Latinos in the United States: Trends and Characteristics

Presented By:Antonio Gonzalez

PresidentWilliam C. Velasquez Institute

2914 N. Main StreetLos Angeles, CA 91723Phone: (323) 222-2217

Email: agonzalez@wcvi.org http://www.wcvi.org

Producto Interno Bruto Paises Latinoamericanos y Latinos de EEUU

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Puerto Rican9.65%

Colombian1.33%

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Peruvian0.66%

Other South American1.10%

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Salvadoran1.86%

Guatemalan1.06%

Dominican Republic2.17%

Cuban3.52%

All Other Latino17.59%

Mexican58.46%

2000 United States Latino Population by Origin

Total Latino Population in 2000: 35,305,818

Source: 2000 U.S. Census.

2000 United States Latino Population by Origin

Total Latino Population in 2000: 35,305,818

Source: 2000 U.S. Census.

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2000 United States Latino Population by Origin: Central American

Total Latino Population in 2000: 35,305,818

Source: 2000 U.S. Census.

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2000 United States Latino Population by Origin: South American

Total Latino Population in 2000: 35,305,818

Source: 2000 U.S. Census.

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2000 United States Latino Population by Origin: Other Latino

Total Latino Population in 2000: 35,305,818

Source: 2000 U.S. Census.

Spaniard Spanish Spanish American All other Hispanic or Latino

  Total % of Latino   Total % of Latino

Total: 281,421,906   South American: 1,353,562 3.83%

Not Hispanic or Latino 246,116,088   Argentinean 100,864 0.29%

Hispanic or Latino: 35,305,818   Bolivian 42,068 0.12%

Mexican 20,640,711 58.46% Chilean 68,849 0.20%

Puerto Rican 3,406,178 9.65% Colombian 470,684 1.33%

Cuban 1,241,685 3.52% Ecuadorian 260,559 0.74%

Dominican Republic 764,945 2.17% Paraguayan 8,769 0.02%

      Peruvian 233,926 0.66%

      Uruguayan 18,804 0.05%

Central American: 1,686,937 4.78% Venezuelan 91,507 0.26%

Costa Rican 68,588 0.19% Other South American 57,532 0.16%

Guatemalan 372,487 1.06%      

Honduran 217,569 0.62% Other Hispanic or Latino: 6,211,800 17.59%

Nicaraguan 177,684 0.50% Spaniard 100,135 0.28%

Panamanian 91,723 0.26% Spanish 686,004 1.94%

Salvadoran 655,165 1.86% Spanish American 75,772 0.21%

Other Central American 103,721 0.29% All other Hispanic or Latino 5,349,889 15.15%

2000 United States Latino Population by Origin

Source: 2000 U.S. Census.

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United States Population Comparison by Ethnic Group, 2000-2050

Notes: Population figures in Thousands; Total Minority Includes Latino with all other minority groups. Some double counting of Latinos occurs of those who selected Black, Asian, Hawaiian, American Indian, or Two or More Races.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004, "U.S. Interim Projections by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin," http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/

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United States Population Comparison by Ethnic Group, 2000-2050

Notes: Population figures in Thousands; Total Minority Includes Latino with all other minority groups. Some double counting of Latinos occurs of those who selected Black, Asian, Hawaiian, American Indian, or Two or More Races.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004, "U.S. Interim Projections by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin," http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/

United States Population Comparison by Ethnic Group, 2000-2050

Notes: Population figures in Thousands; Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004, "U.S. Interim Projections by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin," http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/

Population or percent and race or Hispanic origin 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

POPULATION            

.TOTAL 282,125 308,936 335,805 363,584 391,946 419,854

.Black alone 35,818 40,454 45,365 50,442 55,876 61,361

.Asian Alone 10,684 14,241 17,988 22,580 27,992 33,430

.All other races 1/ 7,075 9,246 11,822 14,831 18,388 22,437

.Hispanic (of any race) 35,622 47,756 59,756 73,055 87,585 102,560

.White alone, not Hispanic 195,729 201,112 205,936 209,176 210,331 210,283

PERCENT OF TOTAL POPULATION            

.TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

.Black alone 12.7 13.1 13.5 13.9 14.3 14.6

.Asian Alone 3.8 4.6 5.4 6.2 7.1 8.0

.All other races 1/ 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.1 4.7 5.3

.Hispanic (of any race) 12.6 15.5 17.8 20.1 22.3 24.4

.White alone, not Hispanic 69.4 65.1 61.3 57.5 53.7 50.1

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United States Population Change Comparison by Ethnic Group, 2000-2050

Notes: Population figures in Thousands; Total Minority Includes Latino with all other minority groups. Some double counting of Latinos occurs of those who selected Black, Asian, Hawaiian, American Indian, or Two or More Races.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004, "U.S. Interim Projections by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin," http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/

United States Population Change Comparison by Ethnic Group, 2000-2050

Notes: Population figures in Thousands; Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004, "U.S. Interim Projections by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin," http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/

Numerical or percent change and race or Hispanic origin 2000 - 2050 2000 - 2010 2010 - 2020 2020 - 2030 2030 - 2040 2040 - 2050

NUMERICAL CHANGE            

.TOTAL 137,729 26,811 26,869 27,779 28,362 27,908

.Black alone 25,543 4,636 4,911 5,077 5,434 5,485

.Asian Alone 22,746 3,557 3,747 4,592 5,412 5,438

.All other races 1/ 15,362 2,171 2,576 3,009 3,557 4,049

.Hispanic (of any race) 66,938 12,134 12,000 13,299 14,530 14,975

.White alone, not Hispanic 14,554 5,383 4,824 3,240 1,155 -48

PERCENT CHANGE            

.TOTAL 48.8 9.5 8.7 8.3 7.8 7.1

.Black alone 71.3 12.9 12.1 11.2 10.8 9.8

.Asian Alone 212.9 33.3 26.3 25.5 24.0 19.4

.All other races 1/ 217.1 30.7 27.9 25.5 24.0 22.0

.Hispanic (of any race) 187.9 34.1 25.1 22.3 19.9 17.1

.White alone, not Hispanic 7.4 2.8 2.4 1.6 0.6 0.0

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TOTAL

United States 202,266,112 66.43% 45,018,772 14.79% 102,213,011 33.57% 304,479,123

.New Mexico 857,001 43.11% 870,007 43.76% 1,131,157 56.89% 1,988,158

.Texas 11,548,254 48.53% 8,438,918 35.46% 12,247,073 51.47% 23,795,327

.California 16,327,354 43.64% 13,261,796 35.45% 21,086,660 56.36% 37,414,014

.Arizona 3,751,781 59.80% 1,825,481 29.10% 2,521,603 40.20% 6,273,384

.Nevada 1,516,134 59.11% 620,385 24.19% 1,048,724 40.89% 2,564,858

.Florida 11,250,590 61.37% 3,689,256 20.12% 7,081,594 38.63% 18,332,184

.Colorado 3,475,201 71.70% 950,895 19.62% 1,371,417 28.30% 4,846,618

.New York 11,834,704 60.35% 3,214,581 16.39% 7,776,499 39.65% 19,611,203

.New Jersey 5,528,714 62.51% 1,388,767 15.70% 3,315,326 37.49% 8,844,040

.Illinois 8,484,786 65.35% 1,904,819 14.67% 4,497,905 34.65% 12,982,691

Table 5: Estimates of the Population by Race Alone or in Combination(1) and Hispanic or Latino Origin for the United States and States: July 1, 2006 (SC-EST2006-05) Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: May 17, 2007. (1) 'In combination' means in combination with one or more other races. The sum of the five race groups adds to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race.

Top 10 Most Latino States in 2006 by Latino Population Percent

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White %

Hispanic or Latino Origin

Latino %

Combined Minority

Combined Minority %

TOTAL

United States 202,266,112 66.43% 45,018,772 14.79%102,213,01

1 33.57% 304,479,123

.California 16,327,354 43.64% 13,261,796 35.45% 21,086,660 56.36% 37,414,014

.Texas 11,548,254 48.53% 8,438,918 35.46% 12,247,073 51.47% 23,795,327

.Florida 11,250,590 61.37% 3,689,256 20.12% 7,081,594 38.63% 18,332,184

.New York 11,834,704 60.35% 3,214,581 16.39% 7,776,499 39.65% 19,611,203

.Illinois 8,484,786 65.35% 1,904,819 14.67% 4,497,905 34.65% 12,982,691

.Arizona 3,751,781 59.80% 1,825,481 29.10% 2,521,603 40.20% 6,273,384

.New Jersey 5,528,714 62.51% 1,388,767 15.70% 3,315,326 37.49% 8,844,040

.Colorado 3,475,201 71.70% 950,895 19.62% 1,371,417 28.30% 4,846,618

.New Mexico 857,001 43.11% 870,007 43.76% 1,131,157 56.89% 1,988,158

.Georgia 5,598,308 59.07% 713,829 7.53% 3,878,965 40.93% 9,477,273

Table 5: Estimates of the Population by Race Alone or in Combination(1) and Hispanic or Latino Origin for the United States and States: July 1, 2006 (SC-EST2006-05) Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: May 17, 2007. (1) 'In combination' means in combination with one or more other races. The sum of the five race groups adds to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race.

Top 10 Most Latino States in 2006 by Latino Population Total

2006 United States Latino Population by State

2006 United States Latino Population Percent by State

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Source: State of California, Department of Finance, Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity, Gender and Age for California and Its Counties 2000-2050, Sacramento, California, May 2004.

Note: The Department of Finance uses a baseline cohort-component method to project population by gender, race/ethnicity and age. For the purposes of this projection, the seven-race/ethnic categories are mutually exclusive.

Minority refers to Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian populations.

California Population Comparison by Ethnic Group, 2000-2050

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Source: State of California, Department of Finance, Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity, Gender and Age for California and Its Counties 2000-2050, Sacramento, California, May 2004.

Note: The Department of Finance uses a baseline cohort-component method to project population by gender, race/ethnicity and age. For the purposes of this projection, the seven-race/ethnic categories are mutually exclusive.

Minority refers to Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian populations.

Source: Population Estimates and Projections Program, Texas State Data Center, Office of the State Demographer, Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Texas Population Comparison by Ethnic Group, 2000-2040

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Source: Population Estimates and Projections Program, Texas State Data Center, Office of the State Demographer, Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Source: Florida Demographic Estimating Conference Database, updated July 2006

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