1. Overview of Missouri Hispanics - 2000 Changing Colors in Missouri Conference University of Missouri Columbia, MO March 13-15, 2002 by Dr. Daryl J. Hobbs

2. Missouri’s Hispanic Population 2000 Missouri’s Hispanic population doubled between 1990 and 2000 from 61,702 in 1990 to 118,592 in 2000 Where do Missouri Hispanics live? There are Hispanics living in all 115 Missouri counties The Hispanic population increased in 113 of 115 Missouri counties. 90,000 of Missouri’s 118,000 Hispanic population lives in a metropolitan county. The largest Hispanic community is in Kansas City – 35,160 in 2000 In 2000 the Hispanic population was: Greater than 50 in 104 of Missouri’s 115 counties Greater than 100 in 80 of Missouri’s 115 counties

5. Where Do Missouri Hispanics Live? By Major Concentrations Pct. Of Total Metro Central City – Kansas City, St. Louis56,75947.9 percent Suburbs of Kansas City, St. Louis19,07316.1 percent Small Metro areas – Springfield, Joplin, St. Joe, Columbia14,94712.6 percent Total Metro76.6 percent Non-metro Small City Counties (8 ) 3,901 3.3 percent Rural meat processing counties (8 ) 9,408 7.9 percent All remaining rural counties (77 )14,50412.2 percent Total Non-Metro23.4 percent

7. Race of Missouri Hispanic Population 2000 Hispanics are an Ethnic population of various races. In the 2000 Population Census Missouri’s Hispanic population identified their race as follows: White52.0 percent Multi-racial 8.6 percent African American 3.1 percent American Indian 1.5 percent Asian 0.7 percent Other34.2 percent

8. Missouri's Hispanic Population by Age Cohorts 1990-2000 SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing [2000 SF1; 1990 STF1] Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

9. Missouri’s Hispanic School Enrollment by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

10. Hispanic School Enrollment in Greene County by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

11. Hispanic School Enrollment in Jackson County by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

12. Hispanic School Enrollment in Pettis County by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

13. Hispanic School Enrollment in Taney County by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

14. Hispanic School Enrollment in McDonald County by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

15. Hispanic School Enrollment in Sullivan County by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002