Key facts about U.S. Latinos with graduate degrees
In 2021, nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States held advanced degrees such as master’s degrees or doctorates.
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In 2021, nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States held advanced degrees such as master’s degrees or doctorates.
The median wealth of immigrant households increased by 42% from December 2019 to December 2021.
Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the U.S. has risen from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019.
The U.S. population grew by 24.5 million from 2010 to 2022, and Hispanics accounted for 53% of this increase.
Seven-in-ten Hispanic Americans say they’ve seen a doctor or other health care provider in the past year, compared with 82% among Americans overall.
An estimated 36.2 million Hispanics are eligible to vote this year, up from 32.3 million in 2020.
About a quarter of Latino adults say they have personally experienced discrimination or unfair treatment from other Latinos.
Nearly four-in-ten Latinos (39%) say they worry that they, a family member or someone close to them could be deported.
In 2018-19, 79% of White elementary and secondary public school students went to schools where at least half of their peers were also White.
U.S. Hispanics’ policy views do not always align with those of non-Latinos in the same party, recent surveys have found.
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