NCLR
Alabama
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State Fact Sheet
As the data below show, Hispanics✝ are quickly becoming a population with a national presence. The most dramatic Latino population growth has occurred in "nontraditional" states, and Hispanics are now the largest minority in the country. Given that almost half of Hispanics are under 25 years old, they will constitute a large segment of the future U.S. population, workforce, and electorate.
Alabama Compared to the Nation ▼ ▼
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Alabama Hispanic Population, by Age: 2003
Alabama is the state with the 38th-largest Latino population. Between 1990 and 2000, the growth rate of the Latino population in Alabama ranked seventh in the country.1 Of all states, Alabama has the 43rd-largest share of Latinos when compared to the total state population.1
U.S.
Growth Rate (1990-2000)1
Total
Hispanic
Hispanic Percent of Population2
282,909,885
39,194,837
13.9%
13.2%
57.9%
36.0 years
26.7 years
4,385,446
84,021
1.9%
10.1%
207.9%
36.9 years
26.2 years
Population (2003)2
Alabama
Median Age (2003)2
Total
Hispanic
Total
Hispanic
Latinos represent an increasing share of workers and taxpayers, yet they are overwhelmingly vulnerable to economic downturns and experience high poverty rates, especially among working families with children.
Hispanic Proportion Total (2003) Hispanic (2003) of Total 3
In Labor Force Participation Rate* Unemployed Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Level Percent of Population Below Poverty Population Under 18 (Children)2 Children Below Poverty Level Percent of Children Below Poverty 2
45-64 yrs. 10.4%
30-44 yrs. 26.9%
Under 5 yrs. 12.3% 5-19 yrs. 20.8%
20-29 yrs. 25.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 American Community Survey
Alabama Hispanic Population, by Ethnic Subgroup: 2003
Economic Well-Being ▼
Over 65 yrs. 3.9%
2,147,000 62.4% 125,000 5.8%
35,000 79.4% 2,000 6.0%
1.6% -1.6% --
747,852 17.1% 1,085,850 255,264 23.5%
20,289 24.1% 22,549 5,999 26.6%
2.7% -2.1% 2.4% --
*The labor force participation rate is calculated using the civilian, noninstitutionalized population, not the total population.
Median Household Income (2003):2 Hispanic Median Household Income (2003):2
$35,158 $31,026
Dominican 2.1%
Other Hispanic 9.7%
Cuban 3.6% Puerto Rican 11.5% M exican 61.4% Central and South American 11.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 American Community Survey
Alabama Hispanic Population, by Citizenship Status: 2000 Foreign-born, not yet citizens 35.0%
Native-born citizens 56.2% Foreign-born, naturalized citizens 8.8%
✝ The terms "Hispanic" and "Latino" are used interchangeably by the U.S. Census Bureau and throughout this document to identify persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, Dominican, and Spanish descent; they may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000