FOR RELEASE MARCH 25, 2011

2010 Census: Hispanic Population More Than Doubles in Nine States

The nation's Hispanic population rose to 50.5 million in the 2010 Census, and increased by 43% over the decade.

BY D’Vera Cohn

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2010 Census: Hispanic Population More Than Doubles in Nine States

The nation's Hispanic population rose to 50.5 million in the 2010 Census, and increased by 43% over the decade.

The nation’s Hispanic population rose to 50.5 million in the 2010 Census, and increased by 43% over the decade. A new analysis of 2010 Census data by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, indicates that in nine states, the size of the Hispanic population more than doubled. They included the Southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, as well as Maryland and South Dakota.

The Pew Hispanic Center analysis includes state rankings and totals for population, share of population and percent growth over the decade, both for all Hispanics and for children under age 18.