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?