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Recent Immigrants (%)
0
50
0 km
0
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0.69
Metropolitan Population 2005
22,000,000
11,000,000
2,200,000
Immigrants
Others
0.69
-
1.27
1.27
-
1.96
Method: Quartic Kernel
density smoothing -
Bandwidth: 96 km
1.96
-
2.92
2.92
-
6.94
National avg. share 2.1%
Source: US Census bureau
Designed and made by JM Zaninetti, University of Orleans, CEDETE Institute
Figure 3.9.
Proportion of immigrants in the population in 2005
New immigrants who arrived between the 2000 census and July 1, 2005,
represent 2.1% of the population of the United States. In some places, this
percentage may rise to 7% of the population (see Figure 3.9). This percentage is an
indicator of a dynamic economy, but it is also influenced by spatial factors, as can
be seen on the Mexican border in the Rio Grande Valley.
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
Figure 3.10.
Share of recent immigration in the current population of several large cities
