Race and Ethnicity

reportJun 27, 2013

How Many Unauthorized Immigrants Would Become U.S. Citizens?
reportJun 23, 2013

‘Borders First’ a Dividing Line in Immigration Debate
reportJun 19, 2013

Diverse Origins: The Nation’s 14 Largest Hispanic-Origin Groups

Overview The nation’s Latino population is diverse. Represented among the 51.9 million Latinos in the United States are individuals who trace their heritage to more than 20 Spanish-speaking nations worldwide. But one group—Mexicans—dominates the nation’s Latino population. In 2011, nearly two-thirds (64.6%) of U.S. Hispanics, or 33.5 million, traced their family origins to Mexico, according […]
reportJun 19, 2013

Latinos’ Changing Views of Same-Sex Marriage
reportJun 19, 2013

Salvadorans May Soon Replace Cubans as Third-Largest U.S. Hispanic Group
reportJun 19, 2013

2011 Hispanic Origin Profiles

95% of the U.S. Hispanic population is made up of the 14 largest Hispanic origin groups, and six of these groups have populations greater than 1 million. Explore characteristics of these groups with this interactive.
reportJun 19, 2013

Infographic: Hispanic Origin and Nativity

Report: Diverse Origins: The Nation’s 14 Largest Hispanic-Origin Groups
reportJun 19, 2013

Hispanics of Puerto Rican Origin in the United States, 2011

An estimated 4.9 million Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin resided in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in 2011, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. That is a slightly greater number than the population of Puerto Rico itself in 2011, which was 3.7 million. Puerto Ricans in this statistical profile […]
reportJun 19, 2013

Hispanics of Cuban Origin in the United States, 2011

An estimated 2.0 million Hispanics of Cuban origin resided in the United States in 2011, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Cubans in this statistical profile are people who self-identified as Hispanics of Cuban origin; this means either they themselves are Cuban immigrants or they trace their family ancestry to Cuba. Cubans are […]
reportJun 19, 2013

Hispanics of Salvadoran Origin in the United States, 2011

An estimated 2.0 million Hispanics of Salvadoran origin resided in the United States in 2011, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Salvadorans in this statistical profile are people who self-identified as Hispanics of Salvadoran origin; this means either they themselves are Salvadoran immigrants or they trace their family ancestry to El Salvador. Salvadorans […]