Latinos’ Views on the Migrant Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border
U.S. Hispanics are less likely than other Americans to say increasing deportations or a larger wall along the border will help the situation.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
U.S. Hispanics are less likely than other Americans to say increasing deportations or a larger wall along the border will help the situation.
An estimated 36.2 million Hispanics are eligible to vote this year, up from 32.3 million in 2020.
Although especially common in California and Texas, Mexican restaurants are found in a large majority of counties in the U.S.
The U.S. population grew by 24.5 million from 2010 to 2022, and Hispanics accounted for 53% of this increase.
An estimated 37.2 million Hispanics of Mexican origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
This year, at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday.
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.
An estimated 990,000 Hispanics of Spanish origin – those who are immigrants from or trace their family ancestry to Spain – resided in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
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.
Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.
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