Persons
of Hispanic or Latino Origin, 2006
State by State
(U.S.: 14.8%)
State
Percent
Population
Estimate
Alabama
2.4%
111,432
Alaska
5.6%
37,498
Arizona
29.2%
1,803,377
Arkansas
4.9%
138,283
California
35.9%
13,074,155
Colorado
19.7%
934,410
Connecticut
11.2%
391,935
Delaware
6.3%
35,836
District of
Columbia
8.2%
47,775
Florida
20.1%
3,642,989
Georgia
7.5%
696,146
Hawaii
7.8%
99,664
Idaho
9.5%
138,871
Illinois
14.7%
1,888,439
Indiana
4.8%
299,398
Iowa
3.8%
112,987
Kansas
8.6%
236,351
Kentucky
2%
83,015
Louisiana
2.9%
123,281
Maine
1%
12,622
Maryland
6%
336,390
Massachusetts
7.9%
510,482
Michigan
3.9%
392,770
Minnesota
3.8%
195,138
Mississippi
1.8%
46,348
Missouri
2.8%
20,513
Montana
2.5%
20,513
Nebraska
7.4%
130,230
Nevada
24.4%
610,051
New
Hampshire
2.3%
29,721
New Jersey
15.6%
1,364,699
New Mexico
44%
860,687
New York
16.3%
3,139,590
North
Carolina
6.7%
597,382
North Dakota
1.7%
9,332
Ohio
2.3%
265,762
Oklahoma
6.9%
244,822
Oregon
10.2%
379,034
Pennsylvania
4.2%
527,142
Puerto Rico
(U.S. Commonwealth)
98.7%
3,877,953
Rhode Island
11%
117,708
South
Carolina
3.5%
148,632
South Dakota
2.1%
15,544
Tennessee
3.1%
187,747
Texas
35.7%
8,385,118
Utah
11.2%
186,113
Vermont
1.1%
6,644
Virginia
6.3%
470,871
Washington
9.1%
580,027
West Virginia
.8%
14,383
Wisconsin
4.7%
256,304
Wyoming
6.9%
35,732
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