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Eh. Hard for me to put Boston in the top 5. While it is very diverse, the population is around 570k. Good for 20th largest in the nation. I'd put Houston, Chicago, Dallas, and the Bay Area easily over Boston in this.
The Hispanic population is well sized for a city it size and has a much diverse Hispanic population. A tourist from Europe would probably be more well educated on Hispanic culture if he visited Boston vs Houston where he will primarily just experience and learn Mexican culture.
Lol no. It’s only sort of diverse because it’s historically small. There was a Puerto Rican wave around 2017-19 throughout the gulf that Louisiana was a part of. And a more recent Cuban wave
I always found it weird that the state line between Texas and Louisiana had such an immediate difference on size of the Hispanic population. Louisiana is starting to get huspanic immigrants but this is recent. Not big enough to be a capital
It is a sleeper tho. It might not have a lot but Louisiana’s diverse Hispanic population is def unique compared to other southern states.
Considering most people are naming Miami as the Hispanic Capital of America, its painfully obvious that your first sentence is false.
And no Louisiana isnt a sleeper nor does it belong in this conversation. Its Hispanic community is tiny and still overwhelmingly Mexican with the exception of New Orleans which is more Honduran.
Lets look at Hispanic Growth between 2010-2020. All that had more than 20,000 of one group in growth are listed. Otherwise the top 5 are listed:
Looking at growth patterns, Miami is the very clear winner of the title of Hispanic Mecca. It is the one that stands out both in growth and diversity of nationalities.
Actually in my first post I said nyc, nj and Boston should be over Miami because of the exact same reason. Miami is overwhelmingly Cuban. But still Miami hispanic population still has more representation than a place like Houston or LA.
To use one dominant group as a representation of an entire demographic is silly.
A Dominican, Puerto Rican, Panamanian, Peruvian, Ecuadorian typically have very tiny communities outside the east coast. Tell a Dominican that houston is top hispanic location and I’m sure they’d be saddened once they visit.
This also applies to the Caribbean community. The reason why NYC is cAribbean capitol is because Toronto and London are primarily Jamaican hotspots while Miami is mainly Haitian. NYC is where all the groups meet and have much more equal representation.
Well then the thread should be renamed to Mexico America because most Hispanics of different ethnic groups live primarily on the east coast of America
The clear majority of Hispanic Americans are Mexican Americans. The top 5 states by percentage for Hispanic population are all out west / southwest and half of all Hispanics live in California or Texas.
Actually in my first post I said nyc, nj and Boston should be over Miami because of the exact same reason. Miami is overwhelmingly Cuban. But still Miami hispanic population is more diverse than a place like Houston or LA.
To use one dominant group as a representation of an entire demographic is silly.
A Dominican, Puerto Rican, Panamanian, Peruvian, Ecuadorian typically have very tiny communities outside the east coast. Tell a Dominican that houston is top hispanic location and I’m sure they’d be saddened once they visit.
Literally no one is using one group to make this determination. You can stop with that.
And if you shrink a population small enough, it can be made diverse. Boston has a tiny Mexican population. Mexicans are the largest group in the US. Boston having few Mexicans makes it easy for other groups to stand out.
That last line about telling a Dominican Houston is a top Hispanic destination would make them sad made me laugh. That is a ridiculous statement. Houston IS a top Hispanic destination. Go look at the data I posted. It’s not much different than NYC in terms of growth. Dominicans make up 44% of NYCs Hispanic growth. Mexicans are 49% of Houston’s.
So to recap, no Boston doesn’t belong in this conversation and yes Houston is a massive destination for Hispanics.
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After this, it's mostly just wherever there's fast growing general Hispanic populations or where there's a more prominently established group.
5. Dallas
6. Boston
7. Los Angeles
8. Chicago
9. Orlando
10. Phoenix
Mexican American Capital of US:
1. Los Angeles
2. Houston
3. Dallas
4. Phoenix
5. Chicago
6. San Diego
7. El Paso
8. San Francisco
9. Tucson
10. San Antonio
Capital of Central, Caribbean and South America:
1. NYC
2. Miami
3. Houston
4. DC
5. Boston
6. Orlando
7. Tampa
8. Philadelphia
9. Dallas
10. LA
Houston can be technically considered both the Mexican-American capital and the capital for other Hispanics in general.
San Antonio should rank much higher than this. Houston is not that important should rank lower.
San Antonio should rank much higher than this. Houston is not that important should rank lower.
Houston attracts more foreign born Hispanics than any metro area other than Miami and NYC. Its passed LA. San Antonio isn't in the top 10 for attracting foreign born Hispanics.
Domestically, Houston gets way more Hispanic transplants from other states. San Antonio is way behind.
Houston is pretty darn important here. San Antonio is historically important, but less in the modern world. San Antonio is the cultural capital for Tejanos, but nothing else.
San Antonio should rank much higher than this. Houston is not that important should rank lower.
Why do you think this? San Antonio is overwhelmingly Tex Mex or Mexican. Houston attracts a much broader amount of Latin America. Heck I know Austin even attracts more Venezuelans than San Antonio.
While we’re on this topic, as we mentioned above, the majority of metro Miami uses Spanish as its langauge of business. Where you can walk in a store and expect to be spoken in English rather than Spanish (the real Miami not the tourist parts).
This is uniquely Miami. But there still exists neighborhoods in other cities that are the same.
Houston has Gulfton. NYC has East Harlem “Spanish Harlem” and some parts of the Bronx. What are some others?
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