Distribution of Native Americans

[Peterski]

I've been making some maps showing the distribution of Native Americans in various countries.

Bolivia:



Peru:

(1940 census and 2017 census)



Guatemala:



Mexico:



Chile:

(2017 census and 2024 census)



Panama:



Guyana:



Brazil:



More will follow.

[RMuller]

I think for Mexican % map it's off for certain regions in Mexico. I don't think Amerindians make up 1% for Northern Mexican states .

Way off for another Mexican state of Jalisco. The map says 7% no way.
Reality is 0.92% Amerindian pop in Jalisco

"Según el censo del INEGI de 2020, hay en el Estado de Jalisco un total de 80 mil 951 personas que se autodescriben como indígenas, y que habitan principalmente en Mezquitic con 15 mil 404 personas, Tuxpan con 4 mil 939 personas y Bolaños con 3 mil 826."

Conforme a las proyecciones de población vigentes, publicadas en agosto de 2023 por el Consejo Nacional de Población (CONAPO), al primero de enero de 2024, hay en Jalisco 8 millones 778 mil 827 habitantes; de los cuales el 50.7% (4 ́447,123) son mujeres y el 49.3% (4 ́331,704) hombres.


The map has Chiapas the most amerindian state of Mexico at 36.8% amerindian pop. It neighbors Guatemala. It's way higher for sure.

[Peterski]

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Yes I was also surprised by these relatively high percentages in northern Mexico.
Well the map is based on official census data from the 2020 census, check here:

https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/...60.pdf#page=63

[Peterski]

Colombia:

[Peterski]

The map has Chiapas the most Amerindian state of Mexico at 36.8% Amerindian pop. It neighbors Guatemala. It's way higher for sure.

Chiapas was actually less than half Amerindian already in the 1921 census:

https://www.indigenousmexico.org/art...-and-thecensus

[Valhalla_]

The 2017 one for Peru is definitely not racial, i haven't read the 1940 census yet though.

Altough not the majority, there are still a sizable chunk/minority of people with a totally indigenous american phenotype in the northern coast, at least in some parts of it. I'd say the only Peruvian region with a kinda low proportion of people with a totally indigenous phenotype is Tumbes because it's a small region and people there are more homogeneous and mostly in the indomestizo-mestizo range.

[Peterski]

i haven't read the 1940 census yet though

You can find Peruvian 1940 census here:

https://www.sendspace.com/file/zwmz2z