We’ve said it before and it’s always worth saying again: The Hispanic community is at the core of our region’s accelerating diversity. And though most Hispanic residents are either from Mexico or Mexican descent, we’ve seen the greatest percent increase in residents hailing from the Dominican Republic. For the final installment of our celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, we’re considering what’s next in growth for the community by looking at ARC’s population forecast data.

The set of maps below show the shares of Hispanic residents at the Census tract level for the 11-county area in 2020 and percentage point change in shares since 2010. Taken together they show that most tracts throughout the 11-county area have seen an increase in their shares of Hispanic residents, and that today we can see concentrations of residents along the Buford Highway corridor through north-central Gwinnett, northern Clayton County near the airport, and in Cobb and Cherokee county cities.

According to ARC’s Series 16 Forecast, the 21-county area’s Hispanic population is likely to see an increase of 175% over the next three decades, with Forsyth County and Bartow County seeing the greatest gains in shares. In pure numbers, however, Gwinnett County will continue to host the greatest number of Hispanic residents. The dashboard view below shows this data. You can explore more here or visit the dashboard directly here.