Blogante Essentials for Thursday – August 7th, 2008

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In 15 counties last year, Hispanics made up more than 5 percent of the population, nearly double what it was in 2000. In seven counties, more than one in 10 people claimed Hispanic ethnicity. In only three counties was that the case eight years ago. – Iowa :: P :: en Español :: from www.siouxcityjournal.com
The minority population of Kendall County grew from nearly 11% in 2000 to almost 25% in 2007, the largest increase of any county in Illinois :: P :: en Español :: from www.chicagotribune.com
Latinos have led Utah’s robust population growth since 2000, surging faster than other residents in 28 of 29 counties – In some counties the shift is explosive, such as a 121 percent jump by Latinos in Wasatch County :: P :: en Español :: from www.sltrib.com
The minority population of Kendall County grew from nearly 11% in 2000 to almost 25% in 2007, the largest increase of any county in Illinois :: P :: en Español :: from
The agency estimates there are currently 104,862 Latinos in the county, up more than 30 percent from the 80,619 Latino residents living in the county at the start of the decade. – Sonoma County, California :: P :: en Español :: from
Hispanic numbers increased from 17% to 21% – Florida :: P :: en Español :: from www.orlandosentinel.com
In all, Weld County’s Latinos — about 67,000 people — account for 27 percent of Weld’s population and grew 3.4 percent from 2006 to 2007, slower than the non-Latino population growth of 3.6 percent during that time. – Colorado :: P :: en Español :: from www.greeleytribune.com
Hall County’s Hispanic population grew by 71.8% between 2000 and 2007 and accounted for approximately half the overall population growth for the period – Georgia :: P :: en Español :: from www.gainesvilletimes.com
Treasure Coast Hispanic population doubled since 2000, now at more than 12% – Florida :: P :: en Español :: from www.tcpalm.com
The number of Hispanics increased by more than 9,000 in Broward and about 7,000 in Palm Beach County. – Florida :: P :: en Español :: from www.sun-sentinel.com
Starr, Hidalgo and Willacy counties make ‘Most Hispanic’ list – Texas :: P :: en Español :: from www.themonitor.com
The Hispanic population in McLennan County has grown by more than 10,000 persons – or 27% – since the 2000 Census – Texas :: P :: en Español :: from www.baylor.edu
Hispanics continue to be the fastest-growing minority population on Long Island while the white non-Hispanic population continues its long and slow decline. Hispanics increased 2.7 percent in both Nassau and Suffolk counties between 2006 and 2007 – Long Island, New York :: P :: en Español :: from www.newsday.com
New population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday show Wisconsin’s Hispanic population has increased by 41% since 2000 and reached 5%. :: P :: en Español :: from www.chicagotribune.com
The new demographic data estimates Stanislaus County’s white non-Hispanic population was 50.2 percent of the county’s total, with Hispanics making up 39 percent – California :: P :: en Español :: from www.modbee.com
Forsyth County’s Hispanic population grew 8 percent last year and accounted for almost 40 percent of the county’s population growth, new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show. But some local Hispanics said yesterday that the jobs Hispanics have held in the local economy are becoming harder to find, causing some workers to leave or consider leaving. – North Carolina :: P :: en Español :: from www2.journalnow.com
Census estimates also show 78 of Nebraska’s 93 counties had an increase in Hispanic population and a decrease in white, non-Hispanic population over the seven-year span (2000-2007). :: P :: en Español :: from www.fremonttribune.com
Coastwide, census figures through July 1, 2007, show the Hispanic population in Harrison, Jackson and Hancock counties grew from 11,538 in 2005 to 12,094 – an increase of 4.8%. Growth between 2000 and July of last year was much stronger, at 42.4%. – Mississippi :: P :: en Español :: from www.sunherald.com
Zayas was one of the 14,409 newcomers to Tippecanoe County from 2000 to 2007, during which time the population grew by 9.7%. That was more than double the state’s growth rate of 4.4% during the same time. – Indiana :: P :: en Español :: from www.jconline.com
Continuing a long-running trend, the Baton Rouge area’s Hispanic population grew by 6% from 2006 to 2007 – Louisiana :: P :: en Español :: from www.2theadvocate.com
Hispanic females posted the biggest population gain in Durham County in 2007 – North Carolina :: P :: en Español :: from heraldsun.southernheadlines.com
Latinos continue to be the fastest-growing population in Oregon — five to six times faster than whites in the Portland metropolitan area, new U.S. Census Bureau figures show. In Multnomah and Clark counties, the number of Hispanics climbed the most, by 7% in 2007, while Washington and Clackamas counties each saw a 6% increase last year. :: P :: en Español :: from www.oregonlive.com
The number of Hispanics in Horry County rose by 11.6% between 2006 and 2007. Since 2000, their numbers have increased 112% – South Carolina :: P :: en Español :: from www.myrtlebeachonline.com
According to 2007 population estimates released this morning, the Hispanic population of Hamilton County and the surrounding 20 counties has grown almost 60 percent since 2000, compared to 5 percent growth in non-Hispanic groups. – Tennessee :: P :: en Español :: from timesfreepress.com
From 2000 to 2007, Ottawa County’s population grew 8.77%, from 238,314 to 259,206. The county’s overall Hispanic population grew from 16,692 to 20,804, an increase of 24.63%. – Michigan :: P :: en Español :: from www.hollandsentinel.com
The number of Hispanics in most Arizona counties is increasing far faster than that of other groups. New figures today from the U.S. Census Bureau, show that the state gained more than 89,000 people who identify themselves as Hispanics in the year ending July 1, 2007. :: P :: en Español :: from www.eastvalleytribune.com
North Carolina’s Hispanic population is continuing its rapid expansion, according to U.S. Census numbers released today. The Hispanic population grew by nearly 8 percent in the year that ended July 1, 2007, while the state’s population as a whole grew by only 2.2 percent, the data show. :: P :: en Español :: from www.newsobserver.com
The Hispanic population is growing in Tulsa and across the state, despite fears that a tough anti-illegal immigration law would drive out many in that community. Detailed U.S. Census numbers for 2007 show a 7.2 percent increase in Hispanics in Tulsa County, compared with the year before. The statewide increase was 5.5 percent. Out of 77 counties, only six saw their Hispanic population decrease during the same time period. :: P :: en Español :: from www.tulsaworld.com
Hispanics are on pace to outnumber black people in Hartford and New Haven counties for the first time in history, according to new population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. – Connecticut :: P :: en Español :: from www.courant.com
Young Hispanic families are increasingly choosing the Lower Hudson Valley as a place to settle down and have children, a Journal News analysis of new census data suggests. While the region as a whole remains predominantly white non-Hispanic, young families with small children may soon be mostly Hispanic. :: P :: en Español :: from www.lohud.com
In St. Johns County the number of Hispanics swelled by nearly 13% from 2006 to 2007 and doubled since 2000, according to census estimates released today. In Duval County, the population adds new Hispanic residents at six times the rate of overall growth. – Jacksonville, Florida area :: P :: en Español :: from www.jacksonville.com
A surge in Hispanic immigration over the past decade has dramatically altered the racial and ethnic composition of the region’s youngest residents, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released today. – Washington DC area :: P :: en Español :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Los Ángeles is the county with the largest number of Latinos in the nation. New information coming from the Census Bureau offers no big surprises, given today’s immigration trends, birth rates and the history of our city, but it reveals only a fraction of what this means for our future. :: P :: en Español :: from www.impre.com
Tennessee: Hispanic growth moves fast in region :: P :: en Español :: from www.timesfreepress.com
Gwinnett County’s Minority Population Doubles in 7 Years – Georgia :: P :: en Español :: from www.myfoxatlanta.com

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