Table 2.1       Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Populations in California, 2000

 

 

 

 

% 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

 

 

 

% of US Hispanic Populations


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