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Jens Manuel Krogstad

Former Senior Writer and Editor

Expertise:Global Migration and Demography, Hispanic Trends, Race and Ethnicity

Jens Manuel Krogstad is a senior writer and editor at Pew Research Center. He has authored or edited hundreds of studies on topics that include global migration, Latino public opinion, Hispanic demographic trends and U.S. border enforcement. Prior to joining Pew Research Center, Krogstad spent nine years as a reporter at newspapers such as The Des Moines Register and USA Today. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. Krogstad is available to discuss the Center’s research findings in both English and Spanish.

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short readsSep 11, 2020

Hispanic voters say economy, health care and COVID-19 are top issues in 2020 presidential election

About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.
reportAug 4, 2020

Coronavirus Economic Downturn Has Hit Latinos Especially Hard

As the nation’s economy contracted at a record rate in recent months, the group’s unemployment rate rose sharply, particularly among Hispanic women, and remains higher among Hispanic workers than U.S. workers overall.
short readsJul 10, 2020

Hispanics have accounted for more than half of total U.S. population growth since 2010

From 2010 to 2019, the U.S. population increased by 18.9 million, and Hispanics accounted for more than half of this growth.
short readsJul 7, 2020

U.S. Hispanic population surpassed 60 million in 2019, but growth has slowed

The U.S. Hispanic population reached a record 60.6 million in 2019, up 930,000 over the previous year and up from 50.7 million in 2010.
short readsJun 17, 2020

Americans broadly support legal status for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children

91% of Democrats favor granting legal status to immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children; 54% of Republicans say the same.
short readsJun 10, 2020

A majority of Americans say immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want

About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
short readsMay 20, 2020

Americans favor medical care but not economic aid for undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19

68% of U.S. adults say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care to undocumented immigrants who have COVID-19.
short readsApr 3, 2020

U.S. Latinos among hardest hit by pay cuts, job losses due to coronavirus

Around half of Hispanics say they or someone in their household has taken a pay cut or lost a job – or both – because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
short readsMar 24, 2020

Hispanics more likely than Americans overall to see coronavirus as a major threat to health and finances

Hispanics are more concerned than Americans overall about the threat COVID-19 poses to Americans’ health, their own finances and daily life.
short readsFeb 20, 2020

Latino voters favor raising minimum wage, government involvement in health care, stricter gun laws

Most Latino registered voters (71%) say they want government to be more involved in solving the nation’s problems.