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AMERICA’S TOMORROW: A PROFILE OF LATINO YOUTH BY MARGUERITE MOELLER*

dŚĞ >ĂƟŶŽ† ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂƐƚĞƐƚͲŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŽĨ Ăůů >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ŚĂƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚ ĨĂŝƌůLJ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ͕ ƚŚĞ >ĂƟŶŽ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĞ ŽĨ ϭϰ ŐƌĞǁ ďLJ ϯ͘Ϯ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϮϬϬϬ ĂŶĚ ϮϬϬϴ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐ ϮϮ͘ϰй ŽĨ Ăůů ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŐĞ ϭϰ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌ͕ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ϭϳ͘ϰй ŝŶ ϮϬϬϬ͘Ϸ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĂ ďĞůŽǁ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ͕ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŚŝŐŚ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨ ƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ͕ ŚŝŐŚ ĚƌŽƉŽƵƚ ƌĂƚĞƐ͕ ůŽǁ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ ƌĂƚĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŝŐŚ ƵŶĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ƌĂƚĞƐ͘ 'ŝǀĞŶ ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ǁŝůů ĐŽŵƉŽƐĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ϯϬй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ďLJ ϮϬϱϬ͕ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ͘‡

> d/EK^ t/>> ^KKE KDWK^ ϮϬй K& >> zKhd, /E d, hE/d ^d d ^͘ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐ ŵĂĚĞ ƵƉ ϭϱ͘ϰй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϴ͘ϸ KĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϰϳ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJĞĂƌ͕ ϳ͘ϲ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ;ϭϲ͘ϯйͿ ǁĞƌĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ϭϱ ĂŶĚ Ϯϰ͕Ϲ Ă ƐŚĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŽĨ tŚŝƚĞƐ ;ϭϱ͘ϯйͿϺ ĂŶĚ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŽĨ ůĂĐŬƐ ;ϭϳ͘ϰйͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĂŐĞ͘ϻ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů LJŽƵƚŚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ϰϯ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ͖ϼ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶĞ ŝŶ Ɛŝdž ;ϭϳ͘ϴйͿ ǁĞƌĞ >ĂƟŶŽ͘Ͻ

d, s ^d D :KZ/dz K& > d/EK zKhd, Z hE/d ^d d ^ /d/ E^͘ dŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ĂƌĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ϳϬ͘ϰй ŽĨ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĂŐĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ǁĞƌĞ ďŽƌŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ϯ͘ϵй ǁĞƌĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝnjĞĚ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŽƚĂů͕ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ;ϳϰ͘ϯйͿ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ǁĞƌĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϴ ;ƐĞĞ &ŝŐƵƌĞ ϭͿ͘Ͼ Figure 1: ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ zŽƵƚŚ ŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ďLJ ŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉ Status, 2008

Ϯϱ͘ϳй

ϳϰ͘ϯй

ŝƟnjĞŶ

EŽŶĐŝƟnjĞŶ

Source: ^ƚĞǀĞŶ ZƵŐŐůĞƐ Ğƚ Ăů͕͘ /ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ WƵďůŝĐ hƐĞ DŝĐƌŽĚĂƚĂ ^ĞƌŝĞƐ͗ sĞƌƐŝŽŶ ϰ͘Ϭ ;DŝŶŶĞĂƉŽůŝƐ͕ DE͗ DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌ͕ ϮϬϬϵͿ͘

dŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐĂů ďƌŝĞĨ ǁĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ďLJ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƚůĂŶƟĐ WŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ &ŽƌĚ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ :ŽŚŶ ͘ ĂŶĚ ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞ d͘ DĂĐ ƌƚŚƵƌ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘ † dŚĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ͞,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞>ĂƟŶŽ͟ ĂƌĞ ƵƐĞĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĐŚĂŶŐĞĂďůLJ ďLJ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ ŽĨ DĞdžŝĐĂŶ͕ WƵĞƌƚŽ ZŝĐĂŶ͕ ƵďĂŶ͕ ĞŶƚƌĂů ĂŶĚ ^ŽƵƚŚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ͕ ŽŵŝŶŝĐĂŶ͕ ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ ĚĞƐĐĞŶƚ͖ ƚŚĞLJ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ƌĂĐĞ͘ ‡ dŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐĂů ďƌŝĞĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĞīŽƌƚ ǁĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚ ĚĂƚĂ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ͕ ŶŽƚ Ăůů ƐĂůŝĞŶƚ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĚĂƚĂ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŐĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ͖ ŝŶ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĐĂƐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĂŐĞ ƌĂŶŐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƵƐĞĚ͘ *

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d, ^, Z K& > d/EK zKhd, 'Z t /E ϰϱ ^d d ^ ^/E ϮϬϬϬ͘

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ǀŝƐŝďůĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ůŽǁ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ͘ dŚĞ ƐŝnjĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŐƌĞǁ ŝŶ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚĂƚĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϮϬϬϬ ĂŶĚ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ƌĂƚĞƐ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ tĞƐƚ sŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ ;ϵϲйͿ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐŬĂ ;ϳϳ͘ϱйͿΎ ;ƐĞĞ dĂďůĞ ϮͿ͕ϷϷ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵƚŚ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ ŐƌĞǁ ŝŶ ϰϱ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϮϬϬϬ ĂŶĚ ϮϬϬϴ͘ dŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ƌĂƚĞ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ǁĞƌĞ tĞƐƚ sŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ ;ϭϬϲ͘ϰйͿ͕ DĂŝŶĞ ;ϰϲ͘ϱйͿ͕ ƌŬĂŶƐĂƐ ;ϰϮ͘ϴйͿ͕ ůĂƐŬĂ ;ϰϭ͘ϵйͿ͕ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ ;ϯϱ͘ϳйͿ͕ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ;ϯϱ͘ϲйͿ͕ EĞǁ ,ĂŵƉƐŚŝƌĞ ;ϯϰ͘ϮйͿ͕ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ ;Ϯϳ͘ϲйͿ͕ /ĚĂŚŽ ;Ϯϱ͘ϳйͿ͕ ĂŶĚ /ŽǁĂ ;Ϯϯ͘ϳйͿϷϸ ;ƐĞĞ ƉƉĞŶĚŝdž Ϳ͘

>ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƐƚĂƚĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚǁŽ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚƌĞĞ ;ϲϳ͘ϰйͿ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ůŝǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͕ dĞdžĂƐ͕ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ͕ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ͕ Žƌ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘Ͽ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĂŵĞ LJĞĂƌ ƚŚĞLJ ŵĂĚĞ ƵƉ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ŽŶĞͲƚŚŝƌĚ ;ϯϯйͿ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĂƚĞ͛Ɛ LJŽƵƚŚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĨŽƵƌ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ͗ EĞǁ DĞdžŝĐŽ ;ϱϬ͘ϰйͿ͕ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ ;ϰϮ͘ϰйͿ͕ dĞdžĂƐ ;ϰϬ͘ϭйͿ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌŝnjŽŶĂ ;ϯϲ͘ϯйͿ ;ƐĞĞ dĂďůĞ ϭͿ͘Ϸ϶ dŚŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƐƚĂƚĞƐ͕ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ĂƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJ

Table 1: Top Ten States with the Greatest Share of Hispanic Youth, 2008 State

WĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ^ƚĂƚĞ zŽƵƚŚ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ

Number of Youth

New Mexico

ϱϬ͘ϰ

ϭϰϲ͕ϴϱϮ

California

ϰϮ͘ϰ

Ϯ͕ϯϯϭ͕Ϯϳϰ

Texas

ϰϬ͘ϭ

ϭ͕ϰϮϮ͕ϯϲϵ

ƌŝnjŽŶĂ

ϯϲ͘ϯ

ϯϭϲ͕ϯϴϯ

Nevada

ϯϬ͘Ϯ

ϵϵ͕ϰϯϮ

Florida

Ϯϯ͘ϯ

ϱϰϮ͕ϭϲϭ

Colorado

Ϯϯ͘Ϭ

ϭϱϰ͕Ϭϴϴ

New Jersey

ϭϴ͘ϲ

ϮϭϬ͕ϲϱϭ

New York

ϭϴ͘ϲ

ϱϮϯ͕ϮϮϰ

Illinois

ϭϳ͘ϯ

ϯϮϯ͕ϳϴϵ

STATISTICAL BRIEF

Sources: h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ/͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͕͟ 2008 American Community Survey͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͖ ĂŶĚ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ͕͟ 2008 American Community Survey͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͘

Ύ ƵĞ ƚŽ ƐŵĂůů ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ƐŝnjĞ͕ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ŵĂƌŐŝŶ ŽĨ ĞƌƌŽƌ͘


A M E R I C A ’ S T O M O R R O W : A P R O F I L E O F L A T I N O Y O U T H

dĂďůĞ Ϯ͗ dŽƉ dĞŶ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ WĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŚĂŶŐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŝnjĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ zŽƵƚŚ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ between 2000 and 2008 State

Percent Change

Change in Number of Youth

West Virginia

ϵϲ͘Ϭ

Ϯ͕ϮϬϭ

Alaska

ϳϳ͘ϱ

ϯ͕ϱϴϵ

Maine

ϱϯ͘ϳ

ϵϴϴ

New Hampshire

ϱϮ͘ϳ

Ϯ͕ϬϯϬ

Arkansas

ϱϬ͘ϲ

ϵ͕ϱϴϴ

Nevada

ϯϳ͘ϯ

Ϯϳ͕Ϭϭϴ

Idaho

ϯϱ͘ϯ

ϳ͕ϰϰϬ

Mississippi

ϯϱ͘Ϭ

Ϯ͕ϵϳϵ

Missouri

ϯϱ͘Ϭ

ϴ͕ϰϰϭ

Pennsylvania

ϯϮ͘ϵ

Ϯϰ͕ϴϱϳ

ϯ

Sources: h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ/͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͕͟ 2008 American Community Survey͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͖ ĂŶĚ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ WϭϮ,͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͕͟ Census 2000͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϬ͘

d, D :KZ/dz K& ,/^W E/ zKhd, >/s t/d, dtK W Z Ed^͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ĂďŽƵƚ ϱϲ͘ϱй ŽĨ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϭϵ ůŝǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚǁŽ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ϲϯй ŽĨ tŚŝƚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ϯϮй ŽĨ ůĂĐŬ LJŽƵƚŚ͘ :ƵƐƚ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶĞ ŝŶ ĨŽƵƌ ;Ϯϳ͘ϴйͿ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ LJŽƵƚŚ ůŝǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϴ͕ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƉŽƌƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂŶ tŚŝƚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ;ϭϳйͿ ďƵƚ ŵƵĐŚ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ ůĂĐŬ LJŽƵƚŚ ;ϱϬйͿ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ ĂďŽƵƚ ϴ͘ϴй ŽĨ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϭϵ ůŝǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ tŚŝƚĞ ;ϲ͘ϲйͿ ĂŶĚ ůĂĐŬ ;ϳйͿ ƉĞĞƌƐ͘ϷϹ

KE /E &KhZ h͘^͘ zKhd, /E WKs Zdz /^ > d/EK͘

ϯϬй

Ϯϴ͘ϰй Ϯϰ͘Ϯй

ϮϬй

ϭϯ͘ϯй

ϭϬй 0 ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ

ůĂĐŬ

tŚŝƚĞ

Source: h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞WKsϯϰ͗ ^ŝŶŐůĞ zĞĂƌ ŽĨ ŐĞͶWŽǀĞƌƚLJ ^ƚĂƚƵƐ͗ ϮϬϬϴ͕͟ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͘

STATISTICAL BRIEF

/Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ŽŶĞͲƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ ;Ϯϰ͘ϮйͿ ŽĨ >ĂƚŝŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰͶŶĞĂƌůLJ ϭ͘ϴ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞͶůŝǀĞĚ ďĞůŽǁ ϭϬϬй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ůĞǀĞů ;&W>Ϳ͘ dŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŝƐ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ůŽǁĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ Ϯϴ͘ϰй ŽĨ ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐ ůĂĐŬ LJŽƵƚŚ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ĚŽƵďůĞ ƚŚĞ ϭϯ͘ϯй ŽĨ tŚŝƚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ;ƐĞĞ &ŝŐƵƌĞ ϮͿ͘ϷϺ >ĂƚŝŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƚŝŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞƌ LJŽƵƚŚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ͘ dŚŽƵŐŚ >ĂƚŝŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉ ĂďŽƵƚ ϭϳ͘ϵй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚŝŽŶĂů LJŽƵƚŚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ϯϰ͘Ϯй ŽĨ Ăůů LJŽƵƚŚ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ϭϬϬй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &W> ;ƐĞĞ &ŝŐƵƌĞ ϯͿ͘Ϸϻ DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁŽ ŝŶ ĨŝǀĞ ;ϯϴ͘ϴйͿ >ĂƚŝŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ůŝǀĞ ďĞůŽǁ ϭϱϬй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &W>͕ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ăƚ Žƌ ŶĞĂƌ ƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ͘Ϸϼ

Figure 2: U.S. Youth Ages 15–24 Living Below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level by Race/Ethnicity


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Figure 3: Total U.S. Youth Ages 15–24 Living Below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level by Race/ Ethnicity, 2008 Ϭ͘ϰй

4

ϭ͘ϲй

Figure 4: Status Dropout Rate of Youth Ages 16–24 by Race/Ethnicity, 2007

Ϯϱй

ϯ͘ϴй

Ϯϭй

ϮϬй

ϭ͘ϱй

ϭϱй ϭϬй

Ϯϰ͘Ϯй

ϴ͘ϰй

Ϯϰ͘Ϯй

Ϭй ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ ϰϱ͘ϱй

tŚŝƚĞ

ůĂĐŬ

ƐŝĂŶ

ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ /ŶĚŝĂŶͬ ůĂƐŬĂ EĂƟǀĞ

EĂƟǀĞ ,ĂǁĂŝŝĂŶͬ WĂĐŝĮĐ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ

Source: E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ; W^Ϳ dĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ͕͟ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ŚƩƉ͗ͬ​ͬǁǁǁ͘ ĐĞŶƐƵƐ͘ŐŽǀͬŚŚĞƐͬǁǁǁͬĐƉƐƚĐͬĐƉƐͺƚĂďůĞͺĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ͘Śƚŵů ;ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϴ͕ ϮϬϬϵͿ͘

KE /E &/s > d/EK zKhd, , ^ ZKWW Khd K& ,/', ^ ,KK>͘

STATISTICAL BRIEF

ůĂĐŬ

tŚŝƚĞ

Source͗ ͘ &͘ ĂƚĂůĚŝ͕ :͘ >ĂŝƌĚ͕͘ ĂŶĚ ͘ <ĞǁĂů ZĂŵĂŶŝ͕ ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů ƌŽƉŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ZĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ States: 2007͘ EĂƟŽŶĂů ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͕ dĂďůĞ ϲ͘

,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ

dǁŽ Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƌĂĐĞƐ

ϱ͘ϯй

ϱй

>ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂƌĞ ĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘Ύ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϳ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶĞ ŝŶ ĮǀĞ ;Ϯϭ͘ϰйͿ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϲʹϮϰ ǁĞƌĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ĚƌŽƉŽƵƚƐͶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ůĂĐŬ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĚŝƉůŽŵĂ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĞŶƌŽůůĞĚ ŝŶ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ĚƌŽƉƉĞĚ ŽƵƚͶĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ϴ͘ϰй ŽĨ ůĂĐŬƐ ĂŶĚ ϱ͘ϯй ŽĨ tŚŝƚĞƐ ;ƐĞĞ &ŝŐƵƌĞ ϰͿ͘ϷϽ dŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ƌĂƚĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ůĞŌ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ŚŽůĚ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĚŝƉůŽŵĂ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚ͕ ǁĂƐ ϳϮ͘ϳй ĨŽƌ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϴʹϮϰ͕ ůŽǁĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ůĂĐŬ ;ϴϴ͘ϴйͿ ĂŶĚ tŚŝƚĞ ;ϵϯ͘ϱйͿ LJŽƵƚŚ ;ƐĞĞ &ŝŐƵƌĞ ϱͿ͘ϷϾ

Figure 5: ^ƚĂƚƵƐ ŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ZĂƚĞ ŽĨ zŽƵƚŚ ŐĞƐ 18–24 by Race/Ethnicity, 2007

ϭϬϬй ϴϬй

ϴϴ͘ϴй

ϵϯ͘ϱй

ϳϮ͘ϳй

ϲϬй ϰϬй ϮϬй Ϭй ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ

ůĂĐŬ

tŚŝƚĞ

Source͗ ͘ &͘ ĂƚĂůĚŝ͕ :͘ >ĂŝƌĚ͕͘ ĂŶĚ ͘ <ĞǁĂů ZĂŵĂŶŝ͕ ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů ƌŽƉŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ZĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ States: 2007. EĂƟŽŶĂů ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͕ dĂďůĞ ϵ͘

Ύ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƌĞĂĚ DŝƐƐŝŶŐ KƵƚ͗ >ĂƟŶŽ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ ^ĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ŶĐůƌ͘ŽƌŐ͘


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d, hE DW>KzD Ed Z d &KZ > d/EK zKhd, /^ Z/^/E'͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ϯ͘ϳ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ϭϲ ĂŶĚ Ϯϰ ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ůĂďŽƌ ĨŽƌĐĞ͘ dŚĂƚ LJĞĂƌ͕ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ŵĂĚĞ ƵƉ ϭϳ͘ϰй ŽĨ Ăůů LJŽƵƚŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂďŽƌ ĨŽƌĐĞ͕ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ϲϰ͘ϵй ŽĨ tŚŝƚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ϭϮ͘Ϯй ŽĨ ůĂĐŬ LJŽƵƚŚ͘ϷϿ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϵ͕

ƚŚĞ ƵŶĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ƌĂƚĞ ǁĂƐ Ϯϵ͘ϱй ĨŽƌ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϲʹϭϵ͕ ƵƉ ϰ͘ϲ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ĂŶĚ ϭϲ͘ϳй ĨŽƌ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϮϬʹϮϰ͕ ƵƉ ϲ͘ϰ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ϮϬϬϴ ;ƐĞĞ dĂďůĞ ϯͿ͘ϸ϶

5

Table 3: Unemployment and Employment Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Age, September 2008 and September 2009

Hispanic Black White

Age

Unemployment Rate, September 2008 (%)

Unemployment Rate, September 2009 (%)

Employment Rate, September 2008 (%)

Employment Rate, September 2009 (%)

ϭϲʹϭϵ

Ϯϰ͘ϵ

Ϯϵ͘ϱ

Ϯϲ͘ϳ

Ϯϯ͘Ϯ

20–24

ϭϬ͘ϯ

ϭϲ͘ϳ

ϲϱ͘ϭ

ϲϬ͘ϲ

ϭϲʹϭϵ

Ϯϵ͘ϭ

ϰϬ͘ϳ

ϭϵ͘ϯ

ϭϯ͘ϴ

20–24

ϮϬ͘ϲ

Ϯϳ͘ϭ

ϱϰ͘Ϭ

ϰϳ͘ϭ

ϭϲʹϭϵ

ϭϳ͘Ϯ

Ϯϯ͘Ϭ

ϯϰ͘Ϯ

Ϯϵ͘ϳ

20–24

ϵ͘ϰ

ϭϯ͘ϭ

ϲϴ͘ϵ

ϲϰ͘ϯ

Sources: h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞>ĂďŽƌ &ŽƌĐĞ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ͕͟ ŚƩƉ͗ͬ​ͬĚĂƚĂ͘ďůƐ͘ŐŽǀ͗ϴϬϴϬͬ W YͬŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͘ũƐƉ͍ƐƵƌǀĞLJсůŶ ;ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϰ͕ ϮϬϬϵͿ͘

E Z>z dtK Khd K& &/s > d/EK zKhd, Z hE/E^hZ ͘ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ĨĂĐĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͘Ύ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ũƵƐƚ ϲϮ͘ϯй ŽĨ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶƐƵƌĞĚ͕ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ϳϮ͘ϵй ŽĨ ůĂĐŬ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ϴϭ͘ϵй ŽĨ tŚŝƚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ͘ϸϷ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ;ϯϲйͿ ǁĞƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ůĞƐƐ ůŝŬĞůLJ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞƌͲďĂƐĞĚ ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂĐŬ ;ϯϵ͘ϴйͿ ĂŶĚ tŚŝƚĞ ;ϱϳ͘ϵйͿ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƉĂƌƚƐ͘ϸϸ DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ŽŶĞ ŝŶ ĨŽƵƌ ;Ϯϯ͘ϭйͿ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶƐƵƌĞĚ ďLJ DĞĚŝĐĂŝĚ͕

ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ϭϭ͘ϰй ŽĨ tŚŝƚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ϯϴ͘ϯй ŽĨ ůĂĐŬ LJŽƵƚŚ ;ƐĞĞ dĂďůĞ ϰͿ͘ϸϹ >ĂƟŶŽ LJŽƵƚŚ ĂůƐŽ ĨĂĐĞ ŚŝŐŚ ƌĂƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚĞĞŶ ƉƌĞŐŶĂŶĐLJ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϴ͕ ϰ͘ϵй ŽĨ >ĂƟŶĂƐ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϭϵ ŚĂĚ ŐŝǀĞŶ ďŝƌƚŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ϭϮ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ůĂĐŬ ;ϰ͘ϲйͿ ĂŶĚ tŚŝƚĞ ;ϭ͘ϴйͿ LJŽƵƚŚ͘ϸϺ

Percent Insured

Percent Insured by Employer-­‐Based Insurance

Percent Insured by Medicaid

Hispanic

ϲϮ͘ϯ

ϯϲ͘Ϭ

Ϯϯ͘ϭ

Black

ϳϮ͘ϵ

ϯϵ͘ϴ

Ϯϴ͘ϯ

White

ϴϭ͘ϵ

ϱϳ͘ϵ

ϭϭ͘ϰ

Source: E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ; W^Ϳ dĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ͕͟ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ŚƩƉ͗ͬ​ͬǁǁǁ͘ĐĞŶƐƵƐ͘ŐŽǀͬŚŚĞƐͬǁǁǁͬĐƉƐƚĐͬĐƉƐͺƚĂďůĞͺĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ͘Śƚŵů ;ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϴ͕ ϮϬϬϵͿ͘

Ύ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĨĂĐĞ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƐĞĞ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŶĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ŽǀĞƌĂŐĞ͗ LJ ƚŚĞ EƵŵďĞƌƐ͕ &ĂƐƚ &ĂĐƚƐ͗ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ĂŶĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ dŽǁĂƌĚ Ă ŽŵŵŽŶ &ƵƚƵƌĞ͗ >ĂƟŶŽ dĞĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĚƵůƚƐ ^ƉĞĂŬ KƵƚ͘ ůů ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ŶĐůƌ͘ŽƌŐ͘

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Table 4: Insurance Coverage of Youth Ages 15–24 by Race/Ethnicity, 2008


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ƉƉĞŶĚŝdž ͗ >ĂƟŶŽ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŐĞƐ ϭϱʹϮϰ ďLJ ^ƚĂƚĞ͕ ϮϬϬϬ ĂŶĚ ϮϬϬϴ State Alabama

STATISTICAL BRIEF

>ĂƟŶŽ zŽƵƚŚ >ĂƟŶŽ zŽƵƚŚ ĂƐ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ 'ƌŽǁƚŚ͕ Percent of All Youth 2000–2008 (%) in State, 2008

>ĂƟŶŽ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ 2008

>ĂƟŶŽ zŽƵƚŚ ŐĞƐ 15–24, 2008

ϭϯϬ͕ϭϲϰ

Ϯϭ͕ϬϯϮ

Ϯϰ͘ϳ

Percent Change in Share of Hispanic Youth, 2000–2008

ϯ͘Ϯ

ϭϵ͘ϵ

Alaska

ϰϮ͕ϱϴϴ

ϴ͕ϮϮϭ

ϳϳ͘ϱ

ϳ͘ϯ

ϰϭ͘ϵ

ƌŝnjŽŶĂ

ϭ͕ϵϱϵ͕ϭϵϳ

ϯϭϲ͕ϯϴϯ

Ϯϲ͘ϲ

ϯϲ͘ϯ

ϲ͘Ϭ

Arkansas

ϭϱϳ͕ϰϳϴ

Ϯϴ͕ϱϱϱ

ϱϬ͘ϲ

ϳ͘ϭ

ϰϮ͘ϵ

California

ϭϯ͕ϰϱϳ͕ϯϵϳ

Ϯ͕ϯϯϭ͕Ϯϳϰ

ϭϲ͘Ϭ

ϰϮ͘ϰ

ϭ͘ϵ

Colorado

ϵϵϳ͕ϬϲϬ

ϭϱϰ͕Ϭϴϴ

ϵ͘ϲ

Ϯϯ͘Ϭ

Ϭ͘ϰ

ŽŶŶĞĐƟĐƵƚ

ϰϭϵ͕ϯϵϭ

ϳϭ͕ϵϬϳ

Ϯϭ͘ϰ

ϭϱ͘ϭ

ϯ͘ϯ

Delaware

ϱϵ͕Ϭϵϯ

ϴ͕ϳϵϱ

ϭϯ͘ϴ

ϳ͘ϯ

Ϭ͘ϴ

District of Columbia

ϱϭ͕ϭϮϰ

ϳ͕ϲϱϱ

Ͳϭϯ͘ϴ

ϴ͘Ϭ

Ͳϭϴ͘ϴ

Florida

ϯ͕ϴϰϱ͕ϵϲϰ

ϱϰϮ͕ϭϲϭ

ϯϮ͘Ϭ

Ϯϯ͘ϯ

ϭϬ͘ϯ

Georgia

ϳϲϵ͕ϵϴϮ

ϭϭϭ͕ϯϯϮ

ϰ͘ϯ

ϴ͘ϭ

Ͳϵ͘ϱ

Hawaii

ϭϭϮ͕ϯϮϬ

ϮϬ͕ϭϳϲ

ϭϴ͘ϳ

ϭϭ͘Ϯ

ϴ͘ϳ

Idaho

ϭϱϱ͕ϴϯϭ

Ϯϴ͕ϱϯϲ

ϯϱ͘ϯ

ϭϯ͘Ϭ

Ϯϱ͘ϳ

Illinois

ϭ͕ϵϲϳ͕ϱϲϴ

ϯϮϯ͕ϳϴϵ

ϱ͘ϳ

ϭϳ͘ϯ

Ͳϭ͘ϳ

Indiana

ϯϮϴ͕ϳϮϱ

ϱϯ͕Ϯϵϯ

ϭϯ͘ϴ

ϲ͘Ϭ

ϭϮ͘ϲ

Iowa

ϭϮϯ͕ϴϵϱ

Ϯϭ͕ϳϱϭ

Ϯϲ͘ϯ

ϱ͘Ϭ

Ϯϯ͘ϴ

Kansas

Ϯϱϰ͕Ϯϵϳ

ϰϯ͕ϬϮϱ

ϭϮ͘Ϭ

ϭϬ͘ϰ

ϴ͘ϴ

Kentucky

ϵϴ͕ϯϰϲ

ϭϰ͕ϲϭϱ

ϱ͘ϵ

Ϯ͘ϲ

ϳ͘ϵ

Louisiana

ϭϰϵ͕ϰϬϭ

Ϯϱ͕Ϯϭϱ

ϯϬ͘Ϯ

ϯ͘ϴ

ϯϱ͘ϳ

Maine

ϭϯ͕ϯϱϬ

Ϯ͕ϴϮϵ

ϱϯ͘ϳ

ϭ͘ϳ

ϰϲ͘ϲ

Maryland

ϯϳϰ͕Ϭϭϭ

ϱϱ͕ϱϳϱ

ϯϮ͘ϰ

ϳ͘Ϭ

ϭϮ͘ϭ

DĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩƐ

ϱϱϲ͕ϴϵϴ

ϭϬϮ͕ϭϭϮ

ϮϮ͘ϰ

ϭϭ͘Ϭ

ϳ͘ϵ

Michigan

ϰϭϯ͕Ϯϴϲ

ϳϭ͕Ϭϰϰ

ϭϬ͘ϴ

ϱ͘Ϭ

ϲ͘Ϭ

Minnesota

Ϯϭϱ͕ϴϮϭ

ϯϱ͕ϮϬϱ

ϭϰ͘ϲ

ϰ͘ϴ

ϴ͘ϳ

Mississippi

ϱϴ͕ϯϴϱ

ϭϭ͕ϰϴϬ

ϯϱ͘Ϭ

Ϯ͘ϲ

ϯϱ͘ϳ

Missouri

ϭϴϲ͕ϴϮϵ

ϯϮ͕ϱϲϮ

ϯϱ͘Ϭ

ϯ͘ϵ

Ϯϳ͘ϳ

Montana

Ϯϳ͕ϯϭϴ

ϰ͕ϰϴϰ

Ϯϯ͘ϴ

ϯ͘ϯ

ϭϲ͘ϵ

Nebraska

ϭϯϵ͕ϳϳϭ

ϮϬ͕Ϯϯϲ

ϲ͘ϰ

ϳ͘ϴ

ϰ͘Ϯ

Nevada

ϲϲϴ͕ϱϯϮ

ϵϵ͕ϰϯϮ

ϯϳ͘ϯ

ϯϬ͘Ϯ

ϳ͘Ϯ

New Hampshire

ϯϰ͕ϲϬϱ

ϱ͕ϴϴϭ

ϱϮ͘ϳ

ϯ͘ϯ

ϯϰ͘ϯ

New Jersey

ϭ͕ϰϭϴ͕ϱϰϱ

ϮϭϬ͕ϲϱϭ

ϴ͘ϯ

ϭϴ͘ϲ

Ͳϯ͘ϴ

New Mexico

ϴϵϭ͕Ϭϭϭ

ϭϰϲ͕ϴϱϮ

ϭϮ͘ϰ

ϱϬ͘ϰ

ϯ͘ϭ

ϯ͕Ϯϰϴ͕ϱϮϳ

ϱϮϯ͕ϮϮϰ

ϱ͘ϵ

ϭϴ͘ϲ

Ͳϰ͘ϴ

ϲϴϮ͕ϱϭϲ

ϵϴ͕Ϯϲϱ

ͲϬ͘Ϯ

ϳ͘ϳ

ͲϭϮ͘Ϯ

New York North Carolina North Dakota

ϭϮ͕ϵϰϲ

Ϯ͕ϭϰϬ

ϭϱ͘ϲ

Ϯ͘Ϭ

ϭϮ͘ϵ

Ohio

Ϯϵϵ͕ϳϳϴ

ϰϳ͕ϲϵϰ

ϭϯ͘ϯ

ϯ͘Ϭ

ϭϭ͘Ϭ

Oklahoma

Ϯϳϴ͕ϳϲϬ

ϰϲ͕ϴϴϰ

ϭϴ͘Ϯ

ϴ͘ϴ

ϭϱ͘Ϭ

Oregon

ϰϭϲ͕Ϭϰϰ

ϲϲ͕ϯϮϰ

ϭϯ͘ϯ

ϭϯ͘ϰ

ϵ͘Ϭ

Pennsylvania

ϱϵϱ͕ϭϮϴ

ϭϬϬ͕ϱϮϬ

ϯϮ͘ϵ

ϱ͘ϴ

Ϯϯ͘Ϭ

Rhode Island

ϭϮϮ͕ϮϬϲ

Ϯϭ͕Ϭϳϱ

ϭϵ͘ϳ

ϭϯ͘ϰ

ϭϮ͘Ϯ

South Carolina

ϭϴϮ͕ϭϵϰ

Ϯϵ͕ϯϰϴ

ϮϬ͘Ϭ

ϰ͘ϲ

ϴ͘Ϭ

South Dakota

ϭϴ͕ϵϰϱ

Ϯ͕ϲϰϴ

ϮϬ͘ϵ

Ϯ͘ϯ

ϭϵ͘Ϭ

ϮϮϳ͕ϴϵϳ

ϯϰ͕Ϯϯϰ

ϭϱ͘ϱ

ϰ͘Ϯ

ϭϭ͘ϭ

ϴ͕ϴϳϬ͕ϰϳϮ

ϭ͕ϰϮϮ͕ϯϲϵ

ϭϯ͘ϳ

ϰϬ͘ϭ

ϭ͘ϴ

Tennessee Texas


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>ĂƟŶŽ zŽƵƚŚ >ĂƟŶŽ zŽƵƚŚ ĂƐ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ 'ƌŽǁƚŚ͕ Percent of All Youth 2000–2008 (%) in State, 2008

Percent Change in Share of Hispanic Youth, 2000–2008

State

>ĂƟŶŽ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ 2008

>ĂƟŶŽ zŽƵƚŚ ŐĞƐ 15–24, 2008

Utah

ϯϮϵ͕Ϭϲϴ

ϱϭ͕ϯϳϰ

ϭϵ͘ϳ

ϭϭ͘Ϯ

ϭϱ͘ϰ

Vermont

ϳ͕ϱϵϴ

ϭ͕ϰϴϳ

ϭϳ͘ϯ

ϭ͘ϳ

ϭϬ͘ϱ

Virginia

ϱϮϵ͕ϴϯϲ

ϴϰ͕Ϯϲϭ

Ϯϱ͘ϰ

ϳ͘ϲ

ϵ͘ϱ

Washington

ϲϰϯ͕ϲϴϰ

ϭϬϲ͕ϭϲϲ

ϭϴ͘ϰ

ϭϭ͘ϵ

ϴ͘ϵ

West Virginia

ϮϬ͕ϯϵϴ

ϰ͕ϰϵϯ

ϵϲ͘Ϭ

ϭ͘ϵ

ϭϬϲ͘ϱ

Wisconsin

Ϯϴϲ͕ϭϭϮ

ϰϲ͕ϰϯϲ

ϭϬ͘ϵ

ϱ͘ϵ

ϳ͘ϭ

Wyoming

ϰϭ͕ϭϲϰ

ϳ͕ϰϮϵ

ϮϬ͘ϳ

ϵ͘ϲ

ϭϳ͘ϭ

ϳ

Sources: E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ/͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ͕͟ 2008 American Community Survey͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͖ ĂŶĚ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ WϭϮ,͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞dĂďůĞ WϭϮ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ͕͟ Census 2000͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϬ͘

STATISTICAL BRIEF


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ŶĚŶŽƚĞƐ E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ/͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ͕͟ 2008 American Community Survey͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͖ ĂŶĚ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ WϭϮ,͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞dĂďůĞ WϭϮ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ͕͟ Census 2000͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϬ͘ 1

8

h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ^ ĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ͗ ϮϬϬϴ͕͟ 2008 American Community Survey͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͘ 2

E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ/͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͘͟ ϯ

E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ/͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ͖͟ ĂŶĚ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ WϭϮ,͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞dĂďůĞ WϭϮ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ͘͟ 12

h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ŽĨ dĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐ ϭϱ ƚŽ ϭϵ zĞĂƌƐ KůĚ͕͟ 2008 American Community Survey͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͘ ϭϯ

h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞WKsϯϰ͗ ^ŝŶŐůĞ zĞĂƌ ŽĨ ŐĞͶWŽǀĞƌƚLJ ^ƚĂƚƵƐ͗ ϮϬϬϴ͕͟ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ͕ ϮϬϬϵ ŶŶƵĂů ^ŽĐŝĂů and Economic Supplement͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͘ 14

E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ; W^Ϳ dĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ͕͟ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ŚƩƉ͗ͬ​ͬǁǁǁ͘ĐĞŶƐƵƐ͘ŐŽǀͬŚŚĞƐͬ ǁǁǁͬĐƉƐƚĐͬĐƉƐͺƚĂďůĞͺĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ͘Śƚŵů ;ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϴ͕ ϮϬϬϵͿ͘ 15

E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ^ ĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ͗ ϮϬϬϴ͖͟ ĂŶĚ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ϬϭϬϬϭ ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;tŚŝƚĞ ůŽŶĞͿ͕͟ 2008 American Community Survey͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͘ 4

E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ^ ĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ͗ ϮϬϬϴ͖͟ ĂŶĚ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ϬϭϬϬϭ ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ĂŐĞ ; ůĂĐŬ Žƌ ĨƌŝĐĂŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ůŽŶĞͿ͕͟ 2008 American Community Survey͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͘ 5

E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ^ ĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ͗ ϮϬϬϴ͘͟ ϲ

E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ/͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͘͟ ϳ

h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞WKsϮϰ͗ ^ŝŶŐůĞ zĞĂƌ ŽĨ ŐĞͶWŽǀĞƌƚLJ ^ƚĂƚƵƐ͗ ϮϬϬϴ͘͟ ϭϲ

͘ &͘ ĂƚĂůĚŝ͕ :͘ >ĂŝƌĚ͕͘ ĂŶĚ ͘ <ĞǁĂů ZĂŵĂŶŝ͕ ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů ƌŽƉŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ZĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͗ ϮϬϬϳ͘ EĂƟŽŶĂů ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͕ dĂďůĞ ϲ͘ ϭϳ

/ďŝĚ͕͘ dĂďůĞ ϵ͘

ϭϴ

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^ƚĞǀĞŶ ZƵŐŐůĞƐ Ğƚ Ăů͕͘ /ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ WƵďůŝĐ hƐĞ DŝĐƌŽĚĂƚĂ ^ĞƌŝĞƐ͗ sĞƌƐŝŽŶ ϰ͘Ϭ ;DŝŶŶĞĂƉŽůŝƐ͕ DE͗ DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌ͕ ϮϬϬϵͿ͘ ϴ

E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ/͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͘͟ ϵ

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E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ; W^Ϳ dĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ͘͟ 21

E >Z ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ/͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ ;,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ Žƌ >ĂƟŶŽͿ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞dĂďůĞ ϬϭϬϬϭ͗ ^Ğdž ďLJ ŐĞ͘͟ 10

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22

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Ϯϯ

h͘^͘ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ͕ ͞ ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ŽĨ dĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐ ϭϱ ƚŽ ϭϵ zĞĂƌƐ KůĚ͘͟ 24

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