Hispanic/Latino Demographics

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.

Here are some key facts about the nation’s Latino population by geography, and by characteristics like language use and origin group.

The national total in the 2020 census was largely accurate, but the Census Bureau has estimated miscounts for some states and demographic groups.

The U.S. Hispanic population reached 62.1 million in 2020, an increase of 23% over the previous decade.

By 2020, the Hispanic population had reached 62.1 million out of a total U.S. population of 331.4 million.

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.

The growing gender gap in higher education – in enrollment and graduation rates – has been a topic of conversation and debate in recent months.

Black and Hispanic Americans remain less likely than White adults to say they own a traditional computer or have high-speed internet at home.

Latinos say they and their loved ones have faced widespread job losses and serious illness due to COVID-19. Yet satisfaction with the nation’s direction is at highest level in a decade as most say the worst of the pandemic is behind us.

An estimated 870,000 Mexican migrants came to the U.S. between 2013-18, while an estimated 710,000 left the U.S. for Mexico during that time.