The Latino/Hispanic Population

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Racially, in regards to the proportion of the population that is Latino/Hispanic, Fayette County’s population has remained constant, resulting in limited racial diversity (City-Data, 2015). In 2000, the Latino/Hispanic population represented less than 1.0 percent of the county population. Over 96 percent of the population in Fayette County is white. As a whole, Brownsville and Uniontown are the areas with a significant racial diversity. Ultimately, although the Latino/Hispanic population looks small, the population is growing from 2000. The growth of the Latino/Hispanic population in 2010 is 0.8 percent. Overall and according to the United States Census Bureau (2012), the county was one of the top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of

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