The distribution of wage-earners among the five occupation groups
differed widely in different parts of the country. To study it, it will
be sufficient to group the states and analyze the statistics of each
group.
The groups which will be used here are those which have been in use in
the last two censuses—namely, the northeastern and southeastern, north
central and south central, and western groups. The states and
territories of which each group is composed are shown in map No. 5.
Examination of the states forming the above groups will show that the
groups are in many respects very characteristic. The southeastern and
south central groups contain nine-tenths of the negroes of the country.
These states may be said to constitute the home of the negro, while in
the northern and western states he is an immigrant.