Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama Data Collection with HICA. 2023.
This website offers a comprehensive, up-to-date inventory of data on Hispanics/Latinx in Alabama. It includes information on education, finance, and population broken down by subcategories. One example is data for Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program proficiency among subgroups of Hispanic/Latino students.
Alabama 2020: Census. U.S. Census Bureau, 2021.
Numbers from the 2020 census. For Hispanic/Latinx statistics, select "Race and Ethnicity."
Alabama Population Grew 5.1% Since 2010, Surpassing 5 Million
Statistics on Alabama from the latest census. Scroll down for specific numbers on counties' race and ethnicity rankings
Alabama by the Numbers. UnidosUS, 2010.
UnidosUS (formerly The National Council of La Raza) is a nonpartisan Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.
County Health Rankings in Alabama. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2019.
This page summarizes the data. You can view historical data, data sources, and other resources on the Alabama Health Rankings page.
Facts on Latinos in the U.S. Pew Hispanic Center, 2023.
The most recent report from Pew. Includes socioeconomic status, language use, and educational attainment. There is an accompanying blog post, 11 facts about Hispanic origin groups in the U.S..
Hispanic Health Profile: Alabama. Alabama Department of Public Health, 2003.
While older, this report looks at all aspects of health in Alabama Hispanics including diseases and infant morality.
Hispanic Population in the U.S.: 2021. . U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.
Listing of tables related to Hispanic demographics. Topics include household, employment, and health insurance.
Hispanic Population in Alabama. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022.
2018 population estimates. Results can be narrowed to a county or zip code.
Maps locations and numbers of speakers of twelve languages commonly spoken in the United States. In the map, you can narrow the speakers by language.
Pew Research Center: Hispanics/Latinos.
This site has many statistics on Hispanics in the United States including language use, politics, and racial identity. Search for “Alabama” in the box on the home page.
Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2022.
You can narrow the table to just Hispanics and view the data by table, map, or trend graph. .
Six Maps that Reveal America's Expanding Racial Diversity. Brookings Institution, 2019.
A pre-2020 census look at the wide dispersal of the nation’s Hispanic, Asian and black populations. Map is "Metros with largest 2018 Hispanic populations and highest 2010-2018 growth" (Tuscaloosa has greater than 200% of the national Hispanic growth rate).
Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2018. National Center for Education Statistics, 2018.
Presents a selection of indicators that examine differences in educational participation and attainment of students in the racial/ethnic groups of White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Two or more races. Summarizes data on topics such as demographics; pre-primary, elementary, and secondary participation; student achievement; student behaviors and persistence in education, post secondary education, and outcomes of education.
Reports on social issues related to Hispanics/Latinx. To locate reports that include Alabama, use the search box. Reports are in both English and Spanish.
All print resources are on the 3rd floor of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library.
Alabama al día: A Report on Hispanic Cultures in Alabama, 2007.
F 335 .S75 A55 2007
Globalization and the American South, 2005.
HC 107 .A13 G54 2005
Here We May Rest: Alabama Immigrants in the Age of HB56, 2017.
JV 6905 .G53 2017, eBook
Irresistible Forces: Latin American Migration to the United States and its Effects on the South, 2009.
F 220.S75 W44 2009
Latinos and the U.S. South, 2008.
F 220 .S75 M36 2008
Latino Immigrants and the Transformation of the U.S. South. U pf Georgia P, 2009.
F220.S75 L363 2009
Latinos in the New South: Transformations of Place, 2006.
F 220 .S75 L37 2006
Latino Workers in the Contemporary South, 2001.
GN 2 .S9243 no. 34
New Destination Dreaming: Immigration, Race, and Legal Status in the Rural American South, 2011.
F 220 .S7 M37 2011
Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States, 2014.
E184.S75 F46 2014
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, 2005.
Ref E 184 .S75 O97 2005, eBook
Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States, 2005.
E184.S75 T63 2005
Unauthorized: Portraits of Latino Immigrants, 2019. eBook
You can search for articles in a database or our OneSearch. To see everything we have about the subject, try the following advanced search:
Articles are found in Databases. The Birmingham News has published many articles about the influx on Hispanics in Alabama. You can search the archives and then view the microfilm in Sterne Library for dates before 2009. After 2009, you must use the NewsBank database. For information on finding articles in other Alabama newspapers, refer to the guide Alabama Newspapers in UAB Libraries Databases.
(hispanic* OR latin*) AND Alabama
Hispanic Americans AND Alabama
Hispanic Americans AND Southeast
Buenos Aires in Birmingham. UAB Digital Media, 2006.
Destino Birmingham. UAB Digital Media, 2001.
La Casita. UAB Digital Media, 2007.
Los Obreros: Immigrant Workers in Birmingham. UAB Digital Media, 2011.
Sweet Home Alabama. Vice, 2011.
Una iglesia = One Church. UAB Digital Media, 2007.
This is the full text to the controversial immigration law passed in 2011.
The New Latino South: The Context and Consequences of Rapid Population Growth. Pew Hispanic Center. 26 July 2005.
Source: Alabama's Hispanic Population Rose by Nearly 4 Percent in 2022. https://www.al.com/news/2023/06/alabamas-hispanic-population-rose-by-nearly-4-percent-in-2022.html
Source: Hispanic population growth rates from 2010 to 2020 highest in states that historically did not have large Hispanic populations: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/02/03/u-s-hispanic-population-continued-its-geographic-spread-in-the-2010s/
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