These markets are not historically Latino population centers, but showed the fastest growth in Latino population over a 20-year period.
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1) RALEIGH-DURHAM, N.C.
72,580
6%
1,180%
2) ATLANTA
268,851
7%
995%
3) GREENSBORO-WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
62,210
5%
962%
4) CHARLOTTE, N.C.
77,09
25%
932%
5) ORLANDO, FLA.
271,627
17%
859%
6) LAS VEGAS
322,038
21%
753%
7) NASHVILLE, TENN.
40,139
3%
630%
8) FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA.
271,652
17%
578%
9) SARASOTA, FLA.
38,682
7%
538%
10) PORTLAND, ORE.
142,444
7%
437%
11) GREENVILLE, S.C.
26,167
3%
397%
12) WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.
140,675
12%
397%
13) WASHINGTON, D.C.
432,003
9%
346%
14) INDIANAPOLIS
42,994
3%
338%
15) MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
99,121
3%
331%
16) FORT WORTH, TEXAS
309,851
18%
328%
17) PROVIDENCE, R.I.
93,868
8%
325%
18) TULSA, OKLA.
38,570
5%
303%
19) GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
68,916
6%
283%
20) OKLAHOMA CITY
72,998
7%
281%
Source: The Brookings Institution, Center on Urban & Metropolitan Policy, Washington, D.C., and 2000 U.S. Census Bureau figures.
