Americans come from all over the world, and have countless stories about where they and their families come from.
The US Census Bureau's American Community Survey asks millions of Americans every year several questions about their economic, social, and demographic situations. One of those questions asks respondents to report their families' ancestries, from Italian to German to Mexican.
Using that self-reported ancestry data from the Minnesota Population Center's 2016 American Community Survey Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, we were able to find the most commonly self-reported ancestries in each state.
Here's the most common self-reported ancestry in each state and DC:

And here are the three most common self-reported ancestries in each state:
Alabama

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: United States
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Alaska

Most common self-reported ancestry: American Indian
Second most-common ancestry: German
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Arizona

Most common self-reported ancestry: Mexican
Second most-common ancestry: German
Third most-common ancestry: English
Arkansas

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: United States
Third most-common ancestry: White/Caucasian
California

Most common self-reported ancestry: Mexican
Second most-common ancestry: German
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Colorado

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Mexican
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Connecticut

Most common self-reported ancestry: Italian
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: Puerto Rican
Delaware

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: United States
District of Columbia

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: Other
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Florida

Most common self-reported ancestry: United States
Second most-common ancestry: African-American
Third most-common ancestry: German
Georgia

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: United States
Third most-common ancestry: English
Hawaii

Most common self-reported ancestry: Filipino
Second most-common ancestry: Japanese
Third most-common ancestry: Hawaiian
Idaho

Most common self-reported ancestry: English
Second most-common ancestry: German
Third most-common ancestry: White/Caucasian
Illinois

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: African-American
Third most-common ancestry: Mexican
Indiana

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: United States
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Iowa

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: English
Kansas

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: English
Kentucky

Most common self-reported ancestry: United States
Second most-common ancestry: German
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Louisiana

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: French
Third most-common ancestry: United States
Maine

Most common self-reported ancestry: English
Second most-common ancestry: French
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Maryland

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: German
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Massachusetts

Most common self-reported ancestry: Irish
Second most-common ancestry: Italian
Third most-common ancestry: English
Michigan

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: African-American
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Minnesota

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Norwegian
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Mississippi

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: United States
Third most-common ancestry: White/Caucasian
Missouri

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: African-American
Third most-common ancestry: United States
Montana

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: American Indian
Nebraska

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: Mexican
Nevada

Most common self-reported ancestry: Mexican
Second most-common ancestry: German
Third most-common ancestry: African-American
New Hampshire

Most common self-reported ancestry: Irish
Second most-common ancestry: English
Third most-common ancestry: French
New Jersey

Most common self-reported ancestry: Italian
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: African-American
New Mexico

Most common self-reported ancestry: Mexican
Second most-common ancestry: American Indian
Third most-common ancestry: Hispanic
New York

Most common self-reported ancestry: Italian
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: African-American
North Carolina

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: United States
Third most-common ancestry: English
North Dakota

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Norwegian
Third most-common ancestry: American Indian
Ohio

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: African-American
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Oklahoma

Most common self-reported ancestry: American Indian
Second most-common ancestry: German
Third most-common ancestry: White/Caucasian
Oregon

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: English
Pennsylvania

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: Italian
Rhode Island

Most common self-reported ancestry: Italian
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: Portuguese
South Carolina

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: United States
Third most-common ancestry: German
South Dakota

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Norwegian
Third most-common ancestry: American Indian
Tennessee

Most common self-reported ancestry: United States
Second most-common ancestry: African-American
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Texas

Most common self-reported ancestry: Mexican
Second most-common ancestry: African-American
Third most-common ancestry: German
Utah

Most common self-reported ancestry: English
Second most-common ancestry: German
Third most-common ancestry: Mexican
Vermont

Most common self-reported ancestry: English
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: United States
Virginia

Most common self-reported ancestry: African-American
Second most-common ancestry: United States#
Third most-common ancestry: German
Washington

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: Mexican
West Virginia

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: United States
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
Wisconsin

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: Irish
Third most-common ancestry: Polish
Wyoming

Most common self-reported ancestry: German
Second most-common ancestry: English
Third most-common ancestry: Irish
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