Top 10 Facts About Hispanics in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Wisconsin

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the eve of the Republican primaries in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Wisconsin, the Hispanic Leadership Network released its "Top 10 Facts about Hispanics."

Top 10 Facts about Hispanics in the District of Columbia

• The District of Columbia's total Hispanic population is 54,749 or 9% of the capital's population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).
• There are 16,000 Hispanic eligible voters in the District of Columbia, which constitute 4% of all eligible voters in the district (Pew Hispanic Center, 2010).
• Between 2000 and 2010, the District of Columbia's Hispanic population grew by 22% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).
• Three-in-ten (32%) of Hispanics in the District of Columbia are eligible to vote. In contrast, 84% of the capital's White population is eligible to vote. (Pew Hispanic Center, 2010).
• Sixteen percent of Hispanics in the District of Columbia do not have health insurance (Pew Hispanic Center, 2009).

For more facts, please visit: http://hispanicleadershipnetwork.org/2012/04/top-10-facts-about-hispanics-in-washington-dc/

Top 10 Facts about Hispanics in Maryland

• Maryland's total Hispanic population is 470,632 or 8% of the state's population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).
• There are 113,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Maryland, which constitute 3% of all eligible voters in the state (Pew Hispanic Center, 2010).
• Between 2000 and 2010, Maryland's Hispanic population grew by 106% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).
• The Hispanic population in Maryland is the 20th largest in the nation (Pew Hispanic Center, 2010).
• Three-in-ten (30%) Hispanics in Maryland are eligible to vote. In contrast, 78% of the state's White population is eligible to vote (Pew Hispanic Center, 2010).

For more facts, please visit: http://hispanicleadershipnetwork.org/2012/04/top-10-facts-about-hispanics-in-maryland/

Top 10 Facts about Hispanics in Wisconsin

• Wisconsin's total Hispanic population is 336,056 or 6% of the state's population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).
• There are 106,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Wisconsin, which constitute 3% of all eligible voters in the state (Pew Hispanic Center, 2010).
• Between 2000 and 2010, Wisconsin's Hispanic population grew by 74% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).
• Less than four-in-ten (37%) of Hispanics in Wisconsin are eligible to vote. In contrast, 78% of the state's White population is eligible to vote (Pew Hispanic Center, 2010).
• In Wisconsin, Hispanic eligible voters are outnumbered by black eligible voters by a margin of 2 to 1 - 106,000 Hispanics to 210,000 blacks (Pew Hispanic Center, 2010).

For more facts, please visit: http://hispanicleadershipnetwork.org/2012/04/top-10-facts-about-hispanics-in-wisconsin/

To book an interview with HLN Executive Director Jennifer S. Korn, please contact Lisette Garcia at (202) 370-3454 or via e-mail at [email protected].  

ABOUT JENNIFER S. KORN
Jennifer S. Korn is Executive Director of the Hispanic Leadership Network. Ms. Korn has eighteen years of experience as a conservative strategist. Previously, Ms. Korn served in the George W. Bush Administration as Director of Hispanic and Women's Affairs in the White House, as well as Senior Advisor to the Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to her public service, Ms. Korn was National Hispanic Director and Southwest Coalitions Director on President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign. As such, she developed and supervised the implementation of the strategy that resulted in President Bush receiving 44% of the Hispanic vote. Ms. Korn was born in East Los Angeles and is the first in her family to attend college. She is a military spouse.

ABOUT HLN
The Hispanic Leadership Network is an advocacy action group focused on engaging the Hispanic community on center-right policies based on the principles of freedom, limited government and individual empowerment. HLN serves as a home for center-right Hispanic advocates across the country whose goal is to restore opportunity and prosperity in America.

For more information about HLN, visit our website at http://hispanicleadershipnetwork.org/, visit our page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HispanicLeadershipNetwork or follow us on Twitter @HispanicLN.

SOURCE Hispanic Leadership Network

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