As of 2015, nearly 40 percent of Hazleton's population was of Hispanic or Latino descent."The Immigrants It Once Shut Out Bring New Life To Pennsylvania Town", National Public Radio, October 14, 2015, retrieved July 17, 2016. In 2012, Amilcar Arroyo, a Hazleton Integration Project board member, estimated that 80% of Hazleton's Hispanics and Latinos were of Dominican origin, and that many of them had ancestry from San José de Ocoa. Hazleton has the highest percentage of Dominicans in Pennsylvania and the fourth highest in the nation. Many Dominicans had moved to Hazleton from portions of New York City, including The Bronx and Brooklyn) and parts of North Jersey, such as Newark and Paterson. Many of these migrants had families that were relatively large.
As of 2015, nearly 40 percent of Hazleton's population was of Hispanic or Latino descent."The Immigrants It Once Shut Out Bring New Life To Pennsylvania Town", National Public Radio, October 14, 2015, retrieved July 17, 2016 In 2012, Amilcar Arroyo, a Hazleton Integration Project board member, estimated that 80% of Hazleton's Hispanics and Latinos were of Dominican origin, and that many of them had ancestry from San José de Ocoa. Hazleton has the highest percentage of Domini.cans in Pennsylvania and the fourth highest in the nation. Many Dominicans had moved to Hazleton from portions of New York City, including The Bronx and Brooklyn) and parts of North Jersey, such as Newark and Paterson. Many of these migrants had families that were relatively large.