About 6 million U.S. adults identify as Afro-Latino
In 2020, Afro-Latino Americans made up about 2% of the U.S. adult population and 12% of the adult Latino population.
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In 2020, Afro-Latino Americans made up about 2% of the U.S. adult population and 12% of the adult Latino population.
Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, even as their share among Latino adults has steadily declined over the past decade. The share of Latinos who are religiously unaffiliated is now on par with U.S. adults overall.
Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the U.S. has risen from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019.
In the United States, the transience of economic status varies significantly across racial and ethnic groups and by level of education.
Most Latino immigrants say they would come to the U.S. again.
The growing gender gap in higher education – in enrollment and graduation rates – has been a topic of conversation and debate in recent months.
Latinos with darker skin color report more discrimination experiences than Latinos with lighter skin color.
White eligible voters were somewhat more likely to say they were contacted than Black, Hispanic or English-speaking Asian eligible voters.
The higher education pipeline suggests a long path is ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering.
The number of Hispanic registered voters in Florida grew by 364,000 between 2012 and 2016 and by 305,000 between 2008 and 2012.
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