U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s
The U.S. Hispanic population reached 62.1 million in 2020, an increase of 23% over the previous decade.
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The U.S. Hispanic population reached 62.1 million in 2020, an increase of 23% over the previous decade.
The Census Bureau estimates there were roughly 63.7 million Hispanics in the U.S. as of 2022, a new high. They made up 19% of the nation’s population.
The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 47.9 million in 2022, up about a third (32%) since 2000.
In 2022, there were 63.7 million Hispanics living in the United States. The U.S. Hispanic population has diverse origins in Latin America and Spain.
In 2021, nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States held advanced degrees such as master’s degrees or doctorates.
In 2021, there were 2.6 million foreign-born Hispanics who had been in the U.S. for five years or less. This is down from 3.8 million in 2000.
Seven-in-ten Hispanic Americans say they’ve seen a doctor or other health care provider in the past year, compared with 82% among Americans overall.
About half of Americans see their identity reflected very well in the census’s race and ethnicity questions.
Most Latino immigrants say they would come to the U.S. again.
Latinos with darker skin color report more discrimination experiences than Latinos with lighter skin color.
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