ABSTRACT
In 2005 Hispanics became the largest minority group in the nation (13% of the total population), accounting for more than 35 million people. Over the 1990s, the Hispanic population increased by 10 million people and accounted for almost 40% of the nation’s population growth (38%). According to some estimates, by the middle of the 21st century Hispanics will account for 25% of the population (Table 19). The population of Hispanics grew rapidly over the 1990s https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
During the 1990s, nonmetro and metro Hispanic populations grew far more rapidly 1
Countytype
Counties
Population, 2000
Changein population, 1990–2000
Population, 2000
Change in population, 1990–2000
Nonmetrocounties
2,289
3,175,953
67%
52,983,373
8%
High-growth Hispanic
149
526,942
345
7,254,164
15
Established Hispanic
230
1,602,630
32
2,931,071
9
All other
1913
1,046,381
84
42,798,138
7
Metro counties
813
32,129,864
57
193,132,712
9
