What the data says about immigrants in the U.S.
As of June 2025, the country’s foreign-born population had shrunk by more than a million people, marking its first decline since the 1960s.
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As of June 2025, the country’s foreign-born population had shrunk by more than a million people, marking its first decline since the 1960s.
In 2021, there were 2.6 million foreign-born Hispanics who had been in the U.S. for five years or less. This is down from 3.8 million in 2000.
An estimated 2.4 million Hispanics of Cuban origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
In 2021, nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States held advanced degrees such as master’s degrees or doctorates.
Although especially common in California and Texas, Mexican restaurants are found in a large majority of counties in the U.S.
The Census Bureau estimates there were 65.2 million Hispanics in the U.S. as of July 2023, a new high. They made up more than 19% of the nation’s population.
An estimated 290,000 Hispanics of Argentine origin lived in the United States in 202, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 190,000 Hispanics of Chilean origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 1.4 million Hispanics of Colombian origin lived in the United States in 2021 according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 180,000 Hispanics of Costa Rican origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
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