The Latino/Hispanic Trend

The Hispanic population is the fastest growing minority group in the United States - due to immigration and increasing birth rates. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 1990, the Latino or Hispanic population was approximately nine percent of the country's population. In 2000, that population increased to thirteen percent, with 35 million people identifying themselves as Latinoor Hispanic. As of 2006, it was estimated that Hispanics made up 15 percent of the population. In addition, today one in five children born in the United States is Hispanic. If current trends continue, the population of the United States will rise to 438 million in 2050, from 296 million in 2005. According to Pew Hispanic Center, the number of Latino or Hispanic residents in Ohio changed from 218,350 to 267,712 in 2006. This change represents a 22.6% increase.

Hispanic Population in Ohio by County: 2000
Cuyahoga .........46,484 Franklin ............. 24,121
Lucas .............. 20,658 Lorain................ 19,358
Hamilton ............ 9,143 Mahoning ........... 7,584
Montgomery ....... 6,413 Summit ..... ........ 4,491
Butler................. 4,312 Sandusky........... 4,205
Wood................. 4,047 Lake.................. 3,999

Ancestry
Cuban . . . . . . .... 2% Dominican . . . . . . . . . 2%
South American . 5% Central American ..... 6 %
Puerto Rican . . ..26% Mexican . . . . . . . . . . 51%
Other Hispanic or Latino . 8%

For additional information regarding Hispanic/Latinosin Ohio visit: http://www.odod.state.oh.us/cms/uploadedfiles/Research/p0007.pdf

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