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

Table 1-25. Hispanic or Latino Origin for Mississippi: 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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 1 and unpublished data.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                         2,844,658          100.0
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)                     39,569            1.4
 Not Hispanic or Latino                            2,805,089           98.6

 HISPANIC OR LATINO BY TYPE
          Hispanic or Latino (of any race)            39,569          100.0
 Mexican                                              21,616           54.6
 Puerto Rican                                          2,881            7.3
 Cuban                                                 1,508            3.8
 Other Hispanic or Latino                             13,564           34.3
     Dominican (Dominican Republic)                      190            0.5

     Central American (excludes Mexican)               1,701            4.3
          Costa Rican                                    141            0.4
          Guatemalan                                     339            0.9
          Honduran                                       462            1.2
          Nicaraguan                                     177            0.4
          Panamanian                                     327            0.8
          Salvadoran                                     201            0.5
          Other Central American                          54            0.1

     South American                                    1,181            3.0
          Argentinean                                     76            0.2
          Bolivian                                        25            0.1
          Chilean                                         83            0.2
          Colombian                                      468            1.2
          Ecuadorian                                      84            0.2
          Paraguayan                                      12            --
          Peruvian                                       131            0.3
          Uruguayan                                        3            --
          Venezuelan                                     254            0.6
          Other South American                            45            0.1

     Spaniard                                            165            0.4

     All other Hispanic or Latino                     10,327           26.1
          Checkbox only, other Hispanic                4,479           11.3
          Write-in "Spanish"                           1,217            3.1
          Write in "Hispanic"                          3,331            8.4
          Write-in "Latino"                              453            1.1
          Not elsewhere classified                       847            2.1
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 -- Percentage rounds to 0.0.