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

Table 1-D7. Hispanic or Latino Origin for West South Central Division: 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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 1 and unpublished data.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                        31,444,850          100.0
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)                  7,043,574           22.4
 Not Hispanic or Latino                           24,401,276           77.6

 HISPANIC OR LATINO BY TYPE
          Hispanic or Latino (of any race)         7,043,574          100.0
 Mexican                                           5,298,247           75.2
 Puerto Rican                                         87,800            1.2
 Cuban                                                36,862            0.5
 Other Hispanic or Latino                          1,620,665           23.0
     Dominican (Dominican Republic)                    5,598            0.1

     Central American (excludes Mexican)             174,151            2.5
          Costa Rican                                  4,367            0.1
          Guatemalan                                  23,515            0.3
          Honduran                                    34,144            0.5
          Nicaraguan                                  10,634            0.2
          Panamanian                                   8,910            0.1
          Salvadoran                                  84,337            1.2
          Other Central American                       8,244            0.1

     South American                                   59,787            0.8
          Argentinean                                  5,350            0.1
          Bolivian                                     2,200             --
          Chilean                                      3,406             --
          Colombian                                   23,132            0.3
          Ecuadorian                                   4,386            0.1
          Paraguayan                                     350             --
          Peruvian                                     9,438            0.1
          Uruguayan                                      772             --
          Venezuelan                                   7,763            0.1
          Other South American                         2,990             --

     Spaniard                                          8,794            0.1

     All other Hispanic or Latino                  1,372,335           19.5
          Checkbox only, other Hispanic              304,977            4.3
          Write-in "Spanish"                          78,876            1.1
          Write in "Hispanic"                        849,668           12.1
          Write-in "Latino"                           39,176            0.6
          Not elsewhere classified                    99,638            1.4
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 -- Percentage rounds to 0.0.