State’s Hispanic population tripled from 1990-2006
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By Media General News Service
Published: February 26, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE—The Hispanic population in Virginia tripled between 1990 and 2006, with more than 460,000 Hispanic citizens and immigrants living in the commonwealth, according to a study released today by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
Hispanics represent 6 percent of Virginia’s population, and 15 percent of the U.S. population.
“Sixty percent of Hispanics living in Virginia are U.S. citizens, with the majority being U.S.-born, and 13 percent naturalized. Adult Hispanic citizens surpass Virginians overall in both educational attainment and household income,“ according to Qian Cai, director of the Cooper Center’s demographics and workforce section and author of the study.
The other 40 percent of Virginia’s Hispanic residents are non-citizen immigrants, Cai said. “They are, in general, less educated, poorer and more likely to lack health insurance than the population overall.“
The study noted that both Hispanic citizens and immigrants are overrepresented in Virginia’s military.
The study of Virginia’s Hispanics analyzes U.S. Census Bureau data to describe growth trends, characteristics and life in Virginia for resident Hispanics. While census surveys ask respondents about their citizenship status, they do not ask non-citizens to clarify their immigration status.
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