Hispanic Heritage Month 2004: Multimedia

Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 – October 15, 2004

25.0 percent or more	12.5 to 24.9 percent	6.0 to 12.4 percent	Less than 6.0 percent
Hispanic Population as a Percent of Total Population by State:
United States 13.7 percent
Arizona California New Mexico Puerto Rico Texas	Colorado Florida Illinois Nevada New Jersey New York	Connecticut District of Columbia Georgia Hawaii Idaho Kansas Massachusetts Nebraska Oregon Rhode Island Utah Washington Wyoming	Alabama Alaska Arkansas Delaware Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri	Montana New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates: 2003

Top 10 States by Hispanic Population (July 1, 2003)

California — 12,176,087
Texas — 7,556,869
Florida — 3,160,287
New York — 3,132,186
Illinois — 1,726,822
Arizona — 1,549,889
New Jersey — 1,254,466
Colorado — 847,472
New Mexico — 810,060
Georgia — 541,123

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates: 2003

Top 10 States by Hispanic Numeric Increase (April 1, 2000 - July 1, 2003)

California — 1,209,529
Texas — 887,203
Florida — 477,353
New York — 264,527
Arizona — 254,272
Illinois — 196,517
New Jersey — 137,275
Colorado — 111,766
Georgia — 105,896
Nevada — 97,406

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates: 2003