Updated Hispanic Profiles in metro Atlanta

1. Atlanta Regional Commission
For more information, contact:
mcarnathan@atlantaregional.com
September 15th-October 15th is National
Hispanic Heritage Month:
Exploring the Data About Hispanic Populations
in Metro Atlanta

2. To Summarize…
• Although metro Atlanta has a smaller share of Hispanics than the
other largest U.S. metros, it has the 2nd highest rate of employed
Hispanics over the age of 16 and has the 4th largest percentage of
Hispanics who are foreign born, thus considered to be “first
generation.”
• Metro Atlanta has a high share of first generation immigrants, which
helps explain why, overall, Hispanics have lower educational
attainment compared to the metro area as a whole.
• 67.7 percent of Hispanics over the age of 16 in metro Atlanta are
employed, compared to only 61.6 percent of all 16 and older
residents. The top job industries for Hispanics in this area are Natural
Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Occupations (25.2%) AND
Service Occupations (24.2%).
• There has been an almost 323,062 increase in the Hispanic
population between 2000 to 2015 – a 120 percent increase in metro
Atlanta!
• Hall and Gwinnett Counties have the largest shares of Hispanics at 28
percent and 20.8 percent respectively. These counties have also seen
the largest change in Hispanic population between 2000 and 2010.

3. Percent of Hispanic Population among the most
populous U.S. Metros (2014)
49.4%
45.1%
43.3%
36.3%
30.2%
28.2%
23.8%
21.9% 21.7%
15.1%
10.4% 10.2% 9.6% 8.8%
4.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
This chart shows the percent of Hispanics in the largest 15 U.S. metros. At 10.4 percent, metro
Atlanta has a smaller share of Hispanic population than a majority of the other large metros. It only
ranks higher than Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Detroit.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates

4. Total Population 16+ Employed
67.7%
62.2% 63.9%
66.6%
60.9%
65.5%
61.2% 60.9% 60.6%
56.5%
59.7%
56.0%
65.8% 67.6%
73.1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
At 67.7 percent, Atlanta has the second highest percentage of Hispanic population over the
age of 16 that is employed compared to the other largest U.S. metros and falls right behind
Washington.
Source: ACS 2014 1-year estimates

5. Percent of Hispanics Foreign-Born, 2014
60.3%
53.0%
48.0% 45.8%
42.3% 41.1% 40.7% 40.5% 39.5% 38.0% 36.6%
32.8%
28.0%
25.5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Atlanta has the 4th largest percentage of Hispanics who are foreign-born, or first generation
immigrants, right behind Charlotte, Washington, and Miami.
Source: ACS 2014 1-year estimates

6. Hispanic Population Growth in Metro Atlanta:
2000, 2010, and 2015
270,655
547,894
593,717
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
2000 2010 2015
This graph shows the growth of the Hispanic population in metro Atlanta since 2000. The Hispanic
population has more than doubled since 2000, adding almost 323,062 new Hispanic residents.
Source: 2000, 2010 Census; Esri Business Analyst Online

7. Percent of Hispanic Population per County (2015)
8.0%
6.7%
10.5%
13.0%
13.0%
7.0%
3.3%
9.2%
7.2%
9.8% 10.0%
7.7%
20.7%
28.0%
6.6%
5.0% 5.6%
10.5%
4.4% 4.1%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
This chart, showing the percent of Hispanic Population per county, illustrates that Gwinnett and Hall
have significantly higher numbers of Hispanics as a percentage of their total population than the other
counties in the 20-County area.
Source: ESRI Business Analyst Online

8. Percentage-Point Change in Hispanic Population
County %2010 Hispanic Population % 2015 Hispanic Population
% point Change 2000-
2015
Barrow 8.70% 9.58% 0.88%
Bartow 7.68% 7.99% 0.31%
Carroll 6.15% 6.72% 0.57%
Cherokee 9.59% 10.50% 0.91%
Clayton 13.66% 13.04% -0.62%
Cobb 12.26% 13.01% 0.75%
Coweta 6.67% 6.95% 0.28%
DeKalb 3.32% 3.26% -0.06%
Douglas 8.40% 9.23% 0.83%
Fayette 6.34% 7.18% 0.84%
Forsyth 9.43% 9.84% 0.41%
Forsyth 9.63% 9.97% 0.34%
Fulton 7.88% 7.69% -0.19%
Gwinnett 20.12% 20.74% 0.62%
Hall 26.10% 27.97% 1.87%
This table shows the percentage-point change in Hispanic population in each county. Green represents
the greatest change while red represents the lowest. As the table illustrates, Hall and Rockdale
counties show the greatest percentage change while Clayton and Fulton represent the lowest.
Source: ESRI Business Analyst Online

9. Married-Couple Family Households, 2014
47.4% 65.8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
All Married Couple Households Hispanic Married-Couple Family
Households
This graph illustrates the percentage of ALL married-couple households (including all races
and ethnicities) and the percentage of married-couple households among the HISPANIC
population in metro Atlanta. As the graph indicates, Hispanic households are more likely to
be married than households in the Atlanta region as a whole.
Source: ACS 2014 1-year estimates

10. Origins of Hispanic Population, 2014
57.3%
16.1%
9.2% 8.3%
3.4% 2.9% 2.8%
0.4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
% Mexican % Central
American
South
American
% Puerto
Rican
% Cuban % Other % Dominican % Cuban
Now were are going to look at the distribution of origins among the Hispanic population in
metro Atlanta. A majority are from Mexico while the other largest (but relatively much smaller)
groups are Central Americans and South Americans.
Source: ACS 2014 1-year estimates

11. 61.6% 67.7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
All metro Atlanta Residents Hispanic Residents
Compared to all residents in metro Atlanta, Hispanics have higher shares of the population’s employment.
Percent of population 16+ employed, 2014
Source: ACS 2014 1-year estimates
* This is the share of the total population over the age of 16, not the share of the labor force

12. Largest Job Sectors for Hispanics, 2014
25.2% 24.2%
18.8% 18.4%
13.4%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
% Natural resources,
construction, and
maintenance
occupations
% Service occupations % Sales and office
occupations
% Management,
business, science, and
arts occupations
% Production,
transportation, and
material moving
occupations
This chart shows the largest job sectors for the Hispanic population. At 25.2 percent, the job sector
that employs the greatest percentage of Hispanics is Natural Resources, Construction, and
Maintenance Occupations and is closely followed by Service Occupations at 24.2 percent.
Source: ACS 2014 1-year estimates

13. Comparison of Educational Attainment in
Metro Atlanta, 2014
11.7%
24.6%
63.7%
36.9%
27.3%
35.8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Less than HS Degree HS Graduate Some College, Associates or
Higher Degree
All Atlanta Residents Hispanic Residents
As we have seen in the previous slides, a large portion of Hispanics in Atlanta are still first-generation, and therefore,
do not have the same level of educational attainment as the rest of the metro Atlanta region. Specifically, Hispanics
have a higher percentage of people without high school diplomas and a smaller percent with some college or higher
when compared to the other residents of the region.
Source: ACS 2014 1-year estimates

14. Heaviest Concentrations of Hispanic Populations, 2010
This map shows the census
tracts with the heaviest
concentrations of Hispanic
populations in metro Atlanta.
The largest areas are in
Gwinnett, Hall, central Cobb,
Cherokee, and Clayton
counties. A census tract in
north Fulton has 5,268
Hispanics, which is the largest
total among metro Atlanta
tracts.
Source: 2010 Census

15. Change in the Percent of Hispanic Population,
2000-2010
This map shows the census
tracts with the largest
changes in Hispanic
population between 2000
and 2010. It reflects the
previous map and
highlights the largest
changes in Gwinnett and
Hall Counties.
Source: 2000, 2010 Census