Today I'll cover the final three racial categories, starting with American Indian and Alaska Native. This category is different than the others: the other heritages represent people who immigrated to the US from other countries, whereas American Indians were already here when the other immigrants arrived. It's also different because of the system of tribal … Continue reading Heritage Enclaves, Part 5

This time I'll look at census respondents who specified Black when asked about their race and origin. There are two categories of responses here: those who listed "African American" as their origin, and those who indicated something more specific (a country, typically sub-Saharan Africa or the Caribbean). The former group makes up about 90% of … Continue reading Heritage Enclaves, Part 4

Let's jump right into Asian heritage neighborhoods. As before, I’ll list the census tract that had the highest concentration of each heritage; the list is sorted by this concentration. HeritageTractCountyStatePctNationalChinese except Taiwanese611.02San FranciscoCalifornia88.8%1.57% The highest density Chinese neighborhood is Chinatown in San Francisco. Close behind are the three Chinatowns in New York: at the tip … Continue reading Heritage Enclaves, Part 3

In my last post I started investigating heritage enclaves; that is, the census tracts with the highest percentage of each heritage (or 'origin', as the census defines it). Last time it was for White heritages; today let's look at the Hispanic side of things. The top of the list: HeritageTractCountyStatePctNationalMexican114.05YumaArizona96.9%10.82%Cuban6.1Miami-DadeFlorida84.4%0.68%Puerto Rican8115HampdenMassachusetts80.6%1.69%Dominican2509EssexMassachusetts65.8%0.66% The first two are … Continue reading Heritage Enclaves, Part 2

Last post we looked at the heritage (i.e., race/ethnicity/origin) of US Census respondents, at the state and county level. This time we'll look at things at a much more granular level: Census Tracts. A tract is a small, relatively permanent subdivision of a city or county, averaging around 4,000 people. Sort of an extended neighborhood. … Continue reading Heritage Enclaves