When I was a teacher, I used to use the Pop Clock for various lessons about America. One year's theme was Continents of the World, World History (Great Civilizations), World History (Indigenous Peoples), another was Art History Periods, Great Artists of the World, and one was The United States. In the research I did for the US, I looked at ancestry groups and found interesting information which is now out-dated. So, after a conversation with friends at lunch last week, I decided to see the current breakdown of ancestry groups:
Those claiming German ancestry remain the largest group at just over 17 percent, almost even with Hispanics at 17%, African Americans are 13%, Irish are 11% (7 more Irish in American than in Ireland!!) English are 8.7%, Italians 6%, Jewish 1.4%.
And on the generations:
1901 to 1924 - The Greatest Generation
1924 to 1940 - The Silent Generation
1940 - 1960 - Baby Boomers
1960-80 Generation X
1980 to early 2000 - Millennials
2000 - present Generation Z
There are interesting articles on Pop Clock as well as population anises of various kinds but the information I found most easily was on google.
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