A Decade of Change: Hispanic Population Patterns Across the U.S., 1990 - 2000

Alison Levy - Spring 2009

In the 1990s “the U.S. population grew by 32.7 million persons—the largest population increase in U.S. history. Hispanics accounted for 13.3 million, or nearly 41 percent of this population growth (Johnson, Kenneth M. and Daniel T. Lichter. “Population Growth in New Hispanic Destinations.” Policy Brief No. 8 Carsey Institute Fall 2008).” Such a large increase in Hispanic population between 1990 and 2000 lends itself to the presence of interesting trends in population distribution across the country. This study uses data taken from the U.S. Census Bureau Summary Files to show the dispersal of Hispanic population from 1990 to 2000 in the United States. The hope is that this work helps open the door to further study regarding the future implications of migration patterns and changing population demographics throughout the country.

 

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