Table 2.1 Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Populations in California, 2000
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|
|
% of California Population |
|||
|
Persons |
Households |
Families |
Total |
Hispanic |
|
|
Total
Hispanic |
10,966,556 |
2,566,688 |
2,159,241 |
32.4 |
100.0 |
|
Mexican |
8,455,926 |
1,899,677 |
1,623,311 |
25.0 |
77.1 |
|
Puerto Rican |
140,570 |
47,118 |
32,804 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
|
Cuban |
72,286 |
27,944 |
18,644 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
Other Hispanic |
2,297,774 |
591,949 |
484,482 |
6.8 |
21.0 |
|
Central American |
576,330 |
165,223 |
140,862 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
|
Guatemalan |
143,500 |
40,236 |
34,509 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
|
Honduran |
30,372 |
7,866 |
6,467 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Nicaraguan |
51,336 |
14,658 |
12,206 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
|
Salvadoran |
272,999 |
77,019 |
66,944 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
|
South American |
161,822 |
55,062 |
40,837 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
|
Argentinean |
23,218 |
9,400 |
6,513 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Colombian |
33,275 |
10,702 |
7,806 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Ecuadorian |
18,115 |
6,105 |
4,810 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Peruvian |
44,200 |
13,617 |
10,676 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
|
Non-Hispanic |
22,905,092 |
8,936,182 |
5,760,808 |
67.6 |
|
|
White alone |
15,816,790 |
6,697,480 |
4,168,393 |
46.7 |
|
|
White alone or in combination |
16,538,491 |
6,900,284 |
4,297,107 |
48.8 |
|
|
Black alone |
2,181,926 |
775,250 |
510,163 |
6.4 |
|
|
Black alone or in combination |
2,370,367 |
816,645 |
536,152 |
7.0 |
|
|
Asian alone |
3,648,860 |
1,096,371 |
838,562 |
10.8 |
|
|
Asian alone or in Combination |
4,030,025 |
1,182,210 |
897,102 |
11.9 |
|
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 2 TablePCT1, PCT6 and PCT24
Figure 2.1A
Racial/Ethnic Composition of Population in California, 2000

Figure 2.1B Composition of Hispanic Population in California, 2000

Note: “Other Hispanic” here refers to Hispanics other
than Mexican, South American and Central American.
Map 2.1 Percent Hispanics, U.S.
Counties, 2000

Map 2.2 Number of Hispanics, U.S. Counties, 2000

Table 2.2
Percent of U.S. Hispanic Populations in California, 2000
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%
of US Hispanic Populations |
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|
Persons |
Households |
Families |
|
|
Total Hispanic |
31.1 |
27.8 |
29.3 |
|
Mexican |
41.0 |
38.4 |
39.7 |
|
Puerto
Rican |
4.1 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
|
Cuban |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
|
Other
Hispanic |
22.9 |
21.7 |
22.5 |
|
Central
American |
34.2 |
35.3 |
36.4 |
|
Guatemalan |
38.5 |
40.3 |
8.9 |
|
Honduran |
14.0 |
13.6 |
14.0 |
|
Nicaraguan |
28.9 |
29.6 |
29.2 |