An American History

CULTURE WARS ★ 1093

ORIGIN OF LARGEST IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS

BY STATE, 1910 AND 2013

Pittsburgh

Rochester

Cincinnati Baltimore

New York

Minneapolis Worcester

New Haven

San Francisco

Springfield

Milwaukee Scranton

Buffalo

Cleveland Philadelphia

St. Louis

Detroit

Chicago

Boston

Providence

Gulf of Mexico

Atlantic

Ocean

CANADA

MEXICO

Boston

Chicago

Las Vegas

San Francisco

Detroit

Riverside

Miami

San Jose

Tampa

Washington, D.C.

San Diego

Seattle

Phoenix

Dallas

Atlanta

Sacramento Philadelphia

New York

Houston

Los Angeles

Gulf of Mexico

Atlantic

Ocean

CANADA

MEXICO

1900

2010

25.0 or higher

20.0 to 24.9

1 5.0 to 19.9

10.0 to 14.9

5.0 to 9.9

Less than 5.0

Percent foreign-born

25.0 or higher

20.0 to 24.9

1 5.0 to 19.9

10.0 to 14.9

5.0 to 9.9

Less than 5.0

Percent foreign-born

Maps depicting the birthplace of each state’s largest immigrant population in 1910 and 2013.
A century ago, most immigrants hailed from Europe, and the leading country of origin varied
among the states. Today, in almost every state outside the Northeast, those born in Mexico
constitute the largest number of immigrants.

What cultural conflicts emerged in the 1990s?