Immigrant Support Atlas

Foreign-born share over time

How the immigrant share of the population shifts across the country. Press play to animate. Source: US Census ACS 5-year.

Access to immigrant-serving organizations

Spatial access by the enhanced two-step floating catchment area method (E2SFCA). Darker green = better access; orange = a service desert (people who need it, but no organization within reach); gray = no foreign-born population. Source: org locations + US Census ACS 2023.

Immigrant Policy Inclusion Index

How inclusive each state’s policies are toward immigrants, across seven domains: health coverage, language access, higher education, identification, integration & licensure, legal protection, and economic inclusion. Darker green = more inclusive; orange/red = more restrictive or limited. Click any state for its full profile.

Immigrant–Native Disparity Index

Standardized gaps between foreign-born and US-born residents (uninsured, crowded housing, rent burden, education, home internet, vehicle access, homeownership) from US Census ACS. Green = smaller gaps; red = larger gaps. This is an outcome measure, separate from the Policy map: it describes how immigrant and US-born residents differ, and is shaped by who has immigrated where (recency and composition), not by state policy alone. Click any state for its full profile.

English assimilationism

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Immigrant attitudes

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Catawba County Hispanic Ministry

151 25TH ST SW, HICKORY, NC 28602-2035

Catawba County Hispanic Ministry is a nonprofit organization in Hickory, North Carolina that serves immigrants and refugees.

Centro Latino serves the Hispanic/Latino community of Catawba County, NC with case management, benefits enrollment, food and basic-needs assistance, ESL/Spanish classes, immigration services, workforce and health-worker support, and cultural programming.

Mission

Creating and maintaining a Centro Latino, a resource and community center for the Hispanic community-served approximately 7,000...

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Benefits enrollment: “Applying for Medicaid and affordable medical care”
  • Case management: “Client Services team provides direct support to individuals and families by connecting them to essential community resources”
  • Civic engagement: “Centro Latino is committed to promoting civic engagement and voter participation within our community through educational materials and/or programming.”
  • Cultural programming: “cultural enrichment opportunities for children and families”
  • Digital literacy: “Workshop 1: Fundamentals of AI”
  • Emergency / basic needs: “Getting clothes and baby care items”
  • Employment / job training: “Help applying for available jobs through the NCWorks program and other services to support employability”
  • ESL / English: “English as Second Language Helping adults strengthen their English skills for daily life, work, and education.”
  • Food assistance: “access to our food pantry”
  • Health education: “a Community Health Worker who will help us build a healthier community”
  • Interpretation / translation: “translation support”
  • Legal / immigration: “immigration services”
  • Heritage language: “Spanish Language Classes Open to anyone interested in learning or improving their Spanish, promoting bilingualism in our community.”

Languages

Services delivered in Spanish.

Website in more than one language.

Communities served

Hispanic/Latino.

Service area: Catawba County and surrounding counties (Unifour area), NC.

Federal recognition and registries

  • DOJ-recognized immigration legal provider

Contact

Founded 2000. IRS NTEE code X21. Revenue $100,000-499,999. Latest Form 990: 2024. EIN 56-2170931.

Other organizations in Hickory

All organizations in North Carolina

Sources: IRS exempt-organization records, Form 990 filings, federal and network directories, and the organization's own website. Data as of October 19, 2026. Information here can change; contact the organization to confirm.

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Immigrant profiles by origin, language, and race / ethnicity

Pick a group to see its own profile: how large it is and how it lives, with the all-foreign-born and US-born averages shown for context. National estimates from US Census ACS 1-year microdata (PUMS).