| Abstrakt: |
This article presents statistical information related to concentration of Hispanic Americans in the U.S. The Latino population at present is highly concentrated. The 6 states with the highest percentages of Hispanics in 2002--New Mexico, California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado--are all located in the south west and west. Together they accounted for nearly 60% of all Hispanics in the U.S. About 3 of every 4 Latinos in this region were of Mexican ancestry. Two other states with large Latino populations-Florida and New York-had much higher percentages of Latinos of Central or South American or Caribbean ancestry. |
