--- title: "2014, Hispanics in the United States Statistical Portrait" description: "There were 55.3 million Hispanics in the United States in 2014, comprising 17.3% of the total U.S. population." date: "2016-04-19" authors: - name: "Renee Stepler" job_title: "Former Research Analyst" link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/renee-stepler/" - name: "Anna Brown" job_title: "Research Methodologist" link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/anna-brown/" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-hispanics-in-united-states/" categories: - "Business & Workplace" - "Economic Inequality" - "Hispanic/Latino Demographics" - "Hispanic/Latino Identity" - "Hispanics/Latinos & Income" - "Hispanics/Latinos & Language" - "Homeownership & Renting" - "Immigration & Language Adoption" - "Immigration & Migration" - "Income & Wages" - "Poverty" --- # 2014, Hispanics in the United States Statistical Portrait **Visit the [most recent data](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2017/09/18/facts-on-u-s-latinos/)*. There were 55.3 million Hispanics in the United States in 2014, comprising 17.3% of the total U.S. population. In 1980, with a population of 14.8 million, Hispanics made up just 6.5% of the total U.S. population. Click on any of the bold headings below in the summary table to see detailed tables for each. [Click here](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/04/Statistical-Portrait-of-Hispanics-in-the-United-States-2014-final.pdf) for a PDF of all the tables below and read the [accompanying report](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/20/the-nations-latino-population-is-defined-by-its-youth/). Download the [Excel workbook](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/04/Statistical-Portrait-of-Hispanics-in-the-United-States-2014-final.xlsx). For a statistical portrait of the Foreign-born population in the United States, [click here](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/19/statistical-portrait-of-the-foreign-born-population-in-the-united-states/). | Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States 2014 | | | --- | --- | | % of the Hispanic population, unless otherwise noted | | [****](#current-population) | Population/Hispanic Origin/Nativity/Language Use/Race | | | Population (#) | 55,250,517 | | Mexican | 64.0 | | Foreign born | 34.9 | | Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older) | 68.4 | | White | 66.2 | [****](#current-age) | Age/Gender/Marital Status/Fertility | | | Median age (in years) | 28 | | Female | 49.5 | | Married (ages 18 and older) | 46.1 | | Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year | 7.0 | [********](#current-education) | Educational Attainment and Enrollment(highest degree completed, ages 25 and older) | | | High school graduate or less | 61.7 | | Two-year degree/Some college | 23.9 | | Bachelor's degree or more | 14.4 | [********](#current-work) | Work/Earnings/Income(ages 16 and older) | | | In labor force (among civilian population) | 67.0 | | Median annual personal earnings (in 2014 dollars, among those with earnings) | $22,400 | | Median annual household income (in 2014 dollars) | $42,200 | [****](#current-poverty) | Poverty/Government Assistance/Health Care | | | Living in poverty | 23.5 | | Uninsured | 23.7 | [****](#current-homeownership) | Homeownership and Household Characteristics | | | In family households | 90.6 | [****](#current-region) | Region and Top Five States of Residence | | | West | 40.2 | | California | 27.1 | | South | 36.7 | | Texas | 18.8 | | Florida | 8.7 | | Northeast | 14.0 | | New York | 6.6 | | Midwest | 9.2 | | Illinois | 3.9 | | Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2014 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS) | | Click on each heading below to expand and see detailed tables. [] ### Population/Hispanic Origin/Nativity/Language Use/Race [![Population, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-01/) [![Racial Self-Identification Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanics: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-02.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-02/) [![Hispanic Population, by Nativity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-03/) [![Detailed Hispanic Origin: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-04.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-04/) [![Nativity, by Detailed Hispanic Origin: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-05.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-05/) [![Nativity of Adult Population, by Detailed Hispanic Origin: 2014 ](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-06.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-06/) [![Language Spoken at Home and English-Speaking Ability, by Age, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-07.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-07/) [![Language Spoken at Home and English-Speaking Ability Among Foreign-Born Hispanics, by Years in the U.S. and Age: 2014 ](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-08.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-08/) [Back to top](#current-top) [] ### Age/Gender/Marital Status/Fertility [![Median Age in Years, by Sex, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-09.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-09/) [![Generations, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-10.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-10/) [![Race and Ethnicity, by Sex and Age: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-11.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-11/) [![Hispanic Nativity Groups, by Sex and Age: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-12.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-12/) [![Age and Gender Distributions for Race, Ethnicity and Nativity Groups: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-13.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-13/) [![Marital Status, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-14.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-14/) [![Fertility in the Past Year, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014 ](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-15.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-15/) [![Fertility in the Past Year, by Marital Status, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-16.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-16/) [Back to top](#current-top) [] ### Educational Attainment and Enrollment [![Educational Attainment, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-17.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-17/) [![Educational Attainment of Foreign- Born Hispanics: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-18.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-18/) [![School Enrollment, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-19.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-19/) [![High School Dropouts, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-20.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-20/) [![College Enrollment, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-21.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-21/) [Back to top](#current-top) [] ### Work/Earnings/Income [![Employment Status, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-22.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-22/) [![Occupation, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-23.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-23/) [![Detailed Occupation, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-24.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-24/) [![Industry, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-25.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-25/) [![Detailed Industry, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-26.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-26/) [![Persons, by Personal Earnings, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-27.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-27/) [![Median Personal Earnings, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-28.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-28/) [![Full-Time, Year-Round Workers, by Personal Earnings, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-29.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-29/) [![Median Personal Earnings for Full-Time, Year-Round Workers, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-30.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-30/) [![Households, by Income, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-31.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-31/) [![Median Household Income, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-32.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-32/) [Back to top](#current-top) [] ### Poverty/Government Assistance/Health Care [![Poverty, by Age, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-33.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-33/) [![Welfare Income, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014 ](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-34.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-34/) [![Food Stamp Recipiency, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-35.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-35/) [![Persons Without Health Insurance, by Age, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-36.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-36/) [![Type of Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-37.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-37/) [Back to top](#current-top) [] ### Homeownership and Household Characteristics [![Housing Tenure, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-38.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-38/) [![Homeownership Among Foreign-Born Hispanic Heads of Households, by Years in the U.S.: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-39.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-39/) [![Persons, by Household Type, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-40.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-40/) [![Households, by Family Size, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-41.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-41/) [![Living Arrangements of Children, by Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-42.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-42/) [Back to top](#current-top) [] ### Region and Top Five States of Residence [![Hispanic Population, by Region: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-43.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-43/) [![Hispanic Population, by State: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-44.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-44/) [![Distribution of Hispanics Across States: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/05/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-Hispanic-Current-45.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/05/12/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states-1980-2013/ph_2016_stat-portrait-hispanic-current-45/) [Back to top](#current-top)