Travis County Latino population is 25th largest in U.S.

Travis County ranked 25th among all U.S. counties in the size of its Hispanic population in 2007, and 18th nationwide for Hispanic growth from 2000 to 2007, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.

The research organization has released an interactive map that shows growth in the Hispanic population for each of the nation’s 3,141 counties from 1980 through 2007.

The findings are based on the center’s analysis of U.S. Census Bureau county population estimates contained in its 2007 American Community Survey.

Among states, Texas has the second largest Hispanic population in the country, with almost 8.6 million Latinos. Hispanics comprise 36 percent of the state’s population, the third largest share in the nation.

Travis County’s estimated Hispanic population in 2007 was 316,644. Latinos represented 32 percent of the county’s 974,365 population.

Travis’ 2007 Hispanic population grew by 87,604 from the year 2000, and by 194,955 since 1990.

Harris County had the second largest Hispanic population in the country. Los Angeles County had the largest and fastest growing Latino population nationwide.

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