U.S. Latino Population Growth and Dispersion Has Slowed Since Onset of the Great Recession
Top 20 counties for Hispanic population loss from 2007 to 2014
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- U.S. Latino Population Growth and Dispersion Has Slowed Since Onset of the Great Recession
- U.S. Hispanic population growth slows sharply since 2007
- Hispanic population dispersion slows since onset of the Great Recession
- Nearly all Latinos lived in half of the nation’s more than 3,000 counties in 2014
- From 2007 to 2014, the Northeast region accounted for a larger share of Latino population growth than in prior periods
- Three fastest-growing counties by Latino population since 2007 are in North Dakota
- Half of U.S. counties in 2014 had at least 1,000 Hispanics, up from 46% in 2007 and 38% in 2000
- Since 1990, the Latino population has dispersed to counties with historically fewer Hispanics
- Declining share of growth occurs in counties that have experienced an increase of 10,000 Latinos or more
- Since 2007, the nation’s Hispanic population has dispersed at a slower rate
- Hispanic population growth in the Northeast makes up larger portion of growth since the Great Recession
- Fast-growing Latino counties for 2007 to 2014 largely located in Southern states
- Non-Southern counties dominate 2007 to 2014 list of 10 fastest-growing Hispanic populations; top 10 for 2000 to 2007 largely located in the South
- Hispanic population growth in fast-growing counties, by region
- Fast-growing Hispanic counties from 2007 to 2014 accounted for a larger share of the Hispanic population in 2014 than prior years
- Metropolitan counties account for most of the Hispanic population’s growth among fast-growing Hispanic counties
- Fast-growing Hispanic counties with the top five shares of foreign born
- In fast-growing Hispanic counties, the share speaking only English at home is correlated with the share of Hispanics who are U.S. born
- Top five fast-growing counties for Hispanics who speak only English at home
- Hispanic share of population growth in 41% of U.S. counties equals or exceeds that of the Hispanic share of the nation’s population growth between 2000 and 2014
- Hispanic population and growth in counties, by Hispanic share of population growth
- Top Latino states in 2014, by population and share
- South Dakota has the fastest-growing state Latino population since 2000
- Between 2007 and 2014, the Latino population in North Dakota has grown faster than in other states
- States with the highest foreign-born shares among Hispanics are mostly in the South in 2014
- More than half of U.S. Hispanics live in the top 15 metropolitan areas for Hispanic population in 2014
- In 2014, most of the top 15 Hispanic metropolitan areas were majority U.S. born
- Hispanic populations in metropolitan areas along the East Coast have more diverse origins than in metropolitan areas in states along the Southwest border
- Hispanic population, 1990
- Hispanic population, 2000
- Hispanic population, 2010
- Counties with fast-growing, slow-growing and declining Hispanic populations, 1990 to 2000
- Counties with fast-growing, slow-growing and declining Hispanic populations, 2000 to 2007
- Top 40 counties for absolute Hispanic population growth, 2000 to 2007 and 2007 to 2014
- Top 30 fast-growing Hispanic counties, 2007 to 2014
- Top 30 fast-growing Hispanic counties, 2000 to 2007
- Top 20 counties for the Hispanic share of total county population growth, 2000 to 2007 and 2007 to 2014
- Counties with Hispanic population loss from 2000 to 2007 and 2007 to 2014
- Fast-growing Latino counties between 2007 and 2014 were largely located in the South and in metropolitan areas
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