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Comparison: 3.30 Unit: percent View Legend | Percent Population Hispanic/Latino
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| What is this Indicator? This indicator shows the proportion of Hispanics/Latinos in the population.This ethnic group includes any person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. According to the 2010 Census, 308.7 million people resided in the United States, of which 50.5 million (or 16 percent) were of Hispanic or Latino origin. The Hispanic population increased from 35.3 million in 2000 when this group made up 13 percent of the total population. The majority of the growth in the total population came from increases in those who reported their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino. More than half of the growth in the total population of the United States between 2000 and 2010 was due to the increase in the Hispanic population. | |||||||||
| Why this is important: Disparate burdens of certain risks and conditions depending on certain race and ethnicity. These are commonly referred to as health disparities or health inequities. It is important that communities be aware of where there are unequal burdens of health risks or conditions or unequal access to services in that way communities can focus interventions to better meet the needs of these people. In particular, understanding the health and well-being needs of and the language and culturally proficient ways to assess, plan, and implement community solutions for these health needs. | |||||||||
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| Source: U.S. Census | |||||||||
| URL of Data: >http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_2&_lang=en | |||||||||
| Update Frequency: Yearly | |||||||||
| Last Update: 2011-04-13 | |||||||||
| Maintained By: LOUISIANA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE | |||||||||
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Going up Unit: percent View Legend | Percent Population Hispanic/Latino
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| What is this Indicator? This indicator shows the proportion of Hispanics/Latinos in the population.This ethnic group includes any person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. According to the 2010 Census, 308.7 million people resided in the United States, of which 50.5 million (or 16 percent) were of Hispanic or Latino origin. The Hispanic population increased from 35.3 million in 2000 when this group made up 13 percent of the total population. The majority of the growth in the total population came from increases in those who reported their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino. More than half of the growth in the total population of the United States between 2000 and 2010 was due to the increase in the Hispanic population. | |||||||||
| Why this is important: Disparate burdens of certain risks and conditions depending on certain race and ethnicity. These are commonly referred to as health disparities or health inequities. It is important that communities be aware of where there are unequal burdens of health risks or conditions or unequal access to services in that way communities can focus interventions to better meet the needs of these people. In particular, understanding the health and well-being needs of and the language and culturally proficient ways to assess, plan, and implement community solutions for these health needs. | |||||||||
| Technical Note: | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census | |||||||||
| URL of Data: >http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_2&_lang=en | |||||||||
| Update Frequency: Yearly | |||||||||
| Last Update: 2011-04-13 | |||||||||
| Maintained By: LOUISIANA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE | |||||||||
