Diversity
Prevalence, 2000 Hispanic or Latino Origin and All Races
0 100 Miles
Group with highest percent of state population
Hispanic (PR) White, not Hispanic Black (DC) Asian (HI)
Percents for non-Hispanic "Some other race" and "Two or more races" groups were not highest in any state or county. Percents for AIAN and NHOPI were not highest in any state. People of Hispanic origin who are not White were counted in the Hispanic group and were also counted in the Black, AIAN, Asian, and NHOPI group they indicated. Each of these people was counted twice in the comparison of percentages (0.5 percent of the population).
Group with highest percent of county population
Hispanic or Latino White, mask not Hispanic or Latino Black or African American American Indian and mask Alaska Native (AIAN) Asian Native Hawaiian and Other mask Pacific Islander (NHOPI)
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0
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Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Summary File. Cartography: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder at factfinder.census.gov provides census data and mapping tools.
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Minority Prevalence, 2000 Hispanic or Latino Origin and All Races Except White
0 100 Miles
Minority group with highest percent of state population
Excludes White, not Hispanic
Hispanic Black AIAN Asian (HI) Two or more races, MASK not Hispanic
Percent for the "Some other race, not Hispanic" group was not highest in any state or county. People of Hispanic origin who are not White were counted in the Hispanic group and were also counted in the Black, AIAN, Asian, and NHOPI group they indicated. Each of these people was counted twice in the comparison of percentages (0.5 percent of the population).
Minority group with highest percent of county population
Excludes White, not Hispanic
Hispanic or Latino Black or African American American Indian and mask Alaska Native (AIAN) Asian Native Hawaiian and Other mask Pacific Islander (NHOPI) Two or more races, mask not Hispanic or Latino
0
100 Miles
0
100 Miles
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Summary File. Cartography: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder at factfinder.census.gov provides census data and mapping tools.
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Diversity, 2000 Hispanic or Latino Origin and All Races
0 100 Miles
Diversity index by state
U.S. diversity is 0.49 Low diversity
0.49 to 0.73 0.30 to 0.48 0.07 to 0.29
The diversity index reports the percentage of times two randomly selected people would differ by race/ethnicity. Working with percents expressed as ratios (e.g., 63 percent = 0.63), the index is calculated in three steps: A. Square the percent for each group, B. Sum the squares, and C. Subtract the sum from 1.00. Eight groups were used for the index: 1. White, not Hispanic; 2. Black or African American; 3. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN); 4. Asian; 5. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI); 6. Two or more races, not Hispanic; 7. Some other race, not Hispanic; and 8. Hispanic or Latino. People indicating Hispanic origin who also indicated Black, AIAN, Asian, or NHOPI were counted only in their race group (0.5 percent of the population). They were not included in the Hispanic group.
Diversity index by county
High diversity U.S. diversity is 0.49
0.60 to 0.77 0.49 to 0.59 0.40 to 0.48 0.30 to 0.39 0.15 to 0.29
Low diversity
0.01 to 0.14
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100 Miles
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Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Summary File. Cartography: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder at factfinder.census.gov provides census data and mapping tools.
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Difference in Diversity, 1990 to 2000 Hispanic or Latino Origin and All Races
0 100 Miles
Difference in diversity by state
U.S. difference is 0.09
0.09 to 0.17 0.02 to 0.08
Diversity increased in all states
Two changes were made before comparing 1990 and 2000 diversity indexes. "Two or more races" and "Some other race" groups were summed to produce a single group for 2000. "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" groups were created for 1990 from detailed race data. These adjusted groupings produced comparable indexes calculated from seven groups for both 1990 and 2000.
Difference in diversity: 1990 diversity index subtracted from 2000 diversity index by county
Increase in diversity
0.20 to 0.34 0.09 to 0.19 0.00 to 0.08 -0.12 to -0.01
U.S. difference is 0.09 No change Decrease in diversity
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Data Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Summary File and 1990 Census. Cartography: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.
No race data for Puerto Rico in 1990
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