Six states with the largest Hispanic populations
| |
1990 Hispanic population |
% State population |
2000 Hispanic population |
% State population |
% Growth, 1990 to 2000 |
| California |
7,687,938 |
25.8 |
10,966,556 |
32.4 |
42.6 |
| Texas |
4,339,905 |
25.5 |
6,669,666 |
32.0 |
53.7 |
| New York |
2,214,026 |
12.3 |
2,867,583 |
15.1 |
29.5 |
| Florida |
1,574,143 |
12.2 |
2,682,715 |
16.8 |
70.4 |
| Illinois |
904,446 |
7.9 |
1,530,262 |
12.3 |
69.2 |
| Arizona |
688,338 |
18.8 |
1,295,617 |
25.3 |
88.2 |
Six states with the greatest Hispanic growth
| |
1990 Hispanic population |
% State population |
2000 Hispanic population |
% State population |
% Growth, 1990 to 2000 |
| North Carolina |
76,726 |
1.2 |
378,963 |
4.7 |
394 |
| Georgia |
108,922 |
1.7 |
435,227 |
5.3 |
300 |
| Arkansas |
19,876 |
0.8 |
86,866 |
3.2 |
337 |
| Tennessee |
32,741 |
0.7 |
123,838 |
2.2 |
278 |
| Nevada |
124,419 |
10.4 |
393,970 |
19.7 |
201 |
| Iowa |
32,647 |
1.2 |
82,473 |
2.8 |
153 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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