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

Table 1-22. Hispanic or Latino Origin for Massachusetts: 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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 1 and unpublished data.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                         6,349,097          100.0
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)                    428,729            6.8
 Not Hispanic or Latino                            5,920,368           93.2

 HISPANIC OR LATINO BY TYPE
          Hispanic or Latino (of any race)           428,729          100.0
 Mexican                                              22,288            5.2
 Puerto Rican                                        199,207           46.5
 Cuban                                                 8,867            2.1
 Other Hispanic or Latino                            198,367           46.3
     Dominican (Dominican Republic)                   49,913           11.6

     Central American (excludes Mexican)              38,317            8.9
          Costa Rican                                  1,757            0.4
          Guatemalan                                  11,437            2.7
          Honduran                                     5,125            1.2
          Nicaraguan                                     697            0.2
          Panamanian                                   1,426            0.3
          Salvadoran                                  15,900            3.7
          Other Central American                       1,975            0.5

     South American                                   28,036            6.5
          Argentinean                                  2,248            0.5
          Bolivian                                       631            0.1
          Chilean                                      1,750            0.4
          Colombian                                   12,788            3.0
          Ecuadorian                                   2,909            0.7
          Paraguayan                                     184            --
          Peruvian                                     3,310            0.8
          Uruguayan                                      692            0.2
          Venezuelan                                   2,167            0.5
          Other South American                         1,357            0.3

     Spaniard                                          1,627            0.4

     All other Hispanic or Latino                     80,474           18.8
          Checkbox only, other Hispanic               29,474            6.9
          Write-in "Spanish"                          10,885            2.5
          Write in "Hispanic"                         17,687            4.1
          Write-in "Latino"                            8,665            2.0
          Not elsewhere classified                    13,763            3.2
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 -- Percentage rounds to 0.0.