Abstract
The US Hispanic population has grown rapidly over the last two decades and remains geographically concentrated in nine states. Redistribution away from core states through internal migration has been largely offset by heavy immigration to traditional areas of Hispanic concentration. Geographical patterns of Hispanic migration show broad similarities to overall patterns of population redistribution in the United States. New York and California serve as key spatial redistributors or pivots in the Hispanic migration system.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 429-439 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Professional Geographer |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1989 |
Keywords
- Hispanic concentration
- Hispanic migration
- Population gateway
- Spatial redistributor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Earth-Surface Processes