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.

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.

In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.

U.S. Hispanic teens are more likely than U.S. teens overall to identify as Catholic and say it’s necessary to believe in God to be moral.

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.

The term Latinx has emerged in recent years as a gender-neutral alternative to the pan-ethnic terms Latino, Latina and Hispanic. However, awareness of Latinx is relatively low among the population it is meant to describe.

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.