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

Table 1-5. Hispanic or Latino Origin for California: 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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 1 and unpublished data.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                        33,871,648          100.0
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)                 10,966,556           32.4
 Not Hispanic or Latino                           22,905,092           67.6

 HISPANIC OR LATINO BY TYPE
          Hispanic or Latino (of any race)        10,966,556          100.0
 Mexican                                           8,455,926           77.1
 Puerto Rican                                        140,570            1.3
 Cuban                                                72,286            0.7
 Other Hispanic or Latino                          2,297,774           21.0
     Dominican (Dominican Republic)                    5,047            0.0

     Central American (excludes Mexican)             576,330            5.3
          Costa Rican                                 13,232            0.1
          Guatemalan                                 143,500            1.3
          Honduran                                    30,372            0.3
          Nicaraguan                                  51,336            0.5
          Panamanian                                  10,688            0.1
          Salvadoran                                 272,999            2.5
          Other Central American                      54,203            0.5

     South American                                  161,822            1.5
          Argentinean                                 23,218            0.2
          Bolivian                                     6,619            0.1
          Chilean                                     13,530            0.1
          Colombian                                   33,275            0.3
          Ecuadorian                                  18,115            0.2
          Paraguayan                                     586             --
          Peruvian                                    44,200            0.4
          Uruguayan                                    1,639             --
          Venezuelan                                   5,511            0.1
          Other South American                        15,129            0.1

     Spaniard                                         22,459            0.2

     All other Hispanic or Latino                  1,532,116           14.0
          Checkbox only, other Hispanic              453,940            4.1
          Write-in "Spanish"                         162,214            1.5
          Write in "Hispanic"                        511,742            4.7
          Write-in "Latino"                          178,276            1.6
          Not elsewhere classified                   225,944            2.1
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 -- Percentage rounds to 0.0.