Hispanic Heritage Month: Data and Statistics
Census Data for Hispanic Americans
2020 Census Data for Hispanic Americans
The Census occurs every 10 years, in years ending in zero, to count the population and housing units for the entire United States. Its primary purpose is to provide the population counts that determine how seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are apportioned.
Data about Hispanic Americans is available for the U.S., 50 states, and the District of Columbia, counties, and subcounty statistical areas (such as zip codes and block groups) from 1990 to the present.
This fact sheet compiled for Hispanic Heritage Month includes some population statistics for this group. The page also includes links to Population Profiles with more detailed information.
Timelines
- Timeline of Latino American HistoryThis timeline from the PBS program "Latino Americans" covers 1565-2013.
- A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events in the United StatesTimeline of Latinx civil rights events in the U.S. Compiled by the Library of Congress
- Hispanic History Milestones: TImelineTimeline provided by The History Channel. From early Spanish colonialism to civil and worker rights laws to famous firsts to recent Supreme Court decisions on immigration, here’s a timeline of notable events in U.S. Hispanic and Latinx history.
Infographics & Statistics
Latino adults using "Latinx"
- 76% of Latino adults have not heard of the term Latinx.
- 20% of Latino adults have heard of the term Latinx, but do not use it.
- 3% of Latino adults use the term Latinx.
Projected Hispanic population growth in 5 year increments from 2020-2060
- 2017: 58.9 million; 18% of U.S. population
- 2020: 62.3 million; 19% of U.S. population
- 2025: 68.5 million; 20% of U.S. population
- 2030: 74.8 million; 21% of U.S. population
- 2035: 81.2 million; 22% of U.S. population
- 2040: 87.6 million; 23% of U.S. population
- 2045: 93.8 million; 25% of U.S. population
- 2050: 99.8 million; 26% of U.S. population
- 2055: 105.6 million; 27% of U.S. population
- 2060: 111.2 million; 28% of U.S. population
Hispanic & Latinx by the Numbers
- As of 2021 there were 62.1 million Hispanics living in the U.S. making up 18.7% of the total population.
- Hispanic vs. Latinx
- Hispanic refers to those who speak Spanish or are descended from Spanish-speaking lineage.
- Latinx is a person of Latin American origin or descent. This is a gender-neutral or nonbinary term.
- Latino generally refers to a man or boy of Latin American origin or descent
- Latina generally refers to a woman or girl of Latin American origin or descent
- 72.4% of Hispanic Americans speak Spanish at home
- There was a 23% growth in the Hispanic American population between 2010-2020
- There are 11 states with a population of 1 million or more Hispanic people (AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, NC, NJ, NM, NY, AND TX)
- There are 1.3 million Hispanic or Latino veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces (7.3%)
- There are 60 Hispanic Congressional Medal of Honor recipients
