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

Table 1-34. Hispanic or Latino Origin for North Carolina: 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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 1 and unpublished data.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                         8,049,313          100.0
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)                    378,963            4.7
 Not Hispanic or Latino                            7,670,350           95.3

 HISPANIC OR LATINO BY TYPE
          Hispanic or Latino (of any race)           378,963          100.0
 Mexican                                             246,545           65.1
 Puerto Rican                                         31,117            8.2
 Cuban                                                 7,389            1.9
 Other Hispanic or Latino                             93,912           24.8
     Dominican (Dominican Republic)                    2,865            0.8

     Central American (excludes Mexican)              30,783            8.1
          Costa Rican                                  2,624            0.7
          Guatemalan                                   5,966            1.6
          Honduran                                     8,321            2.2
          Nicaraguan                                   1,449            0.4
          Panamanian                                   2,773            0.7
          Salvadoran                                   8,679            2.3
          Other Central American                         971            0.3

     South American                                   12,958            3.4
          Argentinean                                    904            0.2
          Bolivian                                       332            0.1
          Chilean                                        924            0.2
          Colombian                                    4,985            1.3
          Ecuadorian                                   1,874            0.5
          Paraguayan                                      71            --
          Peruvian                                     1,983            0.5
          Uruguayan                                      133            --
          Venezuelan                                   1,223            0.3
          Other South American                           529            0.1

     Spaniard                                            854            0.2

     All other Hispanic or Latino                     46,452           12.3
          Checkbox only, other Hispanic               16,152            4.3
          Write-in "Spanish"                           5,470            1.4
          Write in "Hispanic"                         13,897            3.7
          Write-in "Latino"                            4,161            1.1
          Not elsewhere classified                     6,772            1.8
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 -- Percentage rounds to 0.0.