Encyclopedia > List of United States cities with a majority Hispanic population
The following is a partial list of United States cities and towns in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Hispanic or Latino, according to data from the 2000 Census. This list does not include cities such as Los Angeles, California in which, according to the 2000 Census, merely a plurality (as opposed to a majority) of the residents are Hispanic. The list below is organized by state and, within each state, by population size. The percentage of each city's population that is Hispanic is listed in parentheses next to the city's name. Note: According to the US Census, Hispanics can be of any race. Arizona
Cities with fewer than 25,000 people Douglas (86.0%) El Mirage (66.9%) Eloy (74.4%) Gadsden (93.8%) Maricopa (70.4%) Nogales (93.6%) San Luis (89.1%) Somerton (95.2%) South Tucson (81.2%) Tolleson (78.0%)
California Cities with over 100,000 people Chula Vista (50.0%) Downey (57.9%) East Los Angeles (96.3%) El Monte (72.4%) Fontana (57.7%) Norwalk (62.9%) Ontario (59.9%) Oxnard (66.2%) Pomona (64.5%) Salinas (64.1%) Santa Ana (76.1%)
Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people Azusa (63.8%) Baldwin Park (78.7%) Bell (90.9%) Bell Gardens (93.4%) Calexico (95.3%) Colton (60.7%) Compton (56.8%) Delano (68.5%) East Palo Alto (58.5%) El Centro (74.6%) Hollister (55.0%) Huntington Park (95.6%) Indio (75.4%) La Puente (83.1%) Lawndale (52.1%) Los Banos (50.4%) Lynwood (82.3%) Madera (67.8%) Maywood (96.3%) Montclair (60.0%) Montebello (74.6%) National City (59.0%) Paramount (72.3%) Perris (56.2%) Pico Rivera (88.3%) Rialto (51.2%) Rubidoux (54.3%) Santa Paula (71.2%) South Gate (92.0%) Watsonville (75.1%) Whittier (55.9%)
Cities with fewer than 25,000 people Alpaugh (54.1%) Avenal (65.9%) Biola (82.5%) Boronda (72.5%) Brawley (73.8%) Buttonwillow (68.4%) Calwa (94.6%) Cantua Creek (93.8%) Caruthers (53.3%) Castroville (86.3%) Chualar (93.6%) Coachella (97.4%) Commerce (93.6%) Corcoran (59.7%) Cudahy (94.1%) Del Rey (93.5%) Delhi (55.5%) Dinuba (75.0%) Earlimart (87.5%) Easton (51.8%) Firebaugh (87.6%) Fowler (67.3%) Greenfield (87.9%) Hawaiian Gardens (73.5%) Highgrove (56.7%) Huron (98.3%) Industry (60.2%) Irwindale (88.3%) Kerman (65.0%) King City (80.4%) Las Lomas (83.9%) Lindsay (78.0%) McFarland (85.7%) Mecca (98.0%) Mendota (94.7%) Orange Cove (90.6%) Orosi (82.0%) Pajaro (94.2%) Patterson (57.0%) Piru (67.9%) Parlier (97.0%) Pixley (68.2%) Reedley (67.6%) Riverdale (51.0%) San Fernando (89.3%) San Joaquin (92.0%) Sanger (80.9%) Santa Fe Springs (71.4%) Selma (71.8%) Shafter (68.0%) Soledad (86.8%) South El Monte (86.0%) Strathmore (68.5%) Terra Bella (84.0%) Tipton (67.7%) Vernon (89.0%) Wasco (66.7%) Woodlake (83.8%) Woodville (82.5%)
Colorado Cities with fewer than 25,000 people Walsenburg (51.0%)
Florida Cities with over 100,000 people Hialeah (90.3%) Miami (65.8%)
Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people Kendall (50.0%) South Miami Heights (56.2%)
Cities with fewer than 25,000 people Miami Springs (59.6%) West Miami (84.0%)
Georgia Cities with fewer than 25,000 people Chamblee (56.4%)
Illinois Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people Cicero (77.4%)
Cities with fewer than 25,000 people Melrose Park (53.9%) Stone Park (79.1%)
Massachusetts Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people Lawrence (59.7%)
Nebraska Cities with fewer than 25,000 people Lexington (51.2%)
New Jersey Cities with over 100,000 people Paterson (50.1%)
Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people North Bergen (57.3%) Passaic (62.84%) Union City (82.3%) West New York (78.7%)
New Mexico Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people Las Cruces (51.7%)
Cities with fewer than 25,000 people Belen (68.6%) Chaparral (64.5%) Chimayo (91.0%) Espanola (84.4%) Grants (52.4%) Las Vegas (83.0%) Lordsburg (74.4%) Meadow Lake (57.9%) Pecos (80.1%) Pena Blanca (79.4%) Raton (57.0%) Santa Rosa (81.2%) Socorro (54.5%) Sunland Park (96.4%) Taos (54.3%) Tucumcari (51.4%)
Texas Cities with over 100,000 people Brownsville (91.3%) Corpus Christi (54.3%) El Paso (76.6%) Laredo (94.1%) McAllen (80.3%) San Antonio (58.7%)
Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people Del Rio (81.0%) Edinburg (88.7%) Harlingen (72.8%) Kingsville (67.0%) Mission (81.0%) Pharr (90.7%) San Juan (95.1%) Socorro (96.4%) Weslaco (83.8%)
Cities with fewer than 25,000 people Abram-Perezville (81.6%) Alamo (78.1%) Alice (78.0%) Alpine (50.0%) Alton (97.9%) Alton North (97.5%) Anthony (82.8%) Asherton (94.8%) Balcones Heights (69.6%) Beeville (67.7%) Bovina (72.2%) Brackettville (74.4%) Canutillo (89.9%) Carrizo Springs (87.2%) Cesar Chavez (81.6%) Charlotte (81.2%) Crystal City (95.0%) Dilley (72.2%) Dimmitt (57.0%) Doffing (99.2%) Donna (87.3%) Eagle Pass (94.9%) Eden (51.4%) Elsa (97.3%) Encino (95.0%) Fabens (96.2%) Falfurrias (92.5%) Fifth Street (90.3%) Floresville (64.0%) Floydada (51.6%) Fort Stockton (70.0%) Friona (57.9%) Galena Park (69.3%) Gregory (94.7%) Hale Center (56.6%) Hart (74.6%) Heidelberg (95.0%) Hereford (61.4%) Hidalgo (97.8%) Hondo (60.0%) Horizon City (64.9%) Indian Hills (97.4%) Jacinto City (75.4%) La Blanca (97.4%) La Homa (97.7%) La Joya (97.2%) La Villa (98.1%) Lamesa (53.0%) Llano Grande (88.4%) Lockney (51.9%) Lopezville (98.2%) Lorenzo (54.0%) Mathis (90.5%) Mercedes (90.0%) Midway North (99.0%) Midway South (95.3%) Mila Doce (99.5%) Monte Alto (96.8%) Morton (53.8%) Muleshoe (53.3%) Muniz (99.0%) Nixon (61.6%) North Alamo (89.9%) Nurillo (96.7%) Odem (77.9%) O'Donnell (65.3%) Olivarez (97.2%) Ozona (60.1%) Palmhurst (87.5%) Palmview (93.2%) Palmview South (85.2%) Pearsall (84.2%) Pecos (80.0%) Penitas (98.0%) Petersburg (61.1%) Pleasanton (51.2%) Poteet (88.8%) Port Lavaca (52.1%) Progreso (99.0%) Ralls (55.8%) Redwood (84.2%) Rio Grande City (95.9%) Rocksprings (66.7%) San Carlos (97.1%) San Elizario (97.9%) Scissors (99.2%) Seagraves (55.9%) Seguin (53.0%) Seth Ward (64.1%) Sinton (71.0%) Skidomore (56.4%) Somerset (70.5%) South Alamo (98.4%) South Houston (78.0%) Sparks (99.5%) Sullivan City (98.7%) Taft (67.0%) Taft Southwest (97.0%) Tornillo (99.1%) Uvalde (75.5%) Van Horn (78.6%) Vinton (93.6%) West Sharyland (98.1%) Westway (97.5%) Zapata (89.1%)
Washington Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people Pasco (56.3%)
See also - Lists of U.S. cities with non-white majority populations
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