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Appendix C. Percentiles of County Ratios by State for Latinos

Appendix C. Percentiles of County Ratios by State for Latinos
State Mean 5th Percentile 25th Percentile Median 75th Percentile 95th Percentile Number of Counties Meeting Criteria
Mississippi 56.90 33.21 45.12 60.00 70.23 78.42 3
Kentucky 21.58 2.95 10.84 21.24 23.59 45.73 5
West Virginia 17.85 13.37 15.36 17.85 20.34 22.33 2
Louisiana 18.31 16.77 16.86 16.97 19.09 20.78 3
Pennsylvania 14.47 4.17 6.20 12.46 15.01 38.00 14
South Carolina 12.63 1.30 5.12 12.14 16.15 26.74 5
Minnesota 7.20 2.17 5.23 7.82 9.80 11.38 4
New York 8.75 2.09 4.18 7.57 9.81 19.45 16
Connecticut 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 1
Arkansas 6.95 1.64 4.00 6.95 9.90 12.26 2
Illinois 9.20 3.22 5.11 6.92 10.53 24.84 20
Alabama 5.43 1.83 3.43 5.43 7.43 9.03 2
South Dakota 5.21 5.21 5.21 5.21 5.21 5.21 1
Maryland 4.06 1.36 2.56 4.06 5.56 6.76 2
Ohio 6.26 1.40 1.97 3.66 7.96 14.75 4
Kansas 3.69 1.66 3.22 3.61 4.87 5.35 5
North Carolina 4.18 0.91 1.53 3.54 6.19 8.37 4
Georgia 10.24 0.70 1.68 3.43 5.56 42.29 10
Oklahoma 3.96 0.78 2.15 3.07 4.31 9.67 8
Indiana 3.62 1.31 1.78 2.78 4.12 8.27 8
Wisconsin 4.12 0.45 0.88 2.72 5.96 9.76 4
Utah 2.57 2.57 2.57 2.57 2.57 2.57 1
Missouri 2.46 2.14 2.28 2.46 2.64 2.79 2
Colorado 2.66 0.93 1.49 2.33 3.74 4.69 9
Florida 2.63 0.49 0.96 2.16 4.07 5.80 26
Idaho 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.06 1
Nebraska 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.78 1
Virginia 7.33 1.20 1.27 1.73 4.59 23.23 5
New Jersey 1.54 0.76 1.10 1.54 1.97 2.32 2
Arizona 2.01 0.92 1.19 1.34 1.87 4.21 5
Nevada 1.36 0.79 1.03 1.32 1.67 1.95 3
Michigan 1.34 1.12 1.20 1.29 1.46 1.59 3
Texas 1.57 0.61 0.96 1.22 1.87 3.40 59
California 1.87 0.63 0.84 1.18 3.23 4.17 12
Wyoming 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1
New Mexico 1.09 0.59 0.69 0.97 1.07 2.06 9
Washington 0.80 0.35 0.52 0.84 1.13 1.20 4
Oregon 1.26 0.65 0.73 0.83 1.57 2.16 3

Sources and methodology

Mean
This is the average ratio of overrepresentation of all analyzed counties.
5th Percentile
This is the 5th percentile ratio of overrepresentation of all analyzed counties.
25th Percentile
This is the 25th percentile ratio of overrepresentation of all analyzed counties.
Median
This is the median ratio of overrepresentation of all analyzed counties.
75th Percentile
This is the 75th percentile ratio of overrepresentation of all analyzed counties.
95th Percentile
This is the 95th percentile ratio of overrepresentation of all analyzed counties.
Number of Counties Meeting Criteria
This is the number of counties meeting our filtering criteria in each state.

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