Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Roughly seven-in-ten Americans (72%) say the increased focus on race and racial inequality after Floyd’s killing did not lead to changes that improved the lives of Black people. And 54% say the relationship between Black people and police is about the same as before Floyd was killed.
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The U.S. population grew by 24.5 million from 2010 to 2022, and Hispanics accounted for 53% of this increase.
Most U.S. Latinos speak Spanish: 75% say they are able to carry on a conversation in Spanish pretty well or very well. But not all Latinos are Spanish speakers, and about half (54%) of non-Spanish-speaking Latinos have been shamed by other Latinos for not speaking Spanish.
63% of Americans are pessimistic about the country’s moral and ethical standards, and 59% are pessimistic about its education system.
32% of U.S.-born Asian adults have hidden a part of their heritage, compared with 15% of immigrants.
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
53% of U.S. adults say people overlooking racial discrimination is a bigger problem than people seeing it where it really didn’t exist.
There were nearly 62.5 million Latinos in the United States in 2021, accounting for approximately 19% of the total U.S. population.
An estimated 2.4 million Hispanics of Dominican origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 1.8 million Hispanics of Guatemalan origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 1.1 million Hispanics of Honduran origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
