Table 5-1D. Region of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population by Metropolitan-Nonmetropolitan Residence: 1997 (Last revised, 5/5/99:A:table5-1D) (Numbers in thousands. Metropolitan areas as defined June 30, 1993, classified by population size in 1990. Data are for civilian noninstitutional population plus Armed Forces living off post or with their families on post) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | Latin America | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | Central America | | | | Total | | | | | | |---------------------------| | | | foreign- | | | | | | | | | Other | | | Type of residence and size of | born | | | | | | | | | Central | South | Northern | Not metropolitan area | population | Europe | Asia | Africa | Oceania | Total | Caribbean | Total | Mexico | America | America | America | reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER Total........................................ 25,779 4,297 6,822 558 176 13,076 2,777 8,769 7,017 1,751 1,530 550 300 Metropolitan areas................................ 24,346 4,037 6,611 550 169 12,224 2,757 7,970 6,276 1,694 1,497 470 285 In central cities........................... 12,048 1,723 3,316 270 63 6,371 1,492 4,187 3,284 903 691 150 154 Outside central cities...................... 12,298 2,314 3,296 279 106 5,853 1,265 3,783 2,992 791 805 320 131 1 million or more population.................... 20,193 3,454 5,440 479 134 10,086 2,606 6,097 4,501 1,596 1,383 343 258 In central cities........................... 9,962 1,502 2,599 223 38 5,360 1,440 3,291 2,446 845 629 103 136 Outside central cities...................... 10,231 1,952 2,841 256 95 4,725 1,165 2,806 2,055 751 754 240 122 5 million or more population.................. 13,780 2,481 3,961 351 57 6,562 1,494 4,087 2,961 1,126 981 185 184 In central cities........................... 7,191 1,172 1,907 145 26 3,807 1,116 2,161 1,538 623 529 44 90 Outside central cities...................... 6,589 1,309 2,054 205 31 2,755 378 1,926 1,423 503 451 141 94 1 million up to 5 million population.......... 6,413 973 1,478 128 77 3,524 1,112 2,010 1,540 470 402 158 75 In central cities........................... 2,771 330 692 78 13 1,554 324 1,130 908 222 100 59 46 Outside central cities...................... 3,642 643 787 51 65 1,971 788 880 632 249 303 98 28 Less than 1 million population.................. 4,153 583 1,172 71 35 2,138 151 1,873 1,776 98 114 127 27 In central cities........................... 2,086 221 717 47 25 1,011 52 896 838 58 62 47 18 Outside central cities...................... 2,067 363 455 23 10 1,128 100 977 937 39 51 80 8 Nonmetropolitan areas............................. 1,432 260 210 9 7 852 20 799 741 58 33 80 15 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total........................................ 100.0 16.7 26.5 2.2 0.7 50.7 10.8 34.0 27.2 6.8 5.9 2.1 1.2 Metropolitan areas................................ 100.0 16.6 27.2 2.3 0.7 50.2 11.3 32.7 25.8 7.0 6.1 1.9 1.2 In central cities........................... 100.0 14.3 27.5 2.2 0.5 52.9 12.4 34.8 27.3 7.5 5.7 1.2 1.3 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 18.8 26.8 2.3 0.9 47.6 10.3 30.8 24.3 6.4 6.5 2.6 1.1 1 million or more population.................... 100.0 17.1 26.9 2.4 0.7 49.9 12.9 30.2 22.3 7.9 6.8 1.7 1.3 In central cities........................... 100.0 15.1 26.1 2.2 0.4 53.8 14.5 33.0 24.6 8.5 6.3 1.0 1.4 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 19.1 27.8 2.5 0.9 46.2 11.4 27.4 20.1 7.3 7.4 2.3 1.2 5 million or more population.................. 100.0 18.0 28.7 2.5 0.4 47.6 10.8 29.7 21.5 8.2 7.1 1.3 1.3 In central cities........................... 100.0 16.3 26.5 2.0 0.4 52.9 15.5 30.1 21.4 8.7 7.4 0.6 1.2 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 19.9 31.2 3.1 0.5 41.8 5.7 29.2 21.6 7.6 6.8 2.1 1.4 1 million up to 5 million population.......... 100.0 15.2 23.1 2.0 1.2 55.0 17.3 31.3 24.0 7.3 6.3 2.5 1.2 In central cities........................... 100.0 11.9 25.0 2.8 0.5 56.1 11.7 40.8 32.8 8.0 3.6 2.1 1.7 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 17.6 21.6 1.4 1.8 54.1 21.6 24.2 17.3 6.8 8.3 2.7 0.8 Less than 1 million population.................. 100.0 14.0 28.2 1.7 0.9 51.5 3.6 45.1 42.8 2.4 2.7 3.1 0.6 In central cities........................... 100.0 10.6 34.4 2.3 1.2 48.4 2.5 43.0 40.2 2.8 3.0 2.3 0.9 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 17.5 22.0 1.1 0.5 54.5 4.8 47.2 45.3 1.9 2.5 3.9 0.4 Nonmetropolitan areas............................. 100.0 18.2 14.7 0.6 0.5 59.5 1.4 55.8 51.7 4.0 2.3 5.6 1.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, March 1997 Current Population Survey. Internet Release date: October 15, 1999