TABLE 3-4Latino Population (1000s) in 1990 and 2000 and Percentage Growth for Top 20 States in 2000

State 1990 2000 % Growth
California 7,688 10,967 42
Texas 4,340 6,670 53
New York 2,214 2,868 29
Florida 1,574 2,683 70
Illinois 904 1,530 69
New Jersey 740 1,117 51
Arizona 668 1,066 59
New México 579 765 32
Colorado 424 736 73
Washington 215 442 106
Georgia 109 435 299
Massachusetts 288 429 49
Pennsylvania 232 394 70
Nevada 124 394 218
North Carolina 77 379 392
Virginia 160 330 106
Michigan 202 324 60
Connecticut 213 320 50
Oregon 113 275 143
Maryland 125 228 82

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census (2000) Summary File 1. Census of Population (1990), General Population Characteristics (CP-1-1).

From: 3, The Demographic Foundations of the Latino Population

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Hispanics and the Future of America.
National Research Council (US) Panel on Hispanics in the United States; Tienda M, Mitchell F, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2006.
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