Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203, 63602-63607 [2011-26293]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 110921596–1557–01]
Voting Rights Act Amendments of
2006, Determinations Under Section
203
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
AGENCY:
As required by Section 203 of
the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as
amended, this notice publishes the
Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau)
Director’s determinations as to which
political subdivisions are subject to the
minority language assistance provisions
of the Act. As of this date, those
jurisdictions that are listed as covered
by Section 203 have a legal obligation to
provide the minority language
assistance prescribed by the Act.
DATES: Effective Date: This notice is
effective on October 13, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding this notice, please
contact Ms. Catherine M. McCully,
Chief, Census Redistricting Data Office,
Bureau of the Census, United States
Department of Commerce, Room DIR
8H019, 4600 Silver Hill Rd, Washington
DC 20233, by telephone at 301–763–
4039, or visit the Redistricting Data
Office Internet site at https://
www.census.gov/rdo/.
For information regarding the
applicable provisions of the Act, please
contact T. Christian Herren, Jr., Chief,
Voting Section, Civil Rights Division,
United States Department of Justice,
Room 7254–NWB, 950 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530,
by telephone at (800) 253–3931 or visit
the Voting Section Internet site at
https://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July
2006, Congress amended the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, Title 42, United
States Code (U.S.C.), 1973 et seq. (See
Pub. L. 109–246, 120 Stat. 577 (2006)).
SUMMARY:
Among other changes, the sunset date
for minority language assistance
provisions set forth in Section 203 of the
Act was extended to August 5, 2032.
Section 203 mandates that a state or
political subdivision must provide
language assistance to voters if more
than five (5) percent of voting age
citizens are members of a singlelanguage minority group and do not
‘‘speak or understand English
adequately enough to participate in the
electoral process’’ and if the rate of
those citizens who have not completed
the fifth grade is higher than the
national rate of voting age citizens who
have not completed the fifth grade.
When a state is covered for a particular
language minority group, an exception
is made for any political subdivision in
which less than five (5) percent of the
voting age citizens are members of the
minority group and are limited in
English proficiency, unless the political
subdivision is covered independently. A
political subdivision is also covered if
more than 10,000 of the voting age
citizens are members of a singlelanguage minority group, do not ‘‘speak
or understand English adequately
enough to participate in the electoral
process,’’ and the rate of those citizens
who have not completed the fifth grade
is higher than the national rate of voting
age citizens who have not completed the
fifth grade.
Finally, if more than five (5) percent
of the American Indian or Alaska Native
voting age citizens residing within an
American Indian Reservations (and offreservation trust lands) are members of
a single language minority group, do not
‘‘speak or understand English
adequately enough to participate in the
electoral process,’’ and the rate of those
citizens who have not completed the
fifth grade is higher than the national
rate of voting age citizens who have not
completed the fifth grade, any political
subdivision, such as a county, which
contains all or any part of that Indian
reservation, is covered by the minority
language assistance provision set forth
in Section 203. An American Indian
Reservation is defined as any area that
is an American Indian or Alaska Native
area identified for purposes of the
decennial census. For the 2010 Census,
these areas were identified by the
federally recognized tribal governments,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and state
governments. The Census Bureau
worked with American Indian tribes
and Alaska Natives to identify statistical
areas, such as Oklahoma Tribal
Statistical Areas (OTSA), State
Designated Tribal Statistical Areas
(SDTSA), and Alaska Native Village
Statistical Areas (ANVSA).
Pursuant to Section 203, the Census
Bureau Director has the responsibility to
determine which states and political
subdivisions are subject to the minority
language assistance provisions of
Section 203. The state and political
subdivisions obligated to comply with
the requirements are listed in the
attachment to this Notice.
Section 203 also provides that the
‘‘determinations of the Director of the
Census under this subsection shall be
effective upon publication in the
Federal Register and shall not be
subject to review in any court.’’
Therefore, as of this date, those
jurisdictions that are listed as covered
by Section 203 have legal obligation to
provide the minority language
assistance prescribed in Section 203 of
the Act. In the cases, where a state is
covered, those counties or county
equivalents not displayed in the
attachment are exempt from the
obligation. Those jurisdictions subject to
Section 203 of the Act previously, but
not included on the list below, are no
longer obligated to comply with Section
203. The previous determinations under
Section 4(f)(4) of the Voting Rights Act
remain in effect and are unaffected by
this determination. (See Title 28, Code
of Federal Regulations, part 55,
Appendix (2010)).
Dated: October 5, 2011.
Robert M. Groves,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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Alaska:
Aleutians East Borough .....................................................................
Aleutians East Borough .....................................................................
Aleutians West Census Area .............................................................
Bethel Census Area ...........................................................................
Bethel Census Area ...........................................................................
Dillingham Census Area ....................................................................
Nome Census Area ...........................................................................
Nome Census Area ...........................................................................
North Slope Borough .........................................................................
North Slope Borough .........................................................................
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Northwest Arctic Borough ..................................................................
Wade Hampton Census Area ............................................................
Wade Hampton Census Area ............................................................
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area ............................................................
Arizona:
Apache County ..................................................................................
Apache County ..................................................................................
Coconino County ...............................................................................
Coconino County ...............................................................................
Coconino County ...............................................................................
Maricopa County ................................................................................
Maricopa County ................................................................................
Mohave County ..................................................................................
Navajo County ...................................................................................
Navajo County ...................................................................................
Pima County ......................................................................................
Pima County ......................................................................................
Pima County ......................................................................................
Pinal County ......................................................................................
Santa Cruz County ............................................................................
Yavapai County .................................................................................
Yuma County .....................................................................................
Yuma County .....................................................................................
California:
State Coverage ..................................................................................
Alameda County ................................................................................
Alameda County ................................................................................
Alameda County ................................................................................
Alameda County ................................................................................
Colusa County ...................................................................................
Contra Costa County .........................................................................
Fresno County ...................................................................................
Glenn County .....................................................................................
Imperial County ..................................................................................
Kern County .......................................................................................
Kings County .....................................................................................
Los Angeles County ..........................................................................
Los Angeles County ..........................................................................
Los Angeles County ..........................................................................
Los Angeles County ..........................................................................
Los Angeles County ..........................................................................
Los Angeles County ..........................................................................
Los Angeles County ..........................................................................
Los Angeles County ..........................................................................
Madera County ..................................................................................
Merced County ..................................................................................
Monterey County ...............................................................................
Napa County ......................................................................................
Orange County ..................................................................................
Orange County ..................................................................................
Orange County ..................................................................................
Orange County ..................................................................................
Riverside County ...............................................................................
Sacramento County ...........................................................................
Sacramento County ...........................................................................
San Benito County .............................................................................
San Bernardino County .....................................................................
San Diego County .............................................................................
San Diego County .............................................................................
San Diego County .............................................................................
San Diego County .............................................................................
San Francisco County .......................................................................
San Francisco County .......................................................................
San Joaquin County ..........................................................................
San Mateo County .............................................................................
San Mateo County .............................................................................
Santa Barbara County .......................................................................
Santa Clara County ...........................................................................
Santa Clara County ...........................................................................
Santa Clara County ...........................................................................
Santa Clara County ...........................................................................
Stanislaus County ..............................................................................
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Tulare County ....................................................................................
Ventura County ..................................................................................
Colorado:
Costilla County ...................................................................................
Denver County ...................................................................................
Rio Grande County ............................................................................
Connecticut:
Bridgeport town ..................................................................................
East Hartford town .............................................................................
Hartford town .....................................................................................
Meriden town .....................................................................................
New Britain town ................................................................................
New Haven town ...............................................................................
New London town ..............................................................................
Waterbury town ..................................................................................
Windham town ...................................................................................
Florida:
State Coverage ..................................................................................
Broward County .................................................................................
Hardee County ...................................................................................
Hendry County ...................................................................................
Hillsborough County ..........................................................................
Lee County ........................................................................................
Miami-Dade County ...........................................................................
Orange County ..................................................................................
Osceola County .................................................................................
Palm Beach County ...........................................................................
Polk County .......................................................................................
Hawaii:
Honolulu County ................................................................................
Honolulu County ................................................................................
Honolulu County ................................................................................
Maui County .......................................................................................
Illinois:
Cook County ......................................................................................
Cook County ......................................................................................
Cook County ......................................................................................
DuPage County .................................................................................
Kane County ......................................................................................
Lake County .......................................................................................
Kansas:
Finney County ....................................................................................
Ford County .......................................................................................
Grant County .....................................................................................
Seward County ..................................................................................
Maryland:
Montgomery County ..........................................................................
Massachusetts:
Boston city .........................................................................................
Chelsea city .......................................................................................
Fitchburg city .....................................................................................
Holyoke city .......................................................................................
Lawrence city .....................................................................................
Lowell city ..........................................................................................
Lynn city .............................................................................................
Quincy city .........................................................................................
Revere city .........................................................................................
Southbridge town ...............................................................................
Springfield city ...................................................................................
Worcester city ....................................................................................
Michigan:
Clyde township 1 ................................................................................
Hamtramck city ..................................................................................
Hartford city .......................................................................................
Mississippi:
Attala County .....................................................................................
Jackson County .................................................................................
Jones County .....................................................................................
Kemper County ..................................................................................
Leake County .....................................................................................
Neshoba County ................................................................................
Newton County ..................................................................................
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Noxubee County ................................................................................
Scott County ......................................................................................
Winston County .................................................................................
Nebraska:
Colfax County ....................................................................................
Dakota County ...................................................................................
Dawson County .................................................................................
Nevada:
Clark County ......................................................................................
Clark County ......................................................................................
New Jersey:
Bergen County ...................................................................................
Bergen County ...................................................................................
Camden County .................................................................................
Cumberland County ...........................................................................
Essex County .....................................................................................
Hudson County ..................................................................................
Middlesex County ..............................................................................
Passaic County ..................................................................................
Union County .....................................................................................
New Mexico:
Bernalillo County ................................................................................
Bernalillo County ................................................................................
Bernalillo County ................................................................................
Catron County ....................................................................................
Chaves County ..................................................................................
Cibola County ....................................................................................
Cibola County ....................................................................................
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Dona Ana County ..............................................................................
Eddy County ......................................................................................
Grant County .....................................................................................
Guadalupe County .............................................................................
Harding County ..................................................................................
Hidalgo County ..................................................................................
Lea County ........................................................................................
Luna County ......................................................................................
McKinley County ................................................................................
McKinley County ................................................................................
Mora County ......................................................................................
Rio Arriba County ..............................................................................
Rio Arriba County ..............................................................................
San Juan County ...............................................................................
San Miguel County ............................................................................
Sandoval County ...............................................................................
Sandoval County ...............................................................................
Santa Fe County ................................................................................
Socorro County ..................................................................................
Socorro County ..................................................................................
Socorro County ..................................................................................
Taos County ......................................................................................
Valencia County .................................................................................
Valencia County .................................................................................
New York:
Bronx County .....................................................................................
Kings County .....................................................................................
Kings County .....................................................................................
Nassau County ..................................................................................
New York County ...............................................................................
New York County ...............................................................................
Queens County ..................................................................................
Queens County ..................................................................................
Queens County ..................................................................................
Queens County ..................................................................................
Suffolk County ...................................................................................
Westchester County ..........................................................................
Pennsylvania:
Berks County .....................................................................................
Lehigh County ....................................................................................
Philadelphia County ...........................................................................
Rhode Island:
Central Falls city ................................................................................
Pawtucket city ....................................................................................
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Providence city ..................................................................................
Texas:
State Coverage ..................................................................................
Andrews County ................................................................................
Atascosa County ................................................................................
Bailey County .....................................................................................
Bee County ........................................................................................
Bexar County .....................................................................................
Brewster County ................................................................................
Brooks County ...................................................................................
Caldwell County .................................................................................
Calhoun County .................................................................................
Cameron County ................................................................................
Castro County ....................................................................................
Cochran County .................................................................................
Concho County ..................................................................................
Crane County .....................................................................................
Crockett County .................................................................................
Crosby County ...................................................................................
Culberson County ..............................................................................
Dallas County ....................................................................................
Dawson County .................................................................................
Deaf Smith County ............................................................................
Dimmit County ...................................................................................
Duval County .....................................................................................
Ector County ......................................................................................
Edwards County ................................................................................
El Paso County ..................................................................................
El Paso County ..................................................................................
Floyd County ......................................................................................
Fort Bend County ..............................................................................
Frio County ........................................................................................
Gaines County ...................................................................................
Garza County .....................................................................................
Glasscock County ..............................................................................
Gonzales County ...............................................................................
Guadalupe County .............................................................................
Hale County .......................................................................................
Hansford County ................................................................................
Harris County .....................................................................................
Harris County .....................................................................................
Harris County .....................................................................................
Hidalgo County ..................................................................................
Hockley County ..................................................................................
Hudspeth County ...............................................................................
Jim Hogg County ...............................................................................
Jim Wells County ...............................................................................
Karnes County ...................................................................................
Kenedy County ..................................................................................
Kinney County ...................................................................................
Kleberg County ..................................................................................
La Salle County .................................................................................
Lamb County .....................................................................................
Live Oak County ................................................................................
Lynn County .......................................................................................
Martin County ....................................................................................
Maverick County ................................................................................
Maverick County ................................................................................
Medina County ...................................................................................
Midland County ..................................................................................
Mitchell County ..................................................................................
Moore County ....................................................................................
Nolan County .....................................................................................
Nueces County ..................................................................................
Ochiltree County ................................................................................
Parmer County ...................................................................................
Pecos County ....................................................................................
Presidio County .................................................................................
Reagan County ..................................................................................
Reeves County ..................................................................................
Refugio County ..................................................................................
Runnels County .................................................................................
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San Patricio County ...........................................................................
San Saba County ..............................................................................
Schleicher County ..............................................................................
Scurry County ....................................................................................
Sherman County ................................................................................
Starr County .......................................................................................
Sutton County ....................................................................................
Swisher County ..................................................................................
Tarrant County ...................................................................................
Terrell County ....................................................................................
Terry County ......................................................................................
Titus County .......................................................................................
Travis County .....................................................................................
Upton County .....................................................................................
Uvalde County ...................................................................................
Val Verde County ..............................................................................
Ward County ......................................................................................
Webb County .....................................................................................
Willacy County ...................................................................................
Wilson County ....................................................................................
Winkler County ..................................................................................
Yoakum County .................................................................................
Zapata County ...................................................................................
Zavala County ....................................................................................
Utah:
Salt Lake County ...............................................................................
San Juan County ...............................................................................
Virginia:
Fairfax County ...................................................................................
Washington:
Adams County ...................................................................................
Franklin County ..................................................................................
King County .......................................................................................
King County .......................................................................................
Yakima County ..................................................................................
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee City ...................................................................................
1 Clyde
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Asian (Chinese).
Asian (Vietnamese).
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Township in Allegan County.
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Agenda
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
Public Session
1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Remarks from the Bureau of
Industry and Security Management.
3. Industry Presentations.
4. New Business.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Sensors and Instrumentation
Technical Advisory Committee; Notice
of Partially Closed Meeting
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The Sensors and Instrumentation
Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC)
will meet on October 25, 2011, 9:30
a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover Building,
Room 3884, 14th Street between
Constitution and Pennsylvania
Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The
Committee advises the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration on technical questions
that affect the level of export controls
applicable to sensors and
instrumentation equipment and
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5. Discussion of matters determined to
be exempt from the provisions relating
to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C.
app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).
The open session will be accessible
via teleconference to 20 participants on
a first come, first served basis. To join
the conference, submit inquiries to Ms.
Yvette Springer at
Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later
than October 18, 2011.
A limited number of seats will be
available during the public session of
the meeting. Reservations are not
accepted. To the extent that time
permits, members of the public may
present oral statements to the
Committee. The public may submit
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after the meeting. However, to facilitate
distribution of public presentation
materials to the Committee members,
the Committee suggests that the
materials be forwarded before the
meeting to Ms. Springer.
The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the General Counsel, formally
determined on September 27, 2011
pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(d), that the portion of
this meeting dealing with pre-decisional
changes to the Commerce Control List
and U.S. export control policies shall be
exempt from the provisions relating to
public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app.
2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining
portions of the meeting will be open to
the public.
For more information contact Yvette
Springer on (202) 482–2813.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63602-63607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26293]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 110921596-1557-01]
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under
Section 203
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
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SUMMARY: As required by Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
as amended, this notice publishes the Bureau of the Census (Census
Bureau) Director's determinations as to which political subdivisions
are subject to the minority language assistance provisions of the Act.
As of this date, those jurisdictions that are listed as covered by
Section 203 have a legal obligation to provide the minority language
assistance prescribed by the Act.
DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective on October 13, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this notice,
please contact Ms. Catherine M. McCully, Chief, Census Redistricting
Data Office, Bureau of the Census, United States Department of
Commerce, Room DIR 8H019, 4600 Silver Hill Rd, Washington DC 20233, by
telephone at 301-763-4039, or visit the Redistricting Data Office
Internet site at https://www.census.gov/rdo/.
For information regarding the applicable provisions of the Act,
please contact T. Christian Herren, Jr., Chief, Voting Section, Civil
Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Room 7254-NWB,
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530, by telephone at
(800) 253-3931 or visit the Voting Section Internet site at https://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July 2006, Congress amended the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, Title 42, United States Code (U.S.C.), 1973 et seq.
(See Pub. L. 109-246, 120 Stat. 577 (2006)). Among other changes, the
sunset date for minority language assistance provisions set forth in
Section 203 of the Act was extended to August 5, 2032.
Section 203 mandates that a state or political subdivision must
provide language assistance to voters if more than five (5) percent of
voting age citizens are members of a single-language minority group and
do not ``speak or understand English adequately enough to participate
in the electoral process'' and if the rate of those citizens who have
not completed the fifth grade is higher than the national rate of
voting age citizens who have not completed the fifth grade. When a
state is covered for a particular language minority group, an exception
is made for any political subdivision in which less than five (5)
percent of the voting age citizens are members of the minority group
and are limited in English proficiency, unless the political
subdivision is covered independently. A political subdivision is also
covered if more than 10,000 of the voting age citizens are members of a
single-language minority group, do not ``speak or understand English
adequately enough to participate in the electoral process,'' and the
rate of those citizens who have not completed the fifth grade is higher
than the national rate of voting age citizens who have not completed
the fifth grade.
Finally, if more than five (5) percent of the American Indian or
Alaska Native voting age citizens residing within an American Indian
Reservations (and off-reservation trust lands) are members of a single
language minority group, do not ``speak or understand English
adequately enough to participate in the electoral process,'' and the
rate of those citizens who have not completed the fifth grade is higher
than the national rate of voting age citizens who have not completed
the fifth grade, any political subdivision, such as a county, which
contains all or any part of that Indian reservation, is covered by the
minority language assistance provision set forth in Section 203. An
American Indian Reservation is defined as any area that is an American
Indian or Alaska Native area identified for purposes of the decennial
census. For the 2010 Census, these areas were identified by the
federally recognized tribal governments, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and
state governments. The Census Bureau worked with American Indian tribes
and Alaska Natives to identify statistical areas, such as Oklahoma
Tribal Statistical Areas (OTSA), State Designated Tribal Statistical
Areas (SDTSA), and Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas (ANVSA).
Pursuant to Section 203, the Census Bureau Director has the
responsibility to determine which states and political subdivisions are
subject to the minority language assistance provisions of Section 203.
The state and political subdivisions obligated to comply with the
requirements are listed in the attachment to this Notice.
Section 203 also provides that the ``determinations of the Director
of the Census under this subsection shall be effective upon publication
in the Federal Register and shall not be subject to review in any
court.'' Therefore, as of this date, those jurisdictions that are
listed as covered by Section 203 have legal obligation to provide the
minority language assistance prescribed in Section 203 of the Act. In
the cases, where a state is covered, those counties or county
equivalents not displayed in the attachment are exempt from the
obligation. Those jurisdictions subject to Section 203 of the Act
previously, but not included on the list below, are no longer obligated
to comply with Section 203. The previous determinations under Section
4(f)(4) of the Voting Rights Act remain in effect and are unaffected by
this determination. (See Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, part
55, Appendix (2010)).
Dated: October 5, 2011.
Robert M. Groves,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
Covered Areas for Voting Rights Bilingual Election Materials--2010
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State and political subdivision Language minority group
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Alaska:
Aleutians East Borough........... Asian (Filipino).
Aleutians East Borough........... Hispanic.
Aleutians West Census Area....... Asian (Filipino).
Bethel Census Area............... Alaska Native (Inupiat).
Bethel Census Area............... Alaska Native (Yup'ik).
Dillingham Census Area........... Alaska Native (Yup'ik).
Nome Census Area................. Alaska Native (Inupiat).
Nome Census Area................. Alaska Native (Yup'ik).
North Slope Borough.............. Alaska Native Tribe--Tribe not
Specified.
North Slope Borough.............. Alaska Native (Inupiat).
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Northwest Arctic Borough......... Alaska Native (Inupiat).
Wade Hampton Census Area......... Alaska Native (Inupiat).
Wade Hampton Census Area......... Alaska Native (Yup'ik).
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area........ Alaska Native (Alaskan
Athabascan).
Arizona:
Apache County.................... American Indian (Navajo).
Apache County.................... American Indian (Pueblo).
Coconino County.................. American Indian (Hopi).
Coconino County.................. American Indian (Navajo).
Coconino County.................. American Indian (Yuma).
Maricopa County.................. American Indian (Tohono O'Odham).
Maricopa County.................. Hispanic.
Mohave County.................... American Indian (Yuma).
Navajo County.................... American Indian (Hopi).
Navajo County.................... American Indian (Navajo).
Pima County...................... American Indian (Tohono O'Odham).
Pima County...................... American Indian (Yaqui).
Pima County...................... Hispanic.
Pinal County..................... American Indian (Tohono O'Odham).
Santa Cruz County................ Hispanic.
Yavapai County................... American Indian (Yuma).
Yuma County...................... American Indian (Yuma).
Yuma County...................... Hispanic.
California:
State Coverage................... Hispanic.
Alameda County................... Asian (Chinese).
Alameda County................... Asian (Filipino).
Alameda County................... Hispanic.
Alameda County................... Asian (Vietnamese).
Colusa County.................... Hispanic.
Contra Costa County.............. Hispanic.
Fresno County.................... Hispanic.
Glenn County..................... Hispanic.
Imperial County.................. Hispanic.
Kern County...................... Hispanic.
Kings County..................... Hispanic.
Los Angeles County............... Asian (Asian Indian).
Los Angeles County............... Asian (Chinese).
Los Angeles County............... Asian (Filipino).
Los Angeles County............... Hispanic.
Los Angeles County............... Asian (Japanese).
Los Angeles County............... Asian (Korean).
Los Angeles County............... Asian (Other Asian--Not
specified).
Los Angeles County............... Asian (Vietnamese).
Madera County.................... Hispanic.
Merced County.................... Hispanic.
Monterey County.................. Hispanic.
Napa County...................... Hispanic.
Orange County.................... Asian (Chinese).
Orange County.................... Hispanic.
Orange County.................... Asian (Korean).
Orange County.................... Asian (Vietnamese).
Riverside County................. Hispanic.
Sacramento County................ Asian (Chinese).
Sacramento County................ Hispanic.
San Benito County................ Hispanic.
San Bernardino County............ Hispanic.
San Diego County................. Asian (Chinese).
San Diego County................. Asian (Filipino).
San Diego County................. Hispanic.
San Diego County................. Asian (Vietnamese).
San Francisco County............. Asian (Chinese).
San Francisco County............. Hispanic.
San Joaquin County............... Hispanic.
San Mateo County................. Asian (Chinese).
San Mateo County................. Hispanic.
Santa Barbara County............. Hispanic.
Santa Clara County............... Asian (Chinese).
Santa Clara County............... Asian (Filipino).
Santa Clara County............... Hispanic.
Santa Clara County............... Asian (Vietnamese).
Stanislaus County................ Hispanic.
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Tulare County.................... Hispanic.
Ventura County................... Hispanic.
Colorado:
Costilla County.................. Hispanic.
Denver County.................... Hispanic.
Rio Grande County................ Hispanic.
Connecticut:
Bridgeport town.................. Hispanic.
East Hartford town............... Hispanic.
Hartford town.................... Hispanic.
Meriden town..................... Hispanic.
New Britain town................. Hispanic.
New Haven town................... Hispanic.
New London town.................. Hispanic.
Waterbury town................... Hispanic.
Windham town..................... Hispanic.
Florida:
State Coverage................... Hispanic.
Broward County................... Hispanic.
Hardee County.................... Hispanic.
Hendry County.................... Hispanic.
Hillsborough County.............. Hispanic.
Lee County....................... Hispanic.
Miami-Dade County................ Hispanic.
Orange County.................... Hispanic.
Osceola County................... Hispanic.
Palm Beach County................ Hispanic.
Polk County...................... Hispanic.
Hawaii:
Honolulu County.................. Asian (Chinese).
Honolulu County.................. Asian (Filipino).
Honolulu County.................. Asian (Japanese).
Maui County...................... Asian (Filipino).
Illinois:
Cook County...................... Asian (Asian Indian).
Cook County...................... Asian (Chinese).
Cook County...................... Hispanic.
DuPage County.................... Hispanic.
Kane County...................... Hispanic.
Lake County...................... Hispanic.
Kansas:
Finney County.................... Hispanic.
Ford County...................... Hispanic.
Grant County..................... Hispanic.
Seward County.................... Hispanic.
Maryland:
Montgomery County................ Hispanic.
Massachusetts:
Boston city...................... Hispanic.
Chelsea city..................... Hispanic.
Fitchburg city................... Hispanic.
Holyoke city..................... Hispanic.
Lawrence city.................... Hispanic.
Lowell city...................... Hispanic.
Lynn city........................ Hispanic.
Quincy city...................... Asian (Chinese).
Revere city...................... Hispanic.
Southbridge town................. Hispanic.
Springfield city................. Hispanic.
Worcester city................... Hispanic.
Michigan:
Clyde township \1\............... Hispanic.
Hamtramck city................... Asian (Bangladeshi).
Hartford city.................... Hispanic.
Mississippi:
Attala County.................... American Indian (Choctaw).
Jackson County................... American Indian (Choctaw).
Jones County..................... American Indian (Choctaw).
Kemper County.................... American Indian (Choctaw).
Leake County..................... American Indian (Choctaw).
Neshoba County................... American Indian (Choctaw).
Newton County.................... American Indian (Choctaw).
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Noxubee County................... American Indian (Choctaw).
Scott County..................... American Indian (Choctaw).
Winston County................... American Indian (Choctaw).
Nebraska:
Colfax County.................... Hispanic.
Dakota County.................... Hispanic.
Dawson County.................... Hispanic.
Nevada:
Clark County..................... Asian (Filipino).
Clark County..................... Hispanic.
New Jersey:
Bergen County.................... Hispanic.
Bergen County.................... Asian (Korean).
Camden County.................... Hispanic.
Cumberland County................ Hispanic.
Essex County..................... Hispanic.
Hudson County.................... Hispanic.
Middlesex County................. Hispanic.
Passaic County................... Hispanic.
Union County..................... Hispanic.
New Mexico:
Bernalillo County................ American Indian (Navajo).
Bernalillo County................ American Indian (Pueblo).
Bernalillo County................ Hispanic.
Catron County.................... American Indian (Pueblo).
Chaves County.................... Hispanic.
Cibola County.................... American Indian (Navajo).
Cibola County.................... American Indian (Pueblo).
Do[ntilde]a Ana County........... Hispanic.
Eddy County...................... Hispanic.
Grant County..................... Hispanic.
Guadalupe County................. Hispanic.
Harding County................... Hispanic.
Hidalgo County................... Hispanic.
Lea County....................... Hispanic.
Luna County...................... Hispanic.
McKinley County.................. American Indian (Navajo).
McKinley County.................. American Indian (Pueblo).
Mora County...................... Hispanic.
Rio Arriba County................ American Indian (Navajo).
Rio Arriba County................ Hispanic.
San Juan County.................. American Indian (Navajo).
San Miguel County................ Hispanic.
Sandoval County.................. American Indian (Navajo).
Sandoval County.................. American Indian (Pueblo).
Santa Fe County.................. American Indian (Pueblo).
Socorro County................... American Indian (Navajo).
Socorro County................... American Indian (Pueblo).
Socorro County................... Hispanic.
Taos County...................... Hispanic.
Valencia County.................. American Indian (Pueblo).
Valencia County.................. Hispanic.
New York:
Bronx County..................... Hispanic.
Kings County..................... Asian (Chinese).
Kings County..................... Hispanic.
Nassau County.................... Hispanic.
New York County.................. Asian (Chinese).
New York County.................. Hispanic.
Queens County.................... Asian (Asian Indian).
Queens County.................... Asian (Chinese).
Queens County.................... Hispanic.
Queens County.................... Asian (Korean).
Suffolk County................... Hispanic.
Westchester County............... Hispanic.
Pennsylvania:
Berks County..................... Hispanic.
Lehigh County.................... Hispanic.
Philadelphia County.............. Hispanic.
Rhode Island:
Central Falls city............... Hispanic.
Pawtucket city................... Hispanic.
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Providence city.................. Hispanic.
Texas:
State Coverage................... Hispanic.
Andrews County................... Hispanic.
Atascosa County.................. Hispanic.
Bailey County.................... Hispanic.
Bee County....................... Hispanic.
Bexar County..................... Hispanic.
Brewster County.................. Hispanic.
Brooks County.................... Hispanic.
Caldwell County.................. Hispanic.
Calhoun County................... Hispanic.
Cameron County................... Hispanic.
Castro County.................... Hispanic.
Cochran County................... Hispanic.
Concho County.................... Hispanic.
Crane County..................... Hispanic.
Crockett County.................. Hispanic.
Crosby County.................... Hispanic.
Culberson County................. Hispanic.
Dallas County.................... Hispanic.
Dawson County.................... Hispanic.
Deaf Smith County................ Hispanic.
Dimmit County.................... Hispanic.
Duval County..................... Hispanic.
Ector County..................... Hispanic.
Edwards County................... Hispanic.
El Paso County................... American Indian (Pueblo).
El Paso County................... Hispanic.
Floyd County..................... Hispanic.
Fort Bend County................. Hispanic.
Frio County...................... Hispanic.
Gaines County.................... Hispanic.
Garza County..................... Hispanic.
Glasscock County................. Hispanic.
Gonzales County.................. Hispanic.
Guadalupe County................. Hispanic.
Hale County...................... Hispanic.
Hansford County.................. Hispanic.
Harris County.................... Asian (Chinese).
Harris County.................... Hispanic.
Harris County.................... Asian (Vietnamese).
Hidalgo County................... Hispanic.
Hockley County................... Hispanic.
Hudspeth County.................. Hispanic.
Jim Hogg County.................. Hispanic.
Jim Wells County................. Hispanic.
Karnes County.................... Hispanic.
Kenedy County.................... Hispanic.
Kinney County.................... Hispanic.
Kleberg County................... Hispanic.
La Salle County.................. Hispanic.
Lamb County...................... Hispanic.
Live Oak County.................. Hispanic.
Lynn County...................... Hispanic.
Martin County.................... Hispanic.
Maverick County.................. American Indian (Kickapoo).
Maverick County.................. Hispanic.
Medina County.................... Hispanic.
Midland County................... Hispanic.
Mitchell County.................. Hispanic.
Moore County..................... Hispanic.
Nolan County..................... Hispanic.
Nueces County.................... Hispanic.
Ochiltree County................. Hispanic.
Parmer County.................... Hispanic.
Pecos County..................... Hispanic.
Presidio County.................. Hispanic.
Reagan County.................... Hispanic.
Reeves County.................... Hispanic.
Refugio County................... Hispanic.
Runnels County................... Hispanic.
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San Patricio County.............. Hispanic.
San Saba County.................. Hispanic.
Schleicher County................ Hispanic.
Scurry County.................... Hispanic.
Sherman County................... Hispanic.
Starr County..................... Hispanic.
Sutton County.................... Hispanic.
Swisher County................... Hispanic.
Tarrant County................... Hispanic.
Terrell County................... Hispanic.
Terry County..................... Hispanic.
Titus County..................... Hispanic.
Travis County.................... Hispanic.
Upton County..................... Hispanic.
Uvalde County.................... Hispanic.
Val Verde County................. Hispanic.
Ward County...................... Hispanic.
Webb County...................... Hispanic.
Willacy County................... Hispanic.
Wilson County.................... Hispanic.
Winkler County................... Hispanic.
Yoakum County.................... Hispanic.
Zapata County.................... Hispanic.
Zavala County.................... Hispanic.
Utah:
Salt Lake County................. Hispanic.
San Juan County.................. American Indian (Navajo).
Virginia:
Fairfax County................... Hispanic.
Washington:
Adams County..................... Hispanic.
Franklin County.................. Hispanic.
King County...................... Asian (Chinese).
King County...................... Asian (Vietnamese).
Yakima County.................... Hispanic.
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee City................... Hispanic.
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