This report analyzes economic and demographic characteristics of Arizona's Hispanic population. In 1980 Arizona ranked fourth among the states in Hispanic concentration (16.2%) and eighth in total number of Hispanics. More than 45% of Arizona's Hispanics lived in Maricopa County. Almost 90% had their ancestral origins in Mexico, but 82% were born in the United States. The median age of Hispanics was 21.7 years, almost 8 years younger than the total population. Hispanic women had higher fertility rates than non-Hispanic women, but recent data suggest that Hispanic birthrates may be declining. Arizona had an estimated 25,000 undocumented aliens in 1980, mostly young male adult Hispanics. Hispanic male participation in the labor force was 7.5 percentage points higher than the general rate. Hispanic unemployment in 1985 was 9.2%, 2.7 points higher than the overall rate, possibly due to the lower average age for Hispanics and their higher concentrations in seasonal agricultural employment and in the currently weak construction and manufacturing industries. Only 6.2% of Hispanics had executive, administrative, or managerial occupations. Over 21% were living in poverty. In 1980 over half of Hispanics 25 years of age and over had not finished high school, and 29% had not finished elementary school. For the 1984-85 school year, the Hispanic high school dropout rate was 19.7%, compared to the general rate of 14.5%. In 1984-85, Arizona's bilingual education programs, funded by $11 millon in federal aid, served 28,071 limited-English-speaking students in 143 school districts. The report contains a brief history of Hispanic community leadership, 19 tables and figures, and questions that highlight Hispanic trends. Contains 21 references. (SV)