Demographers estimate that a minimum of 20–23% of people in Alabama are of predominantly English ancestry and state that the figure is probably much higher.
dɛmˈɑːɡɹəfɚz ˈɛstᵻmət ðˌæɾə mˈɪnɪməm ʌv twˈɛnti twˈɛnti θɹˈiː pɚsˈɛnt ʌv pˈiːpəl ɪn ˌæləbˈæmə ɑːɹ ʌv pɹɪdˈɑːmɪnəntli ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈænsɛstɹi ænd stˈeɪt ðætðə fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɪz pɹˈɑːbəbli mˈʌtʃ hˈaɪɚ.