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Weird list. Most of these cities only cater to Mexican people.
NYC, and New Jersey and maybe even Boston should be top 4 along with Miami since all three locations have arguably the most “diverse” Hispanic populations in the country.
I’d make a case that NJ, NYC, and Boston have more diverse Hispanic populations than even Miami.
That maybe true but what are we defining here as the "Capital of Hispanic America"?
Is it simply based on a "diverse" Population? If that is the case then you have a point.
Or is it based on a Hispanic Population in a City that controls most facets of Business, Government and the Media inclusive and outside of it's respective boundaries?
If the latter is true then there is no question that city is Miami.
Is it simply based on a "diverse" Population? If that is the case then you have a point.
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But if you have to make a population very small to make it diverse then the point is moot. Atlanta, for example, has a super diverse Hispanic population but its also not that big.
Either way Boston has very, very few Mexicans so that in itself makes it not belong in the same conversation with NYC.
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.
While the Mexican population makes up the majority of Houston's Hispanic population, Houston Hispanic population is actually underrated for its diversity and it is becoming more diverse each year that passes. I don't think Boston is on the level of Houston when it comes to this.
Question on LAs hispanic scene - I've hear that recent immigrants, particularly to CA, are more indigenous while the more Spanish / old money people stay in Mexico. Would it be fair to say that Central Americans in LA are more "pre Mexican" in culture? https://mixteco.org/mixtec/. There's a whole thing of indigenous vs post Spanish culture, and makes you wonder what terms like "Latino" and "Hispanic" even mean and whether they are even relevant.
I compiled a list of some of the largest Hispanic/Latino communities in Texas cities. San Antonio's hispanic population is just as diverse as the other big Texas cities, and actually ranked first for population totals in some of the ancestry groups. The demographic website where I retrieved these stats has the cities ranked by which city has the largest population in each ancestry group.
Hispanic groups (Texas)
Not in any particular order.
1. Spaniard
San Antonio
10,682
Houston
6,431
Austin
4,939
Ft.Worth
4,148
Dallas
3,525
2. Argentinean
Houston
3,162
San Antonio
1,063
Dallas
910
Austin
899
3. Peruvian
Houston
3,712
Dallas
2,134
San Antonio
2,023
Austin
1,509
4. Dominican
Houston
3,683
Dallas
1,441
Ft Worth
1,147
San Antonio
900
5. Venezuelan
Houston
15,517
Dallas
4,282
Austin
3,540
Ft.Worth
1,505
San Antonio
1,058
6. Cuban
Houston
17,769
Austin
7,084
San Antonio
4,660
Dallas
4,196
7. Guatemalan
Houston
35,854
Dallas
8,996
Austin
5,114
San Antonio
2,824
8. Honduran
Houston
63,501
Dallas
14,249
Austin
7,828
San Antonio
6,367
9. Salvadoran
Houston
99,998
Dallas
24,452
Irving
22,442
Austin
6,139
San Antonio
5,655
10. Basque(Spanish/French)
San Antonio
357
Houston
337
Arlington
331
Dallas
249
Austin
216
11. Portugese
Houston
2,893
San Antonio
2,878
Dallas
1,745
Austin
1,638
Ft. Worth
1,523
12. Puerto Rican
San Antonio
19,979
Houston
16,668
Ft.Worth
10,465
Austin
9,576
Dallas
7,383
13. Haitian
Houston
2,071
Dallas
898
San Antonio
596
Ft.Worth
505
Austin
231
14. Equadorian
Houston
3,151
Austin
1,207
Dallas
886
San Antonio
700
15. Columbian
Houston
14,219
Austin
4,158
San Antonio
4,133
Dallas
2,626
16. Costa Rican
Dallas
973
Houston
961
Austin
640
San Antonio
592
17. Panamanian
Houston
1,727
San Antonio
1,538
Dallas
959
Austin
587
18. Nicaraguan
Houston
5,171
San Antonio
1,280
Dallas
1,232
Austin
1,185
19. Central American Indian
Houston
3,135
San Antonio
2,338
Austin
1,187
Dallas
1,143
Ft.Worth
577
20. Mexican
San Antonio
812,936
Houston
693,807
El Paso
520,183
Dallas
451,666
Ft.Worth
270,531
Austin
241,380
21. Filipino
Houston
14,313
San Antonio
10,880
Austin
8,769
Ft. Worth
6,400
Dallas
5,325
Last edited by SweethomeSanAntonio; 06-18-2023 at 02:32 AM..
I compiled a list of some of the largest Hispanic/Latino communities in Texas cities. San Antonio's hispanic population is just as diverse as the other big Texas cities, and actually ranked first for population totals in some of the ancestry groups. The demographic website where I retrieved these stats has the cities ranked by which city has the largest population in each ancestry group.
Hispanic groups (Texas)
Not in any particular order.
1. Spaniard
San Antonio
10,682
Houston
6,431
Austin
4,939
Ft.Worth
4,148
Dallas
3,525
2. Argentinean
Houston
3,162
San Antonio
1,063
Dallas
910
Austin
899
3. Peruvian
Houston
3,712
Dallas
2,134
San Antonio
2,023
Austin
1,509
4. Dominican
Houston
3,683
Dallas
1,441
Ft Worth
1,147
San Antonio
900
5. Venezuelan
Houston
15,517
Dallas
4,282
Austin
3,540
Ft.Worth
1,505
San Antonio
1,058
6. Cuban
Houston
17,769
Austin
7,084
San Antonio
4,660
Dallas
4,196
7. Guatemalan
Houston
35,854
Dallas
8,996
Austin
5,114
San Antonio
2,824
8. Honduran
Houston
63,501
Dallas
14,249
Austin
7,828
San Antonio
6,367
9. Salvadoran
Houston
99,998
Dallas
24,452
Irving
22,442
Austin
6,139
San Antonio
5,655
10. Basque(Spanish/French)
San Antonio
357
Houston
337
Arlington
331
Dallas
249
Austin
216
11. Portugese
Houston
2,893
San Antonio
2,878
Dallas
1,745
Austin
1,638
Ft. Worth
1,523
12. Puerto Rican
San Antonio
19,979
Houston
16,668
Ft.Worth
10,465
Austin
9,576
Dallas
7,383
13. Haitian
Houston
2,071
Dallas
898
San Antonio
596
Ft.Worth
505
Austin
231
14. Equadorian
Houston
3,151
Austin
1,207
Dallas
886
San Antonio
700
15. Columbian
Houston
14,219
Austin
4,158
San Antonio
4,133
Dallas
2,626
16. Costa Rican
Dallas
973
Houston
961
Austin
640
San Antonio
592
17. Panamanian
Houston
1,727
San Antonio
1,538
Dallas
959
Austin
587
18. Nicaraguan
Houston
5,171
San Antonio
1,280
Dallas
1,232
Austin
1,185
19. Central American Indian
Houston
3,135
San Antonio
2,338
Austin
1,187
Dallas
1,143
Ft.Worth
577
20. Mexican
San Antonio
812,936
Houston
693,807
El Paso
520,183
Dallas
451,666
Ft.Worth
270,531
Austin
241,380
21. Filipino
Houston
14,313
San Antonio
10,880
Austin
8,769
Ft. Worth
6,400
Dallas
5,325
Haitians and Filipinos are “Hispanic” now?????
Portuguese I guess counts since you slipped in “Latino” one place in your post
Glad you pointed that out. That was a head scratcher.
Either way, his numbers are old.
Yeah, I mean, getting technical, many people don’t even consider Spaniards Hispanic or Latino. And technically Portuguese wouldn’t be Latino, since they aren’t from Latin America (and they definitely aren’t Hispanic since they’re not Spanish speaking).
Like any other Europeans, the few Spaniards and Portuguese that I know identity just by their country, though European seems to be their next level of preferred classification. Though it could get tricky if someone from Spain or Portugal descent grows up in the states around a lot of other Hispanic/Latino Spanish/Portuguese cultures. They may then self-identify as Hispanic and/or Latino.
The United States census excludes Haitian from Latino.
Not sure about Filipinos. I think they're also excluded.
Filipinos are Asian American/Pacific Islanders. Not sure how people don’t know this.
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