Definition: Hispanics or Latinos are those people who classified themselves
in one of the specific Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino categories listed on the
Census 2000 questionnaire -"Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano," "Puerto Rican",
or "Cuban" -as well as those who indicate that they are "other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino."
Persons who indicated that they are "other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino" include
those whose origins are from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Central
or South America, the Dominican Republic or people identifying themselves generally
as Spanish, Spanish-American, Hispanic, Hispano, Latino, and so on. Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country
of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival
in the United States. People who identify their origin as Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino may be of
any race. Thus, the percent Hispanic should not be added to percentages for
racial categories. Tallies that show race categories for Hispanics and nonHispanics
separately are available. Scope and Methodology: The data on the Hispanic or Latino population were derived from answers to
a question that was asked of all people in Census 2000. More Information:Hispanic Origin