![]() ![]() In recent history, Cubans have been in the top 10 immigrant groups in the United States. New Cuban residents also added to Florida’s population. Central Florida is home to a large Puerto Rican population, which continued to grow after Hurricane Maria caused many to flee the island in 2017. In Florida, the Hispanic population also flourished - and not just in the southern part of the state. Hispanics also account for half of the nation’s population growth in the past decade, showing increases in nearly every county across the United States. Now, they account for 18.7 percent, becoming the largest non-White minority group and the second-fastest-growing single-race demographic group. In 1990, Hispanics accounted for 9 percent of the U.S. Hispanic population booms across the country The biggest driver of both growth and diversity: the Hispanic population. In an increasing number of places, no individual race constitutes a large majority of the population. The data shows that as the country grows, its racial makeup is changing. Despite the gains, the pace of national growth slowed to its lowest rate since the 1930s. Major population gains in the Southern and Western regions of the country bolstered a 7.4 percent national increase in population over the past decade, with some of the biggest changes in Texas, Florida, Georgia and Washington state. The data, released in August by the Census Bureau, will provide insight into local communities, help officials redraw congressional and state political lines, and be used to determine much federal funding for the next decade. Historic Hispanic/Latino population (1910-2020) % of Population of Mexican Origin (1910-1930) and of Hispanic/Latino Origin (1940-2020) by U.S.Rapid growth among certain racial and ethnic groups means the nation is becoming more diverse more quickly than expected.Ĭensus data from 2020 shows America is growing, but not equally. states by Puerto Rican population State/Territory states by Mexican American population State/Territory ![]() Pennsylvania, with a Hispanic population of 0.1% in 1940, saw a greater numeric increase in the Hispanic population than Arizona with a Hispanic population of 20.4% in 1940. These states include North Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Maine where relative growth in population proportion was over 50%. Growth was highest in states which historically lacked a Hispanic population continuing the trend of intrastate migration for mostly lower wage jobs in the 21st century by Hispanics. Growth was slowest in the states with large historical Mexican American and Hispano populations including New Mexico, California, Arizona, Texas and Colorado where relative growth in population proportion was 5% or less compared to 15% nationally. The proportion of the population which is Hispanic increased at least slightly in every state. Hispanics accounted for 51.1% of population growth between 2010-2020 and 56% between 20. A much higher proportion of Hispanics choose mixed race rather than white in the 2020 census as compared to previous censuses. In the 2010s, Hispanic population growth slowed down due to a massive decline in immigration from Latin America as well as a large decline in birth rates Asians became the fastest growing demographic group. The following are lists of the Hispanic and Latino population per state in the United States.Ģ000–20 US Census results Hispanic and Latino Population by state or territory (2000–2000) State/Territory Hispanics are the largest racial or ethnic group in both states and will become the largest in Texas in the early 2020s. The state with the largest Hispanic and Latino population overall is California with 15.6 million Hispanics and Latinos. The state with the largest percentage of Hispanics and Latinos is New Mexico at 47.7%. population (approximately 62 million out of a total of around 330 million). As of 2010, Hispanic and Latinos were the fastest growing population demographic in the United StatesĪs of 2020, Hispanics and Latinos make up 18.7% of the total U.S. Proportion of Hispanic and Latino Americans in each county of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as of the 2020 United States Census Population change in Hispanic and Latino population from 2000 to 2010. ![]()
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