Hispanic Population Growth in Missouri:

Changing Patterns, 1980 - 2000

Hispanic Population Density
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Missouri's Hispanic population grew from 51,653 in 1980 to 118,592 in 2000 an unprecedented 130% increase. By contrast Missouri's total population grew by 13.8% from just over 4.9 million in 1980 to slightly less than 5.6 million in 2000.

While Missouri's total population in the 1980's increased by 200,387 (4.1%), Hispanic growth increased by 10,045 (19.4%). During the 1990's the Hispanic growth rate exploded with a increase of 92.2% compared with the total population rate of 9.3%.

Hispanic growth in the decade of the 1990's accounted for nearly 12% of the total population growth in the state.


10 Missouri Cities with the Largest Hispanic Population in 2000*

City Number of
Hispanics
Percent of
Total
Population
Percent Growth
1980 - 2000
Kansas City 30,604 6.9% 108%
St. Louis City 7,022 2.0% 27%
Independence 4,175 3.7% 160%
Springfield 3,501 2.3% 261%
St. Joseph 1,929 2.6% 36%
Columbia 1,733 2.1% 147%
Carthage 1,589 12.5% 2688%
Fort Leonard Wood 1,562 11.4% 9%
Lee'Summit 1,394 2.0% 469%
Blue Springs 1,329 2.8% 241%
*U.S. Census Bureau, 1980 2000.

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