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Language and Ethnic Diversity Maps - TexasApril 17th, 2009
Ethnic Diversity in Texas Today
On average a 60-70% chance that a person you encounter on the street in a Metro area of Texas is of a different ethnic background.
*Census data 2000
Over 30% of Texas residents speak a language other than English in the home.
*Census data 2000
Texan Demography
Concentration in major urban areas, the Balcones Fault, and southern border area.
*MLA Map 2009
Distribution of Languages other than English in Texas
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-40000
-20000
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
Spanish
Vietnam
ese
Chinese
Germ
an
French
Tagalog
Korean
Urdu
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Quantitative change
*MLA data comparison between 2000 and 2005
Texas Non-English Speaking Population Change 2000/2005
Between 2000 and 2005 there was a 14% increase in the population that speaks a language other than English in Texas.
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