Hispanics in the U.S.A.

Census 2000:Census 2000:

Census 2000 Question on Hispanic/Latino Origin

Census 2000 Question on Race

The Hispanic population in the United States increased by more than 50 percent since 1990.

U.S. Population Growth: U.S. Population Growth: 1990-20001990-2000

32.7

1312.9

58

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

Growth (in millions) Percent change

U.S. Population U.S.Hispanic Population

Half of all Hispanics lived in just two states: California and Texas

Census 2000: Top 10 States Census 2000: Top 10 States by by Hispanic PopulationHispanic Population

442

736

765

1,117

1,296

1,530

2,683

2,868

6,670

10,967

Population in thousands

CaliforniaTexasNew YorkFloridaIllinoisArizonaNew JerseyNew MexicoColoradoWashington

Census 2000: Top 10 Hispanic Census 2000: Top 10 Hispanic States by Percent Of Total States by Percent Of Total HispanicsHispanics

1.3

2.1

2.2

3.2

3.7

4.3

7.6

8.1

18.9

31.1

Percent of All Hispanics

CaliforniaTexasNew YorkFloridaI llinoisArizonaNew JerseyNew MexicoColoradoWashington

Hispanics in New Mexico were 42 percent of the total state population, the highest proportion for any state.

Census 2000: Top 10 States Census 2000: Top 10 States By By Percent HispanicPercent Hispanic

12.3

13.3

15.1

16.8

17.1

19.7

25.3

32.0

32.4

42.1

Percent of total population

New MexicoCaliforniaTexasArizonaNevadaColoradoFloridaNew YorkNew JerseyIllinois

Hispanic Population as a Hispanic Population as a Percent of Total Population Percent of Total Population by Stateby State

Three states accounted for half of the Hispanic population growth: California,Texas, and Florida

Census 2000: Top 10 States Census 2000: Top 10 States By Hispanic Population By Hispanic Population ChangeChange

302

311

326

377

607

626

654

1,109

2,330

3,279

Population in thousands

CaliforniaTexasFloridaNew YorkI llinoisArizonaNew JerseyGeorgiaColoradoN. Carolina

The largest percentage increases in the Hispanic population occurred in the South.

Census 2000: Top 10 States Census 2000: Top 10 States By By Hispanic Percent ChangeHispanic Percent Change

155

166

173

208

211

217

278

300

337

394

Percent change

N. CarolinaArkansasGeorgiaTennesseeNevadaS. CarolinaAlabamaKentuckyMinnesotaNebraska

Growth of the Hispanic population varied among the states with the largest Hispanic populations.

Census 2000: Top 10 Hispanic Census 2000: Top 10 Hispanic States By Percent Hispanic States By Percent Hispanic ChangeChange

106

73

32

51

88

69

70

30

54

43

Percent change

CaliforniaTexasNew YorkFloridaI llinoisArizonaNew JerseyNew MexicoColoradoWashington

In some states the growth of the Hispanic population accounted for a large percentage of the state’s overall population growth.

Census 2000: Top 10 States By Census 2000: Top 10 States By Hispanic Contribution To GrowthHispanic Contribution To Growth

45

55

60

61

63

66

80

91

92

101

Percent of total growth

Rhode Is.N. DakotaConnecticutCaliforniaNew YorkI llinoisNew MexicoTexasNew JerseyKansas

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was 99 percent Hispanic.

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

• 1990: 3.5 million persons– Hispanic/Latino origin question not asked

• 2000: 3.8 million persons– 3.8 million Hispanics, 99 percent of the

total population

• 1990 to 2000 change:– 287,000 persons, an increase of 8 percent

Hispanics were the majority of the population in 19 places of 100,000 or more.

Ten Places with Highest Ten Places with Highest Percent Hispanic: 2000Percent Hispanic: 2000

East Los Angeles, CA 97%Laredo, TX 94%Brownsville, TX 91%Hialeah, FL 90%McAllen, TX 80%El Paso, TX 77%Santa Ana, CA 76%El Monte, CA 72%Oxnard, CA 66%Miami, Fl 66%

Mexican was the largest Hispanic-origin group, accounting for 59 percent of the U.S. Hispanic population

Percent Distribution of the Percent Distribution of the Hispanic Population by Type: Hispanic Population by Type: 20002000

Puerto Rican

Cuban

Mexican

All OtherHispanicCentral American

Spaniard

South American

Salvadorans were the largest Central American group.

Hispanic Population by Hispanic Population by Type: 2000Type: 2000

Central American 1,686,937Costa Rican 68,588

Guatemalan 372,487

Honduran 217,569

Nicaraguan 177,684

Panamanian 91,723

Salvadoran 655,165

Other Central American 103,721

South Americans represented 4 percent of the total Hispanic population.

Hispanic Population by Type: Hispanic Population by Type: 20002000

South American 1,353,562Argentinean 100,864

Bolivian 42,068

Chilean 68,849

Colombian 470,684

Ecuadorian 260,559

Paraguayan 8,769

Peruvian 233,926

Uruguayan 18,804

Venezuelan 91,507

Other Central American 57,532

Nine out of ten Hispanics reported White alone or Some other race alone.

Hispanic Population by Race: 2000Race Number Percent

Total 35,305,818 One race 33,081,736 93.7 White 16,907,852 47.9 Black or African American 710,353 2.0 American Indian & Alaska Native 407,073 1.2 Asian 119,829 0.3 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander 45,326 0.1 Some other race 14,891,303 42.2Two or more races 2,224,082 6.3

The median age of the Hispanic population is almost 10 years less than that of the overall U.S. population.

Age of the U.S. Population: Age of the U.S. Population: 20002000

35.3

2625.9

35

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

Median Age Percent under 18

U.S. Population U.S.Hispanic Population

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