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0
50
0 km
Hispanics
(%)
0.1
-
1.0
1970
Metropoles Census
12,000,000
6,000,000
1,200,000
1.0
-
4.7
Hispanics
Others
4.7
-
10.0
10.0
-
25.0
25.0
-
32.5
Source: US Census Bureau
Designed and made by JM Zaninetti, University of Orleans, CEDETE Institute
Figure 4.11.
Hispanics in the US population in 1970
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
New
Mexico
California
Colorado
New York
Arizona
Florida
Texas
U.S.A.
Figure 4.12.
States with the largest percentages of Hispanic population in 1970
The Hispanic population multiplied by five between 1940 and 1970, to
eventually exceed a total of 9.5 million people (see Figure 4.11). Latin American
immigration contributed to the growth of the Sunbelt. Approximately 30% of
Hispanics live in the South, mostly in Texas and Florida, with a very discreet
