An immigrant trivia contest

[Rain Man]

Just for fun, let's see how long it takes for people to answer the following questions. I just sent off a report analyzing this.


1. Of the 50 states plus DC (51 total entities), in how many are Mexicans the largest foreign-born population by nationality?

2. Name the states where Mexicans are NOT the largest foreign-born population.

3. In those states, name the nationality that IS the largest.

I'll give you hints as we go. Unless of course no one plays, in which case I will leave chiefsplanet in shame.

DaFace isn't allowed to play since he knows.


Answers are below.

There are 18 of the 51 states/districts where Mexicans are NOT the largest foreign population. They are:
AK, HI - Philippines
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, MT, VT - Canada
MA - Brazil
NJ, PA - India
CT - Jamaica
NY, RI - Dominican Republic
VA, MD, DC - El Salvador
WV - Germany

[Otter]

1. Of the 50 states plus DC (51 total entities), in how many are Mexicans the largest foreign-born population by nationality?

I'd say around 10.

2. Name the states where Mexicans are NOT the largest foreign-born population.

All but New York, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, New York, Colorado, Washington and Oregon.

3. In those states, name the nationality that IS the largest.

American

I'll give you hints as we go. Unless of course no one plays, in which case I will leave chiefsplanet in shame.

DaFace isn't allowed to play since he knows.

[Rain Man]

Higher on Question 1.

You're right on CA, AZ, NM, TX, CO, WA, and OR. Wrong on NY.

Oh, and on Q3, "foreign nationality".

[L.A. Chieffan]

I don't know but what I do know is President Polk kicked some major ass.

[Rain Man]

Correct on President Polk.

[ClevelandBronco]

I'd guess that Hawaii has a larger population of foreign-born Asians of some sort.

[ClevelandBronco]

I'm going to guess that they are the largest foreign-born segment in 46 states.

[Otter]

Higher on Question 1.

I won't go too much higher, I'll say 13.

You're right on CA, AZ, NM, TX, CO, WA, and OR. Wrong on NY.

Eh, have to think about that one more.

Oh, and on Q3, "foreign nationality".

Indian (as in India)


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[big nasty kcnut]

1. Of the 50 states plus DC (51 total entities), in how many are Mexicans the largest foreign-born population by nationality? 23

3. In those states, name the nationality that IS the largest.
Anglo Saxons

[Old Dog]

1 - 41
2 - Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Vermont
3 - Canadian, Cuban, Japanese, Canadian, Canadian, Russian, Canadian, Puerto Rican, Canadian, Canadian

[ClevelandBronco]

1. Of the 50 states plus DC (51 total entities), in how many are Mexicans the largest foreign-born population by nationality? 23

3. In those states, name the nationality that IS the largest.
Anglo Saxons

Anglo Saxons? Damn. How old are these immigrants?

[KCrockaholic]

Colorado....

[Rain Man]

I'd guess that Hawaii has a larger population of foreign-born Asians of some sort.

Correct. We now have NY and HI as non-Mexico places.

[Rain Man]

I'm going to guess that they are the largest foreign-born segment in 46 states.

Lower.

[Rain Man]

.

Higher than 13.

And we'll guess the others by state, though I'll state that India is the third-largest source of foreign-born residents.

[MoreLemonPledge]

Correct. We now have NY and HI as non-Mexico places.

Going out on a limb and saying Alaska.

[Rain Man]

1. Of the 50 states plus DC (51 total entities), in how many are Mexicans the largest foreign-born population by nationality? 23

3. In those states, name the nationality that IS the largest.
Anglo Saxons

Higher.

And we're going by nationality on the other states. So far, we've identified HI and NY as non-Mexico states.

[ClevelandBronco]

Lower.

I'll guess at this another way.

Some states with smaller Mexican-born immigrant populations:

New York
Hawaii

Washington
New Jersey
Michigan
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maine

[Rain Man]

1 - 41
2 - Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Vermont
3 - Canadian, Cuban, Japanese, Canadian, Canadian, Russian, Canadian, Puerto Rican, Canadian, Canadian

1. Lower.

2. You can add AK, FL, ME, MA, NH, NJ, ND, and VT to the non-Mexico list. Nice work. ID is a Mexico state.

3. AK - no on Canada
FL - YES on Cuba
HI - No on Japan
ME - YES on Canada
MA - No on Russia
NH - YES on Canada
NJ - No on Puerto Rico (which doesn't count as foreign-born since it's a territory)
ND - YES on Canada
VT - YES on Canada

[Rain Man]

Right now, we know it's higher than 23 and lower than 46, and we have

AK - ?
HI - ?
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - ?

[ClevelandBronco]

I'm surprised about Florida, despite its location geographically. I've been reluctant to include any state with a massive hospitality industry.

I'm guessing that there are large Indian immigrant populations in Virginia and Maryland.

[MoreLemonPledge]

Right now, we know it's higher than 23 and lower than 46, and we have

AK - ?
HI - ?
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - ?

New Jersey is Italians. Jersey Shore told me so.

[Rain Man]

I'll guess at this another way.

Some states with smaller Mexican-born immigrant populations:

New York
Hawaii

Washington
New Jersey
Michigan
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maine


Right now, we know it's higher than 23 and lower than 46, and we have

AK - ?
HI - ?
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - ?
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - ?

[Rain Man]

Going out on a limb and saying Alaska.

Yep, but the Canada guess wasn't correct.

[ClevelandBronco]

Yep, but the Canada guess wasn't correct.

Russians?

[Rain Man]

I'm surprised about Florida, despite its location geographically. I've been reluctant to include any state with a massive hospitality industry.

I'm guessing that there are large Indian immigrant populations in Virginia and Maryland.

Nice work getting two more, but Indians aren't the largest.

Right now, we know it's higher than 23 and lower than 46, and we have

AK - ?
HI - ?
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - ?
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - ?
VA - ?
MD - ?

[Rain Man]

New Jersey is Italians. Jersey Shore told me so.

Italy is 9th in NJ. Keep guessing.

(Recall that this is immigration, not heritage. Heritage may be Italian in NJ.)

[Rain Man]

Russians?

Good guess, but nope. Canada is 4th and Russia is 7th.

[Rain Man]

Given what we've identified so far, we know it's higher than 23 and lower than 37 (states where Mexico is the largest foreign-born population), and the non-Mexico states so far are:

AK - ?
HI - ?
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - ?
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - ?
VA - ?
MD - ?

[Sofa King]

34 states,


i'll guess Minnesota as well., and guess Asian, Chinese perhaps?.. maybe i'm way off base here, but i thought i heard something about lots of Asians in Minnesota...

[Old Dog]

A couple more SWAGs
AK - Swedish
HI - Philipino
MA - Canadian
NJ - Indian
CT - Canadian
RI - Canadian
NY - Cuban
VA - Haitian
MD - Haitian

[patteeu]

Are there a lot of Chinese immigrants in Alaska and Hawaii?

[Rain Man]

34 states,


i'll guess Minnesota as well., and guess Asian, Chinese perhaps?.. maybe i'm way off base here, but i thought i heard something about lots of Asians in Minnesota...

Lower, and not Minnesota, though you're right about the Asians. Mexicans are most common, followed by ... wait for it ... wait for it ... Laotians.

[Rain Man]

A couple more SWAGs.
AK - Swedish. Nope. They're 28th.
HI - Philipino - Winner!
MA - Canadian - Nope. 7th
NJ - Indian - Winner!
CT - Canadian - Nope. 6th
RI - Canadian - Nope. 5th
NY - Cuban - Nope. 31st.
VA - Haitian - Nope. 55th
MD - Haitian - Nope. 28th.

[Rain Man]

Are there a lot of Chinese immigrants in Alaska and Hawaii?

They're 18th in Alaska, and 4th in Hawaii. They must be drawn to the warmer weather.

[Rain Man]

We now know it's higher than 23 and lower than 34 (states where Mexico is the largest foreign-born population), and the non-Mexico states so far are:

AK - ?
HI - Philippines
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - India
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - ?
VA - ?
MD - ?

truebigdog is kicking tail in this contest. Do you work for an immigration agency or something?

[ClevelandBronco]

Okay. Ukrainians in Alaska and Koreans in Hawaii.

[Sofa King]

31 states...


and Korean.. at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota... damn those people are everyone...




(what do i mean those people?)

get off my back... pricks... just sayin..

[Rain Man]

A hint. There are only five states where the largest foreign-born population is from outside the Western Hemisphere. New Jersey has already been identified as one of them.

[Sofa King]

or how about tuvalu residents in Montana

[Rain Man]

Okay. Ukrainians in Alaska and Koreans in Hawaii.

Ukrainians are 32nd in Alaska and Koreans are 3rd in Hawaii.

Since Hawaii is already guessed, here are the top five foreign-born populations in that state.

Philippines
Japan
Korea (presumably all South, but labeled as both)
China
Federated States of Micronesia

[Rain Man]

31 states...


and Korean.. at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota... damn those people are everyone...




(what do i mean those people?)

get off my back... pricks... just sayin..


Higher. And South Dakota is a Mexico-first state.

[Rain Man]

or how about tuvalu residents in Montana

Tuvalu is not among the 79 nations represented in Montana, but there is also wisdom in your guess, because Montana is a non-Mexico state.

[RJ]

Anglo Saxons? Damn. How old are these immigrants?

We have a lot of trouble around here with Anglo Saxon and Gaelic gangs. Just last week a 12 year old girl was injured in a drive by catapulting. They should all be deported.

[Rain Man]

We now know it's higher than 31 and lower than 34 (states where Mexico is the largest foreign-born population), and the non-Mexico states so far are:

AK - ?
HI - Philippines
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - India
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - ?
VA - ?
MD - ?
MT - ?

[RJ]

Aren't there a lot of Vietnamese folk in Wisconsin? Mungs?

[ClevelandBronco]

Ukrainians are 32nd in Alaska and Koreans are 3rd in Hawaii.

Since Hawaii is already guessed, here are the top five foreign-born populations in that state.

Philippines
Japan
Korea (presumably all South, but labeled as both)
China
Federated States of Micronesia

Hottentots. Zulus. French Huguenots.

Damn Alaska anyway.

[Rain Man]

Aren't there a lot of Vietnamese folk in Wisconsin? Mungs?

Very good. The most common foreign-born populations in Wisconin are:

Mexico
Germany
Laos (including the Hmong)
India
Canada

[RJ]

I recall that in Maryland there was a large Greek population....Greeks from Greece.

Also lots of Middle Easterners. Iranian was common.

[Rain Man]

Hottentots. Zulus. French Huguenots.

Damn Alaska anyway.

Nope, nope, and non.

Think about getting to Alaska. Who would be good at that?

[Buddy Rich]

VA is El Salvador. Recently some MS13 jackoffs hacked someone with a machete down the street from where I work.

[RJ]

Speaking of the Middle East, I know there is a large Iraqi population in Michigan.

[Rain Man]

I recall that in Maryland there was a large Greek population....Greeks from Greece.

Also lots of Middle Easterners. Iranian was common.

Iran is at #23, and Greece is at #39. Among Middle Easterners, the highest in Maryland is indeed the Iranians, so you'll have to keep guessing.

[Pants]

Don't the Twin Cities have a massive population of some African nationality? I forget which one, though.

[Rain Man]

VA is El Salvador. Recently some MS13 jackoffs hacked someone with a machete down the street from where I work.

Buy that man a chicken dinner. The most common foreigners in Virginia are from El Salvador.

[RJ]

Buy that man a chicken dinner. The most common foreigners in Virginia are from El Salvador.

Sounds like you should buy him his own machete, but that's another story.

[Rain Man]

Don't the Twin Cities have a massive population of some African nationality? I forget which one, though.

I happen to know from a different research project that the Twin Cities have been a historic refugee settlement area for Somalians, which seems like a cruel joke on the Somalians.

The top five foreign populations in Minnesota are:

Mexico
Laos
India
Vietnam
Somalia

[Buddy Rich]

Buy that man a chicken dinner. The most common foreigners in Virginia are from El Salvador.

You can keep the chicken if you tell me what spray or pellet I can use to get rid of them.

[Rain Man]

Here's where we stand. We now know it's higher than 31 and lower than 34 (states where Mexico is the largest foreign-born population), and the non-Mexico states so far are:

AK - ?
HI - Philippines
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - India
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - ?
VA - El Salvador
MD - ?
MT - ?

[Dave Lane]

Russians I'd think in Alaska since they owned it before Sewards Folly. Could be Inuit Indians if they count as "foreign"

[noa]

somalia is the top nationality for minnesota, maine, and north dakota. uzbekistan is tops for vermont. cuba is tops for connecticut
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[Dave Lane]

Or Canadians in AK

[ClevelandBronco]

Nope, nope, and non.

Think about getting to Alaska. Who would be good at that?

Canadians, Russians, Japanese, Koreans, Chinese and walruses.

[Pants]

I happen to know from a different research project that the Twin Cities have been a historic refugee settlement area for Somalians, which seems like a cruel joke on the Somalians.

The top five foreign populations in Minnesota are:

Mexico
Laos
India
Vietnam
Somalia

YEP! Somalia was it. Thanks.

Guess it would've been the wrong answer even if I remembered it. :(

[Otter]

At the risk of turning this into a pissing match...are taking into account illegal Mexicans within the original numbers? Because that would make about a 15 million difference.

Pretty amazing isn't it?

[Rain Man]

Russians I'd think in Alaska since they owned it before Sewards Folly. Could be Inuit Indians if they count as "foreign"

Nope, Russians are 7th and the Inuit count as Americans.

There may be a lot of folks with Russian ancestry, but we're talking foreign-born first generation.

[Buddy Rich]

Maryland is full of the Chinamen.

[RJ]

Canadians, Russians, Japanese, Koreans, Chinese and walruses.

Walrus is a nationality? I thought it was a race.

[ClevelandBronco]

At the risk of turning this into a pissing match...are taking into account illegal Mexicans within the original numbers? Because that would make about a 15 million difference.

Pretty amazing isn't it?

Actually that's a damned good question. I've assumed that they are included. That very well could be an invalid assumption.

[ClevelandBronco]

Walrus is a nationality? I thought it was a race.

It's both and that's not funny, you bigot.

[ClevelandBronco]

Walrus is a nationality? I thought it was a race.

It's one hell of a slow race once they get on dry land in Alaska, and that's not funny either, dammit.

[Rain Man]

somalia is the top nationality for minnesota, maine, and north dakota. uzbekistan is tops for vermont. cuba is tops for connecticut
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5th, 5th, and 14th on the Somalians. 19th on the uzbeki's, and Cubans are 35th in Connecticut.

Connecticut's a hard one.

[Rain Man]

Or Canadians in AK

4th.

[Rain Man]

Canadians, Russians, Japanese, Koreans, Chinese and walruses.

4th, 7th, 6th, 5th, and well below seals.

[Rain Man]

At the risk of turning this into a pissing match...are taking into account illegal Mexicans within the original numbers? Because that would make about a 15 million difference.

Pretty amazing isn't it?


To the extent possible, it includes estimates of the full population.

[Rain Man]

Maryland is full of the Chinamen.

This is indeed true, but they're only 5th.

[RJ]

Md and Va are hard to guess because there are so many foreigners in general. El Salvador has to be a big one. Also lots of Irish. Lots of Irish in New York as well. But I'm going to guess Korea as #1 for Maryland.

[RJ]

It's both and that's not funny, you bigot.


I probably am a little bigoted. To be honest, I've never met a walrus. All I know about them is what I've seen on TV.

[Buddy Rich]

Is Maryland El Salvador too?

[RJ]

5th, 5th, and 14th on the Somalians. 19th on the uzbeki's, and Cubans are 35th in Connecticut.

Connecticut's a hard one.


Portugal?

[Rain Man]

Okay, next hints.

There are 18 of the 51 entities where Mexico is not the top foreign-born population. The three not yet identified all touch at least two other entities in the category.

There are 9 different countries at the #1 spot in these 18 entitites, and you have already named 4 of them.

[Rain Man]

Bingo on Maryland with El Salvador.


There are 18 of the 51 states/districts where Mexicans are NOT the largest foreign population. These are:

AK - ?
HI - Philippines
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - India
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - ?
VA - El Salvador
MD - El Salvador
MT - ?
Mystery State 1 - ?
Mystery State 2 - ?
Mystery State 3 - ?

[Buddy Rich]

Jesus, not to sound a like a complete racist but other than caveman-looking food and MS13 these people bring nothing to the table. Nothing.

[Rain Man]

Md and Va are hard to guess because there are so many foreigners in general. El Salvador has to be a big one. Also lots of Irish. Lots of Irish in New York as well. But I'm going to guess Korea as #1 for Maryland.


The potatoes are growing again, because the Irish are only #30 in New York. El Salvador is #1 in Maryland, and Korea is a good guess at #3.

[Rain Man]

Portugal?

#12.

Connecticut is hard, so I'll tell you it's a western hemisphere country.

[Rain Man]

Jesus, not to sound a like a complete racist but other than caveman-looking food and MS13 these people bring nothing to the table. Nothing.

What's MS13?

[RJ]

Immigrants are allowed in Montana? Does Bwana know about this?

[RJ]

What's MS13?


A bad ass gang, worse than the Anglo Saxons and Vandals.

[ClevelandBronco]

I probably am a little bigoted. To be honest, I've never met a walrus. All I know about them is what I've seen on TV.

Who among us (or Hmong us) can claim no malice — at least on a subconscious level — toward tusked Americans?

[cdcox]

What's MS13?

Gang. Supposedly worse than the crips and the bloods.

[RJ]

#12.

Connecticut is hard, so I'll tell you it's a western hemisphere country.



Then I'll go with Brazil since they have a lot of Potugese folk down there.

I'm sticking with the Portugal thing. If Connecticut doesn't work I'll try Rhode Island.

[cdcox]

Mystery state = PA?

El Salvador?

[Old Dog]

Laotian in Illinois?

[ClevelandBronco]

#12.

Connecticut is hard, so I'll tell you it's a western hemisphere country.

Serbia.

[Rain Man]

Then I'll go with Brazil since they have a lot of Potugese folk down there.

I'm sticking with the Portugal thing. If Connecticut doesn't work I'll try Rhode Island.

Portugal is 12th in Connecticut and 2nd in Rhode Island. Oh, so close. They're 4th in Massachusetts, but alas, not #1 in any state.

[Old Dog]

truebigdog is kicking tail in this contest. Do you work for an immigration agency or something?

Nope, have just traveled around the country a bit and am guessing many of the easier ones.
Can't think of Alaska though.

Methinks you should update the OP with what we have so far though

[Buddy Rich]

Serbia.

Dude I work with went to UCONN and is guessing Italy.

[Rain Man]

Mystery state = PA?

El Salvador?


We now have another mystery state identified, but El Salvadorans know better than to go to Philly. They're 43rd in Pennsylvania, ranked just below people who were born in Yugoslavia back when it existed.

[Old Dog]

El Salvadorian in Washington DC?

[Rain Man]

Laotian in Illinois?


Illinois is a Mexico-first state and Laotians are 49th there.

[cdcox]

Mystery State = WV?

El Salvador?

[Rain Man]

Serbia.

Other western hemisphere.

[Rain Man]

Dude I work with went to UCONN and is guessing Italy.

Other western hemisphere.

Italy is 5th.

[Rain Man]

El Salvadorian in Washington DC?

Whammo. Hit a mystery state AND got the population.

I can tell you now that we are closing the books on El Salvador. They are #1 in VA, MD, and DC, but nowhere else.

[Old Dog]

Alaska = Japanese ?

[Rain Man]

Mystery State = WV?

El Salvador?


We have our final mystery state, but El Salvadorans stay away. They're 31st in WV.

[Rain Man]

Alaska = Japanese ?

#6.

[ClevelandBronco]

Other western hemisphere.

Oh. Yeah. Right.

New Serbia?

[Buddy Rich]

Whammo. Hit a mystery state AND got the population.

I can tell you now that we are closing the books on El Salvador. They are #1 in VA, MD, and DC, but nowhere else.

God help all of us in the DC Metro area.

[Old Dog]

Alaska = Korean? This one is really bugging me

and I STILL think you should update what we have in the OP

[Rain Man]

There are 18 of the 51 states/districts where Mexicans are NOT the largest foreign population. So far, we have:
AK - ?
HI - Philippines
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - India
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - ?
VA, MD, DC - El Salvador
MT - ?
PA - ?
WV - ?

[Pitt Gorilla]

Iowa?

[Rain Man]

Alaska = Korean? This one is really bugging me

and I STILL think you should update what we have in the OP

5th.

What's a strong mode of transportation in Alaska, and who's good at it?

[Old Dog]

Canadian in Massachusetts
Indian in New York
Dutchin Pennsylvania

[Old Dog]

Norwegians in Alaska?

[Rain Man]

Iowa?

It's a Mexico-first state. We have our 18 non-Mexico-first states now.

[ClevelandBronco]

There are 18 of the 51 states/districts where Mexicans are NOT the largest foreign population. So far, we have:
AK - ?
HI - Philippines
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - India
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - ?
VA, MD, DC - El Salvador
MT - ?
PA - ?
WV - ?

West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Miners. Anyone know where we get miners?

[Rain Man]

Canadian in Massachusetts
Indian in New York
Dutchin Pennsylvania

7th
7th
58th (The Dutch must not get out much.)

[ClevelandBronco]

Canadian in Massachusetts
Indian in New York
Dutchin Pennsylvania

Nah. The Pennsylvania Dutch aren't even Dutch. They're Deutsch.

[Rain Man]

Norwegians in Alaska?

Good logical guess, but they're 50th.

[ClevelandBronco]

West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Miners. Anyone know where we get miners?

Peru.

[RJ]

5th.

What's a strong mode of transportation in Alaska, and who's good at it?


Dog sleds and Laplanders?

[RJ]

West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Miners. Anyone know where we get miners?


Miners or minors?

[Pitt Gorilla]

It's a Mexico-first state. We have our 18 non-Mexico-first states now.Yeah, I think I knew that. We have a lot of Bosnians, Germans, Sudanese, Russians, Brits, Indians, Koreans, Vietnamese, etc., but I suppose Mexican is still the highest (although the recent raids had to change those numbers a bit).

[Rain Man]

Next hint. The 8 remaining states are represented by 7 countries. Only four of those countries have not been mentioned previously in this thread.

[Rain Man]

Peru.

Peru's highest ranking is 8th, in New Jersey. Surprisingly, Peru ranks in the top 20 in several states.

[RJ]

How about Puerto Rico for New York?

Do they count as immigrants since it's a Commonwealth?

[cdcox]

Nigerians in NY?

Anywhere?

[Rain Man]

Of the seven remaining countries, 3 are North American, 2 are Asian, 1 is European, and 1 is South American.

[cdcox]

BTW, I'd be interested in knowing how in the heck did you got this data?

[Rain Man]

How about Puerto Rico for New York?

Do they count as immigrants since it's a Commonwealth?


They may well be at the top, but they're technically not foreign-born, so they're not included.

[cdcox]

Vietnamese in NY?

[Old Dog]

Vietnamese in Alaska?

[Rain Man]

Nigerians in NY?

Anywhere?

Their top ranking is 8 in Maryland.

[Rain Man]

BTW, I'd be interested in knowing how in the heck did you got this data?

We did an analysis of sanitized census records. If you want details, I can PM you. I don't know that this data exists anywhere else, so this may be its world premiere.

[ClevelandBronco]

How about Puerto Rico for New York?

Do they count as immigrants since it's a Commonwealth?

If that's it I'm calling bullshit.

[Rain Man]

Vietnam's highest ranking is 2nd, and in Nebraska of all places. They trail only Mexicans in that state.

[RJ]

They may well be at the top, but they're technically not foreign-born, so they're not included.

Okay, let's try the Dominican Republic.

I'm hearing West Side Story lyrics.

[Rain Man]

More hints since I've got to get back to work.


Alaska is an Asian country.
NY, CT, and RI are two separate North American countries.
Massachusetts is a South American country.
Pennsylvania is an Asian country.
West Virginia is a European country.

[Rain Man]

Okay, let's try the Dominican Republic.

I'm hearing West Side Story lyrics.


Winner! And you typed that before my latest hint, too.

[ClevelandBronco]

More hints since I've got to get back to work.


Alaska is an Asian country.
NY, CT, and RI are two separate North American countries.
Massachusetts is a South American country.
Pennsylvania is an Asian country.
West Virginia is a European country.

I gotta get a new map. I thought they were all states.

[RJ]

[QUOTE=Rain Man;6674296]More hints since I've got to get back to work.


QUOTE]


Dang. In that case I guess I'll get back to work too.

I'll be working, but I'll be thinking immigration.

[Rain Man]

Update:

AK - ?
HI - Philippines
FL - Cuba
ME, NH, ND, VT - Canada
MA - ?
NJ - India
CT - ?
RI - ?
NY - Domincan Republic
VA, MD, DC - El Salvador
MT - ?
PA - ?
WV - ?

You guys are going to kick yourselves over a couple of these.

[Old Dog]

Alaska = Japanese
Massachusetts = Canadian (though I think I guessed that earlier)
Connecticut = Costa Rican
Rhode Island = Brazilian
New York = Spain
Montana = Canadian
Pennsylvania = German

[Rain Man]

[QUOTE=Rain Man;6674296]More hints since I've got to get back to work.


QUOTE]


Dang. In that case I guess I'll get back to work too.

I'll be working, but I'll be thinking immigration.



I'll let you guys finish it up, but I'll offer more hints as we go.

Alaska - think ships.

Two countries not yet named have party reputations.

For some of the others, go obvious.

[Rain Man]

Alaska = Japanese
Massachusetts = Canadian (though I think I guessed that earlier)
Connecticut = Costa Rican
Rhode Island = Brazilian
New York = Spain
Montana = Canadian
Pennsylvania = German

Alaska = Japanese - Nope, been guessed already.
Massachusetts = Canadian - Not in South America
Connecticut = Costa Rican - Nope
Rhode Island = Brazilian - Nope.
New York = Spain - Already identified as Dominican Republic
Montana = Canadian - WINNER!
Pennsylvania = German - Not Asian

People should study truebigdog's guesses carefully.

[Old Dog]

Ireland in West Virginia?

[Rain Man]

Ireland in West Virginia?

Good guess, but go obvious.

[Buddy Rich]

Maybe WV is the Dutch as some really killer weed comes out of WV. And the Dutch know weed.

[RJ]

Alaska - Korea
Massachusetts - Brazil (sticking with a sort of Portugese thing)
Connecticut - Haiti or Jamaica
Rhode Island - Haiti or jamaica
Pennsylvania - India again? Was that said? Well, I'm saying it now, dammit!

[RJ]

Oh yeah, West Virginia........Poland?

[Rain Man]

Maybe WV is the Dutch as some really killer weed comes out of WV. And the Dutch know weed.

More on the other side of law enforcement.

[Buddy Rich]

More on the other side of law enforcement.

Germans?

[Rain Man]

Alaska - Korea
Massachusetts - Brazil (sticking with a sort of Portugese thing)
Connecticut - Haiti or Jamaica
Rhode Island - Haiti or jamaica
Pennsylvania - India again? Was that said? Well, I'm saying it now, dammit!

Alaska - Korea. Nope, already guessed.
Massachusetts - Brazil - Winner!
Connecticut - Haiti or Jamaica. Jamaica is a winner! I told you it was hard.
Rhode Island - Haiti or jamaica. Nope, but you're in the neighborhood.
Pennsylvania - India again? Winner! This one seemed obvious when New Jersey was guessed early, but no one ever offered it.

Huge triple-7 rolled by RJ.

[Old Dog]

Alaska = Cambodia?

[RJ]

More on the other side of law enforcement.

Russkies?

[Rain Man]

Germans?

Winner!

West Virginia is the only state where a European country is #1. Mexico is #2.

[cdcox]

Great Brittan in WV?

[cdcox]

Great Brittan in WV?

Nevermind.

[cdcox]

Alaska = China?

[RJ]

Alaska - Korea. Nope, already guessed.
Massachusetts - Brazil - Winner!
Connecticut - Haiti or Jamaica. Jamaica is a winner! I told you it was hard.
Rhode Island - Haiti or jamaica. Nope, but you're in the neighborhood.
Pennsylvania - India again? Winner! This one seemed obvious when New Jersey was guessed early, but no one ever offered it.

Huge triple-7 rolled by RJ.


I knew I'd hit something with that Portugese idea. That's where all the good linguisa comes from.

[Rain Man]

Alaska = Cambodia?

Nope. They're 28th.

[Rain Man]

Alaska = China?

Nope, they're 18th, just below Panama.

[Old Dog]

So we're missing Rhode Island (North American) and Alaska (Asian)

[Buddy Rich]

Japanese in Alaska?

[Rain Man]

We have two states left, Alaska and Rhode Island. The answers lie before your very eyes.

[Rain Man]

Japanese in Alaska?

Nope.

[Old Dog]

How about
RI - Jamaica
Alaska -Thailand

[Old Dog]

or Haitian in Rhode Island

[RJ]

RI - Nicuragua

Alaska - Indonesia (they must spend a lot of time on boats)

[Rain Man]

How about
RI - Jamaica
Alaska -Thailand

You're warm in Rhode Island.

Nope on Alaska.

[cdcox]

Alaska = Palins?

[Rain Man]

or Haitian in Rhode Island

Warmer...

[Rain Man]

RI - Nicuragua

Alaska - Indonesia (they must spend a lot of time on boats)

Getting colder on Rhode Island.

Warmer on Alaska.

[Rain Man]

Alaska = Palins?


Good guess, but we don't count illegitimate children in the population.

[RJ]

Philipines in Alaska?

[Old Dog]

Dominican

[Rain Man]

Philipines in Alaska?

How did that take so long? We got Hawaii in the first ten minutes. WINNER!

[Rain Man]

Dominican


If you're from the island of Hispaniola and you want to come to America, it's only logical to come to the island of Rhode. WINNER!

[cdcox]

We did an analysis of sanitized census records. If you want details, I can PM you. I don't know that this data exists anywhere else, so this may be its world premiere.

Certainly none of the data from this year's census is available yet?

So these data are 10 years old and all of my guesses could have been correct in 2010?

[Buddy Rich]

nevermind

[Old Dog]

GOOD! We've guessed them all then.
That was going to drive me nuts (and that's not a very long drive anyway)

Thank You for the entertainment this afternoon

[Rain Man]

Nice job, everyone.

This stuff fascinates me, and I like the geographic convergences. I never would've guessed the El Salvadoran thing in the mid-Atlantic area, and the Caribbean influx in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. And the Brazil thing is way out of left field in Massachusetts.

I figured that Alaska would get guessed earlier since Filipinos are some enormous proportion of ship crews.

[RJ]

Certainly none of the data from this year's census is available yet?

So these data are 10 years old and all of my guesses could have been correct in 2010?

Or they may yet be correct in 2020 or 2030 so don't give up hope. Time is on your side.

[Rain Man]

Certainly none of the data from this year's census is available yet?

So these data are 10 years old and all of my guesses could have been correct in 2010?


It's actually American Community Survey data, averaged from 2006 through 2008, but yeah, your guesses would likely be correct in 2010.

[Rain Man]

Or they may yet be correct in 2020 or 2030 so don't give up hope. Time is on your side.


Actually, by then they'll all be Mexico.

[RJ]

Nice job, everyone.

This stuff fascinates me, and I like the geographic convergences. I never would've guessed the El Salvadoran thing in the mid-Atlantic area, and the Caribbean influx in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. And the Brazil thing is way out of left field in Massachusetts.

I figured that Alaska would get guessed earlier since Filipinos are some enormous proportion of ship crews.


I called my son who lives in Maryland and works with a couple of immigrant guys. They're both from El Salvador. He told me that a large section of Baltimore is now all latin. Wasn't that way 10 years ago.

The Brazil thing makes sense to me because of the Portugese thing. Lots of them in New England and Brazil, so.....

I never once thought of Filipinos. Odd, since I know a few.

[ClevelandBronco]

Fascinating exercise, Rain Man. An afternoon well frittered.

[RJ]

Fascinating exercise, Rain Man. An afternoon well frittered.


Dammit, I have over two hours left to fritter.

[DaneMcCloud]

Nice job, everyone.

This stuff fascinates me, and I like the geographic convergences. I never would've guessed the El Salvadoran thing in the mid-Atlantic area, and the Caribbean influx in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. And the Brazil thing is way out of left field in Massachusetts.

I figured that Alaska would get guessed earlier since Filipinos are some enormous proportion of ship crews.

My nanny and housekeeper is from El Salvador but she's an American citizen (since she was three).

My wife is second generation Filipina and one of her father's first jobs in the early 70's was working at a cannery in Alaska (while her mother raised her in California).

There are Filipinos all up and down the West Coast. On the whole, they're great people and culturally, a lot of fun to hang out with because they're partiers and gamblers.

Fun times.