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

Table 1-19. Hispanic or Latino Origin for Louisiana: 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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 1 and unpublished data.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                         4,468,976          100.0
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)                    107,738            2.4
 Not Hispanic or Latino                            4,361,238           97.6

 HISPANIC OR LATINO BY TYPE
          Hispanic or Latino (of any race)           107,738          100.0
 Mexican                                              32,267           29.9
 Puerto Rican                                          7,670            7.1
 Cuban                                                 8,448            7.8
 Other Hispanic or Latino                             59,353           55.1
     Dominican (Dominican Republic)                      940            0.9

     Central American (excludes Mexican)              17,327           16.1
          Costa Rican                                    674            0.6
          Guatemalan                                   2,093            1.9
          Honduran                                     8,792            8.2
          Nicaraguan                                   2,804            2.6
          Panamanian                                     855            0.8
          Salvadoran                                   1,127            1.0
          Other Central American                         982            0.9

     South American                                    4,078            3.8
          Argentinean                                    300            0.3
          Bolivian                                        89            0.1
          Chilean                                        284            0.3
          Colombian                                    1,533            1.4
          Ecuadorian                                     478            0.4
          Paraguayan                                      16            --
          Peruvian                                       483            0.4
          Uruguayan                                       39            --
          Venezuelan                                     648            0.6
          Other South American                           208            0.2

     Spaniard                                            925            0.9

     All other Hispanic or Latino                     36,083           33.5
          Checkbox only, other Hispanic               13,761           12.8
          Write-in "Spanish"                           6,625            6.1
          Write in "Hispanic"                         10,122            9.4
          Write-in "Latino"                            2,420            2.2
          Not elsewhere classified                     3,155            2.9
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 -- Percentage rounds to 0.0.