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

Table 1-31. Hispanic or Latino Origin for New Jersey: 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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 1 and unpublished data.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                         8,414,350          100.0
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)                  1,117,191           13.3
 Not Hispanic or Latino                            7,297,159           86.7

 HISPANIC OR LATINO BY TYPE
          Hispanic or Latino (of any race)         1,117,191          100.0
 Mexican                                             102,929            9.2
 Puerto Rican                                        366,788           32.8
 Cuban                                                77,337            6.9
 Other Hispanic or Latino                            570,137           51.0
     Dominican (Dominican Republic)                  102,630            9.2

     Central American (excludes Mexican)              80,497            7.2
          Costa Rican                                 11,175            1.0
          Guatemalan                                  16,992            1.5
          Honduran                                    15,431            1.4
          Nicaraguan                                   4,384            0.4
          Panamanian                                   3,021            0.3
          Salvadoran                                  25,230            2.3
          Other Central American                       4,264            0.4

     South American                                  177,017           15.8
          Argentinean                                  7,795            0.7
          Bolivian                                     1,755            0.2
          Chilean                                      5,129            0.5
          Colombian                                   65,075            5.8
          Ecuadorian                                  45,392            4.1
          Paraguayan                                     803            0.1
          Peruvian                                    37,672            3.4
          Uruguayan                                    4,079            0.4
          Venezuelan                                   3,962            0.4
          Other South American                         5,355            0.5

     Spaniard                                          9,183            0.8

     All other Hispanic or Latino                    200,810           18.0
          Checkbox only, other Hispanic               67,954            6.1
          Write-in "Spanish"                          23,174            2.1
          Write in "Hispanic"                         49,620            4.4
          Write-in "Latino"                           23,070            2.1
          Not elsewhere classified                    36,992            3.3
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 -- Percentage rounds to 0.0.