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Top 10 Counties Ranked
by Hispanic Population in
2000
|
Rank |
County |
2000
Hispanic
Population
|
1990
Hispanic Population
|
1990-2000
Change
|
Percent
Hispanic
|
|
1
|
Los
Angeles County, CA |
4,242,213
|
3,351,238
|
890,975
|
44.6
|
|
2
|
Miami-Dade
County, Florida |
1,291,737
|
953,422
|
338,315
|
57.3
|
|
3
|
Harris
County, Texas |
1,119,751
|
644,916
|
474,835
|
32.9
|
|
4
|
Cook
County, Illinois |
1,071,740
|
694,196
|
377,544
|
19.9
|
|
5
|
Orange
County, California |
875,579
|
564,843
|
310,736
|
30.8
|
|
6
|
Maricopa
County, Arizona |
763,341
|
345,494
|
417,847
|
24.8
|
|
7
|
Bexar
County, Texas |
757,033
|
589,176
|
167,857
|
54.3
|
|
8
|
San
Diego County, California |
750,965
|
510,785
|
240,180
|
26.7
|
|
9
|
San
Bernardino County, California |
669,387
|
378,576
|
290,811
|
39.2
|
|
10
|
Dallas
County, Texas |
662,729
|
315,631
|
347,098
|
29.9
|
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Redistricting
Data (Public Law 94-141 Summary
File, www.census.gov,
Release date: April 2, 2001.
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