Census 2000 PHC-T-10.  Hispanic or Latino Origin for the United States, 
                       Regions, Divisions, States, and for Puerto Rico:  2000

Table 1-US.  Hispanic or Latino Origin for the United States:  2000

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 1 and unpublished data. 
Internet Release date:  October 22, 2001

(For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and 
definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf1.pdf)

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 Group                                         |      Number |      Percent
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 HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN
          Total population                       281,421,906          100.0
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)                 35,305,818           12.5
 Not Hispanic or Latino                          246,116,088           87.5

 HISPANIC OR LATINO BY TYPE
          Hispanic or Latino (of any race)        35,305,818          100.0
 Mexican                                          20,640,711           58.5
 Puerto Rican                                      3,406,178            9.6
 Cuban                                             1,241,685            3.5
 Other Hispanic or Latino                         10,017,244           28.4
     Dominican (Dominican Republic)                  764,945            2.2

     Central American (excludes Mexican)           1,686,937            4.8
          Costa Rican                                 68,588            0.2
          Guatemalan                                 372,487            1.1
          Honduran                                   217,569            0.6
          Nicaraguan                                 177,684            0.5
          Panamanian                                  91,723            0.3
          Salvadoran                                 655,165            1.9
          Other Central American                     103,721            0.3

     South American                                1,353,562            3.8
          Argentinean                                100,864            0.3
          Bolivian                                    42,068            0.1
          Chilean                                     68,849            0.2
          Colombian                                  470,684            1.3
          Ecuadorian                                 260,559            0.7
          Paraguayan                                   8,769             --
          Peruvian                                   233,926            0.7
          Uruguayan                                   18,804            0.1
          Venezuelan                                  91,507            0.3
          Other South American                        57,532            0.2

     Spaniard                                        100,135            0.3

     All other Hispanic or Latino                  6,111,665           17.3
          Checkbox only, other Hispanic            1,733,274            4.9
          Write-in "Spanish"                         686,004            1.9
          Write in "Hispanic"                      2,454,529            7.0
          Write-in "Latino"                          450,769            1.3
          Not elsewhere classified                   787,089            2.2
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 -- Percentage rounds to 0.0.