The foreign born from Latin America and the Caribbean : 2010 / by Yesenia D. Acosta and G. Patricia de la Cruz.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Acosta, Yesenia

Cruz, G. Patricia de la, author.

Contributor:

U.S. Census Bureau

Series:

American community survey briefs ; ACSBR/10-15.

American community survey briefs ; ACSBR/10-15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin Americans--United States--Statistics.

Latin Americans.

Caribbean Americans--Statistics.

Caribbean Americans.

United States.

Genre:

Statistics

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, [2011]

Summary:

During the last 50 years, the number of foreign born from Latin America and the Caribbean has increased rapidly, from less than 1 million in 1960 to 21.2 million in 2010.1 Currently, the foreign born from Latin America represent over half of the total foreign-born population. This brief will discuss the size, place of birth, citizenship status, and geographic distribution of the foreign born from Latin America in the United States. It presents data on the foreign born from Latin America at the national and state levels based on the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS).

Contents:

Introduction

Findings

Source and accuracy

What is the American community survey?

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (viewed Oct. 6, 2011).

"Issued September 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

756038530