2. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
U.S. Latino Population Growth
1980-2010 50.5
35.3
22.4
14.6
1980 1990 2000 2010
Source: 2010 U.S. Census.
3. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
U.S. Population by Race and Ethnicity
Other, 3%
Hispanic, 16%
Black, 12%
White, 64%
Asian, 5%
Source: 2010 U.S. Census.
4. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
States with Greatest Hispanic Population Growth
2000-2010
Growth,
2000-2010
U.S. Total 43%
South Carolina 148%
Alabama 145%
Tennessee 134%
Kentucky 122%
Arkansas 114%
North Carolina 111%
Maryland 106%
Mississippi 106%
South Dakota 103%
Delaware 96%
Georgia 96%
Virginia 92%
Source: 2010 U.S. Census.
5. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
States with Largest Hispanic Populations, 2010
Population
U.S. Total 50,478
California 14,014
Texas 9,461
Florida 4,224
New York 3,417
Illinois 2,028
Arizona 1,895
New Jersey 1,555
Colorado 1,039
New Mexico 953
Georgia 854
Source: 2010 U.S. Census.
6. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
Hispanic Share Among Child and Adult
Populations 2010 vs. 2000
23.1%
17.1%
2010
16.3%
12.5% 14.2% 2000
11.0%
U.S. Population Adults Children
Source: 2010 U.S. Census and 2000 U.S. Census
7. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
Ethnic Composition of Latinos, 2010
Puerto Rican
9%
Mexican
63%
Cuban
4%
Other
14%
Salvadoran
3%
DominicanGuatemalan
3% 2% Colombian 2%
Source: 2010 U.S. Census
8. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
Hispanic Origin Composition
2010
U.S.
Washington
Salvadoran
Mexican
New York
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Miami
Dominican
Other
Los Angeles
New Jersey
Source: Pew Hispanic Center tabulations from the 2010 American Community Survey.
9. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
Share of 18-24 Year-Olds Enrolled in College
1967-2010
70
60
50
40 Asian
White
30
Black
20 Hispanic
10
0
1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
Source: Pew Hispanic Center analysis of the October 2010 Current Population Survey and U.S. Census
Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1967 to 2009.
10. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
Percentage Change in Median Net Worth of Households
2005 to 2009
-16% Whites
-66% Hispanics
-53%
Blacks
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of Survey of Income and Program Participation data.
11. Latino Information Network at Rutgers
Issue Priorities for Hispanics in 2011
Percent of Latino registered voters saying “extremely important”
Jobs 50
Education 49
Health care 45
Taxes 34
Federal budget deficit 34
Immigration 33
Source: 2011 National Survey of Latinos.
