Mexican
origin
Hispanics
are by
far the
dominant
group
among
Hispanics.
In
Chicago,
nearly
eight-in-ten
(79.2%)
of the
area's
Hispanics
are of
Mexican
origin.
In the
San
Antonio,
TX
metropolitan
area,
Mexicans
make up
91.3% of
all
Hispanics.
And in
Atlanta,
GA,
nearly
six-in-ten
(58.1%)
Hispanics
are of
Mexican
origin.
Country
of
origin
is based
on
self-described
family
ancestry
or place
of birth
in
response
to
questions
in the
Census
Bureau's
American
Community
Survey
and on
the 2010
Census
form. It
is not
necessarily
the same
as place
of
birth,
nor is
it
indicative
of
immigrant
or
citizenship
status.
For
example,
a U.S.
citizen
born in
Los
Angeles
of
Mexican
immigrant
parents
or
grandparents
may (or
may not)
identify
his or
her
country
of
origin
as
Mexico.
Likewise,
some
immigrants
born in
Mexico
may
identify
another
country
as their
origin
depending
on the
place of
birth of
their
ancestors.
The data
for this
report
are
derived
from the
2010
U.S.
Census
and from
the 2009
American
Community
Survey.
The 2010
Census
provides
population
counts
for
Hispanic
origin
sub-groups.
The 2009
American
Community
Survey
provides
detailed
geographic,
demographic
and
economic
characteristics
for each
sub-group.
