What ethnic groups are there in America?

The United States is a multi-ethnic country with a large population. 1983 has a total population of 234 million, most of whom are white, accounting for about 86% of the total population. Most white people are descendants of all ethnic groups who immigrated from Europe and are widely distributed all over the country. The colored people in the United States account for about 14% of the total population and are ethnic minorities in the United States. The largest number of them are blacks, who are descendants of black slaves trafficked from Africa to North America by European colonists. Black people have long been concentrated in 65,438+02 States in the southeastern United States (commonly known as "black belts"), and most of them are engaged in heavy agricultural labor. With the deepening of the capitalist crisis and the improvement of mechanization in south china agriculture, a large number of bankrupt black farmers flocked from southern states to the north and from rural areas to cities. At present, more than 80% of blacks are concentrated in cities, living in densely populated black areas, and generally engaged in heavy manual labor and low-paid service jobs. Indians used to be the masters of the American continent. After the Europeans moved in, they were slaughtered, their population dropped sharply, and they were driven to mountainous areas or deserts with poor land, living in specially designated Indian "reservations" and engaged in animal husbandry and agricultural production. At present, there are about 1.3 million Indians. Mexicans are the largest minority in the United States except blacks, with a population of more than 7 million. Most of them live in the southwest States, of which about 6.5438+0 million live in Los Angeles, and the rest are scattered all over the country. Most of them are seasonal agricultural workers and miners. After the United States seized Puerto Rico from the Spanish at the end of last century, Puerto Ricans immigrated to the United States year by year. At present, there are about 6.5438 million people, most of whom live in big cities in the east, and new york is the largest settlement center. In addition, there are Japanese, Filipinos and China people in the United States. There are more than 800,000 Chinese in the United States, mainly living in Pacific States and new york. Overseas Chinese have made great contributions to the development of the western United States.

Ethnic minorities in the United States have suffered from racial discrimination to varying degrees. After the war, the situation improved because of the growing struggle of ethnic minorities against racial discrimination and for freedom and equal rights.