What is the racial makeup of Mexico?

Question

What parts have more indigenous people, european people, etc?

Also, what part are the majority of mexican-americans from in mexico?

Answer 1

The great majority of Mexicans are classified as "mestizo" meaning literally mixed. The modern definition of mestizo means any degree of mixture between European and American Indian. This group includes about 62% of the population.

The next largest group are the people who are of pure, or nearly pure, American Indian origin. They make up 31% of the population.

7% of the population is said to be pure, or nearly pure caucasion. The caucasians are of Spanish(mainly), French, German, Irish, British, Polish, Russian, and other European extractions as well as Jewish ( mainly Ashkenazy and some Shephardic) and Lebanese.

It is interesting to note that there are several families of Japanese and Chinese origin which have been in Mexico for a century or more. There is a small Chinatown in Mexico City.

Also there is a black population, concentrated in the gulf state of Veracruz and the pacific states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, of about one million.

Oddly the Asians and blacks are not taken into account in the national census as ethnic groups. The state of Oaxaca has recently begun to recognize the blacks as an ethnic group.

The smaller towns tend to be more Indian in their makeup all over the country. Medium towns tend to be a bit more meztizo.  In the cities you find more mestizos and white people and the Indians are everywhere. The Costa Chica area of the Guerrero-Oaxaca coast is sometimes referred to as Little Africa because there are towns where everyone is black.

The French and and central European influence is strongest in the north. You can hear it in the music and see it in the people's facial characteristics.

It is hard to say where the most Mexican Americans in the US have their roots as people emigrate from everywhere in Mexico although in Mexico I have heard it rumored that people from the state of Michoacan are all over the world. That seems reasonable because their state is one of the poorest and offer so few job opportunities.

So one can meet Mexicans who are of African, native American, east Asian, arab, and European descent. They may be brown, black, yellow, white, with black, brown, blond or red hair and have any color of eyes seen anywhere else on the planet.

I hope this helps.

Source(s):

http://foro.loquo.com/viewtopic.php?p=13...

also I live in Mexico

Answer 2

Here's a *very* old census chart:

http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/c...

Here's some more info:

http://www.indigenouspeople.net/mex_main...

Answer 3

Interesting question, well in the south of Mexico you can find more indigenous people than in the north, and here in the north you can find more mixed people, i mean white people or whatever, for example my grandmother was german,, hehe you know, north people hate the people from Mexico city, we call them "chilangos"

Answer 4

the best answer was bassmeister.  im impressed with his knowledge.

the cia world factbook website also talks a bit about the racial makeup of mexico, but even the cia's knowledge doesnt compare with bassmeister's.

Answer 5

They are made of Natives, people of European ancestry (Spanish) and mestizo (a mix of both). I am mestizo but I was born in Chicago, my family is from Mexico. But I'm pretty convinced my great grandparents (my dads side) came from Spain before they arrived to Mexico.

If you want to see a diverse group of people, go to Mexico City.