Hispanic Latino Demographics

The number of Hispanic registered voters in Florida grew by 364,000 between 2012 and 2016 and by 305,000 between 2008 and 2012.

In 2019, 40% of Americans identified as a race and ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White. Their combined share is predicted to increase to over 50% by 2044.

More than half of foreign-born Latinos describe themselves using the name of their origin country, versus 39% among U.S.-born adult children of immigrants.

The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among other groups of voters.

Debates over who is Hispanic have fueled conversations about identity among Americans who trace their heritage to Latin America or Spain.

Here are some key facts for Hispanic Heritage Month about the United States' Latino population by age, geography and origin groups.

Key statistics about immigrants in the United States from 1980 to 2018.

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

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

The educational attainment of recently arrived Latino immigrants in the U.S. has reached its highest level in at least three decades.