ED454363 UD034295
Title: The Hispanic Population. Census 2000 Brief.
Author(s): Guzman, Betsy
Author Affiliation: Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC.
Economics and Statistics Administration.(BBB29493)
Pages: 10
Publication Date: May 2001
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Availability: For full text: http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-3.pdf.
Language: English
Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--
Descriptive (141)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIENOV2001
Government Level: Federal
Census 2000 counted 281.4 million U.S. residents, of whom 12.5
percent were Hispanic. Mexicans represented 7.3 percent, Puerto
Ricans 1.2 percent, Cubans 0.4 percent, and other Hispanics 3.6
percent of the population. Another 3.8 million Hispanics were counted
in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Hispanic population increased
by 57.9 percent since 1990. The concept and measurement of Hispanic
origin have evolved across several censuses. Other Hispanic origins
refer to various identifications. Salvadorans were the largest
Central American group. More than three-quarters of Hispanics lived
in the west or south. Half of all Hispanics lived in California and
Texas. Counties with the highest proportion of Hispanics were along
the southwestern U.S. border. Hispanics were present in some counties
within nontraditional states. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was
98.8 percent Hispanic. In 2000, more than one million Hispanics lived
in New York City and Los Angeles. Hispanics in East Los Angeles were
96.8 percent of the population. The Hispanic population in New Mexico
is 42.1 percent of the total state population, the highest proportion
for any state. The relative youthfulness of the Hispanic population
was reflected in its population under age 18 years and its median age.
Most, but not all, of the places with the largest specific Hispanic
group populations were among the 10 places with the largest Hispanic
populations. (SM)
Descriptors: Ethnicity; *Hispanic Americans; Population Distribution;
*Population Trends
Identifiers: *Census 2000; Latinos; Puerto Rico
