Latino Population Maps Reveal Demographic Pattern Regardless Of Origin
By Huffington Post Latino Voices
While the Latino identity may be hard to define, it seems the nearly two dozen nationalities that compose this ambiguous ethnicity do share some common ground — literally.
An interactive graphic created by the U.S. Census maps out the distribution of the Latino population according to nationality and uncovers a fairly consistent demographic pattern regardless of heritage. The 22 maps were created using the answers individuals gave to the “specific origins” question in the 2010 census.
The maps were posted on the Census website on Sept. 30 but, as The Atlantic Cities pointed out when they featured them this week, the graphic didn’t get a chance to circulate because the government shutdown caused the site to go down.
Each map includes the U.S. population of each Latino nationality and uses the …
This article as originally published in Huffington Post Latino Voices.
[Photo courtesy U.S. Census]