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Hispanic Population Density Animation (1980 - 2000) (One Dot equals 100 persons) After viewing the animation, please close the screen to return to this page. |
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.
| 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% |
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