Census Bureau Considers Changing Its Race/Hispanic Questions
The Census wants to address the mismatch between Americans’ identity and the current categories presented on their questionnaires.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The Census wants to address the mismatch between Americans’ identity and the current categories presented on their questionnaires.
Among the 50.7 million Hispanics in the United States, nearly two-thirds (65%), or 33 million, self-identify as being of Mexican origin, according to tabulations of the 2010 American Community Survey.
Browse detailed demographic and economic profiles of Hispanics in the United States by their countries of origin in 2010.
An estimated 972,000 Hispanics of Colombian origin resided in the United States in 2010.
An estimated 1.9 million Hispanics of Cuban origin resided in the United States in 2010.
An estimated 1.5 million Hispanics of Dominican origin resided in the United States in 2010.
An estimated 665,000 Hispanics of Ecuadorian origin resided in the United States in 2010.
An estimated 1.1 million Hispanics of Guatemalan origin resided in the United States in 2010.
An estimated 731,000 Hispanics of Honduran origin resided in the United States in 2010.
An estimated 32.9 million Hispanics of Mexican origin resided in the United States in 2010.