Latinos 101: Facts, Figures, Trends

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Latinos 101 Facts, Figures, Trends

• Stephanie A. Bohon, PhD
• The University of Georgia

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The New Latino South

• Arkansas
• Mississippi
• Alabama
• Tennessee
• North Carolina

• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Virginia
• Kentucky

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Latinos vs. Hispanics
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Latino Heterogeneity
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U.S. Latinos by Ancestry
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U.S. Latinos v. New South Latinos
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Immigrants vs. Natives
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Citizenship in the New Latino South
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Documented vs. Undocumented
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Know Your Source
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Best Sources for Good Data

• General immigration
• Center for Migration Studies (NewYork) do not
  confuse this with the Center for Immigration
  Studies (Washington, DC)
• Immigration Statistics (Homeland Security)
• Latinos and Latino immigration
• Pew Hispanic Center
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Undocumented migration
• Urban Institute (Jeff Passel)

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Primary Policy Concerns

• Education
• Employment, labor and community development
• Health Care
• Financial Services
• Drivers Licensing
• Housing

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Education
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Earning Bachelors Degree, by Race/Ethnicity
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Education in the U.S. and New South
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Labor and Employment
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Unemployment Rates by Race for persons with lt
high school, 2004
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Primary Employers

• Agriculture
• Timber and logging
• Poultry
• Construction

• Restaurant and food service
• Landscaping
• Textiles (carpet)

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Health Care
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Key Health Indicators

• About 9.7 of Latinos are in poor or bad health.
  
• 22.8 of Latino men and 12.0 of Latina women
  smoke
• 34.7 of Latino adults under the age of 65 have
  no health insurance
• There are 5.6 infant deaths per 1000 live births

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Financial Services
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Drivers Licenses
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Housing

• Camas Calientes

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Extreme Overcrowding among Renters, by Race and
Ethnicity