54.54142.57129.26110.15207.9344.5248.49118.64121.4581.7597.22
National 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
Prowers County 35.8186.0979.3422.6592.6535.9114.02100.5346.47197.0334.20
Grant County 0.0045.09104.2524.8680.7910.5516.3331.1337.42125.3410.46
Stevens County 9.9950.7677.4779.62119.5418.681.4546.3254.93295.7120.45
Kearny County 19.8578.62161.2924.53136.3211.8830.6320.9642.450.0045.78
Baca County 0.00148.94166.6672.50123.7129.256.5390.18122.60124.6972.21
Hamilton County 0.0086.1151.8155.73137.991.5031.8997.4755.10237.328.49
Morton County 0.00127.9782.82117.16111.969.1511.8041.5197.43144.8425.90
 
Ancestry Report Part III
DescriptionTotal Population Chinese Filipino Japanese Korean Vietnamese South Central Asian South East Asian Other Asian Middle Eastern Other Ancestry Unknown

Stanton County2,107030000001494244
Kansas (in 000's)2,9931472516231479403612
National (in 000's)343,2514,4613,0107931,5411,9135,4521,6431,2291,93147,32251,000
Prowers County12,070616116060502,6301,568
Grant County7,20500000001251,0991,154
Stevens County5,0900170001020987955
Kearny County3,8420140400000905676
Baca County3,38001700260000751902
Hamilton County2,537000000030535307
Morton County2,4940190302801470605
 
Per Cent to Total PopulationDiversity
Index
 

Stanton County26.570.000.140.000.000.000.000.000.000.0523.4511.58
Kansas10.980.460.240.070.160.520.770.470.230.3113.4520.44
National7.831.300.880.230.450.561.590.480.360.5613.7914.86
Prowers County18.440.050.130.010.130.000.050.000.040.0021.7912.99
Grant County30.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.170.0715.2516.02
Stevens County20.500.000.330.000.000.000.020.000.040.0019.3918.76
Kearny County19.740.000.360.000.100.000.000.000.000.0023.5617.60
Baca County15.560.000.500.000.000.770.000.000.000.0022.2226.69
Hamilton County20.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.120.0021.0912.10
Morton County16.090.000.760.000.120.000.080.320.000.0418.8524.26
 
Comparisons to State Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Stanton County 0.0059.640.000.000.000.000.000.0015.53174.2756.66
Kansas 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
National 280.82367.38323.82274.96106.86207.54101.87152.60184.07102.4772.69
Prowers County 10.7455.5311.6181.170.006.500.0017.650.00161.9663.56
Grant County 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.0070.9622.71113.3878.36
Stevens County 0.00139.910.000.000.002.570.0016.740.00144.1391.80
Kearny County 0.00152.650.0063.750.000.000.000.000.00175.0986.09
Baca County 0.00210.690.000.00147.500.000.000.000.00165.15130.57
Hamilton County 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.0050.380.00156.7559.21
Morton County 0.00319.130.0073.660.0010.4868.270.0013.12140.08118.69
 
Comparisons to National Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Stanton County 0.0016.230.000.000.000.000.000.008.44170.0677.94
Kansas 35.6127.2230.8836.3793.5848.1898.1765.5354.3397.59137.56
National 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
Prowers County 3.8215.113.5929.520.003.130.0011.570.00158.0587.43
Grant County 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.0046.5012.34110.64107.80
Stevens County 0.0038.080.000.000.001.240.0010.970.00140.65126.28
Kearny County 0.0041.550.0023.190.000.000.000.000.00170.86118.42
Baca County 0.0057.350.000.00138.030.000.000.000.00161.17179.61
Hamilton County 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.0033.020.00152.9681.44
Morton County 0.0086.870.0026.790.005.0567.020.007.13136.69163.27


Sources: STI: PopStats, Circa April 2025