Census

2000 Census

• Data Sets from American Factfinder
• Census 2000 Briefs and Special Reports
• Rankings and Comparisons - Population and Housing Tables (PHC-T Series)

1990 Census

The 1990 census provides a wealth of data on the Hispanic origin population. Users may access the 1990 census data from the Summary Tape Files using the American FactFinder.

Summary Tape File 3 provides information on the following Hispanic Origin Population groups:

Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Dominican

Central American: Guatemalan Honduran Nicaraguan Panamanian Salvadoran

South American: Colombian Ecuadorian Peruvian

Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States

Population Division Working Paper No. 56
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Census 2000 - Information on Preparations

The federal government made changes in the guidelines for classifying race and ethnic data. The following links provide information regarding this activity.

• Federal Register Notice (10/30/97, Vol. 62, No. 210) Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity
• Recommendation from the Interagency Committee for the Review of Racial and Ethnic Standards (July 9, 1997)
• 1996 National Content Survey: Findings on Questions on Race and Hispanic Origin
• Federal Register Notice (7/17/97, Vol. 62, No. 137) Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal Questions on Race and Hispanic Origin
• Results of the 1996 Race and Ethnic Targeted Test
• Findings on Questions on Race and Hispanic Origin Tested in the 1996 National Content Survey
• Federal Register Notice (8/28/95, Vol. 60, No. 166) Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity
• Census Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
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