Immigrant status among Catholics by race/ethnicity (2014) Switch to: Racial and ethnic composition among Catholics by immigrant status

% of Catholics who are…

Racial and ethnic compositionImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
White5%12%83%4,795
Black24%13%63%189
Asian70%23%7%145
Latino66%19%16%1,755
Other/Mixed15%18%67%160
Note: Whites, blacks, Asians and those in the other/mixed category include only those who are not Latinos. Latinos include people of all races.

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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