Table 4.14  Latin American Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Residence in U.S. 
		Regions in : March 1995

            (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/)



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|                |              |              REGION OF BIRTH               |

|                |              |--------------------------------------------|

|                |              |   CENTRAL    |              |              |

|                |LATIN AMERICA |   AMERICA    |  CARIBBEAN   |SOUTH AMERICA |

|                |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|

|                |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|

|----------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------|

|Total           |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|  Total         |11,777|  100.0| 8,225|  100.0| 2,326|  100.0| 1,226|  100.0|

|  Northeast     | 2,078|   17.6|   365|    4.4| 1,131|   48.6|   583|   47.6|

|  Midwest       |   723|    6.1|   613|    7.5|    52|    2.2|    57|    4.7|

|  South         | 3,700|   31.4| 2,239|   27.2| 1,066|   45.8|   395|   32.2|

|  West          | 5,276|   44.8| 5,007|   60.9|    78|    3.3|   191|   15.6|

|Male            |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|  Total         | 6,107|  100.0| 4,497|  100.0| 1,041|  100.0|   569|  100.0|

|  Northeast     |   966|   15.8|   195|    4.3|   497|   47.7|   275|   48.3|

|  Midwest       |   423|    6.9|   373|    8.3|    24|    2.3|    26|    4.5|

|  South         | 1,956|   32.0| 1,286|   28.6|   487|   46.7|   183|   32.2|

|  West          | 2,762|   45.2| 2,643|   58.8|    33|    3.2|    86|   15.0|

|Female          |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|  Total         | 5,670|  100.0| 3,728|  100.0| 1,285|  100.0|   657|  100.0|

|  Northeast     | 1,112|   19.6|   170|    4.6|   634|   49.3|   308|   46.9|

|  Midwest       |   300|    5.3|   240|    6.4|    27|    2.1|    32|    4.9|

|  South         | 1,744|   30.8|   953|   25.6|   579|   45.1|   212|   32.2|

|  West          | 2,514|   44.3| 2,364|   63.4|    44|    3.4|   105|   16.0|

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1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico.

2/ For geographic definitions see 'Profile of the Foreign-Born Population in the 
    United States, 1997.' (P23-195)



SOURCE: Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division, U.S. Bureau 
	  of the Census, Current Population Survey, March 1995

Internet Release date:  September 12, 2000