 Native-born whites and assimilated ethnic Europeans are dispersed throughout the city, with higher concentrations in neighborhoods in the western half of Columbus, and areas immediately south and north of Downtown.Columbus has a growing immigrant population of Hispanics, Asians and Asian Americans, and Africans.In the far west side of Columbus, especially in the Hilltop, there is a notable and diverse Hispanic population, with people of Mexican descent being the largest of Hispanic groups.