Hispanic Population Increases In Arkansas
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The number of Hispanic residents in Arkansas
grew by 10.5 percent between 2000 and 2002. The rate is
the 15th highest in the nation for growth among that ethnic group.
The fastest growth in Hispanic population during the same period
was 16.8 percent in Georgia.
The latest estimates from the Census Bureau show the number of
Hispanic children up to five years old increased by 14.6
percent in Hempstead County, while that number was up by
13.9 percent in Sevier County.
Arkansas` overall population grew by 1.2 percent from
2000 to 2002. That`s a slower growth rate than the nation as a
whole -- 2.2 percent.
Arkansas now has a Hispanic population of 3.58 percent.
