METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hispanic population, 1996 Metropolitan area ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 17.4 34 Albany, GA MSA 1.2 203 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 2.1 149 Albuquerque, NM MSA 38.4 15 Alexandria, LA MSA 1.3 195 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 5.8 72 Altoona, PA MSA 0.4 271 Amarillo, TX MSA 16.0 40 Anchorage, AK MSA 4.7 88 Anniston, AL MSA 1.4 190 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 1.0 221 Asheville, NC MSA 1.1 208 Athens, GA MSA 2.2 145 Atlanta, GA MSA 3.0 123 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 2.1 151 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 24.3 29 Bakersfield, CA MSA 33.8 19 Bangor, ME NECMA 0.6 255 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 1.5 179 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 1.6 171 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 5.1 81 Bellingham, WA MSA 4.0 105 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 1.9 158 Billings, MT MSA 3.0 120 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 1.9 160 Binghamton, NY MSA 1.4 193 Birmingham, AL MSA 0.6 249 Bismarck, ND MSA 0.7 248 Bloomington, IN MSA 1.7 169 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 1.7 168 Boise City, ID MSA 7.6 62 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 5.1 80 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 84.4 3 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 16.5 39 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 2.5 132 Burlington, VT NECMA 1.2 204 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 0.9 230 Casper, WY MSA 3.7 111 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 1.4 186 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 2.2 146 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 1.9 159 Charleston, WV MSA 0.5 269 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1.5 182 Charlottesville, VA MSA 1.4 192 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 0.9 230 Cheyenne, WY MSA 10.3 51 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 13.1 47 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 9.6 56 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 0.6 249 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 4.4 96 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 2.2 142 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 10.1 52 Columbia, MO MSA 1.3 194 Columbia, SC MSA 1.6 176 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 4.1 99 Columbus, OH MSA 1.0 217 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 56.5 6 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 0.5 262 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 15.1 41 Danville, VA MSA 0.6 257 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 5.0 83 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 0.9 228 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 5.1 82 Decatur, AL MSA 0.8 237 Decatur, IL MSA 0.6 255 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 14.0 46 Des Moines, IA MSA 2.5 133 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 2.3 139 Dothan, AL MSA 1.8 166 Dover, DE MSA 3.0 121 Dubuque, IA MSA 0.7 242 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 0.6 249 Eau Claire, WI MSA 0.6 257 El Paso, TX MSA 73.5 4 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 2.4 136 Elmira, NY MSA 1.8 163 Enid, OK MSA 2.4 135 Erie, PA MSA 1.6 174 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 3.4 115 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 0.6 254 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 1.7 171 Fayetteville, NC MSA 7.6 63 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 2.7 128 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 11.3 49 Florence, AL MSA 0.5 265 Florence, SC MSA 0.5 262 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 7.5 64 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 5.9 71 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 5.6 74 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 2.3 141 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 4.2 98 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 2.2 147 Fresno, CA MSA 41.2 11 Gadsden, AL MSA 0.5 268 Gainesville, FL MSA 4.7 90 Glens Falls, NY MSA 1.8 165 Goldsboro, NC MSA 2.1 150 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 2.9 124 Grand Junction, CO MSA 9.2 57 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 3.7 110 Great Falls, MT MSA 2.0 157 Green Bay, WI MSA 1.0 215 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1.2 201 Greenville, NC MSA 1.4 185 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 1.0 223 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 2.2 144 Hartford, CT NECMA 8.1 60 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 0.9 229 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 1.0 213 Honolulu, HI MSA 7.3 65 Houma, LA MSA 1.7 167 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 23.6 30 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 0.5 267 Huntsville, AL MSA 1.5 177 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1.1 208 Iowa City, IA MSA 2.3 140 Jackson, MI MSA 1.8 161 Jackson, MS MSA 0.6 257 Jackson, TN MSA 0.6 249 Jacksonville, FL MSA 3.3 118 Jacksonville, NC MSA 8.1 59 Jamestown, NY MSA 3.7 109 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 1.6 173 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 0.6 257 Johnstown, PA MSA 0.7 247 Jonesboro, AR MSA 1.1 211 Joplin, MO MSA 1.0 213 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 2.4 136 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 3.5 114 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 14.9 43 Knoxville, TN MSA 0.8 235 Kokomo, IN MSA 1.6 175 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 0.8 237 Lafayette, LA MSA 1.4 186 Lafayette, IN MSA 2.0 154 Lake Charles, LA MSA 1.3 196 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 5.3 77 Lancaster, PA MSA 4.7 89 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 4.6 93 Laredo, TX MSA 94.9 1 Las Cruces, NM MSA 57.6 5 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 14.1 45 Lawrence, KS MSA 3.4 116 Lawton, OK MSA 8.0 61 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 1.0 219 Lexington, KY MSA 1.0 215 Lima, OH MSA 1.2 205 Lincoln, NE MSA 3.0 122 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 1.5 179 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 3.6 113 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 37.8 17 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 0.8 241 Lubbock, TX MSA 26.8 26 Lynchburg, VA MSA 0.8 240 Macon, GA MSA 1.5 179 Madison, WI MSA 2.1 153 Mansfield, OH MSA 0.8 236 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 87.3 2 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 5.7 73 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 4.1 101 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 1.1 208 Merced, CA MSA 38.3 16 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 36.6 18 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 4.6 92 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 2.0 156 Mobile, AL MSA 1.2 202 Modesto, CA MSA 26.7 27 Monroe, LA MSA 1.0 221 Montgomery, AL MSA 1.0 219 Muncie, IN MSA 0.9 225 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 1.2 205 Naples, FL MSA 17.1 35 Nashville, TN MSA 1.1 207 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 4.1 100 New Orleans, LA MSA 4.8 87 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 16.8 37 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 2.9 125 Ocala, FL MSA 4.0 105 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 30.4 21 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 4.6 94 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 4.3 97 Orlando, FL MSA 10.5 50 Owensboro, KY MSA 0.4 270 Panama City, FL MSA 2.4 138 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 0.4 273 Pensacola, FL MSA 2.4 134 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 1.4 186 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 4.7 91 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 19.5 31 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 0.9 230 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 0.7 243 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 1.3 198 Pocatello, ID MSA 5.6 75 Portland, ME NECMA 0.8 237 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 5.6 76 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 6.3 70 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 4.0 103 Pueblo, CO MSA 39.0 13 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 3.4 117 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 2.1 152 Rapid City, SD MSA 2.8 126 Reading, PA MSA 6.4 68 Redding, CA MSA 5.0 84 Reno, NV MSA 12.1 48 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 17.1 36 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 1.4 186 Roanoke, VA MSA 0.8 234 Rochester, MN MSA 1.2 200 Rochester, NY MSA 3.7 108 Rockford, IL MSA 4.4 95 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 1.0 223 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 14.4 44 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 5.1 79 St. Cloud, MN MSA 0.6 249 St. Joseph, MO MSA 2.2 142 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 1.3 197 Salinas, CA MSA 39.9 12 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 7.3 65 San Angelo, TX MSA 30.0 22 San Antonio, TX MSA 52.1 7 San Diego, CA MSA 25.1 28 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 18.6 32 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 16.5 38 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 32.1 20 Santa Fe, NM MSA 45.2 8 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 4.1 101 Savannah, GA MSA 1.8 164 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 0.7 244 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 4.0 104 Sharon, PA MSA 0.5 262 Sheboygan, WI MSA 2.1 148 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 3.7 112 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 1.4 184 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 4.8 86 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 0.7 246 South Bend, IN MSA 2.7 127 Spokane, WA MSA 2.6 130 Springfield, IL MSA 0.9 226 Springfield, MO MSA 1.0 217 Springfield, MA NECMA 9.8 55 State College, PA MSA 1.4 190 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 0.6 261 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 27.7 25 Sumter, SC MSA 1.5 183 Syracuse, NY MSA 1.7 169 Tallahassee, FL MSA 3.1 119 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 8.6 58 Terre Haute, IN MSA 0.9 226 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 1.8 161 Toledo, OH MSA 3.9 107 Topeka, KS MSA 6.4 69 Tucson, AZ MSA 27.9 24 Tulsa, OK MSA 2.7 128 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 0.9 233 Tyler, TX MSA 7.1 67 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 2.5 131 Victoria, TX MSA 38.9 14 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 44.9 9 Waco, TX MSA 14.9 42 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 4.9 85 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 1.1 212 Wausau, WI MSA 0.5 265 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 9.8 54 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 0.4 272 Wichita, KS MSA 5.3 78 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 10.0 53 Williamsport, PA MSA 0.7 245 Wilmington, NC MSA 1.3 198 Yakima, WA MSA 29.6 23 York, PA MSA 2.0 155 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 1.5 177 Yuba City, CA MSA 17.5 33 Yuma, AZ MSA 44.8 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-2.