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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:

Most common ancestry not including "Unknown" is:

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

Hudspeth County	3,556	98	10	0	28	2,044	131	0	87	0	17	0
Texas (in 000's)	31,782	914	89	29	430	10,041	761	331	754	2,587	710	454
National (in 000's)	343,251	13,890	2,213	626	11,327	38,879	6,181	4,644	3,687	25,893	7,852	7,174
El Paso County	882,825	3,468	2,420	1,549	10,819	676,544	4,431	2,615	37,213	15,736	5,336	3,871
Otero County	70,301	2,034	4,070	133	1,011	23,553	208	206	2,974	1,550	444	354
Presidio County	5,675	9	35	0	2	4,457	0	0	72	7	2	2
Culberson County	2,330	21	13	0	23	1,702	1	0	146	7	3	4
Jeff Davis County	1,862	65	4	0	1	535	0	0	45	1	2	2

Per Cent to Total Population	Diversity Index

Hudspeth County	39.53	2.76	0.28	0.00	0.79	57.48	3.68	0.00	2.45	0.00	0.48	0.00
Texas	14.72	2.87	0.28	0.09	1.35	31.59	2.39	1.04	2.37	8.14	2.23	1.43
National	7.83	4.05	0.64	0.18	3.30	11.33	1.80	1.35	1.07	7.54	2.29	2.09
El Paso County	59.68	0.39	0.27	0.18	1.23	76.63	0.50	0.30	4.22	1.78	0.60	0.44
Otero County	16.22	2.89	5.79	0.19	1.44	33.50	0.30	0.29	4.23	2.20	0.63	0.50
Presidio County	62.93	0.16	0.62	0.00	0.04	78.54	0.00	0.00	1.27	0.12	0.04	0.04
Culberson County	55.38	0.90	0.56	0.00	0.99	73.05	0.04	0.00	6.27	0.30	0.13	0.17
Jeff Davis County	17.78	3.49	0.21	0.00	0.05	28.73	0.00	0.00	2.42	0.05	0.11	0.11

Comparisons to State Norms	% to Total >= 150%		% to Total < 50%

Hudspeth County		95.86	100.41	0.00	58.20	181.94	153.82	0.00	103.08	0.00	21.39	0.00
Texas		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
National		140.76	230.24	196.94	243.93	35.85	75.19	130.06	45.26	92.67	102.36	146.29
El Paso County		13.66	97.88	189.36	90.59	242.57	20.96	28.47	177.60	21.90	27.05	30.69
Otero County		100.64	2,067.23	204.18	106.30	106.05	12.35	28.17	178.24	27.08	28.26	35.25
Presidio County		5.52	220.22	0.00	2.61	248.59	0.00	0.00	53.46	1.52	1.58	2.47
Culberson County		31.35	199.22	0.00	72.97	231.22	1.79	0.00	264.02	3.69	5.76	12.02
Jeff Davis County		121.43	76.71	0.00	3.97	90.95	0.00	0.00	101.83	0.66	4.81	7.52

Comparisons to National Norms	% to Total >= 150%		% to Total < 50%

Hudspeth County		68.10	43.61	0.00	23.86	507.48	204.57	0.00	227.78	0.00	20.90	0.00
Texas		71.04	43.43	50.78	41.00	278.92	133.00	76.89	220.97	107.91	97.70	68.36
National		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
El Paso County		9.71	42.51	96.15	37.14	676.58	27.87	21.89	392.45	23.63	26.42	20.98
Otero County		71.50	897.87	103.67	43.58	295.79	16.43	21.66	393.86	29.23	27.61	24.09
Presidio County		3.92	95.65	0.00	1.07	693.39	0.00	0.00	118.12	1.64	1.54	1.69
Culberson County		22.27	86.53	0.00	29.91	644.92	2.38	0.00	583.39	3.98	5.63	8.21
Jeff Davis County		86.27	33.32	0.00	1.63	253.67	0.00	0.00	225.01	0.71	4.70	5.14

Ancestry Report Part II
Description	Total Population	Canadian	British	Dutch	French	German	Italian	Polish	Scandinavian	Scotish/ Irish	Spanish	Other European

Hudspeth County	3,556	1	41	3	15	23	13	0	0	50	6	4
Texas (in 000's)	31,782	47	1,148	72	205	1,152	237	130	195	1,068	107	442
National (in 000's)	343,251	1,350	18,069	1,828	3,642	24,708	9,027	4,667	5,969	20,625	1,140	9,563
El Paso County	882,825	212	3,112	153	656	4,770	1,334	607	725	3,860	867	1,441
Otero County	70,301	135	3,469	286	406	3,339	656	214	654	3,509	1,389	778
Presidio County	5,675	7	125	10	9	60	48	38	1	34	26	27
Culberson County	2,330	0	20	1	1	18	0	0	0	20	0	1
Jeff Davis County	1,862	0	156	6	15	67	15	2	55	94	5	37

Per Cent to Total Population	Diversity Index

Hudspeth County	39.53	0.03	1.15	0.08	0.42	0.65	0.37	0.00	0.00	1.41	0.17	0.11
Texas	14.72	0.15	3.61	0.23	0.64	3.62	0.75	0.41	0.61	3.36	0.34	1.39
National	7.83	0.39	5.26	0.53	1.06	7.20	2.63	1.36	1.74	6.01	0.33	2.79
El Paso County	59.68	0.02	0.35	0.02	0.07	0.54	0.15	0.07	0.08	0.44	0.10	0.16
Otero County	16.22	0.19	4.93	0.41	0.58	4.75	0.93	0.30	0.93	4.99	1.98	1.11
Presidio County	62.93	0.12	2.20	0.18	0.16	1.06	0.85	0.67	0.02	0.60	0.46	0.48
Culberson County	55.38	0.00	0.86	0.04	0.04	0.77	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.86	0.00	0.04
Jeff Davis County	17.78	0.00	8.38	0.32	0.81	3.60	0.81	0.11	2.95	5.05	0.27	1.99

Comparisons to State Norms	% to Total >= 150%		% to Total < 50%

Hudspeth County		19.10	31.93	37.48	65.47	17.84	48.99	0.00	0.00	41.82	50.31	8.09
Texas		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
National		267.21	145.76	236.61	164.66	198.59	352.45	333.30	284.01	178.73	99.05	200.27
El Paso County		16.31	9.76	7.70	11.53	14.91	20.25	16.86	13.41	13.01	29.28	11.73
Otero County		130.45	136.64	180.75	89.63	131.03	125.05	74.62	151.94	148.47	589.14	79.55
Presidio County		83.80	60.99	78.29	24.61	29.17	113.35	164.15	2.88	17.82	136.61	34.20
Culberson County		0.00	23.77	19.07	6.66	21.31	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.53	0.00	3.09
Jeff Davis County		0.00	231.99	143.17	125.03	99.27	107.96	26.33	482.45	150.16	80.07	142.84

Comparisons to National Norms	% to Total >= 150%		% to Total < 50%

Hudspeth County		7.15	21.90	15.84	39.76	8.99	13.90	0.00	0.00	23.40	50.79	4.04
Texas		37.42	68.61	42.26	60.73	50.36	28.37	30.00	35.21	55.95	100.96	49.93
National		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
El Paso County		6.11	6.70	3.25	7.00	7.51	5.75	5.06	4.72	7.28	29.56	5.86
Otero County		48.82	93.74	76.39	54.43	65.98	35.48	22.39	53.50	83.07	594.78	39.72
Presidio County		31.36	41.84	33.09	14.95	14.69	32.16	49.25	1.01	9.97	137.92	17.08
Culberson County		0.00	16.31	8.06	4.05	10.73	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.29	0.00	1.54
Jeff Davis County		0.00	159.16	60.51	75.93	49.99	30.63	7.90	169.87	84.02	80.84	71.32

Ancestry Report Part III
Description	Total Population	Chinese	Filipino	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	South Central Asian	South East Asian	Other Asian	Middle Eastern	Other Ancestry	Unknown

Hudspeth County	3,556	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	877	103
Texas (in 000's)	31,782	251	167	27	91	312	671	109	74	109	4,681	3,388
National (in 000's)	343,251	4,461	3,010	793	1,541	1,913	5,452	1,643	1,229	1,931	47,322	51,000
El Paso County	882,825	1,570	1,789	687	1,409	918	2,157	942	894	566	72,050	18,104
Otero County	70,301	101	460	37	64	66	26	115	147	90	11,668	6,155
Presidio County	5,675	9	0	7	8	3	0	14	0	0	605	58
Culberson County	2,330	0	26	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	291	28
Jeff Davis County	1,862	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	403	345

Per Cent to Total Population	Diversity Index

Hudspeth County	39.53	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.14	0.00	24.66	2.90
Texas	14.72	0.79	0.53	0.08	0.29	0.98	2.11	0.34	0.23	0.34	14.73	10.66
National	7.83	1.30	0.88	0.23	0.45	0.56	1.59	0.48	0.36	0.56	13.79	14.86
El Paso County	59.68	0.18	0.20	0.08	0.16	0.10	0.24	0.11	0.10	0.06	8.16	2.05
Otero County	16.22	0.14	0.65	0.05	0.09	0.09	0.04	0.16	0.21	0.13	16.60	8.76
Presidio County	62.93	0.16	0.00	0.12	0.14	0.05	0.00	0.25	0.00	0.00	10.66	1.02
Culberson County	55.38	0.00	1.12	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.17	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.49	1.20
Jeff Davis County	17.78	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.38	0.00	21.64	18.53

Comparisons to State Norms	% to Total >= 150%		% to Total < 50%

Hudspeth County		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	60.70	0.00	167.45	27.17
Texas		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
National		164.48	167.03	272.35	156.45	56.83	75.20	139.56	154.61	164.38	93.60	139.36
El Paso County		22.51	38.60	91.76	55.61	10.60	11.57	31.11	43.71	18.74	55.41	19.23
Otero County		18.18	124.62	62.06	31.72	9.57	1.75	47.70	90.26	37.41	112.69	82.12
Presidio County		20.07	0.00	145.44	49.12	5.39	0.00	71.93	0.00	0.00	72.38	9.59
Culberson County		0.00	212.53	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	84.80	11.27
Jeff Davis County		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	162.29	0.00	146.95	173.79

Comparisons to National Norms	% to Total >= 150%		% to Total < 50%

Hudspeth County		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	39.26	0.00	178.89	19.49
Texas		60.80	59.87	36.72	63.92	175.97	132.99	71.65	64.68	60.83	106.83	71.76
National		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
El Paso County		13.68	23.11	33.69	35.54	18.66	15.38	22.29	28.27	11.40	59.20	13.80
Otero County		11.05	74.61	22.79	20.27	16.85	2.33	34.18	58.38	22.76	120.39	58.93
Presidio County		12.20	0.00	53.40	31.39	9.49	0.00	51.54	0.00	0.00	77.33	6.88
Culberson County		0.00	127.24	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.81	0.00	0.00	0.00	90.59	8.09
Jeff Davis County		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	104.96	0.00	156.99	124.70

Sources: STI: PopStats, Circa April 2025

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