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3°A FEW STATISTICS ABOUT THE HISPANICS IN THE USAPopulation

52.0 million

The Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2011, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or race minority. Hispanics constituted 16.7 percent of the nation's total population. In addition, there are 3.7 million residents of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory.

This was about a 43 percent increase from the Hispanic population in the 2000 Census, which was 35.3 million.

132.8 million

The projected Hispanic population of the United States on July 1, 2050. According to this projection, Hispanics will constitute 30 percent of the nation's population by that date.Source: The Hispanic Population: 2010 

2nd=Ranking of the size of the U.S. Hispanic population worldwide, as of 2010. Only Mexico (112 million) had a larger Hispanic population than the United States (50.5 million).

63%

The percentage of Hispanic-origin people in the United States who were of Mexican background in 2010. Another 9.2 percent were of Puerto Rican background, 3.5 percent Cuban, 3.3 percent Salvadoran and 2.8 percent Dominican. The remainder was of some other Central American, South American or other Hispanic/Latino origin.

States and Counties

Florida

The state with the highest median age, 34, within the Hispanic population.
Source: 2011 Population Estimates

14.4 million

The estimated population for those of Hispanic-origin in California as of July 1, 2011.8

The number of states that have a population of 1 million or more Hispanic residents -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Texas.

More than 50%= The percent of all the Hispanic population that live in California, Florida, and Texas as of July 1, 2011

147.9%=The percentage increase in the Hispanic population in South Carolina between April 1, 2000, and April 1, 2010, the highest of any state. Alabama had the second highest increase, with 144.8 percent.

4.7 million

The Hispanic population of Los Angeles County, Calif., in 2010. This is the highest of any county

.97%=Proportion of the population of East Los Angeles, Calif., that was Hispanic as of 2010. This is the highest proportion for any place outside the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with 100,000 or more total population.

.25=Number of states in which Hispanics were the largest minority group. These states were Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.

Businesses

2.3 million

The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in 2007, up 43.6 percent from 2002.

$350.7 billion

Receipts generated by Hispanic-owned businesses in 2007, up 58.0 percent from 2002.

23.7%

The percentage of businesses in New Mexico in 2007 that were Hispanic-owned, which led all states. Florida (22.4 percent) and Texas (20.7 percent) were runners-up.

Families and Children

10.7 million

The number of Hispanic family households in the United States in 2011.Percentage of Hispanic married couples with children under 18 where both spouses were employed in 2011.

Spanish Language

37.0 million

The number of U.S. residents 5 and older who spoke Spanish at home in 2010. More than half of these Spanish speakers spoke English “very well.”

.75.1%=Percentage of Hispanics 5 and older who spoke Spanish at home in 2010.

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance

$37,759

The median income of Hispanic households in 2010.

26.6%=The poverty rate among Hispanics in 2010, up from 25.3 percent in 2009.

30.7%=The percentage of Hispanics who lacked health insurance in 2010, which is down from 31.6 percent in 2009

Education

62.2%

The percentage of Hispanics 25 and older that had at least a high school education in 2010.

13.0%=The percentage of the Hispanic population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher in 2010.

 1.1 million=Number of Hispanics 25 and older with advanced degrees in 2010 (e.g., master's, professional, doctorate).

6.2%=Percentage of students (both undergraduate and graduate students) enrolled in college in 2010 who were Hispanic.