Figure A
Figure B
The pie charts above illustrate trends in visa category admissions to New York City. Figure A represents the percentage break down of the total foreign-born population entering New York City from 1990-1999; this graph speaks for 7,578,530 immigrants. Figure B shows a similar break down for solely Chinese-born immigrants migrating to New York City during the years 1990-1999, a population of 111,271 people. Both charts are calculated from information published in the New York City Department of Planning’s book, The Newest New Yorkers.
Comparative to the total foreign-born population, a larger percentage of Chinese immigrants were admitted to New York during this time under family preference category—nearly 20 percentage points more. Over sixty-eight percent of the Chinese foreign-born population was granted visas under a combination of the family preference and immediate relatives categories, while the total foreign-born population had 63.7 percent of their visas granted in these categories. Chinese immigration to New York during the years 1990-1999 was largely family based.
Hi, Tom! Ben here. Speaking only about visuals and not content, I like that your graphs get bigger when clicked on; that’s a good compromise between saving space and maintaining readability.
To take the top graph to the next level, you might want to sort the numbers in your data-source in a consistent descending order: this will make it easier for readers to compare, e.g., the relative numbers of refugees vs. employment-seekers, even if they can’t read the numbers right away.