Indigenous Mexican Americans

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Indigenous Mexican Americans or Mexican American Indians are American citizens who are descended from the indigenous peoples of Mexico. Indigenous Mexican-Americans usually speak an Indigenous language as their first language and may not speak either Spanish or English. Indigenous Mexican-Americans may or may not identify as "Hispanic" or "Latino".

Indigenous Mexican Americans
Total population
175,494[1]
Regions with significant populations
California, Texas, New York, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico
Languages
American English, Spanish, Mixtecan languages and other Mesoamerican languages
Religion
Christianity, Mesoamerican religion

References

  1. "U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2010" (PDF). census.gov.