Top 25 Counties in the U.S. ranked by Largest 
  Hispanic or Latino Population /1, 2000

County, State                          Number      Rank
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Los Angeles, CA                     4,242,213         1
Dade, FL                            1,291,737         2
Harris, TX                          1,119,751         3
Cook, IL                            1,071,740         4
Orange, CA                            875,579         5
Maricopa, AZ                          763,341         6
Bexar, TX                             757,033         7
San Diego, CA                         750,965         8
San Bernardino, CA                    669,387         9
Dallas, TX                            662,729        10
Bronx, NY                             644,705        11
Riverside, CA                         559,575        12
Queens, NY                            556,605        13
El Paso, TX                           531,654        14
Hidalgo, TX                           503,100        15
Kings, NY                             487,878        16
New York, NY                          417,816        17
Santa Clara, CA                       403,401        18
Fresno, CA                            351,636        19
Clark, NV                             302,143        20
Tarrant, TX                           285,290        21
Cameron, TX                           282,736        22
Alameda, CA                           273,910        23
Broward, FL                           271,652        24
Kern, CA                              254,036        25

/1 Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 
     may be of any race.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,
         County and City Data Book: 2000,
         Table B-1.