What if someone doesn’t identify with any group?
If they do not report an ancestry, their ancestry is classified as “Not Reported.” Unlike other census data, ancestry data are not imputed/ filled-in based on other information from the household or neighbors. Some people identify their ancestry as American. This could be because their ancestors have been in United States for so long or they have such mixed backgrounds that they do not identify with any particular group. Some foreign born or children of the foreign born may report American to show that they are part of American society. There are many reasons people may report their ancestors as American, and the growth in this response has been substantial.
